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Though there is no version of Roberts Rules of Order accessible online, there is a Frequently Asked Questions page.
The "MOTION" vs. "RESOLUTION" DEBATE
On July 12th, 2011 at the Canyon County Republican Central Committee, Sen./Chairman John McGee referred the resolution (see link below) to the Executive Committee because that has been the tradition. The misunderstanding arises because the Canyon County Republican Central Committee takes "resolutions" to the STATE party meetings/conventions. Because support of the county central committee is best, the goal is to have the resolution approved prior to state central committee meeting; that is the "tradition" which both sides can agree to. However the motion made by Ronalee Linsenmann was not to be taken to any state meetings, but to stay within the Canyon County Republican Central Committee. For Senator McGee to have made a motion-with-many-parts to be deemed inadmissible because it was a resolution was in violation of Roberts Rules of Order. Article IX of the Canyon County By Laws titled Parlimentary Authority states: "The rules contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order, latest revision shall govern the proceedings of the County Central Committee in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these By-Laws, Special Rules of Order, State Statute or Party Rule."
Please refer to Roberts Rules of Order pg. 32, Making a Motion:
...The member makes his motion..."I move that...". For more important or complex questions or when greater formality is desired, he presents the motion in the form of a resolution. ..."I move the adoption of the following resolution..."A long or complicated motion should be prepared in advance of the meeting, if possible, and should be put into writing before it is offered. Click Here to read the resolution submitted by Ronalee Linsenmann
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