Basis for Determining a Voting Result - PPTQ Sec 44

The word majority means

• exactly half.

• less than half.

• more than half.

• 51%.

When the term majority vote is used without qualifications, it means

• one more than half the votes cast, including blanks and abstentions.

• one more than half the entire membership.

• more than half the votes cast, excluding blanks and abstentions.

• more than half of the persons present who are legally entitled to vote.

If 40 votes are cast, a majority is

• 20.

• 21.

• 19.

• 18.

In order to have a majority vote with 51 votes cast, there must be an affirmative vote of at least

• 25

• 26

• 27

• 34

An assembly has 30 regular members in attendance at a meeting and the president, who is the presiding officer. If all 30 of the regular members voted, how many would have to vote in favor of a main motion "to have a dance next Saturday" in order for it to be adopted? Assume the presiding officer does not vote.

• 20

• 21

• 15

• 16

Select the example below which would adopt a motion requiring a majority vote.

• 26 in favor and 27 opposed

• 25 in favor and 28 opposed

• 26 in favor and 26 opposed

• 25 in favor and 24 opposed

A society has a total membership of 180, and 91 members are needed for a quorum. There are 120 members present at a regular meeting. If all the members present vote, the minimum vote required to adopt a main motion is

• 60

• 61

• 90

• 91

A society has a total membership of 60, and 31 members are needed for a quorum. There are 40 members present at a regular meeting. If 10 members abstain on a vote to "have a picnic next Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.," how many would have to vote in favor to adopt this main motion?

• 31

• 40

• 15

• 16

A society has a total membership of 200 members. A minimum majority vote of the entire membership is

• 100

• 101

• 150

• 167

If sixty votes are cast, a minimum two-thirds vote is

• 30

• 31

• 40

• 41