Basic Reading List for Future Parliamentarians

The following are the books I would recommend to read and have in your personal library.

for a basic Introduction to parliamentary law

• Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief

  • Robert III, Henry M.; et al. (2011). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-306-82019-9.

• Parliamentary Practice : An Introduction to Parliamentary Law

  • Robert, Henry M. (1921). Parliamentary Practice: An Introduction to Parliamentary Law. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company.

For a full understanding of the method:

• Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th Edition

  • Robert, Henry M.; et al. (2011). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-82021-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-306-82022-9

• Parliamentary Law

  • Robert, Henry M. (1923). Parliamentary Law. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company

For the Serious Student:

• Standard Code of Parliamentary Practice

  • American Institute of Parliamentarians (2012). American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-177864-0.

• Demeter’s Manual of Parliamentary Low and Procedure

  • Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book edition, 1969, Little, Brown and Company

• Manual of Parliamentary Practice

  • Jefferson, Thomas (1812). "A Manual of Parliamentary Practice"

• Pathway to Proficiency

  • Series of booklets by the National Association of Parliamentarians

Motion Charts

The two most major parliamentary authorities are Robert’s Rules of Order and the Standard Code for Parliamentary Procedure. Here is a chart comparing the motions in the two systems.