To Make the Association Constitution Internally Consistent
Senate Bill 1-CA-1

Submitted for previous notice: 28 May 1996
Action requested: Approval; requires two-thirds majority

WHEREAS
the Association Constitution uses the terms ``general election'' and ``special election'' in an internally inconsistent manner,

THEREFORE
be it resolved by the Senate of this Association

THAT
in Article II, Section 2, Subsection A, Paragraph 1 be amended to read

1. The thirty elected members of the Senate shall be chosen each year in the Association Spring Quarter General Election.

The original text read:

1. The thirty elected members of the Senate shall be chosen each year in the Association general election. This election shall be held on two consecutive weekdays during the second, third or fourth week of spring quarter.

and

THAT
in Article II, Section 4, Subsection D be amended to read

1. If the Senate Elect was elected in the Association Spring Quarter General Election, then at a date specified by the Senate or 14 days before the end of spring quarter, whichever comes first, the Senate and Senate Elect shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.
2. If the Senate Elect was elected in any other election, then within 14 days of certification of the election, the Senate Elect and Senate shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.

The original text read:

1. If the Senate Elect was elected in the spring quarter general election, then at a date specified by the Senate or 14 days before the end of spring quarter, whichever comes first, the Senate and Senate Elect shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.
2. If the Senate Elect was elected in a special election, then within 14 days of certification of the election, the Senate Elect and Senate shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.

and

THAT
in Article II, Section 4, Subsection D be amended to read

1. If the Senate Elect was elected in the Association Spring Quarter General Election, then at a date specified by the Senate or 14 days before the end of spring quarter, whichever comes first, the Senate and Senate Elect shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.
2. If the Senate Elect was elected in any other election, then within 14 days of certification of the election, the Senate Elect and Senate shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.

The original text read:

1. If the Senate Elect was elected in the spring quarter general election, then at a date specified by the Senate or 14 days before the end of spring quarter, whichever comes first, the Senate and Senate Elect shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.
2. If the Senate Elect was elected in a special election, then within 14 days of certification of the election, the Senate Elect and Senate shall dissolve and the former members of the Senate Elect shall constitute the new Senate.

and

THAT
in Article III, Section 2, Subsection 3 be amended to read

3. If both the President and the Vice President lose office due to reasons other than the election of a new President and Vice President, the Senate shall, within 14 days, call a general election to choose another President and Vice President. The Senate shall by majority vote choose a member of the Senate to serve as Acting President in the interim.

The original text read:

3. If both the President and the Vice President lose office due to reasons other than the election of a new President and Vice President, the Senate shall, within 14 days, call a special election to choose another President and Vice President. The Senate shall by majority vote choose a member of the Senate to serve as Acting President in the interim.

and

THAT
in Article III, Section 3, Subsections 3 and 4 be amended to read

3. The President and Vice President shall be elected by a majority of the Association voting in the Association Spring Quarter General Election.
4. Should no slate of candidates receive a majority of the votes in the Association Spring Quarter General Election, a run-off election shall be held within the next 14 days between the two slates receiving the most votes in the Association Spring Quarter General Election.

The original text read:

3. The President and Vice President shall be elected by a majority of the Association voting in the spring quarter general election.
4. Should no slate of candidates receive a majority of the votes in the spring quarter general election, a run-off election shall be held within the next 14 days between the two slates receiving the most votes in the spring quarter general election.

and

THAT
the preamble to Article V, Section 1, Subsection B be amended to read

Each year, in the Association Spring Quarter General Election, the students will set the amount of each General Fee for the coming fiscal year in the following manner. For each General Fee:

The original text read:

Each year, in the Spring quarter general election, the students will set the amount of each General Fee for the coming fiscal year in the following manner. For each General Fee:

and

THAT
in Article V, Section 1, Subsection B, Paragraph 1 be amended to read

1. The Senate must approve a list of percentages by which the General Fee may be raised and lowered; these percentages must specifically include zero percent, and must fall in the range from -50 percent to 50 percent. Senate approval requires a two-thirds vote and notice at the previous regular meeting of the Senate, and must occur no later than the day before the beginning of the Association Spring Quarter General Election. If approval does not occur in time, the percentages from the previous year shall be used.

The original text read:

1. The Senate must approve a list of percentages by which the General Fee may be raised and lowered; these percentages must specifically include zero percent, and must fall in the range from -50 percent to 50 percent. Senate approval requires a two-thirds vote and notice at the previous regular meeting of the Senate, and must occur no later than the day before the beginning of the Spring quarter general election. If approval does not occur in time, the percentages from the previous year shall be used.

and

THAT
in Article V, Section 1, Subsection C be amended to read

The Senate may, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, place a proposal to create, abolish, or modify the base amount of a General Fee on the ballot of the Association Spring Quarter General Election. Proposals to modify the base amount must include the specific proposed new base amount. Such a proposal will be adopted if two-thirds of the students voting are in favor, and if those in favor make up 15 percent of the members of the Association. The Senate may set a lower limit to General Fees, and any General Fee that drops below this limit one year and is not raised above it by the next year will be abolished.

The original text read:

The Senate may, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, place a proposal to create, abolish, or modify the base amount of a General Fee on the ballot of the Spring general election. Proposals to modify the base amount must include the specific proposed new base amount. Such a proposal will be adopted if two-thirds of the students voting are in favor, and if those in favor make up 15 percent of the members of the Association. The Senate may set a lower limit to General Fees, and any General Fee that drops below this limit one year and is not raised above it by the next year will be abolished.

and

THAT
the preamble to Article V, Section 2, Subsection A be amended to read

During the Association Spring Quarter General Election, the Association may levy one or more Special Fees via referenda. Special Fees shall be sought by student organizations to cover their organizational and basic programming expenses. A student organization shall have its request for a Special Fee placed on the ballot after following any one of the following four procedures:

The original text read:

Every Spring quarter, during the general elections held for the Senate, the President and Vice President, the Association may levy one or more Special Fees via referenda. Special Fees shall be sought by student organizations to cover their organizational and basic programming expenses. A student organization shall have its request for a Special Fee placed on the ballot after following any one of the following four procedures:

and

THAT
the preamble of Article V, Section 3, Subsection A be amended to read

After the Association Spring Quarter General Election results have been certified by the Senate, the Financial Manager shall devise and submit to the Senate for approval a schedule for the levying of the General and Special Fees which must conform to the following five principles:

The original text read:

After the Spring election results have been certified by the Senate, the Financial Manager shall devise and submit to the Senate for approval a schedule for the levying of the General and Special Fees which must conform to the following five principles:

and

THAT
in Article V, Section 8, Subsection B, Paragraph 8 be amended to read

6. The Financial Manager shall not, during his or her term of office, serve as an elected member of the Senate or as the President or Vice President. However, provided that he or she is not reapplying for the position of Financial Manager, the current Financial Manager may run in the Association Spring Quarter General Election for election to the new Senate or election as President or Vice President and, if elected, may serve on that body throughout the normal term of office. The Financial Manager need not be a member of the Association.

The original text read:

6. The Financial Manager shall not, during his or her term of office, serve as an elected member of the Senate or as the President or Vice President. However, provided that he or she is not reapplying for the position of Financial Manager, the current Financial Manager may run in the Spring quarter general election for election to the new Senate or election as President or Vice President and, if elected, may serve on that body throughout the normal term of office. The Financial Manager need not be a member of the Association.

and

THAT
in Article VI, Section 2, Subsection A, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph b be amended to read

b. If a petition of 5 percent of the membership of the Association, containing the text of the resolution, is submitted to the Elections Commission at least 21 days prior to the Association Spring Quarter General Election, or at least 14 days prior to any other previous called general election, the Commission shall, unless they or the Senate determine the petition not to be in good order within the limitations of this Constitution, place the initiative on the ballot for the specified election.

The original text read:

b. If a petition of 5 percent of the membership of the Association, containing the text of the resolution, is submitted to the Elections Commission at least 21 days prior to the Spring quarter general election, or at least 14 days prior to a previously called special election in which all members of the Association are entitled to vote, the Commission shall, unless they or the Senate determine the petition not to be in good order within the limitations of this Constitution, place the initiative on the ballot for the specified election.

and

THAT
in Article VI, Section 2, Subsection A, Paragraph 2 be amended to read

2. For all other initiative measures, if a petition containing the signatures of at least 10 percent of the members of the Association, containing the text of the initiative, is submitted to the Elections Commission, the Commission shall, after the petition was found to be valid, place the initiative measure on the ballot for the next general election, so long as the petition is found to be in good order.

The original text read:

2. For all other initiative measures, if a petition containing the signatures of at least 10 percent of the members of the Association, containing the text of the initiative, is submitted to the Elections Commission, the Commission shall, after the petition was found to be valid, place the initiative measure on the ballot for the next general or special election, so long as all members of the Association are entitled to vote in that election and the petition is found to be in good order.

and

THAT
in Article VI, Section 2, Subsection B, Paragraph 1 be amended to read

1. If a petition of 10 percent of the members of the Association, stating the Senate legislation on which the referendum is requested, is submitted to the Elections Commission within 21 days after the Senate has enacted the legislation in question, not counting days between quarters, the Commission shall, after the petition was found to be valid, place the initiative measure on the ballot for the next general election, so long as the petition is found to be in good order.

The original text read:

1. If a petition of 10 percent of the members of the Association, stating the Senate legislation on which the referendum is requested, is submitted to the Elections Commission within 21 days after the Senate has enacted the legislation in question, not counting days between quarters, the Commission shall, after the petition was found to be valid, place the initiative measure on the ballot for the next general or special election, so long as all members of the Association are entitled to vote in that election and the petition is found to be in good order.

and

THAT
in Article VI, Section 2, Subsection E, Paragraphs 2 and 3 be amended to read

2. Such elections shall not preclude or alter the timing of the Association Spring Quarter General Election.
3. Such elections shall be held in accordance with the rules and regulations set down previously by the Senate for the Association Spring Quarter General Election.

The original text read:

2. Such elections shall not preclude or alter the timing of the general election held in spring quarter.
3. Such elections shall be held in accordance with the rules and regulations set down previously by the Senate for the general election held in spring quarter.

and

{in Article VII, Section 1, Subsection B be amended to read

Any member of the Association wishing to propose an amendment to the Constitution shall submit the text of that amendment to the Vice President of the Association or to the Senate Chair.

The Vice President or Senate Chair shall then give notice of that amendment at the next regular meeting of the Senate which begins at least 24 hours after the proposed amendment was received.

If the Senate has not placed the proposed amendment on the ballot for the specified election by the end of the regular meeting of the Senate following the meeting at which notice was given, then petitions proposing that amendment may be circulated by members of the Association. All such petitions shall contain the text of the proposed amendment and of the parts of the Constitution to be affected thereby.
1. If such a petition containing the signatures of at least 5 percent of the members of the Association is submitted to the Elections Commission at least 21 days prior to the Association Spring Quarter General Election, or at least 14 days prior to any other general election, the Commission shall place the amendment on the ballot in the election for which the petition was submitted, provided that it finds the petition to be valid.
2. If such a petition containing the signatures of at least 15 percent of the members of the Association is submitted to the Elections Commission, the Commission shall, within 48 hours after the petition was found to be valid, call a general election on the amendment except as provided below. The Senate may not subsequently amend the call of this election. The election on the amendment shall be held not less than 7 nor more than 21 days after the petitions are submitted to the Elections Commission. However, if they are received within 28 days of the end of a quarter, the Elections Commission may hold the election within the first 14 days of the following quarter. For the purposes of this section, the quarter following the spring quarter shall be the fall quarter.
3. The Senate may, by a vote of two-thirds of its membership, schedule an earlier election for any proposed amendment which has qualified for the ballot.
4. The Senate and Elections Commission shall share the authority to establish regulations defining the proper form for petitions and governing the circulation thereof.

The original text read:

Any member of the Association wishing to propose an amendment to the Constitution shall submit the text of that amendment to the Vice President of the Association or to the Senate Chair, along with a statement specifying whether the amendment is intended for placement on the ballot in the Spring Quarter general election, or in a special election.

The Vice President or Senate Chair shall then give notice of that amendment at the next regular meeting of the Senate which begins at least 24 hours after the proposed amendment was received.

If the Senate has not placed the proposed amendment on the ballot for the specified election by the end of the regular meeting of the Senate following the meeting at which notice was given, then petitions proposing that amendment may be circulated by members of the Association. All such petitions shall contain the text of the proposed amendment and of the parts of the Constitution to be affected thereby.
1. If such a petition containing the signatures of at least 5 percent of the members

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