TY - BOOK AU - Robert,Henry M. TI - Robert's rules of order revised AV - JF PY - 2025/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Parliamentary practice N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%27s_Rules_of_Order; Release date is 2025-04-29; Will Cohen, A Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1876 N2 - "Robert's Rules of Order Revised: For Deliberative Assemblies" by Henry M. Robert is a comprehensive guidebook on parliamentary procedure, written in the early 20th century. This reference manual lays out the principles and rules for organizing and conducting meetings in societies, conventions, and other deliberative bodies, drawing heavily from the rules and practices of the U.S. Congress as adapted for general organizations. The main focus is to provide a systematic, accessible framework for effective, orderly group decision-making and discussion. The opening of "Robert's Rules of Order Revised" introduces both the structure and the purpose of the manual. It details the organization of the content into systematically arranged sections and tables, making it easy for readers to quickly reference the rules for handling various kinds of motions and meeting procedures. Early sections thoroughly define key parliamentary terms, outline the classification and precedence of motions, and set forth the rationale for adopting a uniform set of rules. The beginning also emphasizes the importance of respecting clear rules to ensure fairness and efficiency in group decision-making, establishing the foundation for the more detailed sections that follow on conducting, debating, and voting on business. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/Robertsrulesofor00robe_201303 UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75990 ER -