Quorums

It takes about 10 minutes to call the roll and ascertain the absence of a quorum — see “hot quorums” for example — and these are called with fewer than 51 Senators in the well at the time the quorum call started. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the ballots had to be counted before both houses of Congress, which were supposed to meet on the fourth of March but did not get the requisite quorums until April. ❋ Pauline Maier (2010)

The result was that by October 3, 1977, the Senate had spent “13 days and 1 night” debating the natural gas bill, which included “121 rollcalls” and “34 live quorums.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

• Use quorums to gain cohesion, accuracy and speed. ❋ Dennis Whittle (2010)

Here again, bees are superior to us, as each scout's "dances" become less effective with time, no matter how good a new site is, while stubbornness can lead humans to argue forever. • Use quorums to gain cohesion, accuracy and speed. ❋ Dennis Whittle (2010)

It takes about 10 minutes to call the roll and ascertain the absence of a quorum — see “hot quorums” for example — and these are called with fewer than 51 Senators in the well at the time the quorum call started.cboldtQuote ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even among Orthodox women, demands for opportunities to study sacred rabbinic texts and for female prayer quorums reflect the influence of American feminism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It really doesn't matter much whether senators talk the whole time, or ask for quorums, or play sudoku. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rest of the sentence involves quorums and adjournment definitions, while other parts of the section involve the right of each house to make its own rules, including punishments of its members, and the keeping of journals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ai was tinkin hoo els wud tak abowt votes and snorums/quorums? ❋ Unknown (2008)

The IOC suspended Iraq in June for political interference after the government disbanded the Iraqi Olympic Committee, saying the committee held meetings without quorums and had officials serving in one-year posts for more than five years. ❋ Unknown (2008)

NEILL: The IOC suspended Iraq in June for political interference after the government disbanded the Iraqi Olympic committee, saying the committee held meetings without quorums and had officials serving in one-year posts for more than five years. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After the government disbanded the Iraqi Olympic committee, saying the committee held meetings without quorums and had officials serving in one-year posts for more than five years. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the past there were problems with quorums because some members just couldn't care less about being in the chamber. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The main goal now is to set aside the disenfranchising of the primary voters in Michigan and Florida, the ignoring of the weight of the votes as tallied along Electoral College lines, the disproportionate use of quorums in the primary contests, and the preoccupation of the media with minor misstatements made when a candidate is fatigued. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The decision to have a legally sanctioned area for Jews who wanted to pray in mixed minyans, or quorums, at the Western Wall followed violent attacks on mixed groups praying with Torah scrolls in 1998 and 1999. ❋ Unknown (2007)