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- "body": "[{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<div class=\\\"noautonum\\\">\\r\\n<p>__TOC__</p>\\r\\n</div>\\r\\n<p>CONSTITUTION of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Society of McGill\\r\\nUniversity As amended September 1991, January 1993, March 1996, March\\r\\n2004, March 2012, January 2017</p>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_i_the_society\\\">Title I THE SOCIETY</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_1_names\\\">Article 1 \\u2013 Names</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n1.1 The official name of the society shall be, in English, the \\u201cCivil\\r\\nEngineering Undergraduate Society of McGill University\\u201d and in French\\r\\n\\u201cAssociation des \\u00c9tudiants de G\\u00e9nie Civil de l\\u2019Universit\\u00e9 McGill\\u201d,\\r\\nhereinafter referred to as C.E.U.S. and A.E.G.C., respectively.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_2_members\\\">Article 2 \\u2013 Members</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n2.1 Regular Members of the C.E.U.S. shall be all students currently\\r\\nregistered at McGill University in an undergraduate civil engineering\\r\\nprogram, subjected to payment of fees in accordance with the\\r\\nconstitution of the E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n2.2 Honorary Members of the C.E.U.S. may be appointed and may be given\\r\\nthe rights and privileges of Regular Members at the discretion of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n2.3 Membership is for the duration of the academic year as determined by\\r\\nthe University Registrar (typically early September to late April).\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_3_purpose\\\">Article 3 \\u2013 Purpose</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n3.1 The purpose of the C.E.U.S. shall be:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) To represent and promote the views of its members and to implement\\r\\nacademic, educational, athletic, professional, social, and other\\r\\nprograms of interest to its members;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) To engage in other such activities and undertakings as may seem\\r\\nappropriate to the Society.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_4_external_organizations\\\">Article 4 \\u2013 External\\r\\nOrganizations</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n4.1 For all matters relating to the C.S.C.E. refer to its constitution\\r\\nfor the appropriate guidelines.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n4.2 For all matters relating to the E.U.S. Junior Council refer to its\\r\\nconstitution for the appropriate guidelines.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_5_finances\\\">Article 5 \\u2013 Finances</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n5.1 All C.E.U.S. financial transactions shall be made by using ONLY the\\r\\nE.U.S. bank account.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n5.2 The accounts of the C.E.U.S. shall be maintained according to\\r\\nstandard accounting practice(s) and shall be made available to the\\r\\nUniversity auditors, E.U.S. and Department of Civil Engineering and\\r\\nApplied Mechanics upon demand.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n5.3 The C.E.U.S. shall not run a deficit for more than two years in a\\r\\nrow, to align with EUS Financial Bylaws.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_6_rights_privileges_and_obligations_of_members\\\">Article\\r\\n6 \\u2013 Rights, Privileges and Obligations of Members</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n6.1 The rights of regular members shall include the following:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) the right to vote in the C.E.U.S. general elections and General\\r\\nMeetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) the right to attend General Meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) the right to move or second Motions at General Meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) the right to speak for or against any Motion at General Meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) the right to nominate candidates for C.E.U.S. elections;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) the right to initiate General Meetings.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n6.2 The privileges of regular members shall include the following:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) holding office within the C.E.U.S. subject to qualifications as\\r\\nspecified by title II;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) making use of C.E.U.S. facilities and services subject to the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. Executive Committee policies;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) be a member of a committee of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n6.3 All members of the C.E.U.S. shall be obligated to conform to the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. constitution, bylaws and regulations.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n6.4 No member is empowered to make purchases in the name of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\nor to financially obligate the C.E.U.S. in any way until such permission\\r\\nhas been granted to so purchase or obligate the C.E.U.S. by the\\r\\nExecutive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n6.5 No member is empowered to act as an agent of the C.E.U.S. unless\\r\\npermission to act has been granted by the Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_7_dissolution_of_the_society\\\">Article 7 \\u2013 Dissolution of\\r\\nthe Society</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n7.1 In the event of dissolution, trusteeship under the Engineering\\r\\nUndergraduate Society, or cessation of the society, all fees and assets\\r\\nshall be transferred to a similar association with the same membership\\r\\nand purpose as defined in Articles 2 and 3.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n7.2 Dissolution of the Society shall require a two thirds (2/3) majority\\r\\nvote of members present at a General Meeting.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_ii_organization_of_the_society\\\">Title II: ORGANIZATION OF\\r\\nTHE SOCIETY</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_8_members_of_the_executive_committee\\\">Article 8 \\u2013\\r\\nMembers of the Executive Committee</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n8.1 The Executive Committee shall consist of:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) the President\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) the Vice-President Finance\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) the Vice-President Internal\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) the Vice-President External\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) the Vice-President Events\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) the Vice-President Academic Affairs\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) the Vice-President Administration\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ix) the Vice-President Communications\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n8.2 The candidates for positions of the Executive Committee must be\\r\\nregular members of the C.E.U.S. and remain regular members for the whole\\r\\nduration of their mandate.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n8.3 The candidates for positions must be resident students at McGill\\r\\nUniversity throughout their whole term (ie: not on exchange or work\\r\\nterm).\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n8.4 No member of the Executive Committee shall receive financial\\r\\nremuneration for acting as such.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_9_powers_and_duties\\\">Article 9 \\u2013 Powers and Duties</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n9.1 The Executive Committee shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) carry out the policies of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) conduct the day to day affairs of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) call General Meetings of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) meet at least every two weeks during the academic year and meet in\\r\\nthe summer on an as-needed basis;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) select the Deputy Chief Returning Officer;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) report its activities to the Class Representatives;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) be ultimately responsible for any and all official actions taken\\r\\nby the C.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n9.2 The Executive Committee shall prepare a year-end report no later\\r\\nthan April 15 th .\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n9.3 A member of the Executive Committee shall cease to remain in office\\r\\nupon acceptance by the C.E.U.S. Executive Committee of their letter of\\r\\nresignation or upon their impeachment.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n9.4 In the event that an Executive ceases to remain in office, the\\r\\nremaining Executive Committee shall announce the opening of the\\r\\nposition, shall take nominations from regular members, and then select a\\r\\nreplacement from those that apply. Existing Council members cannot run\\r\\nfor a vacated position.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n9.5 Each Executive shall have one vote at the C.E.U.S. Executive\\r\\nMeetings.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_10_president\\\">Article 10 \\u2013 President</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n10.1 The President shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) call and preside at the Executive Committee meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) serve as an ex-officio member of all constituted and affiliated\\r\\ncommittees of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) be in charge of the general management and supervision of the\\r\\naffairs of the C.E.U.S;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) along with the VP Finance, have signing power for cheque\\r\\nrequisitions, issued from C.E.U.S. funds;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) as chief executive of the C.E.U.S., be the official spokesperson of\\r\\nthe C.E.U.S. on all occasions;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) be responsible for external affairs in collaboration with the\\r\\nC.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter President;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) represent the C.E.U.S. at E.U.S. Council;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(viii) represent the C.E.U.S. at E.U.S. President\\u2019s Meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ix) represent the C.E.U.S. at Meetings of the Department of Civil\\r\\nEngineering as well as Student-Staff Meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(x) report on Student-staff meetings to the Executive Committee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(xi) define strategic goals and a tentative calendar of activities prior\\r\\nto the start of the fall semester with alignment from the Executive\\r\\nCommittee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(xii) call elections and set dates of elections in cooperation with the\\r\\nE.U.S. Chief Returning Officer;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(xiii) be responsible of petty cash during the absence of the VP\\r\\nFinance;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(xiv) at the beginning of each semester report the dates of major\\r\\nC.E.U.S. events to the chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and\\r\\nApplied Mechanics;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(xv) Update the Constitution every other year\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_11_vice_president_finance\\\">Article 11 \\u2013 Vice President\\r\\nFinance</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n11.1 The Vice President Finance shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) in co-operation with the executive, prepare the annual budget of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. no later than the 15 th of October;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) keep records of all financial transactions;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) present on a monthly basis the financial status of the C.E.U.S. to\\r\\nthe Executive Committee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) present a year-end financial report by May 15 th to the Department\\r\\nof Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics and the incoming Executive\\r\\nCommittee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) in co-operation with the President have signing power over cheque\\r\\nrequisitions issued from C.E.U.S. funds;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) be in charge of petty cash, and be the only one allowed to use the\\r\\npetty cash;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) responsibly store and deposit funds on a timely basis\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_12_vice_president_internal\\\">Article 12 \\u2013 Vice President\\r\\nInternal</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n12.1 The Vice President Internal shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) perform all duties of the President in the absence of the latter\\r\\nwith exception of subsection ::(vii) of article 10.1;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) conduct class elections at the beginning of September in order to\\r\\nfill the U1 E.U.S. Class Representative position;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) chair the Selection Committee for the appointment of the Vice\\r\\nPresident Administration\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) find ideally a representative from each class to be on the Civil\\r\\nE-WEEK Committee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) chair the Civil E-WEEK Selection Committee\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) be responsible for the organization of Civil Blues Pubs and liaise\\r\\nwith the E.U.S. for all matters pertaining to said event.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) be responsible for promoting the formation of soccer and broomball\\r\\nteams to compete in E.U.S. Sports;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(viii) assist the Vice President Events on an as-needed basis;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ix) organize fall orientation session activities in conjunction with\\r\\nthe Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics and\\r\\nOrientation Week Coordinators\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_13_vice_president_events\\\">Article 13 \\u2013 Vice President\\r\\nEvents</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n13.1 The Vice President Events shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) establish a tentative calendar of events at the beginning of each\\r\\nsemester, and modify it as necessary\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) promote and organize social activities/events (eg. Civil Socials,\\r\\nPubnights and outings) for the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) be responsible for the C.E.U.S. banquets;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) be responsible for the C.E.U.S. Colloquium in September;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) be responsible for gathering input from the C.E.U.S. members as to\\r\\nany desired events\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) form and chair subcommittees, as necessary, to organize C.E.U.S.\\r\\nevents\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) assist the Vice President Internal on an as-needed basis\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_14_vice_president_academic_affairs\\\">Article 14 \\u2013 Vice\\r\\nPresident Academic Affairs</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n14.1 The Vice President Academic Affairs shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) be responsible for all educational and curricular concerns of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) represent the C.E.U.S. on the Engineering Equipment Funding\\r\\nCommittee (E.F.C).;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) represent the C.E.U.S. on the Engineering Student Academic\\r\\nCommittee (E.S.A.C.);\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) represent the C.E.U.S. on the Engineering Undergraduate Support\\r\\nFund (E.U.S.F.).;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) represent C.E.U.S. members on the Engineering Student-Faculty\\r\\nLiaison Committee;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) organize, chair, and prepare the report from the Civil Engineering\\r\\nAcademic Forum each semester;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) attend Student Staff Meetings\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(viii) represent the C.E.U.S. at Meetings of the Faculty of Engineering;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_15_vice_president_administration\\\">Article 15 \\u2013 Vice\\r\\nPresident Administration</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n15.1 The Vice President Administration shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) maintain the Civil Common Room (MD 291) and appliances are tidy,\\r\\nclean and well maintained;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) ensure all Civil Room computers are up and running;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) be the secretary of the C.E.U.S. Council, sending out meeting\\r\\nminutes to all Council members via email (or appropriate alternative)\\r\\nafter each meeting;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) formulate all proposals (eg. Student Space Improvement Fund) as\\r\\nnecessary;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) organize the Civil booksale and clothing sale each semester;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) responsible for finding the Deputy Chief Returning Officer\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) determine the necessity of elections debates and organize with the\\r\\nD.C.R.O.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n15.2 Must be a U1 student at the start of the academic year. If the\\r\\nSelection Committee deems there is no qualified U1 candidate, the\\r\\nposition will be opened to all regular members.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_16_vice_president_communications\\\">Article 16 \\u2013 Vice\\r\\nPresident Communications</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n16.1 The Vice President Communications shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) collect announcements from the C.E.U.S, C.S.C.E. McGill Student\\r\\nChapter and E.U.S. on a weekly basis;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) be responsible for making sure both the mcgill.ca and mcgilleus.ca\\r\\nC.E.U.S. websites are updated;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) submit C.E.U.S. information to E.U.S. publications;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) advertise for events via appropriate media (eg. TeN Boards,\\r\\nPosters, Social Media);\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_17_the_c.e.u.s._council\\\">Article 17 \\u2013 The C.E.U.S.\\r\\nCouncil</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n17.1 Voting members at C.E.U.S. Council meetings are the, Jr. Council U0\\r\\nCivil Rep, U1, U2, U3, U4 E.U.S.Class Representatives as well as the\\r\\nPresident, Vice President Finance, Vice President Internal, Vice\\r\\nPresident Academic Affairs, Vice President Administration, Vice\\r\\nPresident Events and Vice President Communications.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n17.2 Non-voting member(s) at C.E.U.S. Council meetings are C.S.C.E.\\r\\nPresident\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n17.3 Each member of the C.E.U.S. Council shall have a single vote.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_18_meetings_of_the_c.e.u.s._council\\\">Article 18 \\u2013\\r\\nMeetings of the C.E.U.S. Council</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n18.1 The C.E.U.S. Council shall meet at least once every two weeks while\\r\\nclasses are in session during the academic term.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n18.2 Quorum shall be four (4) members of the Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_19_power_and_duties\\\">Article 19 \\u2013 Power and Duties</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n19.1 The C.E.U.S. Council shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) Act as the governing body of the C.E.U.S., empowered to make all the\\r\\ndecisions and take all actions on behalf of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) Define all general policies of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) Establish the Selection Committees of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n19.2 For the period from May 1st to August 31 st , the powers of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. Council may be exercised by the Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_20_terms_of_office\\\">Article 20 \\u2013 Terms of Office</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n20.1 The terms of office of the President, Vice President Finance, Vice\\r\\nPresident Internal, Vice President Academic Affairs, Vice President\\r\\nAdministration, Vice President Events and Vice President Communications\\r\\nshall begin May 1 st and last for one calendar year.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n20.2 The terms of office of the Class Representatives shall be dictated\\r\\nby the E.U.S. constitution.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_21_vacancies\\\">Article 21 \\u2013 Vacancies</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n21.1 Vacancies shall be filled as they occur during the year by\\r\\nSelection Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n21.2 In case of vacancy in the position of President, the Vice President\\r\\nInternal shall assume the responsibilities of President until the\\r\\nC.E.U.S. Council has ratified the nomination of a new President.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_22_class_representatives_u1_u2_u3_u4\\\">Article 22 \\u2013 Class\\r\\nRepresentatives (U1, U2, U3, U4)</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n22.1 The Class Representatives shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) Attend the C.E.U.S. Council meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) Attend the E.U.S. Council meetings. In case of absence, Class\\r\\nRepresentatives are responsible for arranging a proxy among their\\r\\nconstituents, and notifying the Vice President Administration of the\\r\\nE.U.S. and their replacement;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) Inform their constituents on matters arising from C.E.U.S.,\\r\\nC.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter, and E.U.S. Council meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) Prepare a year-end report by April 15 th ;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) Assist in the organization and execution of C.E.U.S events as\\r\\nrequired\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n22.2 No Class Representative may also be a member of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\nExecutive Council;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n22.3 A Class Representative who misses three (3) Regular Meetings of the\\r\\nE.U.S. without providing a proxy may be impeached as per Article 38 of\\r\\nthe E.U.S. Constitution;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n22.4 The term of office of a Class Representative shall begin on May 1\\r\\nst and last for one year. The exception is for the U1 Rep, which is\\r\\nelected in September.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3\\r\\nid=\\\"article_23_e.u.s._junior_council_u0_civil_representative\\\">Article 23\\r\\n\\u2013 E.U.S. Junior Council U0 Civil Representative</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n23.1 The U0 Civil Representative shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) Attend the C.E.U.S. Council meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) Inform their constituents on matters arising from C.E.U.S.,\\r\\nC.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter, and E.U.S. Council meetings;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) Prepare a year-end report by April 15 th ;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) Assist in the organization and execution of C.E.U.S events as\\r\\nrequired\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_24_c.s.c.e._president\\\">Article 24 \\u2013 C.S.C.E.\\r\\nPresident</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n24.1 The C.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter President shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) represent the C.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter at all C.E.U.S.\\r\\nExecutive Committee meetings\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) in conjunction with the President, represent the C.E.U.S. to\\r\\noutside bodies and individuals;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) be the liaison between the C.E.U.S. and the E.U.S. VP External;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) assume the role and duties of Student Chapter President of the\\r\\nC.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) promote and improve relations with outside universities;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_25_impeachment\\\">Article 25 \\u2013 Impeachment</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n25.1 Any member of the C.E.U.S. Executive Committee may be removed from\\r\\noffice for impropriety, violation of the provisions of the constitution\\r\\nor its bylaws, or delinquency of duties.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n25.2 Impeachment of a Class Representative may be done by following\\r\\nArticle 39 of the E.U.S. Constitution.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n25.3 A Motion to remove a member of the Executive Committee or Class\\r\\nRepresentative must be signed by at least 25% of the members of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_iii_language_rights\\\">Title III: LANGUAGE RIGHTS</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_26_language_of_the_society\\\">Article 26 \\u2013 Language of the\\r\\nSociety</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n26.1 English and French are the official languages of the C.E.U.S.,\\r\\nhowever English is the default language of the C.E.U.S.\\u2019s regular\\r\\noperations\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n26.2 The C.E.U.S. shall provide any information in either official\\r\\nlanguage upon request of any general member.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_iv_elections\\\">Title IV: ELECTIONS</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_27_candidates\\\">Article 27 \\u2013 Candidates</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n27.1 The following shall be elected by the regular members of the\\r\\nC.E.U.S.:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) President;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) Vice President Finance;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) Vice President Internal;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) Vice President Academic Affairs;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) Vice President Events\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) Vice President Communications\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vii) Class Representatives.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n27.2 C.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter President shall be selected\\r\\naccording to article 9.1 of the C.S.C.E. McGill Student Chapter\\r\\nConstitution\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n27.3 E.U.S. Junior Council U0 Civil Representative shall be selected\\r\\naccording to the E.U.S. Junior Council Constitution\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_28_class_representatives\\\">Article 28 \\u2013 Class\\r\\nRepresentatives</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n28.1 The election of Second (U2), Third (U3) and Fourth (U4) Year Class\\r\\nRepresentatives shall be in accordance with article 48 of the E.U.S.\\r\\nconstitution.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n28.2 The First Year (U1) Class Representative shall be elected by the\\r\\nnew U1 student body during class between September 1 st and September 30\\r\\nth .\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n28.3 The Year Zero (U0) Class Representative shall be selected by E.U.S.\\r\\nJr. Council.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_29_campaigns\\\">Article 29 \\u2013 Campaigns</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n29.1 The campaign posters up in the building for each candidate shall\\r\\nnot exceed twenty\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<p>(20) in number and shall not be greater than 8.5\\u201d x 11\\u201d in size.</p>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n29.2 All campaigning shall be terminated at 5::00pm ET of the day prior\\r\\nto the Election Day.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n29.3 The Deputy Chief Returning Officer shall have final say in all\\r\\ndisputes.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_30_procedures\\\">Article 30 \\u2013 Procedures</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.1 The elections shall be held between March 1 st and March 31 or\\r\\naccording to the schedule defined by the Elections E.U.S. Chief\\r\\nReturning Officer .\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.2 Voting shall be conducted by secret electronic ballot of regular\\r\\nmembers of the C.E.U.S. using the Elections E.U.S. online voting\\r\\nplatform.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.2 The Election Days shall comply with those established by the\\r\\nElections E.U.S. Chief Returning Officer.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.3 Candidates for President must obtain fifty (50) signatures of\\r\\nregular members of the C.E.U.S. on nomination forms provided by the\\r\\nC.E.U.S Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.4 All other candidates for elected positions must obtain twenty five\\r\\n(25) signatures of regular members of the C.E.U.S. on nomination forms\\r\\nprovided by the C.E.U.S Executive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.5 The nomination forms shall be submitted to the Deputy Chief\\r\\nReturning Officer no later than three (3) school days before the\\r\\nElection Day. However, should only one or no persons be nominated for a\\r\\nposition at the date set for closing, nominations for that post shall be\\r\\nextended by two (2) school days and notice given thereof.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.6 In the event that after an extension of two days there remains only\\r\\none candidate, a vote of confidence shall be held. The candidate must\\r\\nobtain 50% +1 of the votes or else the position remains vacant.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.7 Counting of ballots shall be performed electronically by the\\r\\nElections E.U.S. online voting platform as overseen by the Elections\\r\\nE.U.S. Chief Returning Officer.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n30.8 Final election results shall be revealed on the day defined by the\\r\\nElections E.U.S. Chief Returning Officer.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_31_deputy_chief_returning_officer\\\">Article 31 \\u2013 Deputy\\r\\nChief Returning Officer</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n31.1 Deputy Chief Returning Officer shall:\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(i) be a regular member of the C.E.U.S.;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(ii) be chosen by the Selection Committee chaired by the VP\\r\\nAdministration;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iii) not be a candidate for any position stated in article 27;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(iv) be un-biased and in the event of a bias decision, the outgoing\\r\\nC.E.U.S. Executive Committee shall render future recourse;\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(v) The D. C.R.O. must cast their ballot before the polls open for the\\r\\nelections and seal it under guard of the President and Vice-President\\r\\nAdministration of the C.E.U.S. Executive Committee. The results of the\\r\\nC.R.O.\\u2019s ballot shall be revealed only in the case of a tie.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n(vi) In the case of a tie, if the ballot of the Chief Returning Officer\\r\\nfails to settle the tie, the Chief Returning Officer will re-cast his or\\r\\nher ballot under the supervision of two members of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\nExecutive Committee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_v_general_meetngs\\\">Title V: GENERAL MEETNGS</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_32_general_meetings\\\">Article 32 \\u2013 General Meetings</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n32.1 General Meetings of the C.E.U.S. may be called by the written\\r\\nrequest of thirty-five (35) regular members of the C.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n32.2 General Meetings of the CEUS may be called by the CEUS Executive\\r\\nCommittee.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n32.3 Three (3) school days notice must be given before all General\\r\\nMeetings.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n32.4 General Meetings are to be chaired by the President.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n32.5 Quorum for a General Meeting shall be the lesser of 10% of all\\r\\nregular C.E.U.S. members excluding members of the Executive Committee,\\r\\nor thirty-five (35) members.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"title_vi_the_constitution\\\">Title VI: THE CONSTITUTION</h1>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_33_superseding_clause\\\">Article 33 \\u2013 Superseding\\r\\nClause</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n33.1 This constitution supersedes and repeals all previous constitutions\\r\\nof the C.E.U.S.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_34_coming_to_force\\\">Article 34 \\u2013 Coming to Force</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n34.1 This Constitution shall come to force January 24 th 2017. Further\\r\\namendments to this Constitution shall come to force four (4) weeks after\\r\\nthe result of the General Meeting.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_35_constitutional_amendments\\\">Article 35 \\u2013\\r\\nConstitutional Amendments</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n35.1 Amendments to this constitution shall require a two thirds (2/3)\\r\\nmajority at a General Meeting.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n35.2 Notice of Motion indicating the intention of any proposed\\r\\namendments to the Constitution is required three (3) school days in\\r\\nadvance of that meeting at which the Constitution is to be discussed.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n35.3 All intended amendments to the Constitution shall be posted in the\\r\\nCivil Room three\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<p>(3) school days in advance of that General Meeting at which the\\r\\nConstitution is to be discussed.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_36_freedom_of_information\\\">Article 36 \\u2013 Freedom of\\r\\nInformation</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n36.1 All minutes and documents attached to the C.E.U.S. Council shall be\\r\\npublic documents upon request.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n36.2 The C.E.U.S. shall not be obliged to release information or minutes\\r\\nconcerning ideas, actions, or motions that were not acted upon.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"article_37_revision\\\">Article 37 \\u2013 Revision</h3>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\n37.1 The constitution shall be revised in whole by the President every\\r\\ntwo years.\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<p><a href=\\\"Category:Constitutions\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:Constitutions\\\">Category:Constitutions</a> <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"Category:CEUSTracking\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:CEUSTracking\\\">Category:CEUSTracking</a></p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"809091af-aba1-40d5-8711-959d1dd69c1b\"}]",

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