Which motion confirms or validates a previously taken action that needs assembly approval to become legal?

Which motion confirms or validates a previously taken action that needs assembly approval to become legal?

• A. Receive a report
• B. Ratify
• C. Question
• D. Recommendation

Answer: (B)

Ratify is the motion for giving formal approval after an action has already been taken by someone acting for the organization, so that the action becomes binding and legal. When an officer or committee acts on behalf of the group but that act wasn’t authorized in advance, the assembly uses a ratification to retroactively authorize it. For example, if a committee signs a contract on behalf of the organization, ratifying that contract afterward makes it valid for the organization. Receiving a report simply acknowledges information from someone; it doesn’t approve past actions. A question is used to bring up a matter for debate or inquiry. A recommendation proposes a course of action but does not retroactively validate previous actions.

Ratify is the motion for giving formal approval after an action has already been taken by someone acting for the organization, so that the action becomes binding and legal. When an officer or committee acts on behalf of the group but that act wasn’t authorized in advance, the assembly uses a ratification to retroactively authorize it. For example, if a committee signs a contract on behalf of the organization, ratifying that contract afterward makes it valid for the organization.

Receiving a report simply acknowledges information from someone; it doesn’t approve past actions. A question is used to bring up a matter for debate or inquiry. A recommendation proposes a course of action but does not retroactively validate previous actions.