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Line 1: [[Image:Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure 2000.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\| Mason's Manual 2000]] '''''Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure''''', commonly referred to as '''''Mason's Manual''''', is the official [[parliamentary authority]] of most [[state legislature]]s in the [[United States]].. 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. Adopted by the parliament of India and Pakistan."''{{Verify credibility\|date=April 2008}} <ref> ''The California Legislature'' (1980 edition), by Joseph A. Beek, California State Senate, p. 251. </ref> 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]].

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