In this Book
- Notes and Comments on Robert's Rules, Fourth Edition
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
While Robert’s Rules of Order has long been the standard guide to parliamentary procedure, many readers find the manual too daunting and complex to utilize its full potential. In Notes and Comments on "Robert’s Rules", fourth edition, authors Jim Slaughter, Gaut Ragsdale, and Jon Ericson skillfully guide users through the intricate pathways of the latest edition of Robert’s Rules, transforming the often intimidating parliamentary guidebook into an easy-to-use tool. Notes and Comments explains in simple terms the individual motions found in Robert’s Rules, presents extensive tips and suggestions regarding possible modifications to Robert’s practices; allows readers to witness the vigorous debate about the rules within the notes section; and compares major parliamentary authorities. A reader-friendly question-and-answer format provides immediate solutions to the most common quandaries that arise during the meeting process, and a card featuring simplified charts of parliamentary motions is available for the user’s quick reference.
An essential volume for members of nonprofits, voluntary associations, unions, condo and homeowner associations, student organizations, and government bodies, Notes and Comments on “Robert’s Rules” makes parliamentary procedure accessible to meeting participants as never before. Each section of this authoritative, straightforward guide is designed to empower participants with the confidence and knowledge necessary to navigate any meeting, large or small, with the utmost efficiency.
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Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- pp. vii-9
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xii
- Ranking of Motions
- pp. 2-15
- Order of Precedence
- pp. 3-4
- Main Motion
- pp. 15-19
- Postpone Indefinitely
- pp. 20-22
- Amend (the Amending Process)
- pp. 23-33
- Commit or Refer
- pp. 34-44
- Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
- pp. 50-52
- Previous Question (Close Debate)
- pp. 53-58
- Lay on the Table
- pp. 59-63
- Raise a Question of Privilege
- pp. 64-65
- Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
- pp. 69-82
- Point of Order
- pp. 70-72
- Suspend the Rules
- pp. 76-79
- Division of the Assembly
- pp. 86-89
- Requests and Inquiries
- pp. 90-98
- Reconsider
- pp. 101-109
- Nominations and Elections
- pp. 134-137
- The Parliamentarian
- pp. 147-156
- References
- pp. 177-184
- Author Notes
- pp. 193-209
Additional Information
Copyright
2012