The Minnesota State Association of Parliamentarians (MSAP) is a constituent division of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP). Our parliamentary authority is the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. The current edition is the 12th edition, published in 2020. 

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Purpose

Our purpose is educational, and our goals are:

• To promote the opportunities for study of parliamentary procedure;

• To promote the purpose of NAP;

• To promote the use of educational materials produced by NAP;

• To further the growing interest in parliamentary rules in schools on all levels;

• To bring into closer cooperation the parliamentarians of the State of Minnesota.

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National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP)

  More information may be found at https://www.parliamentarians.org

• NAP is comprised of eight districts;  within the districts are associations and units.

          Further information may be found here: 

           https://www.parliamentarians.org/new-about/organizational-structure/ 

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Membership Benefits

• A subscription to NAP’s national quarterly publication, the National Parliamentarian.

• Discounts on books and educational materials at the NAP bookstore.

• Access to educational offerings by NAP units and associations all over the country. 

• Encouragement of fellow members to learn parliamentary procedure and develop skills to use it properly.