West Virginia University
The Student Assembly - Student Government Association
Assembly Bill: AB-2020-06
AN ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE SGA ELECTIONS CODE
Short Title: Elections Code Amendments
Author(s): Sohan Daniel, Senator
Joshua Harman, Senator
Amelia Jones, President Pro Tempore
Hunter Moore, College Senator (Statler)
Sponsor(s): Amaya Jernigan, Senator
Zac Backus, College Senator (CEHS)
Victoria Knotts, Senator
Lily McKnight, College Senator (Reed)
Tara Smith, College Senator (CPASS)
Katie Eyler, College Senator (Eberly)
Contributor(s): David Laub, Attorney General
Camryn Pressley, Elections Chair
Allie Satterfield, Chief of Staff (Internal)
First Reading Date: 12/02/2020
Whereas, According to Article VII, Section II of the Student Government Association (SGA) Constitution, "The West Virginia University Student Government Association shall be bound by the West Virginia University Student Government Association Elections Code, which will provide guidelines, rules, and regulations for the Homecoming and Student Government Association Elections. No amendment, varying a change in elections procedures to the Election Code, shall take effect, until an election,"; and,
Whereas, According to Article V, Section III of the SGA Bylaws, the purpose of the Governing Documents Committee is to. "Critically evaluate the relevance and purpose of this organization's governing documents"; and,
Whereas, upon evaluation of the SGA Elections Code, the members of the Governing Documents Review Committee, collectively voted on the following proposed amendments; and,
Therefore, be it resolved by the Student Assembly of West Virginia University:
Section 1: The following proposed Elections Code amendments set forth by the Governing Documents Review Committee shall take immediate effect:
Article 1.4.2 of the Elections Code shall be amended as: