{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-74","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-74","heading":"Quorum.","body":"(a)\tA majority of the actual membership of the council plus the mayor, excluding vacant seats, shall constitute a quorum. A member who has withdrawn from a meeting without being excused by majority vote of the remaining members present shall be counted as present for purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present.\n(b)\tAny member present by means of simultaneous communication in accordance with G.S. 166A-19.24 shall be counted as present for the purposes of whether a quorum is present only during the period while simultaneous communication is maintained for that member. (1917, c. 136, subch. 13, s. 1; C.S., s. 2821; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1975, c. 664, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 6; 2020-3, s. 4.31(f).)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 5. Form of Government.","Part 3. Organization and Procedures of the Council."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-74.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"915b310641e6ad14840b2a04ce8d566054cc6308068f0ddbabc8d6b93910a0ff","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-73","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}