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'''''Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure''''', commonly 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 |website=NCSL |access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> This 700+ page book has been "Adopted as the authority on questions of parliamentary law and procedure in California, it is to legislatures what ''[[Robert's Rules of Order]]'' is to club groups. Gleaned from court decisions and legislative precedents, salted by practical experience, it is... [used] by legislatures throughout the U.S. and its territories."

The Manual covers motions, procedures, vote requirements, etc. applicable to legislatures. It includes the [[rules of order]], principles, precedents, and legal basis behind [[parliamentary law]].