2010 04 01 Online Vote
Online voting on Amendment 12 to Constitution.
(a) The full text is below.
(b) This passes on a vote of 12/16 (75%) under Constitution XII(E) for Internet Voting Completion.
(c) This was proposed April 6, 2010 at 12:24am with a 72-hour voting limit under the Constitution.
(d) At the end of the 72-hour period the vote was:
YES: Capistrano, Cuaycong, Crews, Cummings, Fox, Janes, Kleinman, Mullee, Sailors, Schulman, Varela, Walsh
NO: Ziese
NOT VOTING: Gogia, Eingold, Fudim-Davis
(SUSPENDED FOR NON ATTENDANCE: Korte, Weselcouch)
Thus the measure passes with the required 75% vote of qualified members.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER IAN CUMMINGS
Secretary
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USS votes to (i) Make Amendment 10 changing President and Vice President to three co-chairs permanent; and (ii) replace article VII (B) as follows.
This is the OLD text of VII (B):
B. Executive Board
1. Only elected Representative Board members are eligible to be considered for the Executive Board.
2. A special USS meeting will be scheduled and advertised, the sole purpose of which will be to nominate candidates for the positions to the Executive Board. Nominees will be confirmed through the standard voting procedure of the USS.
3. The USS will provide the final list of nominees for Executive Board positions.
This is the NEW text of VII (B):
B. Executive Board
1. Only elected Representative Board members are eligible to be considered for the Executive Board.
2. A special USS meeting will be scheduled and advertised, the sole purpose of which will be to elect candidates for the positions to the Executive Board.
a. This meeting will be chaired by either:
i. A former member of the executive board who is not voting in the election; or only if such person is not available,
ii. Another impartial person who is not voting in the election, who shall be elected by 60% of the members.
b. Each candidate will speak for five minutes, followed by five minutes of questions from the members.
3. There shall be between two and five members of the Executive Board:
a. First, up to three co-chairs will be elected by Instant Runoff Voting using a ranked ballot, with the three highest-voted candidates thereby elected. If, on being elected, an elected candidate chooses not to serve, the next-highest-voted candidate will be elected to the declined co-chair position.
b. Second, the Secretary shall be elected. A co-chair may run in the election for Secretary. If so elected, that person shall be called Secretary-and-co-chair.
c. Third, the Treasurer shall be elected. A co-chair may run for Treasurer. If so elected, that person shall be called Treasurer-and-co-chair.
d. The same person may not be Treasurer and Secretary.
4. Upon election, the co-chairs will meet and agree among themselves the division of their duties. The titles of co-chairs shall always begin with “co-chair-,” and may reflect specific duties following the word co-chair, such as (but not limited to): co-chair-and-seecretary or cochair-and-treasurer (as above), co-chair-and-events-manager, co-chair-and-spokesperson, or however the co-chairs decided to divide their duties. Any of the co-chairs may simply be called co-chair.
5. One of the members of the Executive Board must be the Secretary and one must be the Treasurer, but they may also have other duties.
6. In case of the vacancy of a co-chair, treasurer, or secretary during his or her term, a special election will be called to fill that position. If a co-chair-and-secretary or co-chair-and-treasurer shall vacate their position, two separate elections will be again held; one person may again run in either or both elections. Following the special election of a new co-chair, the newly-constituted executive board will meet to redistribute their responsibilities.