Guest Vonnie Posted May 27, 2014 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 at 11:17 PM Is the definition of a "traveling quorum" found in Robert's Rules ofOrder? If not where can it be found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:08 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:08 AM I suppose you could Google "traveling quorum". More to the point, what do you think it means? Or what have you been told it means? As far as I can tell it has no meaning at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:10 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:10 AM RONR - Nope. Google produced some hits (all of 38 - pretty sparse) related to Mormonism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:17 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:17 AM In Mormonism, it appears that "quorum" is used to describe people in the same grade of priesthood and the "traveling quorum" is a group of 70 that travel. I don't see anything there that relates to RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 12:31 AM Well, if the 70 members of the traveling quorum used proper Parl Proc in reaching decisions, that might relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vonnie Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:30 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:30 AM From my previous experience as a Municipal Clerk, I learned that a "traveling quorum" was when member A contacted member B, who in turn contacted member C etc. to discuss how they would vote on an upcoming agenda item prior to the meeting being convened. I was hoping to find it defined on line to see if my interpretation is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 28, 2014 at 04:42 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 04:42 AM That "A-B-C-&c" definition of a "traveling quorum" is totally new to me. It is an interesting neologism, to be sure, that (sorta) makes sense. In what municipality did you learn of this concept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted May 28, 2014 at 10:30 AM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 10:30 AM From my previous experience as a Municipal Clerk, I learned that a "traveling quorum" was when member A contacted member B, who in turn contacted member C etc. to discuss how they would vote on an upcoming agenda item prior to the meeting being convened. I was hoping to find it defined on line to see if my interpretation is correct. Since the term "traveling quorum" appears nowhere in RONR, you will need to look elsewhere for a definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted May 28, 2014 at 01:26 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 01:26 PM From my previous experience as a Municipal Clerk, I learned that a "traveling quorum" was when member A contacted member B, who in turn contacted member C etc. to discuss how they would vote on an upcoming agenda item prior to the meeting being convened. As far as I can tell, that has nothing to do with traveling and nothing to do with a quorum. Cynics might say that qualifies it as perfect governmental jargon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vonnie Posted May 28, 2014 at 07:22 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 07:22 PM It is illegal, of course. Was an attempt to circumvent the rules of a quorum of members meeting outside a duly convened meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted May 30, 2014 at 03:26 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 at 03:26 AM Sounds like the name of a music group. Perhaps a group of Parliamentarians that moonlight in a Rock Group. Concert tonight - The Traveling Quorum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted May 30, 2014 at 04:01 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 at 04:01 AM From my previous experience as a Municipal Clerk, I learned that a "traveling quorum" was when member A contacted member B, who in turn contacted member C etc. to discuss how they would vote on an upcoming agenda item prior to the meeting being convened. I was hoping to find it defined on line to see if my interpretation is correct. I have heard that referred to as "being polled." Such a vote, outside of a meeting violates a fundament principle of parliamentary, and would require authorization in the bylaws (p. 423, ll. 17-23). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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