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:11.10 The D.R.O. shall also approve the election platforms, posters and other campaigning material including social media posts of each candidate according to the established Electoral Calendar. They will also compile all campaigning material presented by all the contesting candidates and hand it over to the incoming President to ensure accountability of campaign promises and implementation of chosen mandates.   
:11.10 The D.R.O. shall also approve the election platforms, posters and other campaigning material including social media posts of each candidate according to the established Electoral Calendar. They will also compile all campaigning material presented by all the contesting candidates and hand it over to the incoming President to ensure accountability of campaign promises and implementation of chosen mandates.   
:11.11 The  D.R.O. shall have final say in all disputes that emerge during the campaign.
:11.11 The  D.R.O. shall have final say in all disputes that emerge during the campaign.
===Article 129.0 Election of Class Representatives===
===Article 12: Election of Class Representatives===
:12.1 All students registered with the same undergraduate (U) year are considered to be part of the same Class;
:12.1 All students registered with the same undergraduate (U) year are considered to be part of the same Class; 12.2 There are four (4) Classes:   12.2.1 U0;   12.2.2 U1; 12.2.3 U2; 12.2.4 U3; 12.3 Before the end of the third week of the Fall academic session, each class shall have elected one (1) Class Representative; 12.4 A candidate for a Class Representative position must be a member of the Class they seek to represent;   12.5 A candidate for a Class Representative position must submit a nomination form with twenty-five (25) signatures of members of the Class in question to the D.R.O. of the A.S.A. before the end of the nomination period determined by the D.R.O.; 12.5 The Class Representatives are elected by simple majority vote, with each member of the Class in question having one (1) vote; 12.6 The Class Representative elections are governed by the rules of the E.U.S. Elections Bylaws;
:12.2 There exists four (4) Classes:
:12.2.1 U0;
:12.2.2 U1;
:12.2.3 U2;
:12.2.4 U3;
:12.3 Before the end of the third week of the Fall academic session, each class shall have elected one (1) Class Representative;
:12.4 A candidate for a Class Representative position must be a member of the Class they seek to represent;
:12.5 A candidate for a Class Representative position must submit a nomination form with twenty-five (25) signatures of members of the Class in question to the D.R.O. of the A.S.A. before the end of the nomination period determined by the D.R.O.;
:12.5 The Class Representatives are elected by simple majority vote, with each member of the Class in question having one (1) vote;
:12.6 The Class Representative elections are governed by the rules of the E.U.S. Elections Bylaws.
:7.3 Article 1010.0 Meetings
:7.3.110.1 A Regular Council Meeting is a meeting of the A.S.A. Council fixed in accordance with the Schedule of Dates. There must be at least two (2) Regular Council Meetings every calendar month throughout the Winter or Fall academic semestersessions of any particular year as stipulated in the official McGill University Calendar of Dates, excluding months containing a final exam period.
:7.3.2 The date and time of Regular Council Meetings must be determined by A.S.A. Council members at the beginning of each academic semester.
:7.3.310.2 Quorum for an A.S.A. Council meeting shall be fifty (50) percent + 1 member of A.S.A. council members, excluding the Secretary. as outlined in Bylaw 2 Article 10.3.
:7.3.4 The A.S.A. Council Meetings are open to any member of the A.S.A., unless the meeting is declared as a Closed Session Meeting.
:7.3.5 A Closed Session Meeting is required when a sensitive matter is discussed at A.S.A. Council meetings. It excludes from the meeting A.S.A. members who do not normally sit on council.
:7.3.6 Any A.S.A Council member may present a motion to enter into a Closed Session Meeting. A simple majority is required for the motion to carry and no abstentions are allowed.
:7.3.710.3 An Emergency Meeting is a meeting of the A.S.A. Council fixed outside of the Schedule of Dates. The occurrence of an Emergency Meeting does not interrupt the Schedule of Dates.
:7.3.810.4 A General Assembly is a meeting of more than thirty percent (30%) of A.S.A.the Members. A General Assembly may amend, establish or rescind any policy of the A.S.A.
===Article 1311.0 Removal from Office===
===Article 1311.0 Removal from Office===
:13.1 Any member of the Executive CommitteeExecutive Officer position and any Class Representative may be removed from office for impropriety, violation of this Constitution, delinquency of duties, or misappropriation of A.S.A. funds;
:13.1 Any member of the Executive CommitteeExecutive Officer position and any Class Representative may be removed from office for impropriety, violation of this Constitution, delinquency of duties, or misappropriation of A.S.A. funds;
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:16.1 The five (5) Executive CommitteeExecutive Officer Positions shall each have only one (1) vote, even when more than one (1) person shares any of the responsibilities of that position.
:16.1 The five (5) Executive CommitteeExecutive Officer Positions shall each have only one (1) vote, even when more than one (1) person shares any of the responsibilities of that position.
:16.2 The three (3) Auxiliary Officer Positions that shall each have only one (1) vote, are the Brown-Bag Lecture Representatives, the Supply Store Representatives, and the Cellar Manager even when more than one (1) person shares any of the responsibilities of that position. The representative responsible for the coordination of the Student Colloquium, shall not have the right to vote.
:16.2 The three (3) Auxiliary Officer Positions that shall each have only one (1) vote, are the Brown-Bag Lecture Representatives, the Supply Store Representatives, and the Cellar Manager even when more than one (1) person shares any of the responsibilities of that position. The representative responsible for the coordination of the Student Colloquium, shall not have the right to vote.
:16.3 The seven (7) Class Representatives shall have one (1) vote each.                 [[Category:Constitutions]]                 [[Category:ASATracking]]
:16.3 The seven (7) Class Representatives shall have one (1) vote each.                 [[Category:Constitutions]]                 [[Category:ASATracking]]