Article VII – Constitutional Amendments and Bylaws - LETU Student Senate Constitution

Article VII – Constitutional Amendments and Bylaws

Proposals to amend the Constitution shall require a two-thirds vote of the Senate or a petition signed by one-third of the electorate.
Proposed amendments shall be available for review by the Student Body for a minimum of ten class days prior to ratification.
Proposed amendments shall be approved by the Dean of Students prior to being presented to the Student Body for review.
Amendments shall be declared ratified only after a three-fourths vote of the Senate and a majority vote of the elected members of the Executive Cabinet including the Student Body President. In the case of a tie, the President shall be the deciding vote.
Amendments may either be approved or vetoed, regardless of any requirements other than approval by the Dean of Students, by a two-thirds vote of the electorate provided a third of the electorate votes.
Constitutional amendments are not required for grammatical or reference corrections, at the discretion of the Public Relations Committee.

The Senate may adopt or amend Bylaws which enforce the provisions of this Constitution.
Proposals to amend the Constitutional Bylaws shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Senate.
Proposed amendments shall be made available to Senators at least ten class days prior to being voted on.
Changes in the Constitutional Bylaws affecting the amount of compensation for officers shall not take effect until the following academic year.
The Constitutional Bylaws may not be suspended.

The Executive Cabinet may adopt or amend Bylaws which govern its operations and procedures by general agreement of the Executive Cabinet.
Executive Bylaws may not exert direct control over any entity outside the authority granted in this Constitution.
Executive Bylaws are strictly for the purpose of governing the internal procedures of the Executive Cabinet.
Changes in the Executive Bylaws affecting the amount of compensation for members shall not take effect until the following academic year.
Executive Bylaws may be suspended, in part or whole, for a specific amount of time by a majority vote of the Executive Cabinet.

The Senate may adopt or amend Bylaws which govern Senate operations and procedures by a two-thirds vote of the entire Senate.
Senate Bylaws may not exert direct control over any entity outside the authority granted in this Constitution.
Senate Bylaws are strictly for the purpose of governing the internal procedures of the Senate.
Changes in the Senate Bylaws affecting the amount of compensation for members shall not take effect until the following academic year.
Senate Bylaws may be suspended, in part or whole, for a specific amount of time by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.

LSM may adopt or amend Bylaws which govern LSM operations and procedures by a two-thirds vote of LSM.
LSM Bylaws may not exert direct control over any entity outside the authority granted in this Constitution.
LSM Bylaws are strictly for the purpose of governing the internal procedures of LSM.
Changes in the LSM Bylaws affecting the amount of compensation for members shall not take effect until the following academic year.
LSM Bylaws may be suspended, in part or whole, for a specific amount of time by a two-thirds vote of LSM.

YAC may adopt or amend Bylaws which govern YAC operations and procedures by a two-thirds vote of YAC Coordinators.
YAC Bylaws may not exert direct control over any entity outside the authority granted in this Constitution.
YAC Bylaws are strictly for the purpose of governing the internal procedures of YAC.
Changes in the YAC Bylaws affecting the amount of compensation for members shall not take effect until the following academic year.
YAC Bylaws may be suspended, in part or whole, for a specific amount of time by a two-thirds vote of YAC.