An approval should authorize the exact action a person reviewed, not whatever draft happens to exist later.

The content, recipient, attachment, amount, or destination can change while an approved request waits to run.

Bind approval to an action version and invalidate it after a material change. Recheck the acting identity and permissions immediately before execution.

Test edits during the waiting period, including changed destinations and access that has been removed. Make the requested consequence visible to the reviewer.

Keep evidence of who approved which version. An old approval is not transferable permission for a different action, even when its title still looks familiar.

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