In parliamentary procedure

Parliamentary procedure

Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies, and other deliberative assemblies...

, a quarterly time interval represents a time limitation on the taking or postponement of certain actions. A quarterly time interval between two meetings is said to be exceeded when more than three full calendar months elapse between those meetings.

Time calculation

For example, if a meeting takes place on January 15:

• A quarterly time interval elapses between the meeting and one on May 1
• A quarterly time interval does not elapse between the meeting and one on April 20.

Limitations

A motion which has been laid on the table at a meeting and not taken from the table before the end of the meeting will die if the next meeting is more than a quarterly time interval away, whereas if the next meeting is within a quarterly time interval, the motion may be taken from the table at that meeting.

A motion may not be postponed to the next meeting if that meeting is scheduled for more than a quarterly time interval away.

If a body's next meeting is more than a quarterly time interval away, it is customary to appoint a board or committee to approve the minutes of the current meeting.