Practice question
At a session where a proper roll call establishes absence of quorum, the members present nevertheless enact an ordinary ordinance. They claim that a large approving majority among themselves cures the missing quorum. Which is best?
- Any majority among attendees cures quorum
- Quorum is optional for ordinances
- The absence of the statutory quorum prevents the claimed ordinary legislative business
- Spectators can be counted as members
- The secretary may invent absent votes
Legal references
- RA 7160 Sections 48, 53-55 and 447: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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