Quorum - PPTQ Sec 40

In order that business can be legally transacted in an assembly, a quorum is necessary. A quorum in an assembly is the number of members entitled to vote who:

• are present.

• must vote.

• must be present.

• may be present.

In a mass meeting, the quorum is

• A. the number of persons present at the time.

• B. a majority of those members who indicated they would attend.

• C. the officers elected prior to beginning the official meeting.

• D. always stated in the bylaws.

In a body of members such as a convention, and in the absence of any bylaw provision, a quorum is a majority of the

• A. delegates who were elected which are attending.

• B. registered delegates who are in attendance.

• C. members in actual attendance.

• D. delegates and alternates who have been registered as attending.

In a deliberative assembly where the bylaws do not specify a quorum, the quorum is

• A. two-thirds of the members present.

• B. a majority of those voting.

• C. a majority of all the members.

• D. the largest number of members who can be present at any time.

In order to complete their work, volunteer organizations that have an enrolled membership should establish a quorum

• A. of more than a majority.

• B. that is relatively small and less than a majority.

• C. of the number of members who attend meetings.

• D. based on the number of members who respond to the meeting notice.

If the quorum provision is struck out in a society's bylaws, what number of members of the membership would automatically become a quorum?

• A. Half

• B. A majority

• C. Two-thirds

• D. Three-fourths

If a quorum is not fixed for boards and committees, how many of the members must be present to make a quorum?

• A. Half

• B. A majority

• C. Two-thirds

• D. Three-fourths

In the absence of a quorum at an official meeting of a society, the business that may be transacted is

• A. tabled.

• B. referred to a committee.

• C. null and void.

• D. always adopted by a two-thirds vote.

The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

• A. is in order in the absence of a quorum.

• B. may be proposed when another member is debating.

• C. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

• D. is the lowest-ranking privileged motion.

An action that can legally be taken in the absence of a quorum is to

• A. fix the time to which to adjourn.

• B. recess or adjourn.

• C. take measures to obtain a quorum.

• D. All of the above