voting in non-quorum meeting

[Guest leonard]

in the event that a called meeting fails to attract a quorum can the attendees still conduct business

assuming the agenda can still go forward

1) can a vote be taken on motions

and following from that how are those motions, etc subsequently ratified?

does one have to wait until the next certified meeting or can they be ratified by polling non-attendee members (mail, phone, email?)

leonard

[hmtcastle]

in the event that a called meeting fails to attract a quorum can the attendees still conduct business

The short answer is, no. Nothing substantive can be done without a quorum present. What you can do is wait until more members show up or adjourn (continue) the meeting to a more convenient time.

And no participation by members who aren't (physically) present at the meeting either.

[Guest leonard]

The short answer is, no. Nothing substantive can be done without a quorum present. What you can do is wait until more members show up or adjourn (continue) the meeting to a more convenient time.

And no participation by members who aren't (physically) present at the meeting either.

it follows then that proxies would be moot

[Tim Wynn]

it follows then that proxies would be moot

... unless they're authorized in your bylaws, in which case your bylaws would dictate the rules associated with them. Without such authorization, they're meaningless.

[Tim Wynn]

in the event that a called meeting fails to attract a quorum can the attendees still conduct business

assuming the agenda can still go forward

1) can a vote be taken on motions

and following from that how are those motions, etc subsequently ratified?

does one have to wait until the next certified meeting or can they be ratified by polling non-attendee members (mail, phone, email?)

leonard

Without a quorum, the only actions that can be taken are the following:

1. Fix the Time to which to Adjourn (allows you take create a time and place for another meeting, so maybe you can get a quorum there)

2. Adjourn (closes the meeting)

3. Recess

4. Take Measures to Obtain a Quorum (allows you to try to wrangle some more members)

See RONR(10th ed.), p. 336, l. 24.

[Robert B Fish]

it follows then that proxies would be moot

Unless your bylaws specifically allow the use of proxies, you cannot use them and any decision in which the use of proxies - either to produce the quorum or to determine the vote - could have affected the outcome are null and void.

In other words, don't even go there.

-Bob

[Guest leonard]

Unless your bylaws specifically allow the use of proxies, you cannot use them and any decision in which the use of proxies - either to produce the quorum or to determine the vote - could have affected the outcome are null and void.

In other words, don't even go there.

-Bob

thanks bob

let me assure you i don't want to go there