Quorum
As indicated on pages 19-20, a quorum in an assembly is the number of members entitled to vote who must be present in order that business can be legally transacted. The quorum refers to the number of such members present, not to the number actually voting on a particular question.
pg.20 MINIMUM OFFICERS
The minimum essential officers for th e conduct of business in a deliberative assembly are a presiding officer, who conducts the meeting and sees that the rules are observed, and a secretary, or clerk who makes a written record of what is done- usually called "the minutes." etc.
Ideally, your bylaws are supposed to define it. And it's very important to distinguish if it's based on those "present" or those on the rolls.
If it's not defined in the bylaws, I believe the default is "a majority of the members" (all members, not just those present). So if you have 10 members on the board, you'd need 6 present to have a quorum. If you have 300 members for a general meeting, you'd need 151.
Examples:
Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Twenty percent (20%) of the Voting Members shall be required to constitute a quorum at all Meetings except as otherwise noted.
A majority members present shall constitute a quorum for a General Meeting.
How is this word defined? The bylaws were rewritten last year, and in order to conduct any "Official" business, a quorum must be present. Is there a formula for determining quorum? Is it a percentage? Can you tell I'm trying to avoid buying a copy of Robert's and actually reading it?
