000.1
Membership in ASUAF shall be automatic upon payment of the ASUAF Student Activity fees and current enrollment in one or more UAF courses.
010. Definitions
010.1
The following definitions shall be definitive for the purposes of interpreting the Bylaws and Constitution of ASUAF:
010.2
Abstention- A non-vote affecting neither the passage nor failure of any action or legislation.
010.3
Amendment- The change (addition, subtraction or modification) of a proposed piece of legislation or of a motion.
010.4
ASUAF Student Activity Fee - Any Fee enacted by ASUAF legislation and/or collected in ASUAF’s name.
010.5
ASUAF Student Government Fee - The specific ASUAF Student Activity Fee which funds the operation of the Student Government.
010.6
Bill- Legislation dealing with finance or policy changes.
010.7
Biweekly, Every third week, and similar terms- Any reference to a recurring event with a period time separation less than "semiannual" shall be interpreted as occurring at the specified time period after the most recent occurrence of the event. Thus, if a "Biweekly" event is postponed, then all such biweekly events are similarly postponed; or if a report is required "every third week", and a person makes this report early, the next report is due three weeks from that time.
010.8
Club Funding- (v) To allocate money to a recognized UAF club from the “Club Grants and Projects” item of the ASUAF budget, whether through the formalized Club Grants and Projects Awarding Process as outlined in section 900. of this document, or through a Bill; or (n) any process whereby a recognized UAF club is funded by ASUAF.
010.9
Directive- Legislation binding an ASUAF official to the will of the Senate for the particular specifications of the legislation.
010.10
Legislation- For the purposes of ASUAF, a bill, resolution or directive.
010.11
Majority vote- More than half of all those voting. May be called simple majority.
010.12
Malfeasance- A violation of the these Bylaws or the ASUAF Constitution by an elected official of ASUAF during that person’s term of office.
010.13
Misfeasance- The improper performance of some act which an elected official of ASUAF during that person’s term of office.
010.14
Nonfeasance- Nonperformance of some act which a person is obligated or has responsibility to perform; omission to perform a required duty at all; or total neglect of duty.
010.15
Quorum- The number of members of a body required to hold a legal meeting. For the purposes the ASUAF Senate, a quorum shall be defined as a simple majority. For the purpose of obtaining a quorum, the Senate Chair shall not be considered.
010.16
Referendum- The process of referring to the electorate for approval a proposed new constitution, constitutional amendment, article of legislation or policy decision.
010.17
Resolution- The formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or public assembly.
020. Conflict of Interest
020.1
No ASUAF employee shall simultaneously hold more than one paid position in ASUAF at any time during the employee's period of employment, excluding positions on the ASUAF Elections Board.
020.2
No ASUAF body or department shall publicly support or endorse any candidate for public office.
021. Senate
021.1
No ASUAF Director may also be a Senator.
021.2
No ASUAF Senator may vote on any motion directly affecting his or her position of employment within ASUAF.
030. ASUAF Oath of Office
031.
At the first regular Senate meeting of the Senate after taking office, the ASUAF President, Vice President, and Senators, shall swear the ASUAF Oath of Office.
032.
ASUAF Oath of Office:
I, (name), hereby swear and affirm that I meet all qualifications of the office of ASUAF (position), and that I shall serve the members of the Association to the best of my ability, preserve the trust the Association has placed in me, and advocate the Association with all my ability.
