REQUEST FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
 
All requests may be typed and submitted to the Executive Vice President no later 5:00 p.m. Thursday in order to be included in the agenda for the following Tuesday. The Executive Vice President reserves the right to delay the Request for Action to a later Council session if the Executive Vice President feels the agenda for the next schedule meeting is full.
 
Item Number: 81 Legislation Number (B: Bill, R: Resolution): R51-72
Author:   Alvin Phan   Second:  Katrina Vergara
Synopsis: RECALL OF COUNCILMEMBER GEVORG (GEORGE) NOVSHADYAN, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Date of Presentation: 2016-03-10
 

 

WHEREAS, ASUCI LEGISLATIVE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE ELECTED OFFICERS OF ASUCI PER THE ASUCI GOVERNING DOCUMENTS;

 

WHEREAS, UNDER ARTICLE 12, STUDENT RIGHTS, OF THE ASUCI CONSTITUTION READS “STUDENTS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT THEM”;

 

WHEREAS, “ELECTED OFFICERS TO ASUCI, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RECALL UPON PRESENTATION OF A PETITION, SIGNED BY A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE SPECIFIED OFFICER”, PER ASUCI CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 8, SECTION A-4;

 

WHEREAS, AT 1:30 AM ON MARCH 9TH, 2016, THE ASUCI COUNCIL SPEAKER, ALVIN PHAN, RECEIVED A PETITION SIGNED BY AT LEAST 5% OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEMANDING A RECALL OF ASUCI COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, GEVORG (GEORGE) NOVSHADYAN; 

 

WHEREAS, AS OF 4:46AM, MARCH 10TH, 2016, 46 STUDENTS HAVE SIGNED ONTO THE PETITION DEMANDING A RECALL FOR COUNCILMEMBER GEVORG (GEORGE) NOVSHADYAN,

 

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT, ASUCI COUNCILMEMBER GEVORG (GEORGE) NOVSHADYAN BE PUT UP FOR RECALL, THE RECALL ELECTION SHALL BE HELD DURING THE SPRING 2016 GENERAL ELECTION 

 

appendix a: petition
 
Referred to: Committee on:
Vote Required: Majority FINAL VOTE: Passed YEA: 19 NAY: 0  ABS: 0
 
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ON THE DATE OF 2016-03-10 HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION.    
   
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