Student Senate Bills

Senate Bill No. 104

The Third General Assembly
2002-2003

A Bill

To properly establish an Elections Management Team.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT SENATE OF CAPITAL UNIVERSITY:

Section I.

That... Section I. of Article V should read as follows:

The Elections Management Team shall ensure that the elections for the offices of President, Vice President, and for the Senate run smoothly and fairly, thus placing accountability on all individuals involved.

1. Organization

   1. The Elections Management Team will be comprised of seven (7) members.

   2. The President who will act as chair will appoint these members.

   3. The vice-chair will be decided by the following criteria: (s)he will be either a graduating senior, or a junior or sophomore who agrees to waive his/her right to run for election for student government in the upcoming year.

   4. The President will be the chair unless (s)he fails to meet the criteria. In this case, the Vice-President will be the chair.

   5. If the Vice-President does not meet the criteria, then the line of succession will be the following:
      1. Speaker
      2. Clerk
      3. Floor Leader
      4. Committee Chairs in alphabetical order:
         1. Academic Affairs,
         2. Finance
         3. Multi-cultural Affairs
         4. Student Interests

         5. Student Life

   6. The Election Management Team is to be formed by the first meeting of the spring semester.
2. Duties

   1. The Elections Management Team must concoct and distribute the election packets with all pertinent materials.

   2. Organizing and posting the candidates statements of intents.

   3. The Elections Management Team shall hold the Presidential and Vice Presidential Forum.

   4. Members of the Elections Management Team will be stationed at the voting booth during all hours of the election.

   5. Members of the Elections Management Team appointed by the Co-Chairmen will tabulate and post the results.

   6. The Elections Management Team is responsible for any duties that may come up through out the election process.

3. The Elections Management Team shall ensure that the elections for the offices of President, Vice President, and for the Senate run smoothly and fairly, thus placing accountability on all individuals involved.

Section II.

That..."To form an elections committee whenever necessary" be stricken from Article IV, Section VIII, C, 2.

Section III.

That ...This amendment is to take affect immediately upon its passage of the Senate and its signing by the President.