The Standard Code #27

Minutes from the previous meeting ______ at a special meeting.
1. are not read
2. should be read
3. can be read
4. must be read
The minutes of a special meeting are approved at _____.
1. a regular meeting
2. a special meeting
3. the same special meeting
4. the next convention
If the meeting is adjourned to reconvene at a later time or date, the second meeting is _____.
1. a continued meeting
2. the same meeting
3. an “adjourned” meeting
4. All the other answers are correct.
When there is a continued meeting, it can ______.
1. do any of the business that the original meeting could do
2. only do the business for which it was set up
3. do only business listed in its call
4. make no final decisions
A continued meeting _____.
1. continues from where business stopped
2. starts out as if it is a new meeting
3. jumps immediately to the reason for which it was continued
4. None of the other answers is correct.
For a continued meeting, ____.
1. notice is not required
2. notice can be given
3. business previously noticed can be handled
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A continued meeting _____.
1. cannot be continued
2. may be after the next regular meeting
3. is a one time event
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Another name for a closed session is _____.
1. an executive session
2. a special session
3. an adjourned session
4. a recessed session
At a closed session _____ have the right attend.
1. only members
2. guests and members
3. the general public
4. only the board
A motion to go into closed session is _____.
1. a privileged motion
2. a subsidiary motion
3. an incidental motion
4. a main motion
Which of the following is usually held in a closed session?
1. Matters relating to discipline
2. Matters relating to personnel
3. Board meetings
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A law that restricts the use of closed sessions is called _____.
1. a sunshine law
2. a moonlight law
3. a daylight law
4. There is no special term for such a law.
Special laws restricting closed sessions usually apply only to _____.
1. incorporated societies
2. general societies
3. humane societies
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Minutes of a closed session can be read by _____.
1. only people entitled to be at the meeting
2. any member of the organization
3. any person who wants to read them
4. Minutes are not kept for a closed session.
A meeting via telephone or other electronic means can be held ____.
1. if the bylaws say it can be held
2. if state laws allow it to be held
3. if procedural rules for it are followed
4. All the other answers are correct.
For a meeting via telephone _____.
1. the quorum is established by a roll call
2. members must state their names before speaking
3. voting is via roll call vote
4. All the other answers are correct.
Which of the following is not considered the same as a meeting by telephone?
1. A meeting via email.
2. A video conference.
3. A voice chat line.
4. A video chat line.
What must be carefully protected in an electronic meeting?
1. The rights of absentees.
2. The rights on minority groups.
3. The rights of the board.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If the people who are supposed to call a meeting fail to, _____.
1. any one member may demand that they do so
2. the president may do so
3. the secretary may do so
4. no meeting can be held
If after a demand, a meeting is not called, ____.
1. statue may allow one or more members to call a meeting
2. it has become a legal matter and not a procedural matter
3. the first person to mail out a notice calls the meeting
4. no meeting can be held

The Standard Code #27

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