Category: Quorum & Voting Requirements
The Court of Appeals Addresses Emergency Meetings and Remote Quorum
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 08/13/24
A Parliamentary Procedure Primer: Part 3 – Quorum Misconceptions
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 01/13/23
A Parliamentary Procedure Primer: Part 1 – The Overview
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 12/13/22
Can Appointed Boards Continue to Meet Remotely?
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 08/02/22
S.B. 473: Does It Play on Both Sides? And Other Lingering Questions
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 02/25/22
S.B. 473: Frequently Asked Questions
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 12/21/21
New Rules for Meetings of Public Bodies During State-Level Declared Emergencies
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/05/20
Failures to Vote by Board Members Participating Remotely
By: Trey Allen Published on: 03/20/20
How to Approve Minutes and General Accounts of Closed Sessions
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/05/18
Excusing Board Members from Voting on the Budget
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/19/17
The Peaceful and Orderly Transfer of Power: Answers to Questions About Organizational Meetings and Swearing In New Board Members
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 11/14/16
Counting the Mayor in Quorum Calculations
By: Trey Allen Published on: 07/22/16
Repealing Ordinances
By: Trey Allen Published on: 11/13/15
When May a Board Member Change a Vote?
By: Trey Allen Published on: 06/15/15
Polling the Board
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 12/03/14
Locally Adopted Voting Rules
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 07/09/14
Quorum Calculations: The Impact of Vacancies and Members Who Don’t Vote
By: Trey Allen Published on: 05/02/14
Is a Quorum Necessary for a Public Hearing?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/25/14
Help! There’s a Lawyer on my Board!
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 02/11/14
Approving Minutes of Meetings You Didn’t Attend
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 02/05/14
Do Mayors Have a Duty to Vote?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 11/07/13
Remote Participation in Meetings
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 08/20/13
Board Member Financial Interest: Mapping the Points on the Continuum
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 01/25/12
Calculating Majorities
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 10/27/10
Proxy Voting
By: David M. Lawrence Published on: 12/04/09
Voting by the mayor pro-tem
By: David M. Lawrence Published on: 10/09/09
“Official Conduct” – More on Excusing Board Members From Voting
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/23/09
Excusing Board Members From Voting
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/16/09
Motions to Reconsider – A Follow-up
By: David M. Lawrence Published on: 08/14/09
Issues That Have Been Decided and the Motion to Reconsider
By: David M. Lawrence Published on: 08/07/09