---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 6.6"
title: "39"
number: "6.6"
heading: "Quorum and voting."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/6.6"
---

# §6.6. Quorum and voting.


Except for matters considered through the notation voting process described in [§ 6.7](/cfr/39/6.7.md), the Board acts by resolution upon a vote of those members who attend a meeting in accordance with [§ 6.4](/cfr/39/6.4.md). No proxies are allowed in any vote of the members of the Board. As provided by [39 U.S.C. 205(c)](/usc/39/205.md?p=c), any six (6) members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Board, and a resolution requires a favorable vote of a majority of those members who are present, except as follows:

- (a) In the appointment or removal of the Postmaster General, and in setting the compensation and benefits of the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General, [39 U.S.C. 205(c)(1)](/usc/39/205.md?p=c-1) requires a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in office.
- (b) In the appointment or removal of the Deputy Postmaster General, [39 U.S.C. 205(c)(2)](/usc/39/205.md?p=c-2) requires a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in office and the Postmaster General.
- (c) In the appointment, removal, or in the setting of the compensation and benefits of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or other necessary staff, a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in office is required.
- (d) In the determination to close a portion of a meeting or to withhold information concerning a meeting, [5 U.S.C. 552b(d)(1)](/usc/5/552b.md?p=d-1) requires a vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board.
- (e) In the decision to call a meeting with less than a week's notice, [5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(1)](/usc/5/552b.md?p=e-1) requires a vote of a majority of the members of the Board. In the decision to change the subject matter of a meeting, or the determination to open or close a meeting, [5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(2)](/usc/5/552b.md?p=e-2) requires a vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board.
- (f) In establishing rates or classes of competitive products of both general and not of general applicability in §§ [3.9](/cfr/39/3.9.md) and [3.10](/cfr/39/3.10.md) of these bylaws, [39 U.S.C. 3632(a)](/usc/39/3632.md?p=a) requires the concurrence of a majority of all of the Governors then holding office.
- (g) In the appointment of the Inspector General, [39 U.S.C. 202(e)](/usc/39/202.md?p=e) requires a favorable vote of a majority of the Governors then in office and of a majority of the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission then in office.
- (h) In removing the Inspector General for cause, [39 U.S.C. 202(e)](/usc/39/202.md?p=e) requires the written concurrence of at least 7 Governors and 3 Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
- (i) In adjusting the funding requested in the Postal Regulatory Commission's budget for the succeeding fiscal year, [39 U.S.C. 504(d)](/usc/39/504.md?p=d) requires a unanimous written decision of the Governors then holding office, issued no later than 30 days after receiving the budget.
- (j) In approving a program established under [39 U.S.C. 3703](/usc/39/3703.md) to enter into agreements with agencies of state, local or tribal governments to provide property or non-postal services to the public on such agencies' behalf, [39 U.S.C. 3703(c)](/usc/39/3703.md?p=c) requires a recorded and publicly available vote of a majority of the Governors then holding office.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 78983, Dec. 24, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 17334, Mar. 26, 2012; 86 FR 10014, Feb. 18, 2021; 87 FR 68908, Nov. 17, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 205, 401(2), (10), 504, 1003, 3622, 3632, 3703; 5 U.S.C. 552b(e), (g).

### Source

Source: 73 FR 78983, Dec. 24, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 78983, Dec. 24, 2008, as amended at 77 FR 17334, Mar. 26, 2012; 86 FR 10014, Feb. 18, 2021; 87 FR 68908, Nov. 17, 2022]