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Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order

Author(s): Cannon, Hugh; Strauss, Robert; Futrell, Mary Hatwood

ISBN10: 0595210694

ISBN13: 9780595210695

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Foreword

Robert Strauss

Foreword

xvii

Mary Hatwood Futrell

Preface: Why Another Book on Parliamentary Procedure?

xix

The Meeting: An Overview

(1)

The Organization

(2)

Meetings

(1)

Motions and Debate

(2)

Voting

(1)

Adjournment

(1)

PART I THE CHAIR

(38)

The Importance of Goodwill in a Meeting: The Effective Chair

(4)

Earning the Goodwill of the Assembly

(32)

Winning Confidence from the Start: The Importance of Timing

(3)

Maintaining Focus

(4)

Concentrating on Each Individual

(2)

Avoiding Procedural Distractions

(1)

Avoiding Substantive Distractions

(1)

Ensuring Basic Fairness

(6)

The Importance of the Chair's Impartiality

(1)

Preventing Confusion

(1)

Admitting Mistakes

(2)

Effective Communication between the Chair and the Members and Recognizing Members Impartially

(2)

Making Good Use of Your Procedural Tools

(18)

The Agenda: The Chair's Mandatory Map

(2)

The Disciplinary Nature of a Motion

(1)

Governing by the Rules

(1)

The Card System

(7)

Handling an Appeal of the Chair's Ruling

(2)

Using Appeals to Gain Support for the Chair

(1)

Using Unanimous Consent to Gain Support for the Chair

(1)

Handling Points of Personal Privilege

(3)

PART II THE MEMBERS

(18)

Introduction

(2)

The Members' Role

(8)

Preparation before the Meeting

(1)

Arrival at the Meeting

(1)

Placing an Item on the Agenda

(2)

Participating in the Meeting

(3)

Committees: A Route to Participation

(6)

Types of Committees

(1)

Becoming a Committee Member

(3)

Committee Operations

(1)

PART III THE MEETING: A SHORT COURSE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

(74)

Introduction

(2)

Governance Documents

(10)

Constitution and Bylaws

(3)

Adoption of Bylaws

(1)

Amendments to Bylaws

(2)

Standing Rules

(6)

Amendments to Standing Rules

(1)

Suspension of the Standing Rules

(1)

Special Orders: A Suspension of Rules for a Specified Purpose

(3)

Agenda

(4)

Committees

(4)

Types of Committees

(1)

Committee Meetings

(1)

Minority Reports

(1)

Adoption of a Committee Report

(1)

Debate on a Committee Report

(1)

Preliminaries

(8)

Notice of the Meeting

(2)

Quorum

(2)

Credentials

(4)

Challenges to the Seating of a Member

(1)

Alternates

(2)

Motions

(12)

The Twelve Basic Motions

(1)

Procedural Requirements

(6)

Notice of Motions

100

(1)

Written Motions

100

(1)

Making the Motion

101

(1)

Seconding the Motion

101

(1)

Statement of the Motion by the Chair

102

(1)

Withdrawal of Motions

102

(1)

Amendments

103

(2)

Other Disposition of Motions

105

(2)

Postponement of a Motion

105

(1)

Referral of a Motion

105

(2)

Debate

107

(4)

Precedence in Recognition

107

(1)

Debate Procedure

108

(1)

Time and Number of Speeches in Debate

108

(1)

Closing Debate

109

(2)

Initiatives from the Floor

111

(8)

Requests from the Assembly

111

(1)

Motion to Divide the Question and Motions Relating to Voting

112

(1)

Points of Information

113

(1)

Parliamentary Inquiries

113

(3)

Points of Order

114

(1)

Appeals

115

(1)

Points of Personal Privilege

116

(3)

High Privilege: Procedural Points of Personal Privilege

116

(1)

Low Privilege: Nonprocedural Points of Personal Privilege

117

(2)

Decisions by the Assembly

119

(16)

Voting on Motions

120

(4)

Putting the Question

120

(1)

Voting

120

(4)

Decisions by Unanimous Consent

124

(1)

Motion to Divide the Question

125

(1)

Reconsideration of a Vote Previously Taken

126

(3)

Nominations and Elections

129

(6)

Nominations

129

(2)

Elections

131

(4)

Recording and Adjournment

135

(4)

The Minutes

135

(1)

Adjournment

136

(3)

APPENDIXES MODEL STANDING RULES AND BYLAWS

139

(16)

Appendix A Model Standing Rules

141

(8)

1 Notice

141

(1)

2 The Chair

142

(1)

3 Quorum

142

(1)

4 Agenda

142

(1)

5 Credentials Committee Report

143

(1)

6 Rules

143

(1)

7 Enforcement of Rules and Appeal

143

(1)

8 Minutes

143

(1)

9 Motions

143

(1)

10 Debate

144

(1)

11 Closing Debate

144

(1)

12 Amendments

144

(1)

13 Other Dispositions of Main Motions

144

(1)

14 Withdrawal of Motions

145

(1)

15 Voting

145

(1)

16 Reconsidering a Vote Previously Taken

145

(1)

17 Adjournment

146

(1)

18 Committees and Committee Reports

146

(1)

19 Nominations and Elections

146

(1)

20 Points of Personal Privilege

147

(1)

a. Procedural Personal Privilege

147

(1)

b. Personal Privilege for the Good of the Organization

147

(2)

Appendix B Model Bylaws

149

(6)

Selected Bibliography

155

(2)

British Manuals of Parliamentary Procedure

155

(1)

American Manuals of Parliamentary Procedure

156

(1)

Glossary

157

(14)

Index

171

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