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Proposals to lower SCC quorum and to limit elected-official presence prompt debate on representation and practicality
Summary
Bob McEntee proposed changing the SCC quorum to a majority of credentialed attendees with a 50‑member floor, arguing current rules make it too easy to lose quorum; Neil Sebring separately proposed restricting elected officials and their staff from holding many SCC seats to increase grassroots representation.
Bob McEntee told the meeting that recent SCC meetings became difficult to finish because the constitutionally defined quorum counted all seats — including vacant or absent ones — making it easy for a small number of departures to end meetings. McEntee proposed changing the SCC quorum to a majority of credentialed attendees (mirroring state convention practice) and included a 50-member floor to avoid very-small meetings making…
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