• Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, referred to as Mason's Manual, is the official parliamentary authority of most state legislatures in the United...
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    Compendium of Procedure for Canada's House of Commons National Conference of State Legislatures: Using Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure National...
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  • deliberative assemblies. Mason, Paul (2010). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure (PDF). Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. p. 325...
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  • John Q. (1948). Tilson's Manual. p. 95. National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Elder, D.R. (David); Fowler...
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  • the hall, but the assembly has that power. Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure states that the power of discipline is within the assembly as a whole...
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  • States use Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure. This book also provides for the motion of the previous question. The Standard Code of Parliamentary...
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  • tactful alternative to a call for the orders of the day, or a point of order. Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure states, "It is not, however, the presiding...
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  • legislature), Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure governs parliamentary procedures in 70, Jefferson's Manual governs 13, and Robert's Rules of Order governs...
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  • Motion to vacate the chair (category Articles that cite the 2000 edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure)
    Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book, p. 264 National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure...
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  • The common law of parliamentary procedure, however, did not rest upon mere custom but upon reasonable and equitable custom. Mason's Manual notes: The state...
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  • otherwise beyond the control or out of reach of the body taking the original action. Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure states that there are no time limits...
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  • century. Mason wrote the first edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure in 1935. Mason was born in Idaho and was educated in schools of Idaho and...
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  • Repeal (category Articles that cite the 2000 edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure)
    43 (TSC) TSC, p. 130 National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000 ed., p. 321–323 Robert 2011, p. 310...
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  • lawmakers of immunity passes its second reading, UNIAN (18 December 2019) National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure...
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  • September 8, 2018. National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000 ed., p. 353 "Supermajority Vote Requirements"...
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  • and Procedure states that an appeal "protects the assembly against the arbitrary control of the meeting by its presiding officer." Mason's Manual of Legislative...
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  • completely suppress debate on the motion. According to Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, the purpose of the objection to consideration is to bar from discussion...
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  • of Parliamentary Procedure treats the fifth class as a type of main motion, under the title "Restorative Main Motions". Mason's Manual of Legislative...
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  • Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, p. 391 Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book, p...
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  • Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000 ed., p. 215 (Mason) Sturgis, Alice (2001). The Standard Code of Parliamentary...
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  • House of Representatives, debate on most bills is limited to 40 minutes. In state legislative bodies, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure limits...
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  • Motion to pass on (category Articles that cite the 2000 edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure)
    bill (or amendment) is laid aside. National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000 ed., p. 492 v t e...
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    State legislature (United States) (category State legislatures of the United States)
    the legislative bodies and their committees use either Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure or an amended form thereof. During official meetings, a...
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  • Parliamentarian (consultant) (category Articles that cite the 2000 edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure)
    Parliamentarian of the United States Senate Parliamentary authority National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000...
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    Parliamentary procedure requires that members address the "chair" as "Mr. (or Madam) Chairman (or Chair or Chairperson)" rather than using a name – one of many...
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  • Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, p. 2–4 Robert 2011, p. 2 Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary...
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    own well-defined set of rules (such as Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure). However, a survey found that four state legislative chambers in the United...
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  • practice of seconding motions should be dropped. Cited in Mason's Legislative Manual. Tilson, John Q. (1948). A Manual Of Parliamentary Procedure. New Haven:...
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  • United States v. Ballin (category Articles that cite the 2000 edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure)
    2307/797127. JSTOR 797127. National Conference of State Legislatures (2000). Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, 2000 ed., p. 353 Court, Jamie (December...
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    Mark Douglas Olson (category Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives)
    several Points of Order at the same time. They often related to House Rules, Roberts Rules of Order, and Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure. In earlier...
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