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- Alternate members may attend all meetings of the Senate and
engage in debate. In addition, they shall have such privileges in the
committees of the Senate as may be provided in the By-Laws of the Association.
- When a regular undergraduate member of the Senate fails
to be in attendence at a meeting, the highest ranking undergraduate
alternate member present shall be allowed to vote, to be counted
as a part of a quorum, and to perform all functions of a regular
member.
- When a regular graduate or professional school member
of the Senate fails to be in attendence
at a meeting, the highest-ranking alternate member from the absent
member's district shall be allowed to vote, to be counted as
a part of a quorum, and to perform all functions of a regular
member.
Should neither regular nor alternate members
from a given district be present in sufficient numbers to fill all
regular Senate seats assigned to that district, the highest-ranking
alternate member from among the remaining districts shall be
allowed to vote, to be counted as
a part of a quorum, and to perform all functions of a regular
member.
- A regular member who arrives late at a meeting
may reclaim the right to vote from the alternate acting as her or his
substitute
by so informing the Senate Chair.