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ug-senate:iv [2013/02/24 15:53]
dolivos [Section 1. Fill me!]
ug-senate:iv [2013/02/24 17:01] (current)
trusheim Prettying up the code
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-====== Article IV: Elections ====== 
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 ====== Article IV: Elections ====== ====== Article IV: Elections ======
  
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    -No member of the US shall take office unless and until the appropriate election result has been certified. ​    -No member of the US shall take office unless and until the appropriate election result has been certified. ​
    -The Elections Commission shall verify the eligibility of each candidate before submitting a certification bill to the US.     -The Elections Commission shall verify the eligibility of each candidate before submitting a certification bill to the US. 
-==== B.Refusal of Certification ====+==== B. Refusal of Certification ====
    -The US shall not certify an election in which there were cases of voter fraud or voter disenfranchisement as defined by the Association By-Laws. ​    -The US shall not certify an election in which there were cases of voter fraud or voter disenfranchisement as defined by the Association By-Laws. ​
    -The US shall not certify an election that was conducted in a partisan manner by the elections officers or an election that was not in accordance with the Constitution. ​    -The US shall not certify an election that was conducted in a partisan manner by the elections officers or an election that was not in accordance with the Constitution. ​
    ​-Should the US vote against certification of an election, then the Elections Commission shall hold new elections, using the procedures outlined in the Association By-Laws for invalidated elections. ​    ​-Should the US vote against certification of an election, then the Elections Commission shall hold new elections, using the procedures outlined in the Association By-Laws for invalidated elections. ​
-=====Section 3: Resolution of Ties =====  + 
-====A. Definition ====+ 
 +===== Section 3: Resolution of Ties =====  
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 +==== A. Definition ====
    -A tie shall exist when the US is unable to certify US election results in a manner that shall fill all fifteen seats in the US.     -A tie shall exist when the US is unable to certify US election results in a manner that shall fill all fifteen seats in the US. 
-   -A class shall be defined as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior, as determined by the form of ballot a voter chooses. Undergraduate Coterminal students shall be assumed to be Seniors.  +   -A class shall be defined as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior, as determined by the form of ballot a voter chooses. Undergraduate Coterminal students shall be assumed to be Seniors. 
-====B.Procedure====+  
 +==== B. Procedure ====
    -The US shall certify the election of all US candidates that do not involve ties before any tie is resolved. ​    -The US shall certify the election of all US candidates that do not involve ties before any tie is resolved. ​
    -The Elections Commissioner shall present along with US election vote totals, the breakdown of each tied candidate’s votes by class. ​    -The Elections Commissioner shall present along with US election vote totals, the breakdown of each tied candidate’s votes by class. ​
    -The US shall certify the election of the candidate with the most evenly distributed vote total among the four classes. In the event of multiple ties, this procedure shall be repeated until all ties are resolved. ​    -The US shall certify the election of the candidate with the most evenly distributed vote total among the four classes. In the event of multiple ties, this procedure shall be repeated until all ties are resolved. ​
    -In the event the procedure above cannot settle all ties, each candidate involved in an unresolved tie shall be allowed to speak and answer questions before the US. The US shall vote on each tied issue, the result resolving the tie.    -In the event the procedure above cannot settle all ties, each candidate involved in an unresolved tie shall be allowed to speak and answer questions before the US. The US shall vote on each tied issue, the result resolving the tie.
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