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CONSTITUTION OF THE EGSA

Article I: Name
Article II: Purpose
Article III: Membership Requirements
Article IV: Officers
Article V: Council
Article VI: Department Representatives
Article VII: Constitutional Amendments and Bylaws

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ARTICLE I. NAME
Engineering Graduate Student Association at UCSC (EGSA).

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE
The purpose of this association is to represent the graduate students within the school of engineering, to promote the academic and social interaction between students of the different departments within the school of engineering, and convey their interests to the faculty, administration and staff.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Every student enrolled in a graduate program within the school of engineering is automatically considered
a member.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS
A. The EGSA shall have an Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall have three members elected from the EGSA membership: President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President shall be chief executive officer and official representative of the EGSA. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for recommending policy to the EGSA Council and carrying on official EGSA business between EGSA Council meetings, to be approved by the EGSA Council at the Council's next meeting.

B. The order of succession for the EGSA officers shall be: President, Secretary, and Treasurer. In the absence of the President, the duties of the President follow the order of succession.

C. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the EGSA Council from among EGSA members. Only in case the department representative position is not filled, an officer may serve as both an officer and a department representative.


ARTICLE V. COUNCIL
A. The governing body of the EGSA shall be the EGSA Council.

B. The Chair of the EGSA Council shall be the President.

C. The voting members of the Council shall be the department representatives and Executive Committee members, excepting the Chair. In the case of a tie, the Chair may vote.

D. A quorum shall exist when at least 1/3 of the EGSA Council is present. No EGSA Council meeting may proceed without a quorum.

E. Council members must be present at the meetings to cast votes.

F. The council may, by 2/3 vote, remove an Executive Committee member for cause.

G. The Council shall meet at least three times per quarter, and shall establish a regular meeting time and place.


ARTICLE VI. DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES
A. Each graduate program in the school of engineering shall have one representative within the council.

B. This position will be fulfilled by the GSA representative of that department.


ARTICLE VII. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND BYLAWS
A. Referenda may be approved for ballot by a majority vote of the Council or by an initiative. An initiative must be signed by at least ten percent of the EGSA members.

B. A ballot shall pass by 2/3 majority of the members, with a required minimum participation of 1/4 of the electorate.

C. Constitution shall only be amended by referendum.

D. Bylaws conforming to this constitution may be adopted, amended, or deleted by a majority vote of the entire Council.