Parliamentary Authorities
Parliamentary Authority: The code or rulebook specified in an organization’s bylaws as its authority in matters not covered by its bylaws or standing rules.
American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, Second Edition
It has been over a century since Alice Sturgis began her ground-breaking work reimagining parliamentary procedure. Her Standard Code has been fully updated and re-imagined as the second edition of the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. This updated edition provides new rules related to electronic (virtual) meetings, a new chapter on the art and skill of serving as a presiding officer, and an expanded review of the role of a professional parliamentarian.
American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
For more than 60 years, American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (formerly, the Sturgis Standard Code) has been helping meeting organizers and participants ensure fairness and justice on a consistent basis. This updated edition provides important new motions and protocols pertaining to electronic meetings, discipline, and finance and audit committees.