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Majority of Votes Cast vs. Majority of Quorum - General Discussion . . . For instance, 4 members meet quorum and one abstains, 2 vote for, 1 votes against So only 3 votes are cast--2 for and 1 against Does the majority of the voting quorum prevail, meaning 2 votes determine the decision? Or does majority of quorum mean 3 votes are needed? I cant find a citation to support Can you please help?
Effect on quorum of recusing or abstaining. - General Discussion - The . . . It's wise to disabuse yourself of the notion that the number of voting members who must be present (a quorum) and the number of members who actually vote on a question are related To use an extreme and impractical example: If there are 100 members in a room and that's enough for a quorum, 1-0 with 99 abstentions will adopt a motion requiring a
How to proceed when there is no quorum - General Discussion - The . . . 40:6 tells us that "In the absence of a quorum, any business transacted (except for the procedural actions noted in the next paragraph) is null and void " The main "procedural actions" are summarized in the acronym FART or FARM: "Even in the absence of a quorum, the assembly may f ix the time to which to adjourn (22), a djourn (21), r ecess (20
Quorum and odd numbers - The Official RONR Q A Forums And that's part of the problem I'm willing to bet that whoever drafted that provision was trying to define a majority (or to require a majority of members for a quorum), but didn't know how to go about it or how to say it and didn't know that the word "majority" has a clearly defined meaning in parliamentary procedure
Voting, quorum, abstentions (the old FAQ #6) - The Official RONR Q A . . . The term "quorum" refers to the minimum number of members required to be present for a meeting to conduct business Many organizations, however, mistakenly understand the term to mean "the number of members present, provided that at least a quorum is present " For example, suppose the board's quorum is a majority With twelve members, that's seven
How do we calculate quorum for our small board Based upon this additional information, there is no doubt that the chair counts toward the quorum If there are currently five board members and there are three board members present at a meeting, one of them being the chair, then a quorum is present For more information concerning misconceptions regarding the chair voting, see FAQ #1
Quorum - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums Unless your bylaws contain some other rule for board meetings, the rules in RONR say that a quorum of the board would be a majority of the members Since you have 16 members, a majority (more than half) would be 9 So you have it right
Quorum: members vs shares - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q . . . The issue is what constitutes a quorum in a meeting of members It is my understanding quorum is made up of members In other organizations where there is divided interest often shares are used to determine the voting power However that does not address quorum This question is can deeds (a notions of shares) be used to make quorum
Quoroum - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums Hello, I sit on a board as a director, which is a non-profit organization We have 9 directors in total We have a meeting coming up where 2 of the board of directors are possibility being removed My question is, to make quorum for the meeting to be official for a vote, normally would require 7 to be present according to our bylaws
Calculating Quorum; Counting Days - General Discussion - The Official . . . According to RONR, a quorum at a convention is a majority of the delegates who have been registered as in attendance With 80 delegates, quorum is 41 However, if the rules say, "A quorum for all business shall consist of twenty-five percent (25%) of those Delegates, registered and attending, as certified by the Credentials Committee", quorum