formal response-usc1213-004 dakota hall v. student association of uwm senate

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F O R M A L R E S P O N S E : U S C C A S E # 1 2 1 3 -004

Filed: 4/29/2013 by M. Samir Si dd i que, Taylor Q. S co t t on beha l f of Je ss e Brown and the S tu dent Associat io n of

UW MSena te

Plaintiff s' N amesDakota H a l l - (drhall@uwm. ed u)

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Defendant s' NamesUnivers i ty o f W iscons in -Milw aukee ( U W M ) St u de n t Associat ion Sena te

Jesse B r o w n - (brown242@uwm .edu)Speaker, UW M S tu d ent Associat io n S e n a t e

C omplaint Resp on se

I. Jurisdiction

a. We do no t contest the jur i sd i c t ion o f the Univ er s i ty Student Co m i r egarding this ca se .

II. Factsa. Stat em e n t of ' facts ' sun o unding the case.

1) W e do not dispute t ha t Rick Ban ks is a st u dent a t the Univ er s it y of Wiscon s inM ilwaukee, a me m ber of the Studen t A s sociat ion, and c osp onsor of SB112 -0 45 'SA

Accountab ility A c t' .2) The second 'f a ct ' in the comp lain t sta tes: On July 17 th 2011 the Studen t Associat ion

Senate voted to am end the Inde pe ndent Election C om mission Bylaws to add the words"To be eli gi ble to be place d o n the ballot, candi da tes seeking the o ffi ce of President of

the Stude n t Associat ion m us t have served in an e lected or appoint ed position within t he Student Associat ion for a t le ast six months pri o r to the Student As s ociation elections . "We d i sp u te this. If you r e fere nce the Indepen den t Elect ion Byla w s at tached to the'7/1 7/11 S tuden t Assoc ia t ion Sena te Agen d a ' (Exh ib i t A) yo u w ill notice that th e se c t ion

in qu esti on, the second part of Art i c l e IV, S ection 2, (D.), is pa r t o f the byla ws p rior toth e start of the m eetin g. The Independen t E lect ion (IEC) B y law s were pas sed o n a voicevo te w i thout amend m en t including the se ct i on in quest ion u nd e r Ar t i c l e IV, Se ct ion 2,(D.) as evid enced b y th e '7 /17/11 Stud en t Associat ion Sen at e Mee t ing Minu t es' (Exh ib i tB) . These minu tes w e re approved at t he 8/18/12 Senate m ee t ing as evidenc ed b y the

'8 /18/11 Student A ss ociat ion Senate M e e t ing Minu tes ' (E x hibit C).

3) The third 'fact' i n t he com pla in t s ta te s : On July 181

h 2011 President Kos ta l s igned these[amended IEC} b ylaws into law. W e d ispute this. A s e vi d enced in the Ind ep e nden t

Elect ion Bylaw s si gned 7/20/11 (E xh ibi t D), the seco nd part of Art i c l e IV, Section 2,

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and i t seems unclear how a group, especially a group like a legislature, may haveintentions." 2 Scholars' question quite how (and even why) legislative intent shouldbe considered.

"So long as we think legislative intention is a matter of what someone has inmind and means to communicate by a vote, we must take as primary themental states of particular people because institutions do no t have minds, an dthen we must worry about ho w to consolidate individual intentions into acollective, fictitious group intention."3

This implies to construct a legislative intent an interpreter must fabricate anintention from a se t of disparate and incompatible individual intentions. Theinterpreter must choose whose intentions to count towards t he construct an dwhich of their intentions to count. 4 "These choices are arbitrary and ma y not, ofcourse, be constrained by reference to the legislature's true i ntent, for no such intent

exists. Thus, the sceptics conclude, legislative in tent does not exist." 5 The intent ofthe bill's author, as we see in evidence, may itself be completely different than theinten t of the cosponsors and the collective 'i ntent' of the Senate as a legislativebody.

"The intentions of he legislators plainly diverge in many ways. The legislatorshave their own private plans, they ma y act fo r certain parts of a bill but not forothers, and they ma y vote for a bill no t knowing its detail and in part toconform to party discipline or some such. Certain legislators will be muchbetter-informed than others about the detail of he bill and its likely effect,while others ma y be ignorant or confused about its content. Thus, the

intentions of ndividual legislators are not identical, which is what one mighthope for if aggregation was to work. Further, a minority of egislators nearlyalways votes against a bill, and their intentions are quite different from those ofother legislators."6

Again, taking into consideration a legislative body like the St udent AssociationSenate it becomes disingenuous and questionable to make a judicial interpretationoff of 'legislative intent' .

Submitted this _29th_ day of_APRIL _ , 2013.

Signature Printed Name

_M . Samir Siddique _ _

2 Richard Ekins, What is legislative intent? (STATUTE LAW SOCIETY 2008)3 R Dworkin, Law's Empire (Hart Publishing Oxford 1998)4 Dworkin (n 5) 318-27, 329-35s Ekins 56Jbid

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From : Rick L Banks

Subje ct : 07/17/11 Senate Agenda

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Cc :Alex Jay Kostal , Brent Kyle Johnson ,Angela Marie Lang , Daniel Laughland , Anthony t4Dewees , James W Hill , Michael RLaliberte

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Attached Is the agenda for the Sund ay, July 17 Senate Meeting. It willbe at 6pm In the Union fireside Lounge.

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I I Univ ers ity of W i sconsi n-M ilwau kee 1213 A rti cle 1-N am e1415 T he Ind ep enden t E lection Co mmiss ion shall hereby be kno wn as the Comm iss ion.1617 Artic le I I-Com po sition, Du ties, a nd Power s of the C om missio n1819 Secti on !-C om positio n2021 The Com m ission shal l be co mp osed o f the Elec tion Comm iss ioner, who shall have22 witnes sed at least one prio r annual SA election , the Chie f Ju stice o f he Univ ers ity23 Stude nt Comt, and one other Justic e a ppointe d by the C hi ef Justi ce.2425 Se ctio n 2-Du tie s26 A. Gen eral2728 I. The Com mis sion sh all run the SA elect ion s and refe renda.29 2. The Co mm ission sha ll ensu re a safe, s ecu re, on line , demo cra tic30 electio ns process .31 3. The Com missi on shall co nd uct itse lf in acco rdan ce with R obert' s

32 Rul es oCOrder.3334 B. T he Com m ission sha ll be re spo nsible for making availabl e all neces sar y forms35 in acco rda nce with the tim elin e outli ned in Ar ticle IV, Secti on 2.36 1. The Comm iss ion shall be resp ons ible for cr eating par ty3 7 re gistrati on forms. Pa rty reg istr ation forms shall be made38 availab le no later than the last date o r final exams during the3 9 fall se me ster.40 2. No m ina tion forms and signa ture s hee ts will be created and41 made availab le by the C om missi on42 C. V iolati ons and In ves tigatio ns43


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1. The Co mm issi on shall in vesti ga te, hear , and puni sh in di vid ua ls forviol at ing the Ind ep en den t Ele ction s Co m mi ss ion Byla w s at any time dur ing the ele ct ion piocess.

2. The C om m issi on sh all n ot ify an y c andi da te ac cus ed o f a ca m pai gn viol at ion w ith in two school days after the C omm issio ne r o r his/ herDe pu ties have not iced a viol at ion .

a. The Co m m ission shal l hold hea rings for camp aign vi ola tio ns w ithin three sch oo l days after r ec eiv in g the vi ol atio n. TheC om m issi on sh all make their de cis io n by a 2/3 m aj orit y vote.

D. The C om m issio n sha ll approve the B allo t for El ect io ns an d/o r Rec all.

E. The Com m ission sh all prepa re on line broc hu res for each race, listin g the qu al ifie d can dida te s that will ap pe ar on the bal lo t, and thei r c a m pai gnstatem en t.

Se cti on 3- Pow er s

A. The Co m mi ss ion shal l have the powe r to in ves tig ate any in div id ua l s eek ingo111ce, at any time, du ring the ele ctio ns p ro ces s.

B. The C omm issi on shall have th e po w er to rem ove in div id ual s see king offic efrom the ba llo t o nc e they have acc umu la ted the numb er of po int s that nec es sita te removal pm su an t to A rticle VI, S ec t io n4 .

C. The C om m issio n sha ll have the pow er to deny hear ing a llega tions of

camp ai gn vi ola tio ns which are repe ti tive and/ or de emed as !H vol ou s a nd/or ab usi ve to the he ari ng pr oc ess .

D. The C om m ission sh all have the res po ns ibil ity and po w er to cre ate the ba llotfor elec tions and re cal l.

i. All ba llo ts will be in el ect ro nic , o nli ne form.

ii. All sig nat m e sh eets shall be tu m ed into the Dean o fStud en ts of tic e, or an of fic e d esign ated by the De an o f Stu de nts . T hi s offi ce sh al l v al idat e sig na tur es and for w ard the m to the C omm issio n. The Office shall track the o rder o f

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re ceive d sig natur e she ets. T he C om m issio n sha ll not havethe po w er to val idate signa tures .

iii. The Com miss ion sh all, a fter succe ssful ly re ceivin g therequ ired valid ated signa tures , pla ce all qual itled cand idate nam es in full , acc ordin g to the ol11ce sough t, on the onlin eba llot, in the orde r in w hich the signa ture sheet s w e rein itiall y rec eived . The can didat es will be place d on theballot unde r the ir pa rty na me, and partie s sha ll be listed alpha betic ally. Inde pend ents shall be pl aced at the bot tomo f the ba llot. All ballots mus t inc lude space for w rite -incan dida tes eq ual to the ma x imu m num ber of can dida tes fo rea ch se ction in the bal lot. T he tl nal b allot shall be ap prov edby a 2/3 ma jority vote o f the Co mm i ssion .

E. The Co m miss ion sh all have the po wer to ap prove ball ots for Re feren da. The Co m mi s sion shall post the referen da b allot onlin e, with w ordin g app rove d by2/3 of the SA Sen ate.

F. The C om m issio n sha ll have the pow er to crea te pa rty re gistr a tion forms.

G. The C om m issi on sh all a ssum e all dutie s o f the Co mm ission er, and may ac t as a co mmi ssion , so long as the posi tion o f Ele ction s C o mmi ssion er is vacan t.

The Chi ef Ju stice shall chair the com m issio n un til a C om m issi oner is co ntinu ed .

A r ticle III- D utie s an d Po w er s of th e C o m m i s sion er

Sectio n 1- Dutie s

A. Th e com miss ione r, wit h his /her C om m issi on, s hall h ave t he du ty o f ensu ring a

sa fe, se cure, online de mocr atic e lecti ons p roces s.

B. The C om m issio ner s hall have the d uty o f pro vidin g a c opy o f the IEC

bylaw s to any me m ber o f the SA upon reque st.

C. Th e Co m mis sione r o1 any in divid ual on the Co m mi s sion shall prov ideno mina tion p aper s, cam paig n vi olatio n forms, and campa ign v iolat ionre spons e for ms to any indiv idua l, upon request. Di s tribu tion o f the se re cords shall be ma de p ublic im m ediat e ly.

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A. The C ommiss io ner shal l be the ch ai rperson o f the Co m mission, and shall bere sp onsible for appoin tin g addit ion al offic er s for the conduct of busines s, witha 2/3rds m ajority vote o f the Sen ate.

i. The C ommis si oner's ap pointees sh all not have a vote on theC om missio n, nor will they be m embers of the Co m m ission.

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ii . The C ommissi on er's app oi ntees sh all not hav e the pow er todist rib ute mat er ials as list ed in Ar tic le Ill, S ec tions B and C ofth es e bylaws .

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12 A RT ICLE IV -S tud en t A ssoc iatio n E l ectio ns P r oced u re1314 Se ction 1- G eneral El ections Pr ocedme 1516 A. All SA election s and refe re nda shal l take plac e online to all emol le d UWM 17 Stud ents.

18 B. The E le ctions C ommissio n, as desc rib ed in A rt icle II, S ection3, D, of thes e19 byla w s, shall ap prove the online b al lot to be used in the election .

20 C. The IEC shall fa cilitate at least one pu blic and open deb at e consis tin g o f ev er y21 pres id ential n om inee wh ose signa tu res have been con fir med. T he time of this22 deb ate shall be agreed up on by the nomine es . Exem pt ions sou gh t due to23 eme rgencie s are subje ct to the dis cretion of the IEC. In the cas e that th er e is24 on ly one p re sidentia l n ominee a public forum will be facilit ate d with the date25 agreed by the IEC and the no m inee.

26 Se ction 2-T im eline27 28 A. Studen t A ssociat io n Electio ns will be held the se cond co ns ecutive Tu esday,29 Wedn es day, and T hursday o f April. O nline po lling will op en at !2 :0 1a m on30 Tues da y, and w ill conclu de at 11 :59pm on T hu rsday. T he Com m ission sh al l31 ann ounce ele ct ions res ult s within 24 hours o f polls c los ing.32 33 13. Si gnatme sh eets wil l be made av ailable by Noon the second M onday in 34 February , and due by 5:00pm the first M onday in March.353637 C. All se natorial candidate signatme sh eets that are turne d in with a party38 as so ciation must have the signat ur e of the person who filled out and tur ne d in39 the party re gi stration form, in ord er to be listed as a candidat e on the ball ot as40 a member o f that pa rty.

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D. Individ uals whos e signatur es are veri fied will appear on the ballot. Individua ls who indicate a pa rty affili a tion will appear on that ballo t wit h affil

E. From the date in which n omination papers are due, ther e shall be a one-we ek period for val id ation of signatures .

F. A fter this one-week period, the Commis sion shall post a list of all can d idatesthat obta in ed the r eq uisite nu m ber of valid signa tu res onlin e and via allstudent electronic mail. The Commis sion shall then conta ct each ca ndidate to verify their cam paign stat ement.

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A. Party Reg is tration forms shall be due by Noon on the secon d Monday ofFebruary . Party re gistration fo rms must be filled out and t urned into theComm ission by the individ ual seekin g the offi ce of Pres id ent with in thatparty .

B. No party sha ll be eligi ble for ele ction with out a Pres id ent and V ice

Presidentia l Ticket s ubmitting all require d paperwo rk.

C. Parties s hall be lis te d on the ballot alp habeticall y .

D. Parti es shall no t n m m o r e candidat es than the re are ava ilable sea ts in eachsch ool.

E. E very can d idate in a party is r esponsible for their own signa ture sheet s.

F. Parties m ust be R egistered Student O rganizatio ns.

G. No student may run und er more th an one pa rty

ARTICL E V-Candid ntc Regulations

S ection 1- M embers h ip

A. Candi dates seek ing office must be m embers o f he Stud ent Assoc ia tion.

B. No member of the Stu dent Asso ci ation Jud icial Bran ch or Ind ep endentE lection C ommissio n can, whi le in office , run for e lection.

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I Se c tion 2- S ig na t u re s

2 3 A . 4 50 v alid a ted s ign a tm es shall be re q uire d to b e on the b allo t for the

4 Pres ident /Vice -Pres ide n ti al ti c ket. 5

6 B . 50 valid ated sign a ture s sh a ll be requi red to be o n the ball o t fo r an A t-La rge

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89 C . 2 5 va l idate d s ig natm es sh a ll b e re q u ired to be on t h e ba llot lo r an y ot h er

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12 D. 10 v alid a te d s igna tures shall be r e quir e d to be o n th e ballo t fo r the S c ho o l of

I3 In f o rm a tio n S cien c es .1 4

15 Se c t ion 3- W rite- In Ca ndid a te s16

17 W rite in ca n di d a tes m us t recei v e at least the n u m b e r o f v otes eq u iv al e n t to the s ig na t u re s

18 requi red to ru n for t h eir s c ho o l.19

2 0 S ec t ion 4 - Pa rt y A n i l ia ti on21

22 C a ndid a te s w ho d o no t id e n tify w ith a pa r ty w h en t h eir s ign a tu re s h eets ar e tu m e d in

23 sh a ll b e list e d on th e b allo t as i n depe n de n ts.

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27 Sec t io n 1- V i o latio n C o m pl a int s

28 A . C o m p laints m ay only be s u bm i tte d b y m e m be rs of the S tud e n t As socia tion.

2 9 B . A ty p e w ri tt en c o m p la in t m ay b e de l iver e d or subm itted elec troni c ally to th e

30 C om m is s io ne r ; 31 a. T h e C o m m issio n er sh all i n form th e C om m is s io n o f a re c eive d

3 2 c o m p laint w ithi n tw o da y s .

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3 9 4 0 C. Up to 1 0 0 p o ints tor m akin g sl a n dero u s re m ar k s in p ubl i c or in wr it ing.

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1 The bur den of pr oo f require d to asses s points sh a ll be be y ond a rea so nable do u bt. This 2 means that there m us t be n o doubt in the fact- fi nder's m in d that th e individu a l accuse d of

3 the v io lation c om mitted th at violat io n.

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7 A. O nce accum u lating 125 points , S enatoria l candidat es may be removed fr om the8 b allot by 2/ 3 majori ty vote of th e Comm ission.9 B. Once ac cu mulat in g 250 poi nt s , Presid e nt ia iNic e Presiden ti al ticket s m ay be

I 0 remov ed flom th e ballot b y 2 /3 majo ri ty vote o f the Com m ission.I I

1213 A rticle V II- Recall Special E lections1415 Section 1- Proce du re s16 17 A. Re ca ll electi on reques ts shall be m ade onl y after six m onths o f the new18 a d ministra ti on takin g power.1920 B. The pet it ioner sha ll present a claim o ut lining the reasons fo r the rec al l reques t21 to the el ections co mmissio n .2223 C. Th e E lection s C ommis si on , by 2/3 majorit y vote, sha ll decide w hether o r n ot24 th er e is eno ug h evide nc e to wa r ra nt a rec al l .

2526 D. U pon co ns en t of th e Electio ns Commi ss ion, by 2 /3 majori ty vote, th e27 petition er may in it iate a rec a ll petitio n.

2829 E. Ap p ea ls o f the d ecision of the Co m m ission m ay be m ad e to the U niversit y30 St u d ent Cou rt within t w o school clays o f he C o m m i ss ion 's de ci sion.3132 F. Th e recall p etition m ust be ap pr oved by th e Comm ission an d must co nt ai n33 signatur es flom 25 % of thos e students w ho are el i gible to vote in th e election .3435 G. The s ig natures ob tained mu st be ve ri fied by the D e a n o f Students .3 63 7 H. U po n the su c cessful c o mpletion of a reca ll petition, th e Comm ission w ill se t38 the date, by a 2/3 ma jo rity vote , for a spe ci al electi on , which shall not be more39 th an 30 d ay s after t he petition is verifie d.

4041 Sect ion 2- Pe t it i o ns 4243 A. At th e top of ea ch page th ere mu st be a stat em ent out li ning the ac cusatio ns 44 ag ai nst the c an didate, as well as th e candi da te's nam e , and his o r her off ic e.45

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I B. Petition s must ha ve the stu de nt's name, signatu re , school o r college , date, and2 his or her stude nt I. D. number.3

4 C. The statute o f limitatio ns on such a petition shall be 30 days from the da t e it is 5 in itiated.6

7 A rticle V II I-Freshm an Electi on s89 The fr es hman S en ators sh al l be elec te d J\01n and bv the freshman C lass dlll'ing an

10 elect io n held on the Jirst T uesday of October . In order to be eligi bl e to llll a Freshma n II Se n at or sent, the studen t must be in their first year at UWM. Fr esh man Se nator Seat12 va cancies can only be lilled by the Senate after the da te o f Fr es hman El ec tions has13 pas sed.1415 Arti cl e m i X - Em etg ency

1617 In the event th at the Co u rt is defun ct, or does not have enough m embers to sit on the18 Co m mission , the Sena te can app oi nt two (2) individu als, not ru nning for election to sit on19 the Commi ss ion by a si mple m aj ority vote. The Pre sident's a pp ointmen t shall sti ll chair20 the Comm ission.21

22 Arti cl e IX - A mend m en ts2324 Am en dments to these byl aws sha ll require a 2/3 majo rit y vote of the Sena te in the

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29 These bylaws sh all supers ed e all pr ev ious byl aw s. Thes e bylaws s hall take ef fect upon a30 2/3 pas sage of the Studen t Associa tio n Senat e and the Si gnatme of the Stu de nt31 As s oc iation P re sident.

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To : sasena te 1 lang , Dan lellaughland 1 Anthony DeWees 1 Alex Jay Kostal

Senators,

Hl!r e are the mi n u t~ s from lhe lost meeting, Any q u ~ s t i o ns or conl>cms plense let me kllm\:

Thank you,

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O F F I C E O F T H E SP E A K ER U NI O N EG 7 9E

RICK L. B A N K SSPEAKER OF TH E SENATE

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S t u d e n t A s s oci a ti o n S e na t e S ess i on

M inut es

Sun day, July 17'1\ 2011

6 :0 0 p m

U n i o n -F ir e s i d e L ou ng e

I. Call to O rd e r at 6 :0 8 p m

ll. Roll Call

a. B anks -P rese n tb. B arth - No t P r esen t

c. Blac k s- N o t Pres en t

d. Bo rn hoft - N ot Pr esen t

e. B rey - N ot Pres en t

f. B r o w n -P rese n t

g. C hris te n s- N o t Pre se n t

h. D ra k e- Pres e n t

i. Falk - Not P r esen t

j. F e rn ande z No t P re se n t

k. G re en-P re sen t

l. H a ster t - No t P r esen t

m. K auff in- Not P resen t

n. Kern - Prese n t

o. Klim a- No t P rese n t


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p. Ludw ig-Presen t

q. M et h u-Prese n t

I'. P e c or-Pres e n t

s. P e l icar ic- P resent

t. P atterso n- R a m o s - P resen t

u. Radliff- N ot Pres e nt

v. Reev e s -Presen t

w. Ridg e way-Pr es en t

x. R os ner- Pr es en t

y. R oth- Pre se nt

z. S am z- N o t Prese nt

aa . Schult z -Present

bb. Scud d e r- N ot P r esent

cc. Sed a r- Prese n t

dd. S id hu - Prese n t

ee . S tal l -Pres e n t

ff. Stuyve nb e rg - N o t Present

gg. Webb- P resent

hh. Yana sa k- N ot P resen t

Il l. Pled g e of Alle g iance

IV. Ap p roval of t h e Agend a

a. M otion t o approve by Green

i. 2 nd by Ba n ks

b. Voice V o te - P a ss es

V. Appro v al of the M inutes

a. jun e 5'", 20 1 1

i. M ot ion to app rove by S toll

1. 2n d b y Stoll

2. Vo ice Vote- p asses

VI. C o m m e n ts an d Q u est ions

a. Alexan d er Kosta l, Pres iden t


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b. Br ent J ohns on , Vic e Pr eside nt

c. Rick Banks, Speak er o f h e Sena te

d. Mike Schu ltz,Tr ea sur e r

e. Ja me s Hill, Dea n of Stude nts

f. B ra nd on James, SA Ad vi sor

g. Open For um

VII. R epo r ts

a. S en at e Officers as req u este d from th e floor

b. Ex ec uti ve Officers as re qu e s te d from the floo r

VIII. Spe cia l Orde1sa. A pp ro va l of P arlia m en ta ria n: A nt ho n y DeWees

i. Mo tion to appl'Ove by stoll

1. 2 n t1 by Ludwig

2. Voice Vot e- P asse s

b. S ena te Vac ancy Ele ct ion s:

i. L ett er s & Scie nces (5 Sea ts) :

1. M athe w R os ne r

a. M otion to ap p ro v e by G re en

i. 2 110 by Si dh u

ii. Hand Vote: P asse s

2. So la na P atte rs on - Ramos

a. M otion to tab le till the ne xt m ee tin g by Si dh u

i. 2 n d by Gre en

ii. Voice Vote- Pa ss es

b. Motion to ap pr o v e by Stoll

i. 2n d by D rake

ii. Voice Vo te- P ass es

3, L es ter Kem

a. Motion to ap pr ov e by P elic aric

i. z n d by Stoll

ii. Hand vo t e- Pa sses


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4. A le xan dria Se da r

a. Motion to ap pr ov e by R idg ew ay

i. zn d by Sid hu ii. Hand vo t e Pa sse s

c. A ppro va l o f Co m mi tte e L ead e rs

i. SAC Chair: B re n t G reen

1. Motion to ap pr o ve by Stoll

a. zn d by P el ica ric

b. Voi ce V ote pa ss es

ii. SAC Vice-Chair: Rachel !lalk 1. Motion to ap pr ov e by Stoll

a. zn d by Pe lic ari c

b. Voice Vote- P as ses

iii. SORC Chair: Te re za Pe licar lc

1. Motion to pack age an d ap pr o v e i te m s iii. T hro u gh viii.

U nd er sp ec ial o rd e rs by Pel ic ari c

a. zn d by Stoll

b. Voice Vote- Pa ss es

iv. SORC Vice-Chair: David Sid hu

v. CAB Chait: H ecto r S an tiago

vi. CAB Vice-Chair: Nick E dm on ds

vii. SLIC Chair: Evit a Sau ceda

viii. CDI Chair: B ran don M eth u

d. Pr es i d en t ia l A ppo i nt me n ts:

i. Elle R od rl qu e z-H e m an dez , Publ ic Re la tio ns D ir ec t or

1. Motion to ap pr ov e by Br own

a. 2n d by Stoll

b. Voice Vo te- Pass es

ii. Nickolas McCall- As si sta nt Ch ie f ju s tic e of USC

1. Motion to ap p ro v e by Stoll

a. 2nd by Pel ica ric


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b. Voice Vote- Pa ss es

e. Se nat e Te rm C al en dar

i. D iscu ssio n: On Audio

ii. M otion to ap pro ve by Pelic aric

1. M otion to am en d by Pe lica ri c to st ri ke the 1 1 th m eet i ng

and rep lac e wi th the 18 th

a. 2 nd by Si dh u

b. Voice Vote- Pa sse s

2. M otio n to ap pr ov e as am end ed

a. D iscu ssio n: On Audiob. Q uest ion ca lle d by S idh u

c. Voice Vote- Pas ses

3. Voice Vote wi th a m en d m en ts - Pa sse s

IX. Old B usine ss

a. SB 1 1 1 2- 0 03 - S enat e Bylaws

i. M otion to ta b le by Banks

1. zn d by D rak e

2. Voice Vote- Pa ss es

ii. M otio n to rec o ns id er Sol ana P at te rs o n- Ramos fo r a se na to r by

B ank s

1. 2nd by Pe lica ri c

2. Vo ice Vote- Pas se s

b. S B 1 1 12 - 00 5 - Sta ff S umm er U-PASS Act

i. Di sc us sion : On Audio

ii. M otio n to tab le by W ebb and cr ea te an ad -h ock co m m it te e

1. 2n d by St ol l

2. M oti on w ith dra w n

iii. M otio n to tab le ind efin it el y by W ebb

1. z n d by R idg ewa y

2. D iscu ss io n: On Audio

iv. M otio n to call the q ues tio n by W ebb


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1. Vo ice Vote Passe s

v. Voice Vo te to table : Pas ses

X.

New Bu sine ssa. SB 1 11 2 0 0 8 - Unive rsity Stud ent C our t Bud get

i. Discus sion: On Audio

ii. M otio n to appr ove by Sid hu

1. zn


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l f :~ I c eVo t e i ! Pa ' s ~ ~ s: r r

e. C om m it te e Ele ct i on s :i. C oun cil of Div er s ity & Inc l us i on : 2 S ea ts

1. Ri ck Ba n ks*

2. T er e za Pe l icar ic*

3. So l an a P a tt e rs o n - R am os

4 . Al ex a nd ria S eda r

5. M at hew R osn er

a. Ba llo t V o te fol' 2 S ea t s:

L T ere za Pe lica ri c

ii. Ric k B an ks

ii. S tud en t Life & Int er est C o m m it t ee : 5 S ea t s

1. M ike Sc hu l tz

2 . M at t R osn er

3 . So la n a P a tt e rs o n- R am os

4. To m Ro ath

a. M o tio n to pa ck ag e an d ap pr o ve by B a nk s

i. V oic e V ote - p ass es

f. C o m m it t ee A p poi n tm en t s:1. M ot ion to pac kag e a nd ap p ro v e by B an ks2 . M o tion to reco n side r t he app ro va l of th e a g e n d a

a. 2n d b y P el i car i cb. V oic e V ote - P as s es

3. M ot ion to re co nsi de r th e a g en d a to add unde r a cad em ic

m is con du c t M ik e Sc hu lt z by W e bba. 2nd b y S ch u lt z b. V oice V ote- Pa ss e s

4. M otio n to p ack ag e an d a p p ro v e a ll c omm it tee

a p p o in t m e n ts by Ba nk s a . Vo i ce Vo t e- P as se s

ii. C ou n cil of Div er s ity & Inc l us i on :


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1. B ra nd on Methu* 2. B re n t j oh nso n* 3. Michael Schultz*

4. David Sidhu*5. Alex Kostal* iii. S tu d en t Life & In ter es t C om m itte e:

1. Evita Sau ced a* 2. Alex Kostal*3. B ren t jo hns on * 4. A nd rew Hapka*

iv. A th leti c B oa rd :1. Rachel N eub er ger 2. Heidi Lynn Ni esp od za ny3. Mary W an dol ows ki4. S am h W arde ck e

v. SAC:1. Dan Lau ghla nd

vi. L ib ra rie s C omm itte e:1. Dan L aug hl and

vii. A ssi sta n t Dean Se arch an d Sc ree n: 1. Lian H orb in sk i2. Gary C ham on t W ay m ir e C oo p er

viii. A dvis ory C om m ittee on E du cat io na l Te chn o log y:1. Dan Laug hla nd 2. Rick Banks

ix. In fo rm ati on T ech no log y Policy Co m m itte e: 1. Dan Lau ghl an d

x. N on- A ca de m ic M isc on duc t H ea ring C om m itt ee:1. Dan La ugh land 2. A l'l'ing ton Stoll

xi. R ec re atio nal S po rts an d Fac il iti es B oard : 1. Rick Banks 2. Michael Ludwig3. A nth ony DeWees

4. B ren t G re en xii. P ar k ing an d Tr ans it O vers igh t Co m m itte e:

1. Rick Banks 2. B re n t G ree n

xiii. Ar ena B uild in g C omm itte e:1. NickMcCall2. Michael Ludwig3. Alex Kostal

xiv. A thl et ics S tr a teg ic P lan n in g Co m m ittee : 1. Alex Kostal

2. Rick Banksxv. A ca dem ic M isc ond uct:


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1. Dan Laughland2. Anthony DeWees3. Nick McCall

4. Arrington Stollxvi. Union Policy Board:

1. Anthony DeWees*2. David Sidhu*3. jesse Brown

xvii. Boss Search and Screen:1. Angela Lang

xviii. Division of Student Affairs UBR Search and Screen:1. Rick Banks

XI. Questions and Concems

a. Discussion: On AudioXII. Adjournmenta. Motion to adjourn by Sidhu

i. 2nd by Stollii. Voice Vote- adjourned

*Previously an interim appointment

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Student Association SenateOFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

UN!ONEG79ERICK L. BANKS

SPEAKER OFTHE SENATElvi!LWAUKEE, WI 53201

Student Association Senate Session

Minutes

Sunday, August 1811

\ 2011

6:00pm

Sandbmg-F icks

I. Call to Order at 6:11pm

II. Roll Call

a. Barth- Unexcused

b. Blacks- Present

c. Bomhoft- Unexcused

d. Brey- Unexcused

e. Brown- Present

f. Christens- Unexcused

g. Drake- Unexcused

h. Falk- Unexcused

i. Femandez- Present

j. Green- Latek. Hastel't- Unexcused

I. Kauffin- Unexcused

m. Kern- Present

n. Klima- Unexcused

o. Ludwig- Present

p. Methu- Present


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q. P at t er so n -R am o s Un ex cu se d

r. Pe co r- P r es e n t

s. P elica ri c- P r es e nt

t. R ad lif f P re se n t

u. Re ev es - U ne xc us e d

v. R id ge wa y- Pr es en t

w. R os n er- P re se n t

x. Ro th U ne xc us ed

y. S am z- U ne xc us e d

z. S ch u lt z P r e se n t

aa. Sc ud de r - P re se n t

bb . S ed ar U ne xc us e d

cc. S idh u- Pr es en t

dd. Sto ll - U ne xc us ed

ee. S tu yv en bu rg - U ne xc us ed

ff. W eb b U ne xc u se d

gg. Ya na sak - Un ex cu se d

hh. B ank s - P re se n t

Ill. P le dg e o f A ll eg i an ce

IV. A pp ro va l of th e A ge n da

a. M o tio n to a p pr o ve by P eli ca l'ic

i. 2n d by Lu dw ig

b. M oti on to am e nd by B an ks to ad d und er sp e ci a l o rd e r s N ic ho l as

l{a du l sk i ju st ic e of th e un i ve rs i ty st uden t c ou rt .

i. zn d b y Lu dw ig

ii. Voice V ot e - Pa ss es

c. M o tio n to a m en d un d er c om m en ts a n d q ue st i on s n ew i te m C

m m ke tin g d ir e c to r C as h ew w an ts to pr e sen t a p r e s en ta ti o n o n hi s

m a rk e t in g re se a r ch by B an ks

i. znct by Pe li ca r ic

it . Vo ice V ot e- P a ss e s


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d. Voice Vo te as ap p rov ed- Pass es

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VI. Co m m ents and Qu estio ns

a. A lex and er Kostal, Pr esident

b. B re nt Johns on, Vice Pre sident

c. Rick Banks, Sp eak er o f he Sen at e

d. Mike Sch ultz , Treasurer

e. Tom McGuinnity, Acting Dean o f Stud en ts

f. Victor San che z, President ofUSSA

g. Laur ie Marks, Director o f he CVSL

h. Tom Dake, CSJ Stud en t Activit ies Adviso r

i. Daniel Laugh land , Comm unications Director

j. Open Fo rum k AT 12 : 23

VII. Re por ts

a. S en a te Officers as r equ este d from the

b. Ex ecu tive Officers as requ este d fi'Om the f loor

i. Angela Lang, Chiefo f S taf f

ii. Elle R od riqu ez, Public Relations Director

VIII. Spe cial O rd ersa. N ich olas K aduls ki,ju stic e o f he University St ud ent Court

i. Motion to ap pro ve by Pel ica ric

1. 2nd by Ludwig

2. Motion for un an im ous co n sen t by ban ks

3. W ith out obje ctio n- A ppr oved

IX. Old B us in es s

X. New B usin ess


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a. SB 11 1 2-012 - SA Stan ce Against WI SB107

i. M otion to amend an d say SB1 112-013 by Banks.

1. W ithout o b jection amended

ii. Motion to ap p rove by Sidhu

1. 2nd by Ridge w ay

2. Motion fm unanim o us conse n t- Passes

b. SB 111201 3 - An Act in Suppor t of Greek H ousing

i. Motion to amend an d say SB1 112-012 by Banks

1. Without objection- amended

ii . Motion to ap p rov e by R idgeway1. 2n d by Pelica ric

2. Without objection- A pproved

c. SB 1112-01 4 - USSA D irector M em bership Bill

i. Motion to table by Pelicaric

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o. Si d hu - N ay

p. B ank s- Na y

i. F a ils

ii. M otio n to a p pr o v e by Sidh u

1. 2n d by R ossn e r

2. Q uest io n c a lled by S id hu

3. Voic e Vo t e- bil l ta b le d b e caus e of o pp o si t ion

d. S B1 1 12- 0 15- In d e pen d en t E lect io n C o m m issio n Byl aws

i. Q u e stio n call ed by B ro w n

1. Voic e Vo te - P a s se s

ii. M ot io n fo r u na n im o us c o nsen t - t a b le d

e. SB 1 11 2 -016 - Co unc i l o f D ivers i ty & inclu s io n B yla w s

i. M otio n to a m en d an d co r r e ct a g ra m m at ic al e r ro r in ar t i cl e 5,

b y c a use, a nd it sh o u ld s a y by la w s by B anks

1. W itho u t O b ject io n- A m en d ed

ii. M otio n to a p pr o v e b y Rid g ew a y

1. 2n d by S idhu iii. M otion to am en d a n d st r ike the 2 st ud en ts a t la rge a n d c h an g e

to 3 re p re s e nta t iv es o f th e offic e o f st u de n t lif e. By B an k s

1. W ithou t a 2n d th a t a me nd m en t fa ils

iv. M o tion to am end a nd c hang e th e 3 st u d en t asso c iati o n

se n ato rs to 2 b y B an k s.

1. 2n d by B ro w n

2.V oice V ote - P as s e s

v. M otio n to ca ll th e qu e stio n by S idhu

1. V oice V ote- P ass es

vi. Roll Call

1. Bro w n- Aye

2. F er na n d ez - Aye

3. G reen - Ay e

4. l


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5. L udw ig Nay

6. M eth u Aye

7. P eco r Aye

8. P el ic ari c A bstai n

9. Ra dl iff . Aye

10 . R idgew ay- A bs ta in

11 . R o sn er - Aye

12. Sc hu ltz - Aye

1 3 . Scud der - Aye

1 4 . S id hu - Aye

15. Ba nk s- Nay

a. T ab le d b e cau se o f o b je c ti o n s

f. S B 1 1 12 - 0 1 7- C am pus A ct ivi tie s B o ar d Bylaws

i. M otion to app m ve by R idgew ay

1. 2"d by Sidh u

2. Voice Vote- Pa ss es

ii. M otion to ta ke up USSA D ir ec t M em be rs h ip bill by S id hu 1. Voice V ot e P ass ed

2. M otio n to a m en d tit l e to "SA B udg et A dj u stm en t" by

Si dhu

a. 2"" by Lud w ig

b. Voice V ote- P as ses

3. Motion to a pp ro v e by Si d hu

a. 2d by L ud w ig

b. Voice V ote D iv ision

c. Roll Call

i. B row n- Aye

ii . Fe rn an d ez- Nay

iii. G re en - A b sta in

iv. K em A bsta in

v. K lim a A bs ta in


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vi. Ludwig- Nay

vii. Methu- Aye

viii. Pecor- A]?stain

ix. Radliff- Nay

x. Ridg ewa y- Aye

xl. Ros ner - Aye

xii. Sc hul tz- Aye

xiii. S cud de r - A bsta in

xiv. Sid hu- Aye

xv. Ba nks - A bst ain

xvi. Pelicaric- Aye

1. pa sse s

g. S B 1 11 2-0 10 - An Act E ndo rsi ng the Pa n th e r P led ge

i. M otio n to ap pr o ve wit h u na n im o us co n se nt by Bank s

1. O bje ct by Mike Sc hu ltz

2. Ta bled

h. SB 11 21 2 0 1 9- Open G overn me nt Am en dme nt

I. M oti on to a pp r ov e by Ba nks

1. znd by Br own

2. Voice Vote- Pa s ses

i. S tu d en t O rg C ha rt e r s -

I. W a te r Council

1. Motion to r e fe r to SORC by Banks

a. z nd by Pel ica r ic

b. Voice Vote- P as ses

XI. C om mi ttee Ap po i ntm en ts:

a. Motion to pack ag e an d a pp m ve by Pe lica ric

i. zn d by Bro wn

ii. Vo ice Vote- Pa s ses

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i. Moondancer Drake

c. Honoar,l' Deg rees C om m ittee

i. Michael Sc hu ltz

ii. Alyson Sue Neuberger

d. CON Un dergi 'R dua te Prog1nm Com m itte e

i. Danielle Chapman

e. Stu den t Lobo Ove1sight Co m m itte e Am erican s wit h Dis abilit ie s Advisoy

i. Matthew Rosner

f. Ph ys ical E nvh 'onm ent C omm ittee

i. Rick Banks

g. Un ivers ity Re lation s Co m mitt ee

i. Rick Banks

ii. Austen Scudde

h. Ac adem ic Prog1am and C ul'l' ic nlum Com mitt ee

i. Camille Ridgeway

ii. Erin Browning

i. Gm du a tc Fa c u lty Counc il

i. Michael Hansen

ii. Laura Voith

j. Re creat io nal S po r ts and Faci lities A


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n. Groduate S cho ol Scholastic Appe als Committee

i. Michael Hansen

ii. Ronald J Felten Jr

o. Libml'ies C om mittee

i. Gard Pecor

p. Non-Acad em ic Misconduct Hea rin g Committee

i. Nazanin Tabesh-Saleki

q. Polley Adv iso ry Comm ittee

i. Mindy .Johnson

ii. Austen Scudder

r. Academic Polley Committee

i. Cmnille Ridgeway

ii. Adam Pacton

s. Grndnn te Cm'l'iculum Subcom m ittee o f GFC

i. Jacob Glicklich

ii. Adam Pacton

t. CL&S Ac ademic Policies and C nrrlculnm Commi tte e Advisory Commi ttee on LGBT Issues

i. Mindy .Johnson

u. A dmissions and Reco rd s Polley Committee

i. Tina Jean Jayroe

ii. Ruth Beerman

v. Denn of Students A dv isory Committee (n eig hborhood housing of ficerepresenta tiv e)

i. Sarah Ruble

X II. Questions and ConcemsXIII. Adjourn m e nt

a. C ha ir adjournment a t 8: 15pm

*Previ ous ly an interim ap p oi n tment


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1 C o m m iss io n B yl a w s

8 9 Inde pend ent E lectio n Co mmis sion Bylaws

I 0 St u dent Assoc intio nt 1 Un ivers ity o f Wis consi n-Mi lwnul cec12 13 Artic le I-N am c 1415 Th e In d epen dent Elec tion C onn nissio n shall hereby be known as the C omm issio n.16 17 Artic le II- Co m posit ion, D utie s, and Pow ers o f the Com missi on1819 Section !-Co mp o sition 2021 The Com missi on sh all be comp osed of the Ele ction Conn nissio ner, who shall have

22 wi tnesse d at least one pr ior annual SA electio n, the Chie f Just ice of

the U nive rsity23 Studen t Comt, and one othe r Just ice appointed by the C hief Justic e,2425 Sec tion 2 -Duti es26 A. General27 28 1, The Co mm i ssion shall run the SA elect ions and re feren da.29 2. The C omm ission shall ensme a safe, secure , onli ne, de moc ratic30 elec tions proce ss.31 3. The Con mliss ion shall conduct itse 1fin a ccord ance with Robe tt's32 Rules o f Order.

33 34 B. The C omnl ission shall be respon sible for making avail able all ne cessa ry forms3 5 in ac corda nce with the tim eline outli ned in Alti cle IV, Se c tion2 .36 1. The Com m issio n sha ll be respo nsible for creati ng party37 reg istrat ion forms. Party regis tratio n forms sh all be made 38 av ailab le no later than the last date of final exams durin g the 3 9 fall semester,.40 2. Nom inatio n forms and sig natm e shee ts will be create d and 41 made av ailabl e by the Cm mni ssion 42 C. V iolati ons and In vestig ation s43

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dul'ing the elec tion proc ess.

2, The Co nunis sion shall i10tify any ca ndi da te accused of a cam paign violati on within tw o sch ool days after the C omm ission er or his/h erDeputies have notice d a violation,

a. The Com mis sion s hall hold hearings for cam pa ign viola tions within three scho ol days aft er rec eiving the violat ion. The C onu nissio n sh al l make their de cisio n by a 2/3 m ajor ity vote.

D. The C onu nissi on shall ap pr ove the Ballot for Electio ns an d/or Recall.

E. The C on un issi on shall pr epare onlin e brochures for each race, listin g thequ alifie d can didate s that will appe ar on the bal lot, and the ir c ampa ignsta tem ent.

Sectio n 3-P ow ers

A. The Con uniss ion shall have the power to inve stiga te any indi vidua l seek ing

office,. at any tin1e, dur ing the ele ct ions process.

B. The Com m issi on shall have the power to remove individu als s ee kin g offi cefiom the ba llot once they have acc um ula ted the number o f po in ts t hatnec ess itate removal pu rsuan t to A rticle VI, Se ctio n 4.

C. Th e Cmlll1!ission sh all have the power to deny hearing al lega tions o f

campa ign v io lati on s which al'e re petiti ve an d/or deemed as fr ivol ous a nd/or abus ive to the hearin g process.

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iii . The Commission shall, after su ccess fully recei ving thereq uired validated signa !m es, place all qualifi ed ca ndida te names in full, acc ordin g to the of fice sought, on the on lineballo t, in the ord er in which the signa tu re s heets wereiniti ally received. The ca nd ida tes will be place d on theba llot under their p arty name, and partie s sh&ll be listedalphabetically. In depe nd ent s shall be placed at the bot tomo f the ballot. All bal lo ts must include space for w rite -incan didat es equal to the maximum numb e r of candid ates fo r

each se ct ion in the ballot. The final ballot sh al l be appr ov edby a 2(3 majority vote o f the Co m mis sion.

E . The C omm ission shal l have the power to approve ball ots for Referenda. The Com m iss ion sh all post the referenda ballo t onl ine, with w ordin g approved by 2(3 o f the SA Senate.

F. The C onun issio n shall have the power to cre ate party regis tratio n forms.

G. Th e Co nu nis sion shall assume all du ties o f the Co nu nis sionc r, and may act asa com m issi on , so long as the pos ition o f Ele ction s Con unis sione r is vacant.

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A rticle III-D utie s and Pow ers o f the C om m issi on et

Sec tio n 1- Dut ie s

A. Th e c omm ission er, with his/her C onu nissio n, sh al l have the duty of e ns min g asafe , s ecm e, online demo cr atic elect io ns process.

B. The C om m ission er shall have the duty o f pr ovidi ng a copy of the IECbylaws to any member of the SA upon request.

C. Th e Co nunis sione r or any individu al on the C omm issio n shall pro videnomin ation papers, campaign vio lation fom1s, and cam paig n viol ation re spo nse forms to any indi vidua l, upon request. D istr ibutio n of these records shal l be made publi c inmlCdiately.

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12 C. 25 validat ed signatules sh all be requ ired to be on the ballo t for any other

13 school or coll ege S enate seat 1415 D. 10 va lidate d sig nature s shall be requir ed to be on the ballot for the School o f

16 Info rmati on Sc ience s.1718 S ectio n 3- W rite- In Ca ndida tes19 20 Wri te in candid ates must recei ve at least the nu mber of vo tes e quiva lent to the signa tures21 requued to run for their scho ol.22 23 Sectio n 4- Party Affi liation 2425 Ca ndida tes who do not ident ify with a pm1y when their signa ture s heets are tmned in26 shall be liste d on the ballot as ind epen dents. 2728 Art icle V I- El ectio n Vio latio ns2930 Sectio n 1- V iola tion C omp laints 31 A. Com plain ts may on ly be subm itted by me mber s of the St udent Asso ciatio n.32 B. A typew ritten complau1t may be deliver ed or subm itted elect ronica lly to the33 C onun issio ner.34 a. The Com mis sioner shall infor m the Com miss ion o f a rec eived 35 compla int within two days.36 Sec tion 2 Po int Sy stem 3738 A. Up to 500 poin ts for physi cally or ve rbally hara ssing anoth er ca ndida te.3940 B. Up to 100 po ints for moving cove ring, defac ing, d estroy ing o r removing 41 campa ign m ateri als.4 2

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1 D. Up to 50 points for placing materials in places prohibited by the City of2 Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, SA or the IEC.3

4 Section 3 Bmden56 The burden of pmof required to assess points shall be beyond a reasonable doubt. Tlus7 means that theremust be no doubt in the fact-finder's mind that the individual accused of8 the violation conunit!ed that violation.9

10 Section 4-Removal11

12 A. Once accumulating 125 points, Senatorial candidates may be rei\lOVed from the13 ballot by 2/3 majority vote of the Conunission.14 B. Once accumulating 250 points, PresidentialNice Presidential tickets may be15 removed fiom the ballot by 2/3majority vote of the Commission.161718 Article VII- Recall Special Elections1920 Section 1 Pmcedures2122 A. Recall election requests shall be made only after six months of the new23 admhustration taking power.2425 B. The petitioner shall present a claim outlining the reasons for the recall request26 to the elections commission.2728 C. The Elections Commission, by 2/3 m!\iority vote, shall decide whether or not29 there is enough evidence to warrant a recall.3031 D. Upon consent of the Elections Commission, by 2/3 majority vote, the32 petitioner may ilutiate a recall petition.3334 E. Appeals of the decision of he Commission may be made to the U1uversity35 Student Co\U't within two school days of the Commission's decision.3637 F. The recall petition must be approved by the Commission and must contain38 signatures from 25% of those students who are eligible to vote in the election.3940 G. The signatmes obtained must be verified by the Dean of Sh1dents.4142 H. Upon the successfhl completion of a recall petition, the Collllllission will set43 the date, by a 2/3 majority vote, for a special election, which shall not be more44 than 30 days after the petition is verified,4546 Section 2- Petitions

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A. At the top of each page there must be a statement outlining the accusati onsagainst the can didate, as well as the candidate 's name, and his or her office,

B. Petitions m ust have the student's name, sign ature, school ot' colleg e, date, andhis or her student J.D. number,

C. The sta tute o f lim itations on such a pe tition shall be 30 days from the date it isin itiated.

A rticle VI II-F rcslunnn Electio ns

The Freshman Sena tors shall be elected fiom and by the Freslmtan Class during anelect ion held on the first T uesday o f October. In order to be eligible to fill a FreshmanSenator seat, the sl\ tdent must be in theit first year at UWM. Freshman Senator Seatva cancies can only be filled by the Senate after the date of Freshman Elections has passed.

Article IX- Emerg ency

In the event that the Cout1 is defunct, or does not have enough members to sit on theCommission, the Sena te can appoint two (2) individu als, not rm11ling for election to sit onthe C onunission by a simp le majority vote. The President's appointm ent shall still chairthe Conuni ssion.

Article X - Amendm ents

Amendments to these bylaws shall require a 2/3 ma jority vote of the Sen ate in the aff irmative.

A rticle X I-E nactment

These bylaws shall su persede all previous bylaws. These bylaws shall tak e effect upon a2/3 passage of the Studen t Associatio n Senate and the Sign al\tre of the Sl\tdentAssociatio n Preside nt.

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S tu d ent A ss o cia t io n Ind epe n den t E lecti o n1 C om m is s io n B yl a w s

8 9 Inde p enden t Elec tion Co m miss ion By law s

1 0 St u d ent A ssocia tionI I U nivers ity of W iscon sin-Mi lwauke e 12I 3 Artic le I-N nme14

I 5 T he Ind epend e nt Ele ction Commission shall hereby be known as the Comm ission.16

I 7 Arti cle II-C ompo si!iou, D uties , and P owers o f the C omm issiou1 8

I 9 Section !-Com positio n 202l The Comm ission shall be composed o f the El ection C ommi ssioner , who shall have 2 2 witnessed at least one prior annual SA electi on, the Chief Justice o f the Univers ity

23 Student Comt, and one other Justice appoi nted by the Ch ief Justice.24 25 Section 2-D uties26 A. General2728 I. The Co m missi on sha ll nm the SA elections and referend a.29 2. The C ommis sion sh all ensu re a safe, secure, onl ine, de m ocrat ic 30 elec tions p rocess.31 3, The Com missio n shall conduct itself in acco rdance with R obert's 32 Rules o f Orde1.33

34 B. The Comm ission shall be respon sible for making ava ilable all nece ssary forms35 in accord ance with the timelin e outlin ed in Article IV, Section 2.36 I. The Commis sion sh all be responsi ble for creatin g party 37 regis tration forms. Party registra tion forms sha ll be made 38 av ailable no late r than the last date of final exams during the39 fall sem ester.40 2. Nomin ation forms and sign ature s heets will be created and41 made availa ble by the Co mmissi on42 C. Vio lations and In vestiga tions43


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received signature sheets. The Commission shall not havethe power to validate signatures.

iii. The Commission shall, after successfully rec eivin g therequired validated signatures, place all qualified candidatenmnes in full, according to the off ice sought, on the online ballot, in the mder in which the signature sheets wereinitially received. The candidates will be placed on the ballot under their party name, and parties shall be listedalplmbetically. Independents shall be placed at the bottomo f the ballot. All ballots must include space for write-incandidates equal to the maximum number o f candidates foreach section in the ballot. The final ballot shall be approved

by a 2/3 majority vote o f the Commission.

E. The Commission shall have the power to approve ballots for Referenda. TheCommission shall post the referenda ballot online, with wording approved by2/3 of he SA Senate.

F. The Commission shall have the power to create party registmtion forms.

G. The Commission shall assume all duties o f the Commissioner, and may act as a commission, so long as the position of Elections Commissioner is vacant. The C hief Justice shall chair the commission until a Commissione1 is

confirmed.

A r t ic le I I I - D u t i es and PoweJ 's of th e C om m iss io n er

Section 1- Duties

A. The commissioner, with his/her Commission, shall have the duty of ensuring asafe, secure, online democratic elections process.

B. The Commissioner shall have the duty of providing a copy of the IEC bylaws to any member of the SA upon request.

C. The Commissioner or any individual on the Commission shall providenomination papers, campaign violation forms, and campaign violation response forms to any individual, upon request. Distribution o f these recordsshall be made public immediately.

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I D. Individuals whose sig natures are verified will appe ar on the ballot. Indiv iduals2 who indicate a party affiliation will appear on that ballot only with that party3 aff iliation. T o be eligible to be placed on the ballot, cand idates seeking the4 office of President of he Studen t Association must have served in an elected5 Ol' appointed position within the Student Association for at least six months6 prim to the Stu de nt Association elec tio ns.7

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9 E. From the date in which nomination papers are due, there shall be a one -w eekI0 period for valid ation of signatUres.11

12 F. Afte1 this on e-week period, the Commission shall post a list of all candid ates13 that obtained the requisite mnnber of valid signatu re s online and via all14 stude nt electron ic mail. The Commission shall then contact each can didate to 15 verify their c ampaign statement.1617 Section 3-Parties1819 A. Party Regis tra tion forms shall be due by Noon on the second Monday of 20 February. Party reg ist ration forms must be filled out and turned into the21 Commission by the individual seeking the office o f President within that22 parfy. 2324 B. No party shall be elig ible for election without a Pre sident and Vice-25 Presidential Ticket submitt ing all required paper work.26 27 C. Parties shall be listed on the ballot alphabe tically.2829 D. Parties shall not run more ca ndidates than there are availab le seats in each30 school.3132 E. Every can didate in a party is responsible for their own signa tu re sheets .33 34 F. Pa rties must be Registered Student O rganizat io ns.3536 G. No stud en t may run under more than one party3738 AR T ICLE V -C andidat e Regulnti on s3940 Section 1- Membership4142 A. Can didates s ee king off ice must be members o f the Stu de nt Assoc ia tion.4344 B. No member of the Student Association Judicial Branch or Independent 45 Election Commission can, while in office, run for election .46

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I Section 2- Signuture s 23 A. 450 validuted signatures shall be required to be on the ba llot for the

4 President/V ice-Presid en tial ticke t. 5 6 B. 50 va lidated sig na tures shall be requi red to be on the ballo t for an At -L arge7 Sen ate or Lett ers and Sc ience seat.8

9 C. 25 valida ted signatu res shull be required to be on the ballot fo1 any other I 0 schoo l or colleg e Senate seat.II 12 D. 10 validate d signature s shall be required to be on the ballot for the School o f13 lnfol'lna tion Scien ce s.14

15 Sec tion 3- Write-In Can didates16 17 Wl'ite in candidate s must rece ive at least the numb er of votes equivalen t to the sig na tures18 required to run for their sc ho ol.19

20 Section 4- Party Affi liution21

22 Cand idates who do not iden tify with a party when their si gn ature she ets are tum cd in23 shall be listed on the ballot us inde pendents.2425 AJ ticlc V I- Elec tio n Viola tio ns

26 27 Sec tion 1- V io lation C om plaints28 A. Complai nt s may on ly be subm itted by members of the Studen t Associati on.29 B. A type w l'itten co m plaint may be deliv er ed or sub m itted ele ct ronically to the30 Co m missione r. 31 a. The Commiss io ner shu II inform the C ommiss ion of a rec eived32 complaint within two days.33 Section 2- Point Sy stem34 35 A. Up to 500 points for ph ysically o r verbally harassing another ca ndidate.36

37 B. Up to I00 point s for moving covering , defacing , destroyin g or remov ing

38 cam paign ma teriuls.39

40 C. Up to 10 0 points for making slunderous remarks in public or in writing.4142 D. Up to 50 poi nts for plac ing materi uls in pluces t))'ohibited by the City of43 Milwuukee, the Univ ersity of W isconsin Milwaukee, SA or the IEC.4445 Sectio n 3- Burden 4 6

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l The burden of p ro of required to ass ess points sh all be beyond a re aso nabl e do ubt. This2 means that the1e must be no doubt in the fa ct-f in de r's mind that the indiv idu al ac cuse d o f

3 the viola tion com mit ted that viola tion .4

5 Sectio n 4- Rem ova l 6 7 A. Once acc umu latin g 125 points , Se nato rial cand idat es may be removed tiom the8 ball ot by 2/3 ma jorit y vote o f the Com mi ss ion . 9 B. Once accum ula ting 250 poi nts, Pres id en tial/V ice Pre siden tial tick ets may be

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17 A. Recall elec tion requ ests sha ll be made on ly afte1 four mo nths of the new18 admin istra tion tak ing p owe r.19

20 B. The pet it ion er shall pres ent a clai m outlin ing the reaso ns for the recall requ est

21 to the elect ions com m ission .22

23 C. T he reca ll pe titio n must be vel'ified by the C om mis sion and mu st co ntai n the

24 amo unt o f sig na tu res req uired ac cord in g to what is spe cifie d in the sect ion

25 co rresp ond ing to the type of rec all e lecti on.2627 28 D. The Sig natu res obtai ned must be veri fied by the Dean o f Stude nts.

2930 E. Upon the succ essf ul c omp le tio n of a recall petit ion, the C om m ission will set31 the date, by a 2/3 ma jo rity vote, for a sp ec ial e lecti on, which sh all not be more

32 tha n 30 days aft er the pe titio n is veri fied. 33 3435 Se ction 2- P etit io ns 3637 A. At the top o f each page ther e must be a state m en t ou tl inin g the ac cusa tion s

38 again st the ca ndid ate, as well as the ca ndid ate's name, and his o r her off ice.39

40 B. Pe tition s m ust have the stud ent's nam e, s igna tme , sch ool or colleg e, date, and

41 his or her stud en t I. D. number.4243 C. The statu te of lim itat io ns on such a pe titio n shall be 30 days from the da te it is

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I D. The amount of signatures required to initiate a recall election on any elected2 official is the same ammint of ballots that were casted for the election of the3 office of President/ Vice President in the most previous election.45 Article VIII-Freshman Elections67 The Freshman Senators shall be elected from and by the Freshman Class dul'ing an8 election held on the first Tuesday of October. In order to be eligible to fill a Freshman9 Senator seat, the student must be in their first year at UWM. Freshman Senator Seat

I0 vacancies can only be filled by the Senate after the date of Freshman Elections hasII passed.1213 Article IX- Emergency1415 In the event that the Court is defunct, or does not have enough members to sit on the16 Commission, the Senate can appoint two (2) individuals, not nmning for election to sit on17 the Commission by a simple majority vote. The President's appointment shall still chair18 the Commission.1920 Article X- Amendments2122 a. Amendments to these bylaws shall be allowed during the Summer and Fall23 Semesters.24 b. Amendments shall be allowed during UWinteriM or Spring Semester only in25 e.xceptionalcircumstances and only with a ruling fiom the University Student26 Court granting permission. Any SA Official may petition the Court for such

27 permission.28 c. Amendments to those bylaws shallreqnire a 2/3-majol'ity vote of the Senate in the29 A flrmative and the Signature of the Student Association President.30 d. Any member of he SA Senate who has filed to become a candidate for Office31 may not vote on the adoption of new Ol' amended Independent Elections 32 Commission bylaws.333435 Article XI-Enactment3637 These bylaws shall supersede all previous bylaws. These bylawsshall take effect upon a38 213 passage of he Student Association Senate and the Signature of he Student39 Association President.40414243 AYE:._ _4445

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Fro m : Rick L Banks

Subje ct : 12/11/11 Senate Session Agenda

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Cc : Brandon Richard James , James W Hill ,Alex Jay Kostal , Anthony DeWees ,Nikolaus Pete r Rettinger Il l , Michael R Laliberte , Tiffany Adereml , Koblna Armoo Intslful

Greetings,

Attached Is the agenda and Items for the 12/11/11 Se nate Sessions at 6pm In Wisconsin Room East.

Please come prepared for ti>Ourough discussion. As always, feel free to ask any questions to myself or Deputy SpeakerPellcarlc.

Best,

Rick L. BanksSpeaker of the Senat eUWMStudent Association

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6 BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Article V Section I C of the Independent Election Committee Bylaws be7 stl'icken, and;

8 BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Article VII of the Independent Election Committee Bylaws be amended9 to read:

10 Article VII- Recall Elections

11 Section 1- Procedures

12 A. Recall election requests shall be made only after three months of t he new13 administration taking power.1415 B. The petitioner shall present a claim outlining the reasons tor the recall request to16 the elections commission.1718 C. The recall petition must be verified by the Commission and must contain the19 amount of signatures required according to what is specified in the section20 corresponding to the type of recall election.2122 D. The signatures obtained must be veri lied by the Dean of Students.2324 E. Upon the successful completion of a recall petition, the Commission will set the

25 date, by a 2/3 majority vote, tor a special election, which shall not be more than 3026 da)'S after the petition is veri lied.2728 Section 2- Petitions

29 A. At the top of each page there must be a statement outlining the accusations against30 the candidate, as well as the candidate's name, and his or her office.313233

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From :Arrington Stoll

Subject : December Minutes

To : sa-sen ate 1 Anthony DeWees ,Daniel Laughland

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Attached are the minutes from the December meeting. Sorry for the delay, l typically try to send them out within 72hours-week of the meeting. This last month with allof the extra meetings with senate, SORC, SFC etc I have FINALLY finished up all the minutes. Please let me know If you have any ques tions or changes before the Senat e meeting.

Thank you & I hope everyone has had a fabulous start to their seme ster!

Arrington StollSe cretary Graduate St udent SenatorUWM Student Associa tion

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a . Se n at e O f ficer s a s req ue sted fro m t he floo r

i. SF C ch air, Ri d ge w ay

1 . V oi c in g re s igna ti o n at the end of thi s m eeti ng .

ii. V i ce C ha ir of SO RC , S idhu

1 . Form al ly r esig n th e D ir e ct o r of U n iver sity A f fair s an d the

p os i tion on the Se n at e

b. Ex ecut iv e O ff ic e rs as re qu e sted fro m th e floo r

VI II. S pe cial O r ders

a . S en ate V ac a ncie s E lec tion s:

i. L ette rs & Sc ie n ce s ( 1 Op e n S eat)

1. Nik R ettin ge r

a. M o tion to ap p ro v e w it h unan im ou s co nsen t b y

B an k s

i. 2'" 1 by G r ow

ii. Vo ic e V o te- P as s es

ii. Education (1 Open Seat)

1 Tiffany Parker


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1. Tiffany Parker

a. Motion to approve with unanimous consent by

Banks

i. 211d by Grow

ii. Voice Vote- Passes

iii. Engineering ( 1 Open Seat)

1. Kobina Instifitl

a. Motion to call the question by Stoll

b. Committee Elections

I. Motion to approve with unanimous consent

by Banks1. 2"" by Grow

2. Voice Vote- Passes

I. Senate Appropriations Committee (I Open Seat, effective

December 25, 201 I)

1. Matt Rosner

2. Gabe Sanders

a. Roll Call Vote- Sanders

i. Bornhoft - Sanders

ii. Brown- Rosner

iii. Carian - Sanders

iv. Christens - Sanders

v. Cohen- Rosner

vi. Drake- Sanders

vii.Falk- Sanders

viii. Fernandez- Sanders

ix. Green- Sanders

x. G r o w - Sanders

xi. Kauffin- Sanders

xii.Ludwig- Abstain


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19. Siddique: Aye20 . Stoll: Aye21 S tt A


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21. Scott: Aye22. Laughlin: Aye

23 . Rodriquez: Aye24. Pelicaric: Aye25. Banks: Abstain26. Parker: Aye27. Rettinger: Aye

d. Motion to impeach but since they haven't resigned

then not to remove for all of them by Grow

i. 2"" by Siddique

ii. 2"d withdrawn

iii. 2"d by Rodriquez

iv. Motion to call the question by Methu

1. 2"" by Rodriquez

2. Without objection the question called

v. Roll Call Vote to impeach the president

Fails

1. Bornhoft: Nay

2. Brown: Nay3. Carian: Aye4. Christens: Aye5. Cohen: Nay6. Drake: Nay7. Falk: Aye8. Femandcz: Nay9. Grow: Aye10. Kauffin: Nay11. Ludwig: Nay12. Methu: Aye13. Patterson-Ramos: Nay14. Reichardt: Abstain15. Ridgeway: Nay16. Rosner: Nay17. Sanders: Aye18. Schultz: Nay19. Siddique: Nay20. Stoll: Nay

21 . Scott: A bstain22. Laughlin: Ay e


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g y23 . Rodriquez: Aye 24 .

Pelicaric: N ay25. Ban ks: Abstain26 . Parker: A ye2 7. Rettinger: Ay e

e. Motio n to receive a recom m endation of SORC and

take no actio n by Banks

i. 2"d by Pelicari c

ii. 2"" withdrawn

iii. Ro ll C all Vote- Passes

1. Bornhoft: Aye2. Bro w n: Aye3 . Cmian: N ay4. Christens: N ay5. Cohen: Aye6. Drake: Aye7. Falk : Abstain8. Fernande z : Aye9 . Green: Aye

1 0 . Grow: Nay11. K auffln: Aye12. Ludwi g: Aye13. Metlm: N ay1 4 . Patterson-Ram o s: Aye15 . Reichardt: Aye16. Ri dgeway: Aye17. Rosner : Ay e18. Sanders: Ay e 19 . Siddique: Aye20 . S toll: Aye

21. Scott : Ay e22. Laughli n : Nay23. Rodriquez: A ye24 . Pelicaric: Aye25. B anks: Abstain26. Parke r: Nay27. Reddinger : Nay


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25. Pelicaric: Aye26. Banks: Abstain27 Parker: Abstain


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27. Parker: Abstain28. Rettinger: Aye

IX. Old Business

a. UP ARK SFC Allocation

i. Motion to table by Gmw

1. 2"d by Siddique

2. Object by Rosner

3. Motionto

call the question by Siddiquea. Without objection- called

4. Voice Vote- Passes with 2 abstentions by Falk and Green

b. Athletics SFC Allocation

i. Motion to approve by Rosner

1. 2"d by Siddique

2. Motion to call the question and end the debate by Siddique

a. 2"d by Reddinger- debate ended

3. Roll Call Vote to approve as recommended by the Senate

Finance Committee- Passes

1. Bornhoft: Aye2. Brown: Aye3. Carian: Aye4. Christens: Aye5. Cohen: Aye6. Drake: Aye7. Falk: Aye

8. Fernandez: Aye9. Green: Aye10 . Grow: Aye11. Kauffin: Aye12. Ludwig: Aye13. Methu: Aye14. Patterson-Ramos: Aye15. Reichardt: Aye16. Ridgeway: Nay


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8. Roll Ca ll V o te- A pprov ed with un anim ous c onsen t

~ \~ l ' $n i] i f i; ,c o 45 : . s AA ~~ ~ \. ii i K &i ll ! Yi A~ i l .


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i. M otio n to approv e by Pelic aric

1. 2"d by Banks

2. Motion to st rike 3 months and m ake it 5 months by

Pat terson Ramos in line 12

a. 2"d by Drake

b. Mo ti on to amend the am endm ent to 28 w eeks after

the new adm inist ration has taken place , wh ich is

roug hly 4 Y, m ouths , so in betw een 3 and 6 by

Ro sner

i. 2"d by Pa rker

c. Mo tion to call the questio n by Sidd ique

i. 2"d by Gre en- w ithou t an object ion the

am en dm ent has been cal led

il. Am end m ent to the am endm ent fails

d. M otion to amend it to 4 months by Sid dique

i. 2"d by R eddin gerII. V o ice Vote- Passes

e . M otion to ap prove as am end ed by Brown

I. 2"d by Ludwig

ii. With one ob jectio n then the bill is

recon sider ed

3. Motion to re consi der by Patt erson - Ramos

a . 2"d by Sid diqu e

b. W ithou t obj ection - app rove d

4. Motion to ap prove by Rosne r

5. M otio n to am en d and strik e D a nd ch ange the comm ission

to the dea n of stude nts of fice by Pa tterso n- Ramos

a. 2"d by Sid dique

6. Motion to refer SB 1112-45 to the lEC by Stoll

a. 2"d by P elic ari c

b . V o ic e Vo te - P asse s wi th 1 a bs t e ntio n by St o ll


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7 . M o ti on to c al l th e que st io n b y R e d di n g er and end d eb a te

a . St r ik e c o m m itte e on line 6 a n d 8 and rep la ce w ith

co m m issio n by Br o w n

I. 2'\d by Ba n ks

ii. M o ti on to ca ll th e qu e stio n by Si dd iq u e

1 . W i th ou t ob j e ct i on the bi ll is p as s ed

d . SB lll2 -0 4 6: R es p o ns ib le C om p en satio n A c t

i. M ot i o n to ap p rov e an d am e nd by S idd i q ue

1 2"d b y R o sn e r

2. 2"d w it h d ra w n

ii. M ot i o n to ap p rov e by R os ner

1, 2"d by Pe lic a ri c

2 . M o tion to a m en d by R os n er to ch a ng e th e m n e nd m en t to

st ri ke line B

a. 2"d by La u gh l a nd

b . M ot io n to am end the a m e n dm e nt to A to say a nd

st r ik e e v er y thi n g in L in e A and say in cr e a se s in t h e

st ip e n d of the p re si de n t o r v ic e pr e s id e n t m u st be

a pp rov e d th ro ug h th e se n at e by a 2/3 m aj o rity vo t e

an d sh all n ot b e im p le m en t e d u n til th e b e gi n n in g o f

th e n ext f u ll te rm by S id d iqu e

i. 2"d by R e dd in ge r

ii. Vo ice V ote - Pa sse s fo r the a m e n dm e nt to the a m en d m e n t

c. M o tio n to ca ll the q u es t io n on th e am en d m en t to

c h an g e th e am end m en t to st ri k e lin e s 9 and I 0 a ll of

the te xt e xc e p t fo r A and rep la ce it w it h th e

am e nd e d t ex t a nd s tr ik e s th e re s t of B .

d. Voice Vote on Amendment ns previously stnted

Pnsses

3 Motion to amend and add a line B saying the president and


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3. Motion to amend and add a line B saying the president and

vice president will not receive an increase in their stipendsuntil June l 014 by Rosner

a. 2"d by Siddique

b. Voice Vote- Passes with two abstentions by

Laughland and Stoll

4. Motion to amend and change pay freeze to responsible

compensation on line 8 by Siddique

a. 2d by Rosner

b. Voice Vote- Passes

5. Any objections to pass- one objection by Laughland, tabled

to next meeting

e. SB1112-047: SFC Bylaw Amendment

1. Motion to improve by Banks

a. 2"'1 by Rosner

b. Motion to call the question by Siddique- without

objection it's called

c. Any objection to passing- objection the motion has

been tabled to the next meeting.

f. Approval of Memoranda of Understanding

a. Motion to table by Banks

b. 211d by Grow

c. Voice Vote- Passes

ii. Athletics Deficit

g. Investigative findings of the Senate Oversight and Rules Committee

A. President, Alex Kostal

Motion to recommend impeachment and removal to the senate o f conduct for

formal response-usc1213-004 dakota hall v. student association of uwm senate

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