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The Use of Parliamentary Procedure
Why use parliamentary procedure?
A knowledge of basic parliamentary procedure prepares a member of any organization to be more effective when participating in business meetings, and allows the member to understand and support the fundamental principles of parliamentary law.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised provides perhaps the best summary of the broad benefit of parliamentary law to organizations:
"The application of parliamentary law is the best method yet devised to enable assemblies of any size, with due regard for every member's opinion, to arrive at the general will on the maximum number of questions of varying complexity in a minimum amount of time and under all kinds of internal climate ranging from total harmony to hardened or impassioned division of opinion." (RONR, 11th ed., p. lii)
In other words, while parliamentary procedure cannot guarantee that every member of an organization is pleased with the outcome of a decision, it aims to ensure that every member is satisfied by the manner in which the decision was made, and that the organization makes decisions efficiently but with consideration for every member's opinion.
Who uses parliamentary procedure?
Countless organizations use parliamentary procedure every day. Consider these examples:
Government and civic organizations- U.S. Congress
- State legislatures
- City and county councils
- School boards
- Neighborhood and homeowners' associations
Corporations- Boards of directors
- Shareholder meetings
Non-profit organizations- Charitable organizations
- Fraternal organizations
- Churches
- Clubs
- Unions
- Professional organizations
Review some parliamentary basics
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