parliamentarian

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Roger,

Yes.

See pp. 449-451.

What does a parliamentarian do?

A parliamentarian advises the chair on parliamentary procedure.

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[Guest Thomas Ralph]

And a parliamentarian should not speak on a motion, nor vote unless the vote is by ballot. This is a stronger "should not" than the "should not" that applies to the chair, but does not reach the level of "must not"."

[Guest Dan Honemann]

Attempting to make a distinction between "should not" and "must not" in this context seems to me to be to be misleading (not to mention the attempt to distinguish between "should not" and "should not"). :-)"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>but does not reach the level of "must not".<<

Though there are some here for whom "should not" means "must not"."

[Guest George Mervosh]

Me, Mr. Mt? "

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

Actually, no.

And not Mr. Honemann though his imprimatur is always welcome, if rare."

[Guest Lori]

The parliamentarian can only vote on a motion if he is a member of the assembly. It is not clear from your original post whether your parliamentarian is a member or not. Pages 449-451 clearly outlines the duties of a parliamentarian. "

[Guest Rob Elsman]

Reporting for duty!

Actually, I think it would be more accurate to say that, for a society that adopts RONR as its parliamentary authority, "should not" means "does not", unless, in a particular case, the context makes it clea"