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days or earlier in the case of the annual meeting (see section 4) in advance thereof and shall <br />indicate the time and place of and the business to be transacted at the meeting. <br />Quorum <br />Clause S. A quorum for the local council shall be 10 % of the active members of the council. <br />Attendance at Meetings; Voting <br />Clause 6. All active, honorary, and associate members of the local council shall be entitled <br />to attend any meeting of the local council. The local council may invite other persons to attend <br />local council meetings but such persons shall have no vote. Each active member of the local <br />council present at a local council meeting shall be entitled to one vote and voting by proxy <br />shall not be permitted. Individual member's ballots may be submitted by electronic means, but <br />must be received prior to the election to be counted. Nominations for elective offices shall <br />only be made by the nominating committee, and nominations from the floor shall not be <br />permitted. Except in the case of elections where voting shall be by ballot, voting at a meeting <br />of the local council may be by ballot, voice, or show of hands as the chairman of the meeting <br />may rule unless otherwise determined by the members entitled to vote. Unless otherwise <br />required by law, the articles of incorporation or these bylaws, any question presented to a <br />meeting of the local council at which a quorum is present shall be determined by a majority of <br />those actually voting. <br />NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE <br />LOCAL COUNCIL <br />SECTION 4. <br />At least 90 days prior to the annual meeting of the local council, the president shall appoint, <br />with the approval of the executive board, not fewer than three active members of the local <br />council to serve as a. nominating committee. Nominations for all council elective offices shall <br />be made by the nominating committee. At the annual meeting of the local council the <br />nominating committee shall nominate persons to be elected as members at large of the local <br />council, associate and honorary members of the local council, regular members of the <br />executive board, National Council members, and officers of the corporation other than the <br />Scout executive. The notice of the annual meeting should be mailed between 45 and 60 days <br />prior to the meeting, announcing the membership of the nominating committee so that active <br />members of the local council may make recommendations of possible nominees to the <br />committee for its consideration. Recommendations to the committee shall be made in writing <br />at least 30 days prior to the meeting. <br />SECTION 5. <br />The council election procedure appears in the appendix. <br />10 <br />