National Parliamentarian—Past Issues

A partial list of past issues of the National Parliamentarian appears below.

Fourth Quarter 2007

NP 4Q2007Features:

There Are So Many Rules!
  Maurice Henderson, PRP

An Election Missed
  Jonathan Jacobs, PRP

Versions of Bylaws Floating Around
  Kim Goldsworthy, PRP

Another Look at Scope of Notice
  Eli Mina, PRP

Clicking Your Way to Effective Meetings
  Nancy Sylvester, PRP




Third Quarter 2007

NP 3Q2007Features:

Reflections on Public Misunderstandings of Parliamentary Procedure
  Henry M. Robert III, PRP

The Parliamentarian's Role as a Strategic Thinker
  Nancy Sylvester, PRP

Should Meetings Be Tape Recorded?
  Harry Rosenthal, PRP

Seven More Myths of Parliamentary Procedure
  Kim Goldsworthy, PRP




Second Quarter 2007

NP CoverFeatures:

Protocol for Your Convention
  John Noonan, PRP

Do You Know How to Handle a Substitute for a Substitute?
  Ron Stinson, PRP

Electionitis
  Jean Stallings, PRP




First Quarter 2007

NP 1Q2007Features:

Revising RONR - What We Can and Cannot Do
  Henry M. Robert III, PRP

An Election Postponed
  Jonathan Jacobs, PRP

NAP: What's In It for Me?
  Joy Myers, PRP

Advanced Seminar Report
  Steve Glanstein, PRP




Fourth Quarter 2006

NP CoverFeatures:

E-Meetings: Pitfalls, Benefits, and Lessons Learned
  Nancy Sylvester, PRP

Point of Order and Appeal
  Solveiga Unger, PRP

Electronic Voting in Small and Large Assemblies
  Loretta Simonson, PRP

Parliamentarians Thrive on E-mail Forum
  Alan Jennings, PRP




Third Quarter 2006

NP CoverFeatures:

Shhh! Executive Session is a Secret
  Ann Rempel, PRP

So You Want to Be President?
  Cynthia Mayo, PRP

There's Nothing Wrong with Having Options
  Maurice Henderson, PRP

What To Do with Your Immediate Past President
  Robert Fish

Scope of Notice
  Gene Bierbaum, PRP

The Role of Precedent
  Eli Merchant, PRP




Second Quarter 2006

NP CoverFeatures:

For the Record—Roll Call Votes
  Collette Collier Trohan, PRP

Make That Vote Public!
  John Stackpole, PRP

Abstaining from Voting—It's in Your Interest
  Harry S. Rosenthal, PRP

Ten Strategies to Develop a Client Base
  Chris Dickey, PRP

Proactive Scripting for Presiding Officers
  Eli Mina, PRP




First Quarter 2006

NP CoverFeatures:

A Team is Not a Group of People
  Joy Myers, PRP

The Device of Raising a Question of Privilege
  Jonathan Jacobs, PRP

The Parliamentarian's Secret Weapon
  Al Hamai, PRP




Fourth Quarter 2005: All-Education Issue

NP CoverFeatures:

2005 Report on E-Meetings
  2003—2005 NAP Education Committee

When Not to Decide
  Roger G. Hanshaw, PRP

Secondary Motions and Solitaire
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP

True or False?
  Solveiga Unger, PRP

What Makes a Successful Parliamentary Unit?
  Ella Carlson, PRP




Third Quarter 2005: The Future of Parliamentary Procedure

NP CoverFeatures:

College Parliamentarianism
  Patrick Hardy, RP

Would Robert Endorse Electronic Voting?
  Scott Whitney, RP

The Future of Parliamentary Procedure
  Patrick Webb, M.A.

Commit to Professional Liability Insurance
  Harry S. Rosenthal, PRP




Second Quarter 2005: Meeting and Convention Planning

NP CoverFeatures:

Meeting Pitfalls
  Mary L. Randolph, PRP

Negotiating a Convention Contract
  Patricia E. Dolan, PRP

Time Constraints
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP




First Quarter 2005: Community Associations

NP CoverFeatures:

Nurturing a Culture of Professionalism
  Amelia J. Adair

Statutes and Procedures of Community Associations
  Jim Slaughter, JD, PRP

How to Respond to an Ethics Complaint
  M. Eugene Bierbaum, Ph.D., PRP

Review: Robert's Rules for Dummies
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP, CP

Nominations: The Great (Lack of) Debate
  George Mervosh, III, PRP




Fourth Quarter 2004: All-Education Issue

NP CoverFeatures:

Are There Further Nominations?
  Roger G. Hanshaw, PRP

A Parliamentary Pickle
  Eli Mina, M.Sc., PRP, CPP-T

The "Healed" Breach
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP

The Office of President-Elect
  Ann Rempel, PRP, CPP-T

Teaching Lay on the Table
  Solveiga Unger, PRP

To Fall to the Ground; To Die: What is the Difference?
  Kim Goldsworthy, PRP




Third Quarter 2004: Parliamentary Careers

NP CoverFeatures:

Getting Started
  Chris Dickey, PRP

Working With Youth Professionally
  Maurice S. Henderson, PRP

Just What Are You Selling?
  Eli Mina, M.Sc., PRP, CPP-T

A Tale of Two Duties
  Travis Barrick, PRP

The Municipal Clerk as Parliamentarian
  Bob Baker, CMC

Why Be a Part-Time Parliamentarian?
  Gerry Olsen, PRP

Review: RONR on CD-ROM
  Robert J. Dolan, PRP

Education:

Thwarting the Thwarters of Deliberation
  Paul E. McClintock, PRP

Taking From the Table
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP




Second Quarter 2004: Teaching Parliamentary Procedure

NP CoverFeatures:

Take Five
  Robert Schuck, PRP

Telling Isn't Teaching
  Joy Myers, PRP

Teaching Parliamentary Procedure "Youthfully"
  Jacob Gerber, PRP, CP

Breaking Down Barriers
  Gail Knapp, Ph.D., PRP

Education:

Top Ten Myths of Parliamentary Procedure
  Kim Goldsworthy, PRP

An Appealing Lesson Plan
  Dollie McPartlin, PRP




First Quarter 2004: Focus on Boards

NP CoverFeatures:

The Productive Board Member
  Colette Collier Trohan, PRP, CPP-T

Are We Succeeding Ourselves?
  Eli Mina, M.Sc., PRP, CPP-T

Responsible Board Governance Requires Self-Assessment
  Nancy Sylvester, MA, PRP, CPP-T

Education:

Practical Advice from a Practicing Parliamentarian
  Julia vonHaam, PRP

Use Unanimous Consent Wisely
  Jeanette Williams, PRP

Terms of Office and the Conjunction Function
  Jonathan M. Jacobs, PRP