What do bylaws specify about the parliamentary authority used by the organization?

• A. The process to adopt or change the parliamentary rules used by the organization.
• B. A fixed set of rules that can never be changed.
• C. The national headquarters directly administers parliamentary sessions.
• D. Local chapters decide their own parliamentary rules.

Answer: (C)

Bylaws define how the organization selects and updates its meeting rules. They specify the method for adopting the parliamentary authority the organization will use and, crucially, the procedure for changing those rules in the future. This creates a clear, uniform path for how meetings are conducted and how the rules can be amended as needed.

So, the focus is on the process to adopt or change the parliamentary rules, not on permanently fixing them, not on who runs sessions day-to-day, and not on each chapter creating its own separate rules.