Next Meeting: Thursday April 23, 2009

at 4:30 in UC122

Bills Coming up for a Vote:

No current bills scheduled to be voted on. 

*Bills may be put into an emergency status at the meeting by a vote of 2/3 of the Student Senate present, thereby bringing them up for a vote without being on the agenda.

Bills coming up for a first read:

B-01-47  Contesting an Election Amendment

Section I:  Contestation Clause

            This bill is to change the set period for contestation of a campus-wide election documented in the Constitution, Article V, Section IV, Part 2.

            The current reading is as follows:

                        “A petition stating the reasons for opposition, accompanied by the signature of at least five of those students voting in the election in question, shall be presented to the Student Judiciary no later than seven days following the last day of the election.”

            The wording will be changed to read:

                        “A petition stating the reasons for opposition, accompanied by the signature of at least five of those students voting in the election in question, shall be presented to the Student Judiciary no later than the Wednesday of the next academic week following the election.”

Section II: Explanation

The current reading of the constitution makes it extremely difficult to contest an election if the following week falls on a break from classes (i.e. Spring Break, or an elongated break due to Snow Days). Under the current reading, this must be accompanied by the signatures of at least five of the students voting in the election in question. As the campus is closed during a break from classes, it is very difficult for a person wishing to contest the election to produce the appropriate materials to the Chief Justice within the duration stated by the current reading of the Section IV Constitution.