Article VII - Electing, Appointing, and Removing Officers
Section 1. To be eligible to run for a position, a member must have attended at least 3 ASA meetings/events per academic year. Elections will be held annually AT LEAST 2 weeks prior to the termination of the spring semester. Exception is for the Freshman Representative(s) position election, which will be held after a month into the fall semester. If necessary, there will be open floor nominations through which anyone present can run for any available position.
Section 2. Any voting member wishing to run for office must be nominated for the position and a member of the ASA general body must second that nomination. The eligible candidate may be nominated for up to 3 positions, includinges positions available without any prior nomination. For each position the candidate runs for, the general body will vote by secret ballot and the candidate that wins by a simple majority will assume office. Electronic voting is be allowed but only on the condition that voter identity is anonymous. The candidate must drop out of all other contests once they become elected for a position.
Section 3: An E-Board member may be removed or asked to forfeit their title from their position for the following reasons:
a. The E-board member consistently neglects his or her responsibilities.
b. The E-board member is no longer a member of Columbia/Barnard (includes but not limited to being expelled, study abroad, transfers, drops out)
c. The E-Board member engages in behavior unbecoming of an ASA official. T
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d. The E-board member takes a leave of absence
Section 5: If any of the above conditions have been sufficiently met, the E-board has the prerogative to terminate the individual’s position on the board through a secret ballot and a ⅔ majority vote of all members of the E-board. The E-board member must be given the opportunity to plead their case before voting by the rest of the board if he or she so chooses.
Section 6: In the event of a mid-term vacancy of an elected officer or an unfilled position, the E-Board shall make the vacancy known to the g-body at a general body meeting and request nominations in order to fill the position. The process of election shall be exactly similar to that of a regular E-board election in the spring.
(a). The top two Tiers CANNOT be subject to a G-Body Election
(b). When the E-board uses discretion to replace a vacancy in Tier Two then they will choose from Tier Three. (Political Chair, Campus Liaison, Marketing Chair, Webmaster, Historian)
This Clause Only Applies To Only the Top Tier Officers (President & Vice President)
Filling the President Position
i.) The VP automatically assumes the role of President unless there is a reason put forth by an individual on the E-board deeming said individual to be unfit. This reason must be seconded by another E-board individual and then, after pleading their case to the Board, the E-board will vote on whether they agree that the individual is unfit to assume the role of President. This vote requires a ⅔ majority outcome to be permissible.
ii.) If the individual is found to be unfit by the ⅔ outcome mentioned above, then the E-board will choose another befitting individual on the E-board by way of nominating 2 people. These two nominees will run for the position of President in the same fashion as with a regular election (this includes the presenting of a 1 minute speech followed by a short Q&A session). The only difference is only E-board members will vote on will become President between the two nominees. A majority outcome must be achieved to decide on the winner.
iii.) In the event that no one on the E-board wants the role of Presidency, then the E-board will collectively decide on two individuals from the G-body who they think will be best for the job and then present them with the opportunity to run. If those two people agree then they will run and the G-body will vote on who will become President. A majority vote is what is necessary to proclaim a winner.
Filling the Vice President Position
i.) If there is an objection made from the beginning part of this clause (“The VP automatically assumes the role of President…), then the E-board will employ the same process of nominating two individuals from the board in order to ascend the position of Vice President. The same process applies to choosing a VP as did a President.
(c). Tier two positions shall be subject to G-body elections should no one within the current eboard be willing to fill the available position
(d). Tier Three (Political Chair, Campus Liaison, Marketing Chair, Webmaster, Historian)and Tier Four vacancies (Freshman Representatives) will then be subject to the G-body
Section 1. To be eligible to run for a position, a member must have attended at least 3 ASA meetings/events per academic year. Elections will be held annually AT LEAST 2 weeks prior to the termination of the spring semester. Exception is for the Freshman Representative(s) position election, which will be held after a month into the fall semester. If necessary, there will be open floor nominations through which anyone present can run for any available position.
Section 2. Any voting member wishing to run for office must be nominated for the position and a member of the ASA general body must second that nomination. The eligible candidate may be nominated for up to 3 positions, includinges positions available without any prior nomination. For each position the candidate runs for, the general body will vote by secret ballot and the candidate that wins by a simple majority will assume office. Electronic voting is be allowed but only on the condition that voter identity is anonymous. The candidate must drop out of all other contests once they become elected for a position.
Section 3: An E-Board member may be removed or asked to forfeit their title from their position for the following reasons:
a. The E-board member consistently neglects his or her responsibilities.
b. The E-board member is no longer a member of Columbia/Barnard (includes but not limited to being expelled, study abroad, transfers, drops out)
c. The E-Board member engages in behavior unbecoming of an ASA official. T
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d. The E-board member takes a leave of absence
Section 5: If any of the above conditions have been sufficiently met, the E-board has the prerogative to terminate the individual’s position on the board through a secret ballot and a ⅔ majority vote of all members of the E-board. The E-board member must be given the opportunity to plead their case before voting by the rest of the board if he or she so chooses.
Section 6: In the event of a mid-term vacancy of an elected officer or an unfilled position, the E-Board shall make the vacancy known to the g-body at a general body meeting and request nominations in order to fill the position. The process of election shall be exactly similar to that of a regular E-board election in the spring.
(a). The top two Tiers CANNOT be subject to a G-Body Election
(b). When the E-board uses discretion to replace a vacancy in Tier Two then they will choose from Tier Three. (Political Chair, Campus Liaison, Marketing Chair, Webmaster, Historian)
This Clause Only Applies To Only the Top Tier Officers (President & Vice President)
Filling the President Position
i.) The VP automatically assumes the role of President unless there is a reason put forth by an individual on the E-board deeming said individual to be unfit. This reason must be seconded by another E-board individual and then, after pleading their case to the Board, the E-board will vote on whether they agree that the individual is unfit to assume the role of President. This vote requires a ⅔ majority outcome to be permissible.
ii.) If the individual is found to be unfit by the ⅔ outcome mentioned above, then the E-board will choose another befitting individual on the E-board by way of nominating 2 people. These two nominees will run for the position of President in the same fashion as with a regular election (this includes the presenting of a 1 minute speech followed by a short Q&A session). The only difference is only E-board members will vote on will become President between the two nominees. A majority outcome must be achieved to decide on the winner.
iii.) In the event that no one on the E-board wants the role of Presidency, then the E-board will collectively decide on two individuals from the G-body who they think will be best for the job and then present them with the opportunity to run. If those two people agree then they will run and the G-body will vote on who will become President. A majority vote is what is necessary to proclaim a winner.
Filling the Vice President Position
i.) If there is an objection made from the beginning part of this clause (“The VP automatically assumes the role of President…), then the E-board will employ the same process of nominating two individuals from the board in order to ascend the position of Vice President. The same process applies to choosing a VP as did a President.
(c). Tier two positions shall be subject to G-body elections should no one within the current eboard be willing to fill the available position
(d). Tier Three (Political Chair, Campus Liaison, Marketing Chair, Webmaster, Historian)and Tier Four vacancies (Freshman Representatives) will then be subject to the G-body