Robert's Rules of order newly revised

Book

Robert's Rules of order newly revised / Henry M. Robert.

Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1837-1923 (Author). Robert, Sarah Corbin. (Added Author). Robert III, Henry M. (Added Author). Evans, WIlliam J. (Added Author).

Summary:

Offers a newly revised edition of the standard manual of parliamentary procedure that takes into consideration the use of electronic mail, teleconferencing, and other new forms of communication.

Record details

ISBN: 0738203076
ISBN: 9780738203072
ISBN: 073820384X (cased)
ISBN: 9780738203843 (cased)
Physical Description: xlviii, 704 pages ; 18 cm.
Edition: 2000 ed., a new and enl. ed. / by Sarah Corbin Robert.
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Perseus Publishing, c2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Why have rules? -- The why and wherefore of meeting rules -- So you're going to a meeting -- What happens at a meeting? -- How decisions are made at a meeting: handling motions -- Debate -- Amendments -- Postponing and referring to a committee -- How can a group change its mind? -- Voting and elections -- Voting -- Nominations and elections -- Bylaws and other rules and how to use them -- What are the basic types of rules? -- How are rules enforced and how are they suspended? -- Beyond the basics -- Looking up the rules: how to use Roberts rules of order -- Frequently asked questions -- A summary of motions -- So you've been elected (or appointed) ... -- President or vice-president -- Secretary -- Treasurer -- Board member -- Committee chairman or member -- Convention delegate or alternate -- Appendix A: Words to use as chair -- Appendix B: When chair stands and sits -- Appendix C: Conducting a meeting as chair -- Appendix D: Table of rules relating to motions -- Appendix E: Words to use as a member.