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Voting

  1. Initiative

    Each member of the Association may cast one vote in favor of or against each initiative measure. An initiative measure shall be adopted upon approval by a majority of the members of the Association voting on that measure.

  2. Referendum

    Each member of the Association may cast one vote in favor of or against each item of Senate legislation for which a referendum was sought. The action of the Senate shall be rejected with the concurrance of a majority of those members of the Association voting on the referendum; otherwise, it shall be approved.

  3. Recall

    Each member of the Association may cast one vote either in favor of or against the recall of each officer on whose recall they are eligible to vote, as follows:

    1. All members of the Association may vote on the recall of members of the Council of Presidents, the Financial Manager, or the Chair or Deputy Chair of the Senate.

    2. In recall elections for members of the Senate, only members of the constituency the Senator in question represents may vote.

    The officer or officers shall be removed from office with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Association voting on his or her recall, as determined by the Elections Commission. Any office which becomes vacant as a result of a recall election shall be filled according to the relevant sections of this Constitution.


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