CMCA EXAM 2023/24

Abstention - Answer When a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. An abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the measure or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition. Abstentions do not count in tallying the vote; when members abstain, they are in effect only attending the meeting to aid in constituting a quorum. Action item lists - Answer A documented event, task, activity or action that needs to take place. Action items are usually documented in the meeting minutes and are recorded in the task list of the group. At the next meeting the action item list is reviewed by the group and at that meeting the facilitator will check the status of these items. Agenda - Answer A list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. Amend a Motion - Answer Motion modification: