quorum and voting procedure

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• Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… …   Wikipedia

• Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods …   Wikipedia

• Quorum call — A quorum call or call to quorum is a parliamentary procedure used to summon absent members of a deliberative body if a quorum is not present. Since attendance at debates is not mandatory in most legislatures, it is often the case that a quorum of …   Wikipedia

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• parliamentary procedure — or rules of order Generally accepted rules, precedents, and practices used in the governance of deliberative assemblies. They are intended to maintain decorum, ascertain the will of the majority, preserve the rights of the minority, and… …   Universalium

• Disappearing quorum — The disappearing quorum was a practice used by the minority party to prevent voting in the United States House of Representatives. By refusing to vote and be recorded as absent while in fact physically present, a quorum was not achieved and the… …   Wikipedia

• Dilatory motions and tactics — Dilatory tactics or motions, in parliamentary procedure, are those used to delay or obstruct business, annoy the deliberative assembly, or, in legislative procedure, to delay consideration of a subject for other reasons. Some types of motions are …   Wikipedia

• Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls — Class Incidental In order when another has the floor? No Requires second? Yes Debatable? No May be reconsidered? To close polls, no; to reopen polls, negative vote only; all others, yes Amendable? Yes …   Wikipedia

• Table (parliamentary procedure) — In parliamentary procedure, a motion to table has two different and contradictory meanings: In the United States, table usually means the motion to lay on the table or motion to postpone consideration; a proposal to suspend consideration of a… …   Wikipedia

• Second (parliamentary procedure) — Seconded redirects here. For temporary personnel transfer, see secondment. In deliberative bodies a second to a proposed motion is an indication that there is at least one person besides the mover that is interested in seeing the motion come… …   Wikipedia

• Motion (parliamentary procedure) — For other uses, see Motion. In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action.[1] In a parliament, this is also called a parliamentary motion and includes… …   Wikipedia