Elections and Appointments Committee Minutes February 20th, 2012 Conference Room 3:00 PM Chairman: Sen. Joel Versace I. Call To Order- 3:00 II. Roll Call- quorum is established with 6 voting members III. Approval of the Minutes- Motion; Sen. Galanti: to approve minutes from 2/6/12, seconded, no objections, passes IV. Approval of Agenda- Motion; Sen. Stromquist: to approve the agenda for tonight, seconded, no objections, passes V. Chairman Report and Remarks- We are bringing a constitutional referendum to the floor tonight dealing with how the graduate seats can only be voted for by other graduate students. A. Advisor Kendall- You might want to look at the section about how you can’t add any requirement that isn’t already there (section 1.G). VI. Guest Speakers VII. Old Business VIII. New Business IX. A. SB-12S-2579 1. Sen. Pres. Fassi- It was President that went to ITS to request this for this election and they said they couldn’t do it by this election, but then they actually produced it after we made the legislation. Now we just have to change the legislation to match the new ballot. 2. Advisor Kendall- “Is this ballot different from the sample ballot that you posted?” a. Yes it is. The sample ballot is in compliance with the statute that we have as of now before these changes. So now we are able to use the ballot we had originally wanted to use. 3. Motion; Sen. Stromquist: to approve SB-12S-2579, seconded, no objections, passes Appointments A. Joel Versace, Business Management, Senior 1. Sen. Galanti- “What leadership experience do you possess?” a. Chaired the E&A committee and will be chairing the Elections Commission 2. Sen. Pres. Fassi- “What Student Government experience do you have?” X. a. Helped in the elections commission, helped re do title 6 and chairs the E&A committee 3. Motion; Sen. Galanti: to approve Joel Versace, seconded, no objections, no discussion, passes 6-0-0 Announcements Elections Commission Meeting Wednesday February 22nd, 6:30 PM, Senate Chambers XI. Final Roll Call- quorum is reestablished with 6 voting members XII. Adjournment- 3:16