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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 an additional semester before being subject to re-election...
...Basically, the current system makes us seem very shady,” East Yard representative Nicholas Oo ’13 said. “It does entail one extra semester for chairs and it makes the UC lose a sense of legitimacy...
...UC Vice President Eric N. Hysen ’11 said that the current system yields “an insane amount of benefits,” fosters an increased work ethic, and provides valuable institutional memory. “It’s worth it,” he said...
Although Hysen voted against the second amendment, UC President Johnny F. Bowman ’11 voted in favor of it. The entire council was divided on both amendments, with representatives occasionally yelling over each other during the meeting. Several even walked out in apparent frustration before the Council’s formal dismissal...
...existing UC rules, the Council must wait one week before taking a final vote to accept or deny the constitutional changes. Hysen said the waiting period will give members time for more thorough reflection and offer them the chance to change how they originally voted...