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Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards Robert’s Rules Refresher

Learn the importance of parliamentary procedure in meetings, featuring Robert’s Rules of Order. Understand how to handle motions and strategic voting tactics. Enhance meeting efficiency and decision-making. Get empowered with essential rules!

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Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards Robert’s Rules Refresher

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  1. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing BoardsRobert’s Rules Refresher Dr. Paul N. Morin, B.S., D.C., R.P. Registered Parliamentarian

  2. Rules of an Assembly or Organization Governing Documents in order of most importance to least importance; Laws and Statutes Corporate Articles/ Articles of incorporation/ Corporate Charter Bylaws(sometimes a Constitution) Special Rules of Order Parliamentary Authority Standing Rules Custom

  3. Why Parliamentary Procedure? • Makes for efficient and effective meetings. • Lays out a set of rules that all participants can learn and follow. • Long confrontational meetings can be turned into short, easy ones. • Accomplishes the general will of the majority without neglecting the minority. • Decisions will be defensible as a matter of process and with regard to legality.

  4. Why Parliamentary Procedure? “The application of parliamentary law is the best method yet devised to enable assemblies of any size, with due regard for every member’s opinion, to arrive at the general will on the maximum number of questions of varying complexity in a minimum amount of time and under all kinds of internal climate ranging from total harmony to hardened or impassioned division of opinion.” RONR (11th ed.),p. lii

  5. Why a Parliamentary Authority? • Describes how business should be handled in a meeting. • The “Parliamentary Authority” is the manual of parliamentary procedures used by an organization. It is often specified in the bylaws. • Robert’s Rules of Order, New Revised currently in the Eleventh Edition is the parliamentary authority used by the FCLB. (RONR, 11th Edition is the parliamentary authority for the NBCE as well.)

  6. How to Handle A Motion I. BRINGING A MOTION BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY A member makes the motion ("I move that ...") Then another member seconds the motion The seconder does not need to be recognized Then the chair states the question "It is moved and seconded that (or "to") ...," II. CONSIDERING THE MOTION Members debate the motion (unless undebatable) Preference in recognition: 1. The member who made motion 2. Member who has not spoken for the first time 3. If possible, alternate for and against

  7. How to Handle A Motion II. CONSIDERING THE MOTION Chair puts the question to a vote; "The question is on the adoption of ..." (Voice vote) "Those in favor of the motion, say aye, those opposed, say no." (Rising vote) "Those in favor of the motion will rise [or "stand"]. Be seated. Those opposed will rise [or "stand"]. Be seated." Chair announces the result of vote; "The ayes have it and the motion is adopted." (or) "The noes have it and the motion is lost." "The affirmative has it and the motion is adopted." (or) "The negative has it and the motion is lost."

  8. Parliamentary Strategy To Help Adopt Motion To Help Defeat Motion 1. Propose well-conceived motion in good language 1. Propose in hastily written or ill-conceived language 2. Second the motion 2. Do not second the motion 3. Speak for motion 3. Speak against motion 4. Vote for motion 4. Vote against motion 5. Vote against any motion to Postpone Indefinitely 5. Move to Postpone Indefinitely to “kill” the motion 6. Amend to perfect or improve the motion 6. Amend to encumber or complicate the motion 7. Vote against any motion to Refer to act on now 7. Move to Refer to committee to delay action 8. Vote against any motion to Postpone to act on now 8. Move to Postpone to delay action 9. Vote against Previous Question to allow debate 9. Move Previous Question before debate is complete 10. Move to Recess if you need more votes 10. Move to Recess if you need more votes 11. If adopted, vote against their motion to Reconsider 11. If adopted, move to Reconsider 12. If defeated, move to Reconsider 12. If defeated, vote against their motion to Reconsider 13. Vote against any motion to Adjourn 13. Move to Adjourn to delay action 14. At subsequent meeting, vote against any motion to Rescind 14. At subsequent meeting, move to Rescind 15. Only votes win. Get your votes to the meeting 15. Only votes win. Get your votes to the meeting Adapted from JimSlaughter.com

  9. Questions? Robert’s Rules Refresher

  10. Parliamentary Resources

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