The state parliamentarian has received a number of questions from chapters regarding why it is important to conform the chapter bylaws to the NSDAR model. Chapter bylaws committee members have been working for weeks on revising their chapter bylaws to … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – Chapter Model Bylaws
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Parliamentary Strategy February 2013 – State Conference
As chapter regent, you are the official representative of your chapter at State Conference and Continental Congress. If you are unable to attend, the first vice regent may serve as alternate for the chapter regent. Duly-elected delegates and alternates have … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – January 2013
All chapter regent’s should have the tools necessary to facilitate a meeting using correct parliamentary procedures. The NSDAR publication “Chapter Regent’s Manual and Parliamentary Procedure Guide (OSG0400), Revision Date: Feb 2012,” gives regent’s the guidance needed to ensure a successful … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – December 2012
The state parliamentarian continues her series of articles about chapter offices with a discussion about the chapter registrar. Chapter Registrar Required Reference Materials: • e-Membership • DAR Handbook and National Bylaws • Guide for Chapter RegistrarsIs That Service Right? Is … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – November 2012
Thank you to all chapters and districts who have sent your bylaws to the state parliamentarian. If you have not turned them in, please do so as soon as possible. Remember to send your bylaws in electronic format. ~Mary Brown … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – October 2012
This is the second chapter in a series of articles regarding the duties of chapter officers. Please see the first article regarding “general duties” that appeared in the September 2012 Clarion. Duties of the Chapter Regent As the chief administrative … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy – Sept 2012
DUTIES OF OFFICERS Duties of officers are designated in the chapter bylaws; chapters should follow the “Model for Chapter Bylaws” in the DAR Handbook and National Bylaws. The NSDAR’s adopted parliamentary authority, Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (RONR), suggests … Continue reading
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Parliamentary Strategy
The state parliamentarian will be reporting each month in the Clarion, to give helpful instructions about parliamentary procedure, to answer frequently asked questions, and to promote the study of parliamentary law. If you have a question, please contact this officer. … Continue reading