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Referendum Question #2

Question You will be voting on: 

Yes, I am in favour of the following amendments to the UPEISU Constitution; the removal of Article VI, section B, sub-section 5. See amendments in context below.

No, I am not in favour of the following amendments to the UPEISU Constitution; the removal of Article VI, section B, sub-section 5. See amendments in context below. 

Description: 

Article VI  -- UPEI SU COUNCIL 

A         The governing body of the UPEI SU Council, herein referred to as Council. The Council shall consist of:

            1          The five Executive Members of the UPEI SU, three of whom shall be elected in the  Spring General Election.

2          Three Undergraduate Senate Representatives and one Graduate Student Senate Representative, elected to Council in the Spring General Election.

3          One (1) Board of Governors Representative to be elected to Council in the Spring General Election.

4          One (1) elected Representative for every two hundred (200) students in

            each respective faculty or school to be elected in the Spring General

            Election, with the exception of Education which will be elected in the Fall

            General Election. If the number of students in a faculty or school exceeds

            the two hundred to one ratio (200:1) by at least fifty per cent (50%) of the

            two hundred, that faculty or school shall be granted one (1) additional

            elected representative.           

5          One (1) Representative from the First-year Class to be elected in the Fall General  Election.

                        6          One (1) Graduate Student Representative to be elected in the Fall General Election.

           7         One (1) representative shall be elected from the Residence population of the University during the Fall General Election.

           8         One (1) representative shall be elected from the International student population of the university in the Fall General Election.

         9          One (1) representative shall be elected from the population of students accessing the University’s accessibility services during the Fall General Election.

            10        No faculty or School shall have less than one (1) elected Representative on Council. 

 

B         The following shall be recognized as non-voting members of Council:

            1          The UPEI SU  Chair

            2          The UPEI SU ombudsman.

            3          The Vice President Finance

            4          The Vice President Communications

       5       The Accessibility Representative to be designated by the University’s Accessibility Services.