Whereas, slates are an avenue for candidates to share policy goals and coordinate election campaigns with one another and,

Whereas, in the absence of established political parties, candidates for ASUCI offices may have an organized form of structure and,

Whereas, this legislation declares that slates serve as a temporary function, solely for the duration of an election or campaign period and,

Whereas, joining a slate means that a candidate accepts that they will be held liable for all actions and judgements done by the entire slate and,

Let it be resolved that a new section in the Elections Code be created:

XIX. SLATES

1. For the duration of any type of election, candidates may come together to create slates that will allow them to share policy goals and objectives in order to properly coordinate their election campaigns.  All candidates for the Student Advocate General position are banned from being a part of any slate or being affiliated with any slate.

2. Each slate must have a unique name in order to avoid voter confusion.  Unique is defined as being easily discernible from all other slate names.

3. All slates must register with the Elections Commission. To be considered an official slate, they are required to submit the name of their slate, all members of this slate, and all member signatures on a “Slate Declaration Form” that shall be created and managed by the Elections Commission.  

4. All candidates campaigning together in manners including, but not limited to, sharing resources, publicizing together, etc, must do so under a registered slate.  Candidates may only be a part of one slate at any time.

5. The Slate Declaration Form shall contain the name and contact information of a candidate who shall be designated as the “slate representative.”  The slate representative shall be contacted and expected to correspond with the Elections Commission on matters concerning:

1. All complaints, hearings, and appeals concerning the declared slate.

2. Filling out and submitting the Slate Financial Form on time.  A slate representative will be held liable for failure to turn in the Slate Financial Form on time.  In that case, the slate has until midnight of that day from the original deadline time to turn in the required form.

6. Slates shall be permitted to seek the endorsement of organizations, as defined in Article XIV, and have the same responsibilities of completing the  “Slate Endorsement Form” should the organization approve of endorsing the slate.  Endorsements of a slate shall be counted as an endorsement of all members on that slate once acknowledged by the Elections Commission.

7. Slates must have at least two (2) members in order to be created. Slates represent a mutual pact made by candidates, to make a solid effort towards the benefit of all constituent members.  

8. Any candidate who wishes to be removed from a slate must provide either written notification or email to the Elections Commissioner, that explicitly states their desire to be removed from their slate with their signature attached.  A candidate is not officially removed from the slate until the Elections Commission has acknowledged receipt of the withdrawal.

9. A slate that wishes to remove a fellow member must provide a written notification to the Elections Commissioner of the member they wish to remove, the reason for this member’s removal, and the signatures of at least three-fourths (¾) of the remaining members in that slate.

10. A slate, due to removal, with only one person on it will be dissolved.  However, on a case-by-case basis, the Elections Commission may grant a temporary reprieve if a candidate still wishes to recruit for the slate, provided the final deadline to declare a slate has not yet passed.

11. When the Elections Commissioner has recognized and confirmed a candidate to be removed from a slate, the Commission must notify the removed candidate and the slate within a reasonable amount of time.

Let it be further resolved that a new Article VII. Timeline, Section A, Subsection 4, be created that reads “All Slate Declaration Forms are due no later than Friday at 5:00 P.M. of first week of Spring Quarter.” and,

Let it be further resolved that current Article VII. Timeline, Section A., Subsections 4 through 13 be renumbered to become Article VII. Timeline, Section A., Subsections 5 through 14, in the same order as before and,

Let it be further resolved that Article VII. Timeline, Section A, Subsection 6, be changed from “candidate” to “candidate and slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article VII. Timeline, Section A, Subsection 6, be changed from “Financial Statement” to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article VII. Timeline, Section A, Subsection 6, be changed from “candidate’s” to “candidate’s and slate’s” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article X. Elections Commission, Section D, be changed from “the authority to penalize candidates” to “the authority to penalize candidates and/or slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XI. Elections Commissioner, Section A. Subsection 9, be edited to include the new items: “x. Slate Information,” “xi. Slate Declaration Form,” “xii. Slate Endorsement Form,” and “xiii. Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that a statement be added to Article XIV. Candidate Responsibilities, Section A, which reads, “All slates must fill out a Slate Declaration form in accordance with the Elections Timeline.” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XIV. Candidate Responsibilities, Section D, be changed from  “candidates” to “candidates and slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XIV. Candidate Responsibilities, Section G, be changed from  “candidate” to “candidate or slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XIV. Candidate Responsibilities, Section H, all references to “candidates” be changed to “candidates or slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XIV. Candidate Responsibilities be changed to Article XIV. Candidate/Slate Responsibilities and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVI. Financial Reporting, Section A. be changed from “Each candidate must submit a Financial Statement.  The deadline to turn in a Financial Statement to the Student Government and Student Media Business Office is outlined in Article VII.”

to

“Each independent candidate must submit a Financial Statement. Each candidate within a slate must submit a Financial Statement. Each slate must submit one Slate Financial Form. The deadline to turn in a Financial Statement and/or a Slate Financial Form to the Student Government and Student Media Business Office is outlined in Article VII.” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XVI. Financial Reporting, Section B, all references to “Financial Statement” be changed to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XVI. Financial Reporting, Section D, all references to “Financial Statement” be changed to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XVI. Financial Reporting, Section B, all references to “candidate” be changed to “candidate or slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVI. Financial Reporting, Section C, be changed from  “candidates” to “candidates and slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVII. Donations, Section A, be edited to change a statement at the end from  “candidates” to “candidates and slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVII. Donations, Section D, be edited to add a statement at the end that reads, “The candidates who compose a slate can pool resources from their respective spending limits ($1500 per candidate) towards campaign expenditures to promote the entire slate, not towards other individual candidates within the slate.  However, the cumulative total of spending by the slate and all of its candidates individually may not exceed the combined spending limit of the total number of candidates in the slate in each of their individual financial statements.” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVII. Donations, Section E, be changed from “Financial Statement” to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVII. Donations, Section E. be changed from “Candidates” to “Candidates/Slates” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVIII. Campaigning and Publicity, Section A. be changed from “No campaigning will be allowed until after the submission of the Declaration of Candidacy.”

to

“No campaigning will be allowed until after the submission of the Declaration of Candidacy for candidates and until after the submission of the Slate Declaration Form for slates.” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XVIII. Campaigning and Publicity, Section F, all references to “candidate” be changed to “candidate and/or slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVIII. Campaigning and Publicity, Section D. be changed from “candidate’s’” to “candidate’s or slate’s” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XVIII. Campaigning and Publicity, Section D. be changed from “Financial Statement” to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, all references of “candidate” be changed to “candidate or slate,” and all references of “candidate(s)” be changed to “candidate(s) or slate(s)” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section C, Subsection 1 and 9, be changed from “Financial Statement” to “Financial Statement/Slate Financial Statement” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section C, Subsection 3, be changed from “Candidate” to “Candidate or Slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section C, Subsection 6. be changed from “Campaigning or public announcement of candidacy prior to filing a declaration of candidacy.”

to

“Campaigning or public announcement of candidacy or slate prior to filing a Declaration of Candidacy or Slate Declaration Form.” and,

Let it be further resolved that Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section C, Subsection 7, be changed from “candidate” to “candidate or slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section H, all references to “candidate” be changed to “candidate or slate” and,

Let it be further resolved that a new Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section I. be created that reads “In cases concerning a slate and an appeal has been filed, Elections Commission will set up a panel that the slate members may attend and present evidence and allow Elections Commission to determine responsible parties within a slate for punitive measures.” and,

Let it be further resolved that current Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section I. be renumbered to become Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, Section J. and,

Let it be further resolved that within Article XXI. Process of Appeal, all references of “candidate” be changed to “candidate or slate” and,

Let it be finally resolved that

Article XIX. Prohibited Campaigning Locations During Elections Week,

Article XX. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, and

Article XXI. Process of Appeal

be renumbered to become

Article XX. Prohibited Campaigning Locations During Elections Week,

Article XXI. Violations of Elections Regulations and Penalties, and

Article XXII. Process of Appeal, respectively.