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1. If any of the above mentioned members of the Board of Appeals was a candidate during the elections, the student will
be excluded from the proceedings of the Board.
2. The decision of the SGA Board of Appeals is final.

SECTION 13. DISCLAIMER

The Elections and Appointments Committee, as well as the Smith College Student Government Association, cannot be held responsible for
any slander or libel that occurs during campaigning. It is expected that all participants be acting within the Smith College Honor Code. There
will be no action taken for any accusations of such occurrence.

Article X. Class Cabinets

SECTION 1. CLASS ELECTIONS

Each class must elect at least the following positions to sit on class cabinet. The senior, junior, sophomore, and Ada Comstock Scholar
Presidents shall be elected in the spring semester. The senior, junior, sophomore, and Ada Comstock Scholar cabinet members shall be
elected in the following fall semester. The first-year class officers shall be elected in the fall. They may run for and hold an office only for a
class of which they are a member. The first-year class president shall become acting president of the incoming first-year class following the
student’s term as president. Candidates for class office shall be self-nominated. A class officer may run for and be elected to the same office
for more than one term. However, the terms may not be consecutive.

SECTION 2. DUTIES AND POWERS OF OFFICERS
A. Senior class president;
1. The student shall be responsible for maintaining communication within the senior class, especially through regular
meetings with the class representatives.
2. The student shall act as a liaison between the SGA, the administration, and the senior class.
3. The student shall sit on the cabinet and chair the board of presidents. The student shall call meetings of this board no
less than once a month and as needed.
4. The student shall organize class events and fund-raisers.
5. The student shall sit on various committees including but not limited to the Committee on Honorary Degrees, the
Senior Appreciation Program Committee, the Rally Day Committee, the Smith Ring Committee, and Commencement
Committee.
6. The student shall be responsible for planning senior ball, senior week and other related activities with the senior class
cabinet.
7. The student shall be responsible for certain duties pertaining to commencement weekend.
8. The student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to be
submitted to their successor once their term is over.
9. The term shall begin at the first cabinet meeting of the academic year following the regular spring election. The term
shall end at the conclusion of the commencement activities.
10. Upon graduation, the student shall serve as the Class President for the Alumnae Association of Smith College for five
years.
11. In the event that the office of president is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice president.
B. Junior class president;
1. The student shall be responsible for maintaining communication within the junior class.
2. The student shall act as a liaison between the SGA, the administration, and the junior class.
3. The student shall sit on the cabinet and the board of presidents.
4. The student shall organize class events and fund-raisers.
5. The student shall sit on various committees, including but not limited to the Committee on Honorary Degrees, the
Smith Ring Committee, and the Rally Day Committee.
6. The student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to be
submitted to their successor once their term is over.
7. 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.
8. In the event that the office of president is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice president.
C. Sophomore class president;
1. The student shall be responsible for maintaining communication within the sophomore class, especially through regular
meetings with the class representatives.
2. The student shall act as a liaison between the SGA, the administration, and the sophomore class.
3. The student shall sit on the cabinet and the board of presidents.
4. The student shall organize class events and fund-raisers.
5. The student shall sit on various committees, including but not limited to the Smith Ring Committee and the Rally Day
Committee.

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