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: 89 Legislation Number (B: Bill, R: Resolution): R51-77
Author:   Hannah Tompkins   Second:  Matthew Carlson. Murad Aldoghmi, Michael Bender, Tej Vuligonda
Synopsis: ASUCI By-Laws Revision: Change to Quorum Requirements
Date of Presentation: 2016-04-14
 

 

Whereas, meeting quorum has been a challenge this quarter due to excused absences of Councilmembers for class


Whereas, quorum must be met to even start the meeting


Whereas,

Article VI , Section E, Clause 1 states  

  1. A majority of the total number of current voting Council members is a quorum for Legislative council sessions unless otherwise stipulated.


Let it be resolved that,

Article VI , Section E, Clause 1, be amended to:  

  1. A majority of the total number of current voting Council members is a quorum for Legislative council sessions:

    1. Minus up to a limit of four excused absences which may not be included in the total number needed for quorum
 
Referred to: Rules Committee on:
Vote Required: Three-Fourths FINAL VOTE: Tabled YEA: 0 NAY: 0  ABS: 0
 
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ON THE DATE OF  HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION.    
   
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