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Friendly vs Unfriendly Amendment in MUN

Friendly Amendments:

  • An amendment is considered "friendly" if all original Sponsors of the draft resolution agree to the proposed change.
  • Because the authors consent, the change is automatically integrated into the resolution without requiring a committee-wide vote.

Unfriendly Amendments:

  • An amendment is "unfriendly" if even one original Sponsor opposes the change.
  • The amendment must be formally submitted to the Chair with a required number of signatories. During voting procedure, the committee must debate and vote on the unfriendly amendment before voting on the resolution as a whole.

The Digital Advantage:

Tracking which amendments are friendly, which are unfriendly, and which clause they modify often results in Chairs scribbling chaotically on printed paper. MUN-Key.com features real-time amendment tracking, allowing the dais to digitally attach proposed changes directly to specific clauses and instantly display them on every delegate's screen via Server-Sent Events.