Refers to the parliamentary procedure guidebook called Robert’s Rules of Order, a very comprehensive and complex guide to managing groups, organizations, and societies. Phrases such as “I move that…” and “Second” are procedures described in Robert’s Rules. It is the most commonly implemented version of procedural rules, and it has been implemented at the California Democratic Party as well as many of the state’s county committees and clubs.
Due to the complexity of Robert’s Rules, however, some organizations have chosen to implement simpler procedural rules such as the American Institute of Parliamentarian’s Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (also known as “The Standard Code”), Demeter’s Manual, The Democratic Rules of Order, or Rosenberg’s Rules of Order (mostly for cities and civic societies).
County Democratic central committees and clubs are certainly welcome to switch from Robert’s to a simpler set of procedural rules should they wish to do so. Such a change must be passed by the body and updated in the organization’s governing documents.
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