Democratic Rules of Order

Intended audience:
Anyone who attends meetings, eg: stratas, churches, unions, non-profits, clubs, student associations, civic groups, government.

Democratic Rules of Order is a complete, concise parliamentary authority, made to be adopted as the official rules of order for meetings of any size. The two pillars of democracy are the right of each member to participate fully and equally and the right of the majority to make decisions. Democratic Rules of Order ensures those rights. A straightforward alternative to Robert's Rules of Order for running meetings When everyone knows the rules, you have better participation, better decisions and a stronger democracy. It is written in plain language so easy to understand, without parliamentary jargon. It can be read in under an hour. Includes an example of a meeting governed by these rules of order. Through thousands of meetings, these rules have been tested in virtually every situation that meetings confront and when applied, the results are invariably fair, efficient and harmonious.

International

Previous editions have been purchased by People from Canada, US, England, South Africa, Japan, Australia, Norway and Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, UK and the Armed Forces Europe The rules are based on the natural laws of democracy: the right of individuals to participate fully and fairly and the right of the people to make decisions for themselves. So the rules are not particularly limited by culture. Will be of applicable to any democratic country.