Documents tagged with parliamentary procedure

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How Democracy Succeeds (Christian Meeting Review)

The September 1, 2009 issue of Christian Meeting Review explores theologically how democracy--though it is fallen--can still be helpful as an ideal form of government. (This is a follow-up to the A...
  • jacobdgerber published this 09 / 01 / 2009
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How Democracy Fails (Christian Meeting Review)

The August 1, 2009 issue of Christian Meeting Review explores theologically how democracy fails as an ideal form of government. The Parliamentary Perspective column addresses why the President of ...
  • jacobdgerber published this 08 / 01 / 2009
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How to be a Great Presiding Officer

Nervous about the thought of serving as a presiding officer at your next meeting? You might find it helpful to see the big picture of your task: to protect the people who elected you to preside. ...
  • jacobdgerber published this 06 / 20 / 2009
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Motions That Kill

This is the handout from a workshop that I presented at the 2004 Annual Session of American Institute of Parliamentarians on "Motions that Kill" -- those motions that assemblies use to get rid of m...
  • jacobdgerber published this 06 / 20 / 2009
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Motion and Presiding Handout

This handout deals with how members make motions, how the chair handles a motion, and the order of precedence of motions. Also, this includes basic presiding scripts
  • jacobdgerber published this 06 / 20 / 2009
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Basic Handout

This handout is designed to give introductory information on the basics of parliamentary procedure, agendas, and voting in business meetings. I distribute this whenever I do an introductory worksh...
  • jacobdgerber published this 06 / 20 / 2009
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How Should a Church Deal With "Problem" Members? (Christian Meeting Review)

The July 1, 2009 issue of CMR discusses how churches should deal with "problem" members, and it also examines an illegitimate use of the motion to Lay on the Table.
  • jacobdgerber published this 06 / 20 / 2009
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Running a Meeting How-To

Here's a little document I made for our Master Gardeners on running a meeting. It's just a little tip sheet, definitely not a replacement for something like Robert's Rules or a more comprehensive ...
  • dwblakey published this 04 / 09 / 2009
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