QUORUM
quorum,n. Parliamentary law. The minimum number of members (usu. a majority of all the
members) who must be present for a deliberative assembly to legally transact business. Pl.
quorums.[Cases: Courts 101. C.J.S. Courts § 137.]
constituency-based quorum.See interest-based quorum.
disappearing quorum.A quorum whose presence may be more presumptive than actual. See
presumption of a quorum under PRESUMPTION.
interest-based quorum.A quorum determined according to the presence or representation of
various constituencies. — Also termed constituency-based quorum.
notice-based quorum.A quorum determined according to how far in advance of the meeting
its call was circulated. • Under a notice-based quorum, the later the call gets sent out, the larger the
quorum grows.
proportional quorum.A quorum calculated with reference to some defined or assumed set, usu.
either the number of seats (including vacancies) or the number of sitting members (excluding
vacancies).
registration-based quorum.A quorum determined according to how many members have
checked in at the meeting, either at some fixed time or throughout the time since the meeting
began. [Blacks Law 8th]