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Robert's Rules of Order: Masonic Edition

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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.

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.