What is Quorum?
[[File:3D png Judges Gavel.png|thumb|right|250px]] A '''quorum''' is the [[wikt:minimum|minimum]] number of [[wikt:member|member]]s of an [[organization]] who must be present in order for their meeting to be [[legal]] or [[official]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/Q/Quorum.aspx |title=Quorum Definition: |publisher=Duhaime.org |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=7 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407194917/http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/Q/Quorum.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The word is often used in [[legislature|legislative assemblies]], [[corporation]]s and [[Society|societies]] who make [[wikt:official|official]] decisions.<ref name=uslegal>{{cite web |url=http://definitions.uslegal.com/q/quorum/ |title=quorum |publisher=US Legal, Inc |access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> The [[by-law]]s of an organization will usually say how many members make up a quorum.<ref name=IBBI>{{cite web |url=http://ibbi.seadeo.net/docs/rulesord/quorum.htm |title=Procedures Used in Meetings: Quorum of Members |publisher=Internet Band Boosters International |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609022113/http://ibbi.seadeo.net/docs/rulesord/quorum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the case of [[legislature]]s and government bodies, the requirements for a quorum are often set by [[statute]] or in their [[constitution]]. Some bodies use a fixed number for a quorum while others use a [[percent]]age of the members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/roberts-rules-for-defining-a-quorum.html |title=Robert's Rules for Defining a Quorum |author=C. Allan Jennings |website=For Dummies |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> It is usually the responsibility of the [[chairperson]] to make sure there is a quorum present.<ref name=robert'sBART>{{cite web |url=http://www.bartleby.com/176/64.html |title=Henry M. Robert (1837–1923). Robert’s Rules of Order Revised. 1915. 64 A Quorum |pu