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WHAT IS IT? Robert's Rules of Order is a manual that has been adopted by nonprofit associations, professional societies, trade unions, and other organizations to govern their meetings. WHEN DID IT ORIGINATE? In the mid-1800s an Army officer named Henry Martyn Robert was asked to preside over a public meeting. He had no experience doing this. Needless to say, the meeting did not go well. This, combined with other unruly meetings he'd attended, caused him to research and write a manual outlining parliamentary procedure, which is a formal way to conduct meetings with fairness and decorum. In 1876, the first edition of Robert's Rules of Order was published. The manual has been revised over the decades to meet the needs of the times and is now in its 12th edition. WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU? When you attend a General Membership or other Guild meeting, you might wonder why things are done in such a specific way. By using Robert's Rules of Order, all members are guaranteed the same right to speak following an "order of business," which structures a meeting to ensure all matters are addressed in an orderly manner. It also provides a process for effective and fair decision-making. For example, it requires a quorum, which is the number of voting members that must be present at a meeting in order to legally conduct business. This prevents a minority from controlling what happens during a meeting. Learn more about Robert's Rules of Order at robertsrules.com. E V E R B E E N T O A M E E T IN G W H E R E T H IN G S G O T O U T O F C O N T R O L? R O B E R T ' S R U L E S O F O R D E R WA S CRE ATED TO REMEDY THAT. L A BOR S C H O O L M E E T Y O U R TAG STAFF MIKE SAUER CONTR ACTS ADMINISTR ATOR T H E L O C A L 16 KEYFRAME