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Duties of Alternate Senators

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.


donald@
Mon May 9 17:07:17 PDT 1994