Robert's Rules

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by GammaDelt

Does your organization go by Robert's Rules? Do you use them loosely or strictly follow them?

Your organization's Constitution and Bylaws (or just bylaws) are the supreme governing documents of your organization. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) is a parliamentary authority -- it is meant to fill in the gaps that your C & B (and Standing Rules, if you have them) do not spell out.

I am saying all this to get across that RONR is not to be used as a weapon, but as a reference, and if your bylaws say otherwise, RONR cannot be used to contradict them.

RONR does trump "tradition" and "that's how we've always done it" however, your bylaws MUST list RONR as a parliamentary authority in order to use it as a reference.

Always have an RONR at meetings and if you need a simpler reference, use Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief. Because of expired copyrights and such, Robert's Rules is used for a lot of different publications, so don't be fooled when purchasing one for yourself or your org.