Robert's Rules of Order
Robert's Rules of Order is a handbook of
parliamentary procedure (see
rules of order) that is often used as the
parliamentary authority by
deliberative bodies, as part of their overall
rules of order. The rules in this book were designed for use primarily by bodies other than national and
state legislative assemblies. They were first published in
1876 by General (
U.S. Army) Henry Martyn Robert (1837-1923), and the procedures are loosely modeled after those used in the
United States House of Representatives.
Through a family trust, and later through the Robert's Rules Association, several subsequent editions of Robert's work have been published; the current edition is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, Tenth Edition (2000) (paperback ISBN 0-7382-0307-6; hardcover ISBN 0-7382-0384-X). Numerous other books and manuals have also been published incorporating "Robert's Rules of Order" as part of their titles, some of them based on editions of Robert for which the copyright has expired.
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