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.

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, Twelfth Edition

Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, Third Edition

Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure

Cannon's Concise Guide

Modern Parliamentary Procedure 2nd Edition

Educational Resources

AIP has exceptional educational resources for anyone studying parliamentary procedure, regardless of your parliamentary authority.

AIP Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure Workbook

Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure

Teacher's Guide to Using Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law

Comparisons of Parliamentary Authorities

Differences Between AIPSC and RONR

How to Be a Parliamentarian

Presiding: You Can Do It!

The Complete Minutes Manual

Parliamentary Study: For AIP Chapters

Here is the Answer! What is the Question? RONR

Here is the Answer! What is the Question? AIPSC

A Study Guide for those Preparing for an AIP Exam