The Law of Order Blog

It’s probably a stretch to say that life is incomplete without a glossary of parliamentary procedure voting terms. But…understanding basic voting concepts is key to tracking with what’s happening in...

Most people have a decidedly neutral, if not utterly disinterested, relationship with the minutes that are taken at a meeting. And understandably so. Taking meeting minutes seems pretty much like...

It’s election season, and you’re ready to make some nominations and vote. But there are two mistakes that are frequently made when it comes to deciding who should be listed...

The single most common Robert’s Rules mistake that people make in elections is removing the candidate with the lowest number of votes from the ballot after the first round. Let...

Here’s a common parliamentary procedure question: “Can the chair vote?” Robert’s Rules gives us some preliminary help on chair participation with a vague “yes, but only sometimes.” I’d like to take this a...