How are abstentions counted for a quorum and final vote?
OAG 78-619 says that where a quorum is present, those members who abstain from voting are counted with the majority vote, either “for” or “against” a measure. This "counts with the majority" rule was originally set forth in Pierson-Trapp Co. v. Knippenberg, 387 S.W.2d 587, 1965.
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