Policy established for election of Student Senate chairman
By Darren Leon
Staff Writer
The university's Student Senate began their new term Monday without a chairman, or even the means to elect a new one. The senate met Wednesday evening and approved a proposal to resolve the problem.
Cabinet members met over the weekend to draw up a resolution that would clarify ambiguity existing in the senate bylaws. The bylaws do not specify the procedure for electing a new chairman once the elected chairman has resigned.
Rick Wacula, elected chairman of the senate last spring, resigned his position last week before his term had begun.
The chairman of the the Joint Elections and Credentials Committee presides over the elections to fill the vacancy of chairperson of Student Senate, under the new resolution.
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