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Under existing UC bylaws, each Council member is elected annually in the fall. But Executive Board members—who serve as executives for a full calendar year and are typically elected internally by the UC at the end of the fall semester—have their terms extended by...
But after the unanimous passage of this legislation, the meeting escalated into a heated discussion about re-election policies that culminated in two separate preliminary votes on two proposed amendments to the UC constitution.
The first amendment requires that Executive Board members—which include the secretary, treasurer, and five standing committee chairs—must seek re-election if they switch districts, either due to transferring Houses or moving from a freshman dorm to an upperclassmen House.
The second amendment is similar but stipulates that all members—not just those that switch districts—must run for re-election every fall.
This policy entails that Executive Board members can serve for three consecutive semesters, with special elections held for them in February. Other members are subject to re-election every two semesters.