Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure is a parliamentary authority manual by George Demeter. It is included in the bank of study materials used in preparing for the Certified Parliamentarian (CP) designation offered by the American Institute of Parliamentarians.[1] Similar to Robert's Rules of Order, Demeter's Manual notes, "Without rules, there would be injustice and confusion. Hence, it is as necessary to follow the rules of parliamentary law as it is to follow the rules of a ball game or a card game."[2] The book attempts to include everything a presiding officer might need to know, including public courtesies and ceremonies; sample prayers for opening a meeting; organizing a new lodge, chapter or post; times of fraction and discord; acquisition of new members; installation of officers; and adjournment. Chapter 16 contains an "entire meeting in drill form," designed to illustrate a range of parliamentary motions and situations and how a chairman would handle them. Demeter also devotes space to discussing strategic use of parliamentary procedure. The book concludes with "The Greatest Convention Ever Held", an account of the Creation in parliamentary terms.
Editions
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 2nd edition, 1949
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd revised edition, 1950, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Universal edition, 1953, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Universal Revised, 1961, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book edition, 1969, Little, Brown and Company.[3]
References
- ^ "Certification - American Institute of Parliamentarians". American Institute of Parliamentarians. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ Parliamentary Procedures: Interesting Facts and Tips
- ^ Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book, p. Note on this edition
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- History of parliamentary procedure
- Principles of parliamentary procedure
- Deliberative assembly
- Committee
- Session
- Quorum
- Chair
- Floor
- Recognition
- Motion
- Second
- Debate
- Main motion
- Order of business
- Minutes
- Voting methods in deliberative assemblies
- Majority
- Unanimous consent
- Postpone indefinitely
- Amend
- Commit
- Postpone to a certain time
- Limit or extend limits of debate
- Previous question
- Cloture
- Lay on the table
- Call for the orders of the day
- Raise a question of privilege
- Recess
- Adjourn
- Fix the time to which to adjourn
- Point of order
- Appeal
- Suspend the rules
- Objection to the consideration of a question
- Division of a question
- Consideration by paragraph or seriatim
- Division of the assembly
- Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls
- Motions relating to nominations
- Prayer motion
- Request to be excused from a duty
- Requests and inquiries (Parliamentary inquiry, Request for information, Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion, Request to read papers, Request for any other privilege)
again before the assembly
- Censure
- Declare the chair vacant
- Impeach
- Naming
- Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)
- The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC or Sturgis)
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
- Riddick's Rules of Procedure
- Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
- Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
- Jefferson's Manual
- Lex Parliamentaria
- Odgers' Australian Senate Practice
- House of Representatives Practice
- Bourinot's Rules of Order
- Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms
- Morin code
- ABC of Chairmanship
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