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 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 of 9 - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums A 51% requirement would be quite rare The default value for quorum is a majority of the members, which is any number greater than half (not 1 percentage point greater than half) But with small numbers, the answer is the same: Since half of 9 is 4 5, there must be more than 4 5 members present So yes, the answer would be 5
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
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
Quorum - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums There were only five members in attendance and there are eleven members of the board As you tell us quorum is a majority, this meeting did not have a quorum This is a second reason why anything that was done is invalid (the first reason is that the lack of notice to six members means the meeting was not properly called)
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
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?
Calculating Quorum; Counting Days - General Discussion - The Official . . . Calculating Quorum 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
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