Collegian File Photo by Brianna Campbell / The Collegian
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) approved a motion on Wednesday to amend the student government bylaws.
The proposal was made due to inconsistencies and the fact that the current bylaws are out of date, according to Executive Vice President Alex Andreotti.
Although the motion was approved, some amendments were not made because the senators could not reach an agreement.
One proposed amendment called for changing the number of hours prior to meetings that a senator would be notified during election times. The amendment called for making the notice three hours in advance instead of one hour.
A two-thirds majority vote was needed for the vote to pass. After an exhaustive debate of more than 40 minutes and three failed votes, some senators proposed to suspend the motion.
Senators Jamie San Andres and Luis Sanchez wanted to amend the article.
“One hour is not enough time of notification,â€Â San Andres said. “I know some people won’t be able to attend if they only have an hour’s notice.â€Â
San Andres said that it would be difficult for her to get the allotted time needed off of work to attend the meeting.
Senator Selena Farnesi disagreed, saying that since the meetings would be scheduled in advance, one hour is an ample amount of time to make the meeting.
But after nearly an hour of discussion and no decision reached, Farnesi suggested putting the vote on hold, in part because some senators were not at the meeting.
Andreotti agreed, saying the discussion had no end in sight and the time limit of the meeting was running low.
The motion was passed and amending the bylaws was put on hold until the next scheduled ASI meeting.
Cecilia • Oct 11, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I saw the videos and they are seriously hilarious. Reading this story it seems that alex saw no end in sight, same for farnesi because they dont want to compromise They wanted that other senator there who would probably vote in thier favor and that is lame.
They should be fired. Where is Donald Trump when you need him.
Cecilia • Oct 11, 2009 at 10:24 pm
I saw the videos and they are seriously hilarious. Reading this story it seems that alex saw no end in sight, same for farnesi because they dont want to compromise They wanted that other senator there who would probably vote in thier favor and that is lame.
They should be fired. Where is Donald Trump when you need him.
Jared Harper • Oct 9, 2009 at 9:50 am
Not to mention the photo provided was not taken at the same senate meeting that the story is written. Let me guess, even the Collegian cant get a reporter to be at ASI meetings so early in the morning. ASI sure stuck it to us this time. How do you want to be represented? 7am in the morning. When most classes and campus offices are officially not open.
Jared Harper • Oct 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Not to mention the photo provided was not taken at the same senate meeting that the story is written. Let me guess, even the Collegian cant get a reporter to be at ASI meetings so early in the morning. ASI sure stuck it to us this time. How do you want to be represented? 7am in the morning. When most classes and campus offices are officially not open.