1.1.5.3 Calling Meetings and Establishing Quorum
The chair of each committee is responsible for calling committee meetings. At the request of three members or of one half of a committee's quorum, whichever is larger, the chair must call a special meeting. In cases of committees that name their own chairs, the Nominating Committee appoints one of the members to call the committee for its organizational meeting.
For the purposes of this handbook, a quorum is fifty-one percent of a committee's total membership, except in cases in which a different quorum is specified. Ex officio members of committees constitute part of the quorum and, unless otherwise noted, may vote.