Robert's Rules of Order: Masonic Edition [Kindle Edition]

Michael R. Poll (Editor)

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Product Description

Experienced legislators, editors, civic leaders, business executives, and club officers all pronounce Roberts Rules of Order the best parliamentary Guide in the English language. Its amazing acceptance entitles it to the claim of being the recognized authority in parliamentary law. Now, for the first time, the most comprehensive, understandable, and logical guide to smooth-running meetings has been revised for use in Masonic lodges and appendant bodies.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 276 KB
• Publisher: Cornerstone Book Publishers (March 11, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001V9LKZI
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Michael R. Poll (1954 - present) is the owner of Cornerstone Book Publishers. He is a Fellow and President of The Masonic Society, a Fellow of the Philalethes Society, a Fellow of the Maine Lodge of Research and Secretary of the Louisiana Lodge of Research.

A New York Times Bestselling writer and publisher, he is a prolific writer, editor and publisher of Masonic and esoteric books. As time permits, he travels and speaks on the history of Freemasonry, with a particular focus on the early history of the Scottish Rite.

He lives in New Orleans, LA with his wife and two sons.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed Revised Edition, March 1, 2005

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Michael R. Poll (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert's Rules of Order - Masonic Edition (Paperback)

This revised edition of "Robert's Rules of Order" is a work that has been custom tailored for use in Masonic lodges. The valuable parliamentary procedures in the classic "Robert's" that apply to the lodge have been retained, while revising the problematic areas so that it will fall better in line with common Masonic practices.

Many Masonic parliamentarians shudder at the thought of the original, classic "Robert's Rules of Order" being used in a Masonic lodge. The reasons for the disapproval are not hard to understand. The original work simply does not apply to the lodge in many important areas. While the proper operation of a Masonic lodge does employ basic parliamentary procedures, many aspects of a properly run club meeting simply do not apply to the lodge. An example would be: in a club, the decision of the presiding officer can be reversed by a vote of the lodge. In a Masonic lodge, the decision of the Worshipful Master is final and no appeal can come from the lodge. This is only one of many areas where lodge procedure differs from a club.

Regardless of the many problems with the classic "Robert's Rules of Order", it enjoys use in many lodges. Some Grand Lodges even have the classic work as part of the suggested tools for proper lodge operation. The danger, of course, is that an inexperienced Mason could fail to separate the useful aspects of the work and put to use some parliamentary procedures that are wholly inappropriate for the lodge.

Rather than fight the use of the very popular book, the decision was made to revise the work so that it would be better suited for the lodge. The result is "Robert's Rules of Order: Masonic Edition." I'm sure you will find it useful and beneficial.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most helpful..., August 30, 2007

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Gigi Miner "Author, Tarot Consultant" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert's Rules of Order - Masonic Edition (Paperback)

We have found this Masonic edition to be most helpful already. It cleared up a couple of points that the regular Robert's Rules did not when used in a Masonic sense.