American Institute of Parliamentarians standard code of parliamentary procedure / American Institute of Parliamentarians.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Institute of Parliamentarians.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parliamentary practice.

Physical Description:

x, 326 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Standard code of parliamentary procedure

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2012]

Contents:

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

Meetings

Notice of meetings

Order of business and agenda

Quorum

Debate

Votes require for valid action

Methods of voting

Nominations and elections

Officer

Committees and boards

Committee reports and recommendations

Conventions and their committees

Reference (or resolutions) committees

Minutes

Governing documents

Finances

Types of organizations

Rights of members and 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

Appendix E: model minutes example

Appendix F: minutes template: column format

Appendix G: minutes template: subject format

Appendix H: sample log

Appendix I: bylaws template

Definitions of parliamentary terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780071778640

0071778640

OCLC:

748333115