how a quorum works
since there is no strict number that constitutes a quorum best practices suggest a quorum is established as a simple majority of members within an organization it is also possible to outline a hard number in the by laws of a company in which case it overrides the simple majority if that number is larger it is important that the number decided on is not so small that it doesn t accurately represent the entirety of the members but not so large that it becomes hard to legally hold a meeting regardless the quorum number should be representative of members in a decision making role if for example a company has ten board members a quorum could be a simple majority of six board members rather than 51 of every shareholder in the company the number decided on should not be so small that it doesn t accurately represent the entirety of the members but not so large that it becomes hard to legally hold a meeting tips to reach a quorummeetings are most effective and the decision making process is most efficient when quorum is met and agenda items needing to be voted on can be handled there are several ways a governing body can ensure quorum is met 