Calling a district (caucus) meeting

[Guest popcorn]

Hello,

Members of my district caucus, comprised of 9 members and part of a larger county central committee, would like to have our our own meeting. However the chair of our caucus will not call a meeting, but 5 of us (majority) within our district caucus would like to hole a meeting. Since we're a majority can we hold a meeting, with proper advanced notification of all members, and conduct our own business? We need to fill 1 vacancy. Our bylaws are silent on caucus meetings, as our the state election codes.

Do we just need a majority of members to conduct business, if our chairman doesn't show to the meeting called?

[jstackpo]

Correct on both counts, per RONR.

Indeed, all you need is two of you to call the meeting (P. 482), and a majority can do business, chairman present or not.

Be sure to include the chairman in your meeting call notification -- he's a member, too.

[David A Foulkes]

Do we just need a majority of members to conduct business...

Correct .... per RONR.

Not to be difficult, and not sure where the differences between district caucus and deliberative assembly lie, but I might qualify this to say you need a quorum, which may be more or less than a majority.

[jstackpo]

We all thrive on "difficulty" here!

At least for a convention, a "caucus" appears to be just an alternate name for a "committee" -- p. 586-7.

And the default (RONR) quorum is a majority of members.