Notes and Comments on Robert's Rules, Revised Edition

by Jon L. Ericson

Book Overview

Although Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised serves with distinction as the parliamentary authority, it too often seems intimidating and confusing to those who must use it. In this book, Jon L. Ericson seeks to clarify, not simplify, Robert's Rules. He stresses that members of an organization must discover that they are not controlled by, but have a choice of--and may, in fact, even modify--the rules by which they are bound.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809317044
• ISBN13: 9780809317042
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Makes Robert's Rules User-Friendly

Although this book is nearly ten years old at this point, it is still the book that makes the standard guide to parliamentary procedure most accessible. The question and answer format mirrors the way that most people come at the rules to begin with. It doesn't replace the rules; it provides a clear map to them, and a clear explanation as to why they are what they are to begin with. Ericson also helps us to see that the rules are not static, but alive and adaptable to the particular situation. He enables us to USE the rules rather than be used BY them. I recommend this book (along with the standard Rules of Order Newly Revised) for anyone who works within an organization large enough to need rules of order. In his introduction, Ericson says, "Herein lies the premise of Notes and Comments: parliamentary procedure should assist rather than intimidate the members it serves." His book allows parliamentary procedure to do just that.