1. The Secretary’s duties include:
    a) setting up the meeting room
    b) keeping the club bylaws
    c) greeting guests
    d) helping the President w/ the semiannual dues     ALL OF THE ABOVE
  2. True or False?   A club must have a Secretary.   TRUE
  3. True or False?   A club must have a VP Membership.  FALSE Only one VP office is req'd
  4. If your club’s bylaws are missing, you can get a copy   FROM HEADQUARTERS.
  5. True or False?   Banks usually require meeting minutes when changing account signatories.   TRUE
  6. True or False? The Secretary presides in the absence of the President.   FALSE
  7. For Toastmasters meetings, a quorum is defined as A MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS, and this information is found IN THE CLUB CONSTITUTIUON.
  8. The CLUB CONSTITUUTION (document) is fixed for all clubs, but the BYLAWS can vary from club to club, especially in regard to MEETING DAYS and CLUB DUES.
  9. True or False? You should try to find a successor during your term.  TRUE
  10. True or False? The Secretary is part of the Executive Committee. TRUE
  11. True or False? Meeting minutes must be recorded on Toastmasters form #1503. FALSE
  12. True or False? Meeting minutes should include prepared speakers, speech projects, and titles. TRUE
  13. A copy of the Club Constitution and Standard Bylaws can be found on the web at http://www.toastmasters.org (Information for Members   / Forms and Documents).
  14. How many members must vote to change the club bylaws? 2/3, WHEN A QUORUM IS PRESENT
  15. All club correspondence from Headquarters is sent to   THE CLUB PRESIDENT.

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