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  2. Quorum - Wikipedia

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    Vote cast against Themistocles. A quorum of 6,000 was required for ostracism under the Athenian democracy, according to Plutarch; a similar quorum was necessary in the following century for grants of citizenship. [1] A quorum is the minimum number of members of a group necessary to constitute the group at a meeting. [2]

  3. Quorum call - Wikipedia

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    Members of the House use the same electronic system as is used for voting to register their presence; in the Senate, one of the clerks will read out a roll call of senators, who indicate their presence when called. In fact, if any Senator "suggests the absence of a quorum", the Presiding Officer must direct the roll to be called. For practical ...

  4. Procedures of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    There are a variety of means for members to vote on bills, including systems using lights and bells and electronic voting. [13] Most votes, including quorum votes, are done electronically, and allow members to vote "yea" or "nay" or "present". [13] They light up when the vote is in process. [13]

  5. EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker

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    LET THE VOTING BEGIN. Once the House is in a quorummeaning the minimum number of members are present to proceed — the speaker nominee from each party will be read aloud by the respective ...

  6. EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election

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    Once the House is in a quorummeaning the minimum number of members are present to proceed — the speaker nominee from each party will be read aloud by the respective leaders before a roll ...

  7. Standing Rules of the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    Under the rules and customs of the Senate, a quorum is always assumed to be present unless a quorum call explicitly demonstrates otherwise. Any senator may request a quorum call by "suggesting the absence of a quorum"; a clerk then calls the roll of the Senate and notes which members are present. In practice, senators almost always request ...

  8. Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States

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    A quorum of justices to hear and decide a case is six. If, through recusals or vacancies, fewer than six justices can participate in a case, and a majority of qualified justices determines that the case cannot be heard in the next term, then the decision of the court below is affirmed as if the Court had been equally divided on the case.

  9. Colorado Democrat leads push for expansion of U.S. House ...

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    It would allow members who are new parents, both mothers and fathers, to vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks under the House Rules, excluding proxy votes from establishing a quorum.