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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE E BULLETIN #8 Volume 2,
Number 4 (November18, 2002)
This is a FREE quarterly publication by Shane D. Dunbar (MEd),
Professional Registered Parliamentarian, that is designed to be FORWARDED
BY YOU to FFA Chapter Advisors.
==> ANNOUNCEMENTS
==> PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE SITES WORTH VISITING
==> QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
==> TIP ON TRAINING A TEAM FROM NATIONAL WINNERS
==> SEND COMMENTS REGARDING THIS BULLETIN TO:
dunbar@northwest.net
ANNOUNCEMENTS
a.. Log on to the California FFA Web site for all earlier E Bulletins (1
7):
www.calaged.org/students/parliamentary
Suggest you set up a permanent link to them on your state web site.
b.. L@@K SIX FREE PARLI PRO CARDS FOR TEACHERS!
Each wallet sized card features the basic rules for 25 motions (including
the required motions for the FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE). E mail your
name, subject taught, school, and address to:
parli-pro@northwest.net
c.. Four motions that are always Out of Order (even if adopted by a
unanimous vote):
- Motions which conflict with laws (federal, state, or local), or with
bylaws, constitution, or rules of the organization;
- Motions which present something already rejected during the same
session, or conflict with a motion already adopted;
- Motions which conflict with or present substantially the same
question as one which has been temporarily disposed of (meaning,
Postponed, Laid on Table, Referred to Committee, or Being Reconsidered);
- Motions which propose actions beyond the scope of the organization's
bylaws. (However, a 2/3 vote may allow this kind of motion).
d.. The fifth printing of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th
edition) has corrected over 30 errors. Check the bottom line of the
copyright page for the book's printing number.
e.. From the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE Superintendent (Dr.
Jim Connors: connors.49@osu.edu)
Forty three teams participated in the 2002 National FFA Parliamentary
Procedure CDE at Lousiville, Kentucky.
Top Four Gold Medal Teams:
First: Bear River High School, California
Second: Ritzville High School, Missouri
Third: Cheyenne High School, Wyoming
Fourth: Stephens County High School, Georgia
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE SITES WORTH VISITING
- www.elimina.com/subscribe
(FREE Parliamentary Procedure Deliberations Newsletter.) See
www.elimina.com/newsletters
for sample)
-
www.ffaunlimited.org/parprocteacm.html (Parliamentary Procedure
teaching materials from the FFA Web Catalog)
-
www.parliamentaryprocedure.org/certification/index.html (A fast,
easy way to contact Certified Professional Parliamentarians)
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 2002) of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR).
Q: Must the name of the seconder of a motion be included in the minutes?
A: No, the name of the mover of important motions should be recorded
in the minutes but not the name of the seconder unless ordered by the assembly. RONR (10th ed.), p. 453, l. 29,30
Q: If a member on the floor abuses or casts mean, damaging, and untrue
statements upon a member, what can we do?
A: Raise a Point of Order. This type of behavior is indecorum in
debate. If you have a knowledgeable presiding officer, he/she will at
once call the speaker to order. RONR (10th ed.) p. 247, l. 8,9; p. 380,
l. 11 14; p. 627, l. 3 35; p. 628, l. 1 19
TIP ON TRAINING A TEAM FROM NATIONAL WINNERS
a.. Invite team member relatives to observe an presentation which can be
held in the evening.
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