American Institute of Parliamentarians standard code of parliamentary procedure by American Institute of Parliamentarians instant download

American Institute of Parliamentarians standard code of parliamentary procedure by American Institute of Parliamentarians instant download

x, 326 pages ; 22 cm, For more than 60 years, American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (formerly, the Sturgis Standard Code) has been helping meeting organizers and participants ensure fairness and justice on a consistent basis. This updated edition provides important new motions and protocols pertaining to electronic meetings, discipline, and finance and audit committees, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction -- Parliamentary law -- Fundamental principles of parliamentary law -- Classification of motions -- Ranking of motions -- Rules governing motions -- Processing of motions -- Main motions -- Specific main motions -- Subsidiary motions -- Privileged motions -- Incidental motions -- Types of meetings -- Notice of meetings and proposals -- Order of business and agenda -- Quorum -- Debate -- Votes required for valid actions -- Methods of voting -- Nominations and elections -- Officers -- Committees and boards -- Committee reports and recommendations -- Conventions and their committees -- Reference (or resolutions) committees -- Minutes -- Governing documents: charters, bylaws, and rules -- Finances -- Types of organizations -- Rights of members and of organizations -- Staff and consultants -- Frequently asked questions -- Appendix A: flag etiquette -- Appendix B: protocol at conventions -- Appendix C: sample proxy form -- Appendix D: tellers report -- elections -- Appendix E: model minutes -- Appendix F: minutes template: column format -- Appendix G: minutes template: subject format -- Appendix H: sample action log -- Appendix I: bylaws template for organizations -- Definitions of parliamentary terms