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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
STUDENT SENATE
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AMENDING SECTION 4 OF THE STUDENT SENATE
BYLAWS_
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NUMBER 59-B-13 DATE
INTRODUCED BY
February 29, 2016
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WHEREAS, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Student Senate is the
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representative government of the student body; and
WHEREAS, the Student Senate is dedicated to addressing and resolving the
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RYAN RING, ON-CAMPUS SENATOR; ABIGAIL KIELMAN, CHIEF OF_
STAFF; AND BRANDEN YATES, ON-CAMPUS SENATOR
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needs and issues of the student body; and
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WHEREAS, for the student body to identify the best individuals to meet their
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needs, prospective Student Senator’s must take out petitions prior to the election;
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and
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WHEREAS, the implementation of online voting allows a disproportionate
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amount of votes to be cast relative to the petition signatures a prospective Student
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Senator must receive; and
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WHEREAS, in order to ensure outreach to the student body the number of
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signatures a prospective Student Senator must have on their petition should be
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increased; and
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WHEREAS, those changes are reflected in Attachment “A;”
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BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate adopt
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the changes addressed in Attachment “A” to the Student Senate Bylaws; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that upon passage, President Wrasse transmit a
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copy of this bill to Dr. James Schmidt, Chancellor; Dr. Patricia Kleine, Provost/Vice
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Chancellor; Dr. Beth Hellwig, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs; Dr. Joseph Abhold,
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Dean of Students; Mitch Freymiller, Chair, University Senate; and Kristen
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Hendrickson, Budget and Resource Planning.