Marci Dickson Posted February 28, 2020 at 03:50 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 at 03:50 PM If a quorum is reached at a meeting and then a vote occurs where there are members abstaining, does that negate the quorum which is required for votes? Our quorum is 7 members. We had 8 in attendance and on a particular vote, 2 abstained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:01 PM 9 minutes ago, Marci Dickson said: If a quorum is reached at a meeting and then a vote occurs where there are members abstaining, does that negate the quorum which is required for votes? Our quorum is 7 members. We had 8 in attendance and on a particular vote, 2 abstained. No. A quorum is the number of members who must be present and has nothing to do with how many vote on any particular motion. As long as 7 members are present when the vote is taken, a vote of 1-0 will adopt a motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:05 PM Mr. Mervosh beat me to the punch and said it in fewer words than I was going to use (maybe that's why he beat me), so I will simply concur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marci Dickson Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:08 PM Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 at 04:08 PM Thank you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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