The_Standard_Code_of_Parliamentary

The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure

The Standard Code

The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (formerly the Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure by Alice Sturgis) is a book of rules of order. It is the second most popular parliamentary authority in the United States after Robert's Rules of Order^[1]. It was first published in 1950. Following the death of the original author in 1988, the third (1988) and fourth (2001) editions of this work were revised by a committee of the American Institute of Parliamentarians.

The Standard Code omits several of the motions and sometimes-confusing terminology used in Robert's Rules of Order. The cover quote of the 2001 edition states, "Anyone who has trouble with Robert's Rules of Order will welcome the simplicity of this streamlined guide to parliamentary procedure." The Standard Code devotes a chapter to the differences between the two works, along with suggestions for those familiar with the Standard Code when participating in organizations that use "Robert's Rules" as their parliamentary authority.

Editions of the Standard Code (TSC)

1st edition, Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 1950
2nd edition, Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 1966
3rd edition, Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 1988 (PB, 1993)
4th edition, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 2001

Robert's Rules of Order versus The Standard Code

Differences between RONR and TSC
	Robert's Rules of Order	The Standard Code
Motions in RONR but not in TSC	Call for the orders of the day	Use informal request or point of order
	Fix the time to which to adjourn	Instead amend the privileged motion to adjourn
	Objection to the consideration of a question	Accomplished by different motions depending on circumstances.^[2]
	Postpone indefinitely	Use form of table (requiring a two-thirds vote)^[3]
Motions with different names	Previous question	Close debate and vote immediately (or other variations)
Concepts in RONR but not TSC	Committee of the Whole and quasi-committee of the whole	Use informal consideration
Terminology differences	"Adjourned meeting" resumption of a meeting following an adjournment	"Continued meeting"
Other differences	major differences in the treatment of the motions to reconsider and table;

Reference

^ Slaughter, Jim (2000). Parliamentary Journal (AIP) -- A survey of Certified Professional Parliamentarians showed 8% of their clients used TSC
^ Sturgis, Alice (2001). The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 4th ed., p. 233-234 (TSC)
^ TSC, pp. 234-234

v • d • e Parliamentary Procedure

Major concepts	Deliberative assembly · Motions · Main motion · Quorum · Session

Subsidiary motions	Postpone indefinitely · Amend · Commit · Postpone to a certain time · Limit or extend limits of debate · Previous question · Lay on the table

Privileged motions	Call for the orders of the day · Raise a question of privilege · Recess · Adjourn · Fix the time to which to adjourn

Incidental motions	Point of order · Appeal · Suspend the rules · Objection to the consideration of a question · Division of a question · Consideration by paragraph or seriatim · Division of the assembly · Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls · Motions relating to nominations

Incidental motions (Requests and inquiries)	Parliamentary inquiry · Point of information · Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion · Request to read papers · Request to be excused from a duty · Request for any other privilege

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly	Take from the table · Rescind, repeal, annul or amend something previously adopted · Discharge a committee · Reconsider

Legislative procedure	Call of the house · Hoist · Pass on

Disciplinary procedures	Censure · Declare the chair vacant · Impeach

Parliamentary authorities	Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) · The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) · Demeter's Manual · Riddick's Rules of Procedure · Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure

Other concepts	Committee · Committee of the whole · Dilatory motions and tactics · Minutes · Second · History of parliamentary procedure · Principles of parliamentary procedure