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CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I
Name and Object
Section I. Name. This association shall be known as the Associat
ed Students of the University of Oregon.
Section II. Object. The object of this association shall be to assist
the administration of the University of Oregon in the promotion of
the educational, cultural, social, and physical activities of the students
of the University of Oregon.
^ ARTICLE II
Section I. The president of the University of Oregon shall be re
sponsible for and shall administer extra-curricular duties.
ARTICLE III
Membership
Section I_ Membership. The membership of this association shall
consist of all resident undergraduate students registered in the Uni
versity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section I. Elective Officers. The elective officers of this associa
tion shall be a president, first vice-president, second vice-president,
secretary-treasurer, two representatives from the senior class, two
rpresentatives from the junior class, two representatives from the
sophomore class, and the yell king-, who shall be elected from the mem
bers of this association at its regular annual election, and shall hold
office until the next regular election as provided for in this consti
tution.
Section II. Non-elective Officers. The non-elective officers of this
association shall be the Editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald, the
president of the Associated Women Students, and the Dean of Men
of the University of Oregon.
0 Section III. Qualifications of Officers. Clause 1. Any member of
this association who shall have completed at least three terms at the
University of Oregon and who shall have acquired one hundred ten
credit hours shall be eligible for election to the office of president,
first vice-president, second vice-president, secretary-treasurer, or rep
resentative from the senior class.
Any member of this association who shall have completed at least
two terms at the University of Oregon and shall have acquired not
less than seventy-four credit hours nor more than one hundred ten
credit hours shall be eligible for election to the office of representa
tive from the junior class.
Any member of this association who shall have completed at least
two terms at the University and shall have acquired no less than
twenty-four credit hours nor more than seventy-three credit hours
shall be eligible for election to the office of representative from the
sophomore class.
Clause 2. All student officers of this association shall have com
plied with the academic requirements of the University of Oregon.
Section IV. Nominations. Clause 1. Each candidate for nomination
shall submit to the president of this association on or before midnight
of the second day prior to the nominating assembly a declaration of his
or her intention to be a candidate, designating the specific office
nought, with a certificate of eligibility signed by the Dean of Men or
pie Dean of Women or their personai representatives as the case
may ne.
Clause 2 The nominating assembly of this association shall be
held at a date during the spring term, the date to be determined by
the Executive Council. Such date shall be published in the Oregon
Daily Emerald in at least three issues prior to the date of the nomin
ating assembly.
Section V. Elections. Clause 1. Elections shall be held on the fifth
day following nominations.
Clause 2. The elections shall be held in compliance with the pref
erential system of voting as provided for in the by-laws.
Clause 3. In all elections under this constitution, the Australian
Ballot system shall be used. .
Clause 4. The polls shall be open continuously from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on election days.
Clause 5. Five days prior to the date set for the election of
officers or any special election of this association, the manager of
the Educational Activities Board of the University of Oregon shall
have prepared an official poll book, which book shall contain in
alphabetical order the names of all members of this association. No
person shall be permitted to vote unless his or her name appears
in the official poll book. Any member of this association who has
fjjirchased an educational activities card shall be entitled to have
is or her name in the poll book and shall be entitled to vote at the
annual election or any special election of this association.
The manager of the Educational Activities Board shall certify
in writing on the poll book that it is the official poll book, and
shall‘deliver the same in person to the Dean of Men of the University
of Oregon before 5 p.m. of the day prior to the election. The first vice
president of this association shall, fifteen minutes prior to the opening
of the polls receive the official poll book from the Dean of Men upon
a receipt therefore to the Dean of Men.
Clause 6. All elections under this constitution shall be con
ducted by such rules and regulations as may be laid down by the
Executive Council and such rules and regulations shall be admin
istered by the first vice-president of this association.
Clause 7. The ballots shall be counted only by the judges appointed
by the Executive Council and under the direction of the first vice
president of this association.
Clause 8. Any qualified voter of this association wishing to
Antest the election of any person must give notice in writing to
the Judiciary Committee of the University of Oregon within ten days
from the date of said election, stating under oath the reason or rea
sons for contesting the election, supported by the statements under
oath of not less than five qualified voters therein, the nature and
character of the irregularities upon which the contest is based.
Section VI. Vacancies. Clause 1. The order of succession to the
EDITOR'S NOTE
This page is devoted to the
new ASUO constitution, written
by a student-faculty group of
which Student Body President
Les Anderson was a member. In
columns 7 and 8 Anderson ex
plains and interprets the new set
of rules. This new constitution
was read to the executive coun
cil Thursday afternoon and was
approved by that body.
A special place on the ballot
will be provided for the votes of
the student body accepting or re
jecting the constitution. The con
stitution is printed in full on the
other columns of this page so
that each student may read it
and decide whether or not it ful
fills the requirements necessary.
Four Years’ Work Produces
Streamlined Rules, Wording;
Students to Decide Tuesday
By LES ANDERSON, ASUO President
Four years of tedious work terminated yesterday in ihe
adoption by the executive council of the ASUO of a new con
stitution to be presented at the coming election for final ap
proval by the student body. It was in 1940 that John Dick ap
pointed a constitution reorganization committee, and each
student body president thereafter attempted to utilize such a
office of president shall be the first vice-president, the second vice-'
president, and the secretary-treasurer.
Clause 2. All other vacancies existing among the elective offi
cers of this association shall be filled by a majority vote of the Ex
ecutive Council of this association.
ARTICLE V
Executive Council
Section II. Membership. The membership of the Executive Coun
sociation shall be the Executive Council of the Associated Students
of the University of Oregon.
Section II. Membership. The membership of the Executive Coun
cil shall consist of the president, who shall act as chairman, the
first vice-president, the second vice-president, the secretary-treas
urer, the two representatives from the senior class, the two repre
sentatives from the junior class, the two representatives from the
sophomore class, the president of the Associated Women Students,
and the Editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald. In addition, the Dean
of Men of the University of Oregon shall act as adviser and ex
officio member.
Section III. Duties. Clause 1. The management of all affairs
and interests of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon,
except those delegated by the President of the University of Oregon
to other sources, shall be vested in the Executive Council.
Clause 2. It shall be the duty of the Executive Council to re
quire all members of this association to comply with all provisions
of this constitution.
Clause 3. The Executive Council shall have regulatory powers
over the senior class, the junior class, the sophomore class, and the
freshman class, the supervisory power over the Associated Women
Students, the Women's Athletic Association, Kwama, Skull and Dag
ger, Phi Theta Upsilon, Druids, and the Order of the “O."
Clause 4. The Executive Council shall have power to initiate,
sponsor, and supervise all student activities necessary to carry out
the objects of this association as set forth in Article I, Section II
of this constitution, and consistent with the powers of the President
of the University of Oregon as stated in Article II of this constitu
tion.
Section IV. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Executive Council
shall be held twice in each month of the school year, at a time and
place to be determined by the president of this association.
The president of this association may call special meetings of
the Executive Council at any time.
Section V. Quorum. Two-thirds of the voting members shall con
stitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VI
Judiciary Committee
Section 1. Membership. The judiciary committee which any mem
ber Or administrative body of this association may refer any ques
tion on which it desires an opinion as to the correct judicial construc
tion or interpretation of any part of this constitution or by-laws, shall
consist of five members: Dean of the Law School or his personal repre
sentative as permanent chairman, two members of the faculty of the
University of Oregon, and two upperclass members of this association.
Appointment to membership of this committee shall be made by
the Executive Council on the recommendation of the President of the
University of Oregon and the president of this association.
Section II. Authority. The judiciary committee shall have supreme
and final authority on all questions of interpretation of this constitu
tion, by-laws, and student legislation and on all disputes arising from
student body or class elections, and shall, upon request of the Execu
tive Council, render advisory opinions on the interpretation of the
constitution and by-laws.
ARTICLE VII
Amendments
Section I. Proposition of Amendments. Clause 1 Amendments to
this constitution may be proposed by a petition signed by one hundred
members of this association.
Clause 2. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by a
three-fourths vote of the Executive Council.
Section II. Publicity. The proposed afnendments shall be pub
lished in the Oregon Daily Emerald on two successive publication days,
and be voted upon by ballot of the members of this association one
week from the date of the last publication.
Section III. Adoption. A two-thirds majority of the ballots cast
shall be necessary for the adoption of any amendment, provided that
one-half of the members of this association cast ballots.
ARTICLE VIII
Adoption
Section I. Adoption. The adoption of this constitution supersedes
and amends all other existing constitutions and by-laws of this as
sociation.
committee. Innumerable diff icul
ties presented themselves to each
of these committees, and for some
unknown reason, work was
dropped.
Not so this year—the ASL'O
shall ha ve a new constitution, pro
vided that the voters at the com
ing election see it appropriate.
One might easily question the rea
sons for the adoption c>f such a
document when this year and past
years have seen executive coun
cils operate without apparent con
fusion. However, by-law after by
law, formed by the many execu
tive councils, have created one in
separable mass of regulations
which makes it impossible to
know just where the ASUO
stands on certain issues.
Hard Reading1
Not even the judiciary commit
tee whose, function it is to inter
pret the present constitution finds
it easy to segregate this huge
jumble of rules into formidable
decisions. Thus we find the same
bit of pre-election confusion as to
"what the constitution says” ex
isting each year. Then, too, there
is the fact that the old constitu
tion is far from being legally per
fect, allowing many ‘loopholes”
which add to the confusion.
Under the new constitution, the
election rules are in the consti
tution where they cannot easily
be amended by action of the Ex
ecutive Council. It defines just
who is eligible to rim for certain
offices, and what his qualifica
tions must be. An object is; pet
forth, so that the ASUO can de
termine its real reason for exist
ence. The powers of the execu
tive council arc listed exactly so
that no question of unconstitu
tional action can arise. The class
es are placed under the regulatory
jurisdiction of the executive coun
cil, and various honoraries will
be able to receive constant advice
as to how they may be of bitter
service to the University.
Legally Perfect
Let it be known that there is
nothing radical about the new
constitution; it merely brings the
previous one up to date, thus serv
ing a more useful purpose to stud
ent government. Most important
of all, it is legally perfect. Under
the capable guidance of Professor
Howard of the law school, the
committee took every precaution
to guard against “loop-holes” and
need for numerous by-laws which
would probably result in the ever
occurring jumble of conflicting
rules.
The new constitution has a di
rect bearing on the future of stud
ent government. It is but an
other step toward more efficient
control of student activities by
the students themselves. Thus it
will deserve the utmost consider*
ation on the part cf every voter
in the coming election.
A line on the ASUO ballot will
be provided for the ayes and nays
of the student body in th$ Tues
day election, [