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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
E‑BULLETIN # 12
Volume 3, Number 4
(November 14, 2003)
This is a FREE quarterly
publication by Shane D. Dunbar (MEd), Professional Registered
Parliamentarian and Accredited Parliamentarian that is designed to be
FORWARDED to FFA Chapter Advisors.
==> ANNOUNCEMENTS
==> PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE SITES WORTH VISITING
==> QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
==> TIP ON TRAINING A
TEAM FROM A NATIONAL WINNER
==> SEND COMMENTS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
**L@@K==>> As an
Agriculture teacher, you can become certified as an "Accredited
Parliamentarian (AP)." The first step is to join the SOCIETY FOR
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PARLIAMENTARIANS (presently, there is not a fee)
Contact connors.49@osu.edu for all the details.
**Interested in starting
a "Junior" or "Novice" Parliamentary Procedure CDE in your state?
California has a new program in place. One feature is a reduction of the
"permissible motions" for the event. Let me know if your state has a
program so we can announce it in the next e‑bulletin (dunbar@northwest.net).
** "In these days of
numerous organizations it should be considered as inexcusable to belong to
any society holding regular meetings and remain ignorant of parliamentary
law as to join in golf, tennis or [cards] and not familiarize one's self
with the rules of the game." (Emma A. Fox, Parliamentary Usage For Women's
Clubs, p. 2)
** Taking a two‑thirds
vote at an FFA meeting When a two‑thirds vote is required to adopt a
motion, the presiding officer should take the vote by having those in
favor stand followed by those opposed standng. In small groups a show of
hands may be substituted for standing.
**Parliamentary
Authorities (from www.paulmcclintock.com/resources.htm)
The number one book on
parliamentary procedure is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th
edition, 2000 (RONR). More organizations prescribe RONR as their
parliamentary authority (PA) than any other manual. BUT there are other
PAs, and one must check their bylaws or other rules to see if and what PA
is prescribed for any given organization.
It should be noted that
the 1915 edition (the 4th) is the latest that is no longer protected by
copyright law, and that there are numerous Robert's Rules of Order derived
from this edition by modern authors. Some are merely the 4th edition with
perhaps some formatting and illustration improvements, and others are a
complete revision. But the standard is the 10th edition published by
Perseus Publishing. Amazon.com has 80 sample pages, including the table
of contents and index.
Some other parliamentary
manuals, including some derived Robert's Rules, are:
+The Standard Code of
Parliamentary Procedure, Alice Sturgis and the American Institute of
Parliamentarians, 4th edition, 2000, McGraw‑Hill.
+Demeter's Manual of
Parliamentary Law and Procedure, George Demeter, Blue Book Edition, 1969,
Little, Brown & Company.
+Webster's New World
Robert's Rules of Order Simplified and Applied, Robert McConnell
Productions, 2nd edition, 2001, Hungry Minds, Inc.
+Merriam Webster's
Rules of Order, Laurie Rozakis, 1994, Merriam‑Webster.
+Cannon's Concise Guide
to Rules of Order, Hugh Cannon, 1992.
+Mason's Manual of
Legislative Procedure, Paul Mason, 2000, adopted by many state
legislatures.
+Parliamentary Law,
Henry M. Robert, 1923.
+Procedures for
Meetings and Organizations, Kerr & King, 1996, Canadian parliamentary
authority.
**Brainteaser (from
www.jimslaughter.com/)
Question: According to
Robert=s Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Edition), this is a committee
that is appointed, as the need arises, to carry out a specified task, at
the completion of which the committee automatically ceases to exist.
What is this type of committee called?
Answer: Listed at the
end of this E‑Bulletin
**From the National FFA
Parliamentary Procedure CDE
Superintendent (Dr. Jim
Connors, Accredited Parliamentarian: (connors.49@osu.edu)
This year's top four gold
emblem parliamentary procedure teams that participated at the National
Career Development Event at Louisville,Kentucky (43 states competed):
1st Place: Bear River,
CA
2nd Place: Cheyenne, WY
3rd Place: Chapman, KS
4th Place: Ritzville, WA
Other Gold emblem teams
(listed alphabetically by state):
Swifton, AR
Toccoa, GA
Kuna, ID
Texico, NM
Turtle Lake, ND
Manning, SC
Harrisburg, SD
Munford, TN
Two, new references have
been added for the National CDE: Parliamentary Procedure Oral Questions
and Dunbar's Manual of Parliamentary Procedure Test Questions. Order
through the national FFA at http://www.ffaunlimited.org/parprocteacm.html
The National FFA is
starting the preliminary revision of the Parliamentary Procedure CDE. If
any agriculture teacher has any comments or suggested changes to the
format for the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE, please contact
Dr. Jim Connors, Superintendent, at (614) 292‑3386 or by email at
connors.49@osu.edu.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
SITES WORTH VISITING:
http://www.ffa.org/programs/cde/html/eventsindex.html#parlimentaryprocedure
(Allows printing of the
official parliamentary procedure CDE rules)
http://www.ohiou.edu/facsen/parlmnt.htm
(Rules of some motions from Sturgis‑Not Robert's Rules of Order Newly
Revised)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Two questions are
answered on each E‑Bulletin. Send them to dunbar@northwest.net. If
questions that were submitted do not appear on an E‑Bulletin, they will be
answered personally by E‑mail. All answers are based on the 10th edition
(October, 2000) of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR).
Q: At a recent FFA
chapter meeting I realized just after the result of a vote was announced
that I accidentally voted on the wrong side. What could I have done to
change my vote?
A:AA member has a right
to change his vote up to the time the result is announced; after that, he
can make the change only by the unanimous consent of the assembly granted
without debate.@ RONR (10th ed.), p. 395, l. 9‑12.
Q: Often at our FFA
Chapter meetings members move to strike out one word at the
beginning of the motion and one word at the end of the motion in the same
motion to amend. Is this correct?
A: No. "When a motion
to strike out certain words is made, it can be applied only to consecutive
words . . . . To strike out separated words, the best method is to make a
motion to strike out the entire clause or sentence containing the
separated words and insert a new clause or sentence as desired. Separated
words can also be struck out by separate motions."
RONR (10th ed.), p. 139,
l. 14‑23.
TIP ON TRAINING A TEAM
FROM A NATIONAL WINNER
Ask a local advisor who
has had successful teams to evaluate your presentation.
ANSWER TO BRAINTEASER:
A "special committee"
("select committee" or "ad hoc committee"). RONR
(10th ed), p. 474, l. 24‑28.
Shane D. Dunbar MEd, PRP,
AP
Professional Registered Parliamentarian
Accredited Parliamentarian
The Parliamentary
Procedure Instructional
Materials Center (www.northwest.net/parli‑pro)
dunbar@northwest.net
Phone: 425 337 9307
Fax: 425 337 7051
The Parliamentary
Procedure Instructional Materials Center
PO Box 13753
Mill Creek, WA 98082‑1753
Phone: 425 337 9307
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