Author: George Demeter Publisher: ISBN: 9780942736052 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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NOW BACK IN PRINT! Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, by George Demeter, is a parliamentary authority manual. Similar to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, Demeter's Manual notes, "Without rules, there would be injustice and confusion. Hence, it is as necessary to follow the rules of parliamentary law as it is to follow the rules of a ball game or a card game." The book attempts to include everything a presiding officer might need to know, including public courtesies and ceremonies; sample prayers for opening a meeting; organizing a new lodge, chapter or post; times of fraction and discord; acquisition of new members; installation of officers; and adjournment. Chapter 16 contains an "entire meeting in drill form," designed to illustrate a range of parliamentary motions and situations and how a chairman would handle them. Demeter also devotes space to discussing strategic use of parliamentary procedure. The book concludes with "The Greatest Convention Ever Held," an account of the Creation in parliamentary terms.
Author: American Institute of Parliamentarians Publisher: ISBN: 9780942736359 Category : Languages : en Pages : 400
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A comprehensive textbook designed to teach the Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure. d104s emphasized include "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised," 11th edition, "American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure," "Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure," and "Riddick's Rules of Procedure." Divided into 32 lessons by category, the book contains lessons and quizzes to test your knowledge.
Author: Hugh Cannon Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595210694 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 212
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Cannon's handbook on parliamentary procedure is user friendly for the inexperienced and an invaluable guide for the veteran presiding officer. His method for holding effective meetings is based not on the traditional, bewildering accumulation of particulars and exceptions, but on common sense, logic, good communication and fairness all within the bylaws and rules of any organization as well as traditional procedure. A professional parliamentarian since 1965, Hugh Cannon has guided meetings with as few as 30 and as many as 10,000 delegates. Now, with revealing and amusing anecdotes, he puts this extensive practical experience at the service of readers. His Card System,' for communication between a parliamentarian and the Chair, was first introduced in this handbook, and now is presented as a workshop topic at many national conferences for parliamentarians. The section of the handbook devoted only to rules of procedure ( A Short Course in Parliamentary Procedure ) is a mercifully brief 70 pages, compared to the hundreds of pages in traditional procedure manuals. Yet these pages cover all that will ever come up in most local, state or national meetings. In simple, contemporary language the reader is provided a thorough and complete understanding of the rules of parliamentary procedure.