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'''Mason's Manual of Parliamentary Procedure''', commonly referred to as ''Mason's Manual''. This 700+ page book serves as the official parliamentary manual of most state legislative bodies in the United States. It covers motions, procedures, vote requirements, etc. applicable to legislatures. It includes the [[rules of order]], principles, precedents, and legal basis behind parliamentary law.

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'''''Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure''''', referred to as '''''Mason's Manual''''', is the official [[parliamentary authority]] of most [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]]s in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Authority |url=https://www.ncsl.org/documents/legismgt/ILP/99Tab9Pt3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115021820/http://www.ncsl.org/documents/legismgt/ILP/99Tab9Pt3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2010 |website=NCSL |access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> The Manual covers [[Motion|motions]], procedures, vote requirements, the [[rules of order]], principles, precedents, and legal basis behind [[parliamentary law]] used by legislatures.

The author, Paul Mason(1898-1985), was a scholar who worked for the [[California State Senate]]. He is best known for writing ''[[Constitutional History of California]]'' in 1951 and ''Manual of Legislative Procedure'' in 1935.

The author, [[Paul Mason (writer)|Paul Mason]] (1898-19851898–1985), was a scholar who worked for the [[California State Senate]]. He is best known for writing ''[[Constitutional History of California]]'' in 1951 and ''Manual of Legislative Procedure'' in 1935. The [[National Conference of State Legislatures]] (NCSL) was assigned copyright ownership by Mason prior to his death.

The NCSL assigned the [[American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries]] (ASLCS) the task of editing and maintaining the manual for future printings. In 1984, the ASLCS created the Mason's Manual Revision Commission consisting of ASLCS members.<ref>''Mason's Manual'' (1989 edition), Foreword, NCSL, Denver. p. ix.</ref> It is responsible for editing and revising the manual to keep pace with the modern challenges and developments in parliamentary procedures.

The most recent edition is the 2020 edition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mason's Manual 2020 Edition |url=https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/masons-manual-2020-edition |website=National Conference of State Legislatures |accessdate=7 January 2025}}</ref>

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The [[National Conference of State Legislatures]] (NCSL) was assigned copyright ownership by Paul Mason prior to his death. The NCSL assigned the [[American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries]] (ASLCS) the task of editing and maintaining the manual for future printings.<br />

==External links==

*[https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat0000unse 1979 Edition] – [[Internet Archive]]

*[http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/aBOUT/masons.htm The Advantages of Mason's Manual for Legislative Bodies]

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