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...exodus left some council members wondering if the council met quorum of 26 members, which is necessary to conduct business...
Lurie contested Mahan’s ruling that quorum was reached, though the requisite 26 members were in the room...
...council continued to be plagued with calls for “quorum” throughout the remaining 30 minutes of debate on the Green Grants Bill, though a quorum was always present. Eventually, Mahan ended the meeting at 10:45 p.m., after only 24 members were remaining...
...compliant press was a little more malleable, broadcasting an entire 29-minute speech Putin gave to campaign staffers. Local leaders were a little more enthusiastic about fixing the results, threatening punishment for not getting to the polls and offering prizes to increase voter turnout and get the 50 percent quorum required to make Putin’s victory official. Workers at polling places were a little more likely to forge a couple thousand votes for Putin than the last time he was running for the top job—as they did in Moscow and elsewhere...
Accumulate too many absences and you could find yourself summarily removed from the council. Or suppose 10 members submit a petition for recall. No particular requirement of turnout beyond a bare quorum is required for the council to remove you from office...