Robert's Rules of Order is America's foremost guide to parliamentary procedure. It is used by more professional associations, fraternal organizations, and local governments than any other authority.

The Tenth edition, referred to as Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), supersedes all earlier editions as the parliamentary authority in organizations that have adopted Robert's Rules of Order in their bylaws. It is important for all members of an organization to use a single parliamentary guide. Older editions of Robert's Rules have significant differences in their guidelines and page and section references, which can exacerbate disagreements instead of helping to settle them.

Here are images of the hardcover (dark blue) and softcover (gold) editions of the right book:

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, is readily available at most bookstores. If the multiplicity of similar titles is confusing, insist on one of the editions shown above. Other versions may be less expensive, but they will leave you looking in vain for a passage or a page that other group members have in front of them. You can also order the book online from Amazon.com.

Because Robert's Rules of Order has been in use for so long, some of the earliest editions (published before 1915) are no longer protected by copyright. They have therefore been republished and revised by different writers with variable qualifications in parliamentary law. There is even one book published under the "Robert's Rules" name which contains an entirely different text. None of these books is sanctioned by the Robert's Rules Association, and none of them is a reliable, definitive source on parliamentary law. Only the 2000 edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, is today's official handbook.

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General Henry M. Robert
Robert's Rules of Order
Newly Revised
Tenth Edition

A New and Enlarged Edition by Sarah Corbin Robert, Henry M. Robert III, William J Evans, Daniel H. Honemann, and Thomas J Balch.

ISBN: 0-7382-0307-6
$12.60, paperback (October 2000)

Also available: $25.50, hardcover
ISBN: 0-7382-0384-X

NOTE: While Amazon.com also makes available other books with "Robert's Rules" in the title, be aware that only what it sells as Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the current, official version. See The Right Book.