ASSU Accountability and Representation

1. The ASSU Senate and Council of Presidents should not make blanket statements claiming to represent every Stanford students on state, national, or international issues (off campus issues).

2. In addition to the opinion of the ASSU Senate or Council of Presidents, the opinion of the Stanford student body as gathered through the following methods should be included in a resolution regarding an off campus issue.

3. The ASSU Senate or Council of Presidents shall not be empowered to put forward resolutions for the Association on state, national, or international matters not directly affecting Stanford students until they have consulted with the Stanford student body through any two (2) of the following means (methods will depend on time and resources available):
   • Passage of a referendum in a general election by a majority vote specifically empowering the ASSU to address this policy for a one-year period on a specific issue.

   • Conduct of a Phone poll through the ASSU or the Stanford Daily, polling at least 3%of the Stanford student body.

   • Consultation of various student groups involved and students in general through open forums and/or debates, dorm representatives, etc.

   SECONDARY PROVISIONS

4. The ASSU Senate and COP be encouraged to utilize these methods for on campus issues.

5. The ASSU Senate and COP also be encouraged to use other methods of creating discussion and gathering student input regarding state, national, or international issues (off-campus issues) through the following methods:
   • Support the efforts of other students to provide education and discussion regarding the issue through such methods as teach-ins, dorm discussions, debates etc.

   • Serve as a contact with other students state-wide and across the nation.

   • Provide funding for its own or other student group efforts to discuss all sides of the issue.