32 CFR § 1605.56 - Organization and meetings.

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title: "32 CFR § 1605.56 - Organization and meetings."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1605.56"
section_name: "Organization and meetings."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1605"
part_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451  E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4644, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1605.56 Organization and meetings.

Each local board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman at least every two years. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall decide any question or classification. Every member present, unless disqualified, shall vote on every question or classification. In case of a tie vote on any question or classification, the board shall postpone action on the question or classification until it can be decided by a majority vote at the next meeting. If the question or classification remains unresolved at the next meeting, the file will be transferred for classification in accord with § 1605.55(c). If any member is absent so long as to hamper the work of the board, the chairman, a member of the board, or a Selective Service compensated employee shall report that fact to the Director of Selective Service and appropriate action shall be taken. If through death, resignation, or other cause, the membership of a board falls below the prescribed number, it shall continue to function provided a quorum of the prescribed membership is present at each official meeting.