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The Constitution of the Indiana University Southeast College Democrats
Preamble: In order to promote a better America, with equality, opportunity, and freedom within a just and strong society, we dedicate ourselves to organizing the participation of Democratic college students at Indiana University Southeast. In this mission, we call for full participation of all IUS students, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, physical handicap, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation. Understanding the importance of
participation in the Democratic Party to the preservation of our values and
principles, we, Democratic college students, do hereby associate ourselves and
adopt this Constitution as the IUS College Democrats. Article 1: Name and Purpose A: Name: The name of this organization shall be the IUS College Democrats, hereafter referred to in this document as the “College Democrats”. B: Purpose: The College
Democrats pledges itself to support the philosophy and candidates of the
Democratic Party. Furthermore, the College Democrats declares its intention to
support all efforts to increase the participation of college students in
Democratic affairs. To these ends, the College Democrats shall educate and train
its members so that they may be better able to: 2. Assist in the election of local, state, and national Democratic candidates. 3. Affect political change on
the local, state, and national level. A: Members: Membership in the College Democrats shall be open to any college student currently enrolled in IUS College who wishes to be known as a College Democrat and who has the best interests of the College Democrats and the Democratic Party at heart, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, physical handicap, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation.
Article 3: The Executive Board A: Composition: The Executive Board shall be composed of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Communications Director/Membership Director. All positions will be elected once yearly at the General Elections. B: The Executive Board shall
determine the agenda and policy of the College Democrats and coordinate all
activities and events. A: All Executive Board members must maintain active involvement in all of the College Democrats activities and endeavors. B: Duties of the President. The President shall: 1: Be the Chief Executive Officer of the College Democrats; 2: Define the agenda of the College Democrats during his or her tenure; 3: Act as the official representative of the College Democrats to other groups and the media; 4: Carry out the mandates, policies, an directives of the Executive Board; 5: Preside over all meetings of
the College Democrats. C: Duties of the Vice President. The Vice President shall: 1: Assist the President in the performance of his or her duties; including brainstorming ideas and evaluating the progress of the Executive Board and organization as a whole; 2: Act as President when the President is unable to perform his or her duties; 3: Assume the office of the President upon the President’s death, resignation, removal, or inability to perform duties; 4: Take on projects of his or
her choosing. D: Duties of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: 1: Direct fundraising activities and prepare all grants; 2: Manage the bank account and budget; 3: Perform such duties as the
President may assign and take on projects of his or her choosing. E: Duties of the Communications Director/Membership Director. He or she shall:
2: Notify media of all events of the College Democrats in an attempt to ensure media coverage; 3: Perform such duties as the
President may assign and take on projects of his or her choosing. F: Duties of the Secretary.
He or she shall:
B: Eligibility to run for a
position and vote is open to any officially enrolled members D: Procedure: Candidates are
nominated directly before their election. Article 6: Removal B: Process for removal: To begin the process for removal, another member of the Executive Board must charge the officer with the reasons for his or her removal publicly at a meeting of the Executive Board. The officer in question must be offered an opportunity to defend himself or herself at that meeting. After a period of two weeks the issue shall be put to a vote. Three-fourths members of the Executive Board must vote for removal for an officer to be removed. Article 7: Vacancies Article 8: Rules of Procedure A: Roberts Rules of Order shall be the official rules of procedure for all College Democrat meetings.
A: Procedure: The Constitution can be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of the Executive Board with 2/3 approval by the organization members.
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