The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure

The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (formerly the Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure by Alice Sturgis) is a book of rules of order. It is the second most popular parliamentary authority in the United States after Robert's Rules of Order.^[1] It was first published in 1950. Following the death of the original author in 1975, the third (1988) and fourth (2001) editions of this work were revised by a committee of the American Institute of Parliamentarians. In April 2012, a new book, entitled American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (AIPSC) was released, followed by a second edition in 2023.

Key Information

Cover of 2012 edition
Author	American Institute of Parliamentarians, Alice Sturgis
Original title	Sturgis' Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
Subject	Parliamentary Procedure
Publisher	AIP
Publication date	Original Edition: 1950 Current Edition: 2023
Pages	444
ISBN	978-1958850022
Dewey Decimal	060.42
Preceded by	2012 edition
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The Standard Code (TSC) omits several of the motions and sometimes-confusing terminology used in Robert's Rules of Order (RONR). The cover quote of the 2001 edition states, "Anyone who has trouble with Robert's Rules of Order will welcome the simplicity of this streamlined guide to parliamentary procedure." The Standard Code devotes a chapter to the differences between the two works, along with suggestions for those familiar with the Standard Code when participating in organizations that use "Robert's Rules" as their parliamentary authority. AIPSC omits this chapter as well as any other mention of "Robert's Rules".

• Sturgis, Alice (1950). Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (First ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ASIN B000EAC3AQ.
• Sturgis, Alice (1966). Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (Second ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-062272-2.
• Sturgis, Alice; American Institute of Parliamentarians (1988). Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (Third ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-062399-6.
• Sturgis, Alice; American Institute of Parliamentarians (2001). The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (Fourth ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-136513-0.
• American Institute of Parliamentarians (2012). American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-177864-0.
• Education Department, American Institute of Parliamentarians (2014). AIP Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure Workbook: A workbook for users of American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. American Institute of Parliamentarians.
• Glazer, Barry; Education Department, American Institute of Parliamentarians (2015). Differences Between AIPSC and RONR. American Institute of Parliamentarians. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
• Education Department, American Institute of Parliamentarians (2015). Here is the Answer! What is the Question?: Book 6, Covering American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. American Institute of Parliamentarians.