THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA PREAMBLE ..........................................................................................................................................................7 ARTICLE I - NAME..............................................................................................................................................7 ARTICLE II - STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS .......................................................................................................7 ARTICLE III - PRECEDENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION ................................................................................8 ARTICLE IV - MEMBERSHIP.............................................................................................................................8 ARTICLE V - FEES...............................................................................................................................................9 SECTION 1. MONITORING OF STUDENT FEES ..........................................................................................9 SECTION 2. NEW FEES ...................................................................................................................................9 SECTION 3. EXISTING FEES ..........................................................................................................................9 ARTICLE VI- LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT BRANCH.................................................................................9 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY .......................................................................................................9 SECTION 2. MEMBERSHIP.............................................................................................................................9 SECTION 3. DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ...............................................................9 SECTION 4. DUTIES & POWERS .................................................................................................................10 SECTION 5. SESSIONS, MEETING, & QUORUM........................................................................................11 ARTICLE VII - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT BRANCH................................................................................11 SECTION 1. EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY........................................................................................................11 SECTION 2. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS...........................................................................................................11 ARTICLE VIII- JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT BRANCH....................................................................................13 SECTION 1. JUDICIAL AUTHORITY............................................................................................................13 SECTION 2. MEMBERSHIP...........................................................................................................................13 SECTION 3. TERM OF OFFICE....................................................................................................................14 SECTION 4. QUORUM...................................................................................................................................14 SECTION 5. DUTIES & POWERS .................................................................................................................14 SECTION 6. SUB JUDICIAL COUNCIL........................................................................................................14 ARTICLE IX - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .........................................................................................................14 SECTION 1. SELECTION & TERM ...............................................................................................................14 SECTION 2. DUTIES & POWERS .................................................................................................................14 SECTION 3. CONTRACTS..............................................................................................................................15 SECTION 4. DEPOSITS..................................................................................................................................15 ARTICLE X- ELECTIONS .................................................................................................................................15 SECTION 1. TERM OF OFFICE....................................................................................................................15 SECTION 2. TIME OF ELECTIONS ..............................................................................................................15 SECTION 3. ELECTION PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................15 SECTION 4. RUNNER-UP SYSTEM ..............................................................................................................16 ARTICLE XI - SPRING GENERAL, SPECIAL AND RECALL ELECTIONS PROCEDURES......................16 SECTION 1. SPRING GENERAL ELECTION................................................................................................16 SECTION 2. SPECIAL ELECTION ................................................................................................................16 SECTION 3. INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA .............................................................................................17 SECTION 4. RECALL ELECTION..................................................................................................................17 ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENTS .......................................................................................................................17 SECTION 1. METHODS OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS ........................................................................17 SECTION 2. ELECTION PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................18 SECTION 3. PUBLICITY & DISTRIBUTION OF TEXTS..............................................................................18 SECTION 4. ADOPTION REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................18 ARTICLE XIII- BY-LAWS.................................................................................................................................18 SECTION 1. ENACTMENT.............................................................................................................................18 THE BY-LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF UCSB ARTICLE I - ASUCSB LEGAL CODE ..............................................................................................................19 SECTION 1. ASUCSB LEGAL CODE ............................................................................................................19 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................19 ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP ............................................................................................................................20 -1- SECTION 1. REGULAR MEMBERSHIP........................................................................................................20 SECTION 2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP .....................................................................................................20 SECTION 3. REFUNDS ..................................................................................................................................20 SECTION 4. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP.....................................................................................................21 ARTICLE III - OFFICERS ..................................................................................................................................21 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY..............................................................................................................................21 SECTION 2. TERM OF OFFICE....................................................................................................................22 SECTION 3. VACANCY ..................................................................................................................................22 SECTION 4. APPOINTED OFFICERS ..........................................................................................................22 ARTICLE IV - DISBURSEMENT OF ASSOCIATED STUDENTS' FUNDS ..................................................22 SECTION 1. GENERAL POLICIES................................................................................................................22 SECTION 2. A.S. BUDGET PRIORITIES .......................................................................................................24 SECTION 3. BY-LAW INTERNAL LOCK-IN FUNDING...............................................................................29 SECTION 4. A.S. BUDGET PROCESS ...........................................................................................................30 SECTION 5. BALLOT INITIATIVE FINANCING AND FEE USE REGULATIONS......................................31 SECTION 6. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS FUNDS POLICIES........................................................................32 SECTION 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR USING ASSOCIATED STUDENTS FUNDS ......................................34 SECTION 8. ADMINISTERING