Parliamentarian

Job Description | Guide to Elections | Bylaws Review

Principles of parliamentary law are

• justice and courtesy to all;
• rights of the minority protected;
• rule of the majority reflected;
• partiality to none;
• consideration of one subject at a time.

- California State PTA Toolkit

Bylaws Review

• Procedures for Bylaws Review handout
• e-Bylaws Communicator article
• Unit Bylaws Summary to submit with e-Bylaws
• That Pesky "Bylaws Not Complete"

Guide to Elections

The Nominating Committee is charged with putting together a slate of officers for election. 
Your bylaws state how this should be done. The following information may also be helpful in the process.

• The Most Important Committee (PDF)
• Nominating Committee Instructions (PDF)
• Nominating Committee Checklist (PDF)
• Nominating Committee Dos and Don'ts (PDF)
• The Election (PDF)
• Script for Conducting Elections (PDF)

Send the List of the Board-Elect to your Council

So that the newly elected board can start receiving PTA materials, please send
the list of the newly elected board to Council and District as soon as possible after the election.