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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Robert's Rules of Order

This post contains content that may be useful to those who intend to attend a party convention as a delegate or who just want to learn a useful set of meeting skills.


Robert's Rules of Order Basics

Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book containing rules of order intended to be adopted as a parliamentary authority for use by a deliberative assembly.

Published under the name Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (and often referred as RONR) it is the most widely used parliamentary authority in the U.S., according to the National Association of Parliamentarians.

NAP is a professional association of approximately 4,000 members which provides education and accreditation certifications for parliamentarians. (Wikipedia: Robert's Rules of Order)

Updated Jan. 6, 2012 - The Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th edition, published in 2011, is intended to replace all previous editions as the parliamentary authority in organizations whose bylaws prescribe “Robert's Rules of Order,” “Robert's Rules of Order Revised,” “Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised,” or “the current edition of” any of these titles, or the like, without specifying a particular edition.

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Gerald Smith was the first sigma appointed as national director of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity serving from 1978 until 1990. His purpose for producing this training video series was to educate the delegates in parliamentary procedure so they would be able to take control of their fraternity as well as other African American organizations of which they where members.

  • Part 1 - Parliamentary Procedure: Background and Basic Rules
  • Part 2 - Parliamentary Procedure: Officers, Order of Business and Motions
  • Part 3 - Parliamentary Procedure: Privileged Motions
  • Part 4 - Subsidiary Motions: Amend, Lay On Table
  • Part 5 - Subsidiary Motion: Limit or Extend Debate
  • Part 6 - Credentials and Rules

Robert's Rules of Order Motions Chart

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