Caption: SWE - October 2007 UIUC SWE Bylaws
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277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 Changes to these sections of the collegiate section bylaws template shall become part of these bylaws upon approval of the Society14. The section secretary shall incorporate such changes into the section bylaws and forward the updated bylaws to the Society secretary within six months of notification of the change to the section bylaws template. Collegiate section bylaws based on bylaws template version 11-13-06 1 Sections may change this to use a number and percent that is appropriate for the size of the section. Sections may change this to use a number and percent that is appropriate for the size of the section. 2 3 The officers shown here (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer) are the minimum positions. President-elect may be added or replace vice president. The secretary and treasurer positions may be combined if the provision is made part of the bylaws. Other officer positions, such as multiple vice presidents, may be added as deemed appropriate to carry out the activities of the section. All positions elected by the membership must be included in the bylaws in appropriate sections. 4 Officer terms may be altered to accommodate sections at colleges/universities with mandatory coop/intern programs where consecutive semester/quarter officer terms are not possible. 5 Additional duties may be added as needed. 6 This is a suggested section for nominations and elections; the section may choose to adopt it, modify it, or replace it with their own provisions, as long as the rights of all members are upheld and the provisions are in the section’s bylaws. Deadline dates should be chosen to conform with the section’s business schedule, keeping in mind that there is a fifteen-day period allowed for petition candidates and that new section officers must be reported to Society headquarters by the end of the fiscal year (June 30). 8 Alternate provision “A vacancy in the position of vice president, secretary, or treasurer shall be filled by nomination by the executive council and election by the membership.” 9 The provisions are minimums and cannot be removed. Additional provisions may be added provided that they are not in conflict with the Society’s bylaws. 10 Options include adding other positions, such as president elect or additional vice presidents, defined in the bylaws to the executive council, or removing the chairs of the standing committees 11 Adjust the minimum number for a quorum as necessary, based on the number of positions on the executive council. 14 The collegiate section template will not change unless (1) the Society bylaws change and the collegiate section template change is for compliance, or (2) the collegiate section template is changed by the board following at least 60 days notice to all collegiate sections of an anticipated change Version 11-13-2006 SWE collegiate section bylaws template Page 7 of 7
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