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B. The secretary of the SGA [See Article I]
C. The parliamentarian of the student senate [see Article XI];
1. The student shall be elected in the spring by a simple majority of the outgoing senate. The student may run for and be
elected for the parliamentarian of the senate for up to two terms.
2. The student shall have served as a senator for a minimum of one semester prior to election.
3. The term shall begin at the first cabinet meeting of the academic year following the regular spring election. It shall end
on the last cabinet meeting in that same academic year. The student shall be available for counsel to the successor for
the remainder of the academic year.
4. The student shall be a non-voting member of the senate.
5. The student shall be available to the vice president and the members of senate for consultation regarding matters of
parliamentary procedure.
6. The student shall be responsible for any bylaw and constitutional change regarding SGA.
1. If committees, senate, orgs etc. would like to make bylaw or constitutional changes, it is the job of the
parliamentarian/chair to work with said people to detail these changes in a proposal and the edited bylaws in
order to be presented to the senate.
7. The student shall make known to the vice president or the senate any improper procedures that interfere with the rights
of any individual or group.
8. The student shall preside as chair of the Rules Committee [see Article X].
9. In the event that the office of parliamentarian is vacated it shall be filled by a member of the current senate who shall be
self-nominated and elected by a simple majority of the senate membership.
10. The student shall preside over the senate in the temporary absence of the chair of senate.
11. During the 30 minute duration of the area meetings/cabinet meetings within senate, the Parliamentarian shall preside
over the senate. If necessary, the Parliamentarian shall also adjourn the Senate meeting.
12. The student shall be responsible for coordinating and maintaining 7 Sisters Coalition relationships (along with the SGA
Secretary) and is a member of the 7 Sisters Coalition Coordinating Board.
D. Senators
1. Senate will consist of the following members:
a. Area senators;
1. One senator from each class year shall be elected from every area of campus, as defined below.
Senators shall also be elected as special representatives for Ada Comstock scholars, commuter
students, and transfer students.
2. Areas shall be defined as the following: Green Street, Center Campus, East Quad, West Quad,
Upper Elm Street, and Lower Elm Street. Areas may be redrawn at the discretion of the senate in
order to maintain an approximately equal number of students in each area.
3. Area senators to represent rising junior, and senior classes shall be elected by a majority vote
during the spring all-campus elections.
4. The area senator to represent the incoming first-year class and rising (then current) sophomore
class shall be elected by a majority vote during the Fall all-campus elections.
5. One senator shall be elected to represent the Ada Comstock Scholars for every 50 Ada Comstock
Scholars, rounding up to the nearest 50. These representatives shall be elected by a simple
majority of Ada Comstock scholars in a venue to be decided by the Ada Comstock president.
6. One senator shall be elected to represent incoming and existing transfer students for every 50
transfer students, rounding up to the nearest 50 in the Fall and Spring all-campus elections.
7. One senator shall be elected to represent commuter students for every 50 commuter students,
rounding up to the nearest 50, in the Fall all-college election.
8. In the event that a senatorial office is vacated, it shall be filled, for the remainder of the term,
through an application process run by the SGA vice-president.
b. SGA cabinet;
1. The president of the SGA, who shall serve as a non-voting member;
2. The vice-president of the SGA, who shall serve as chair of Senate as a non-voting member (except
in the case of a tie);
3. The secretary of the SGA as a voting member;
4. Class Presidents as voting members;
5. The parliamentarian of the senate as a non-voting member;
6. VP of Finance as a voting member;
7. The chair of the Social Justice and Equity Committee as a voting member; [See Article XII]
8. The Chair of the House Presidents’ Association as a voting member;
9. The senate term of the cabinet members shall be equal to that of their cabinet terms.
c. The senators which will include:
1. Area senators as voting members;
2. The entire campus community as non-voting members.
d. Representatives from cabinet organizations;
1. Each organization or committee represented in the cabinet, namely, Committee on Elections and
Appointments, Curriculum Committee, Organization Resources Committee, and Sustainability
Committee, shall have at least one member of their organization or committee as a voting
member of senate. If at least one member of their organization or committee is not already a
voting member of senate, they must elect one of their members to be a voting member of senate.

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