• Preamble
• Article I - The Association
• Article II - The President
• Article III - The Vice-President
• Article IV - The Senate
• Article V - Appeal
• Article VI - Repeal, Impeachment, Referendum/Initiative, Review and Amendment

In order to establish, promote and safeguard procedures affecting student life, affairs, rights, privileges, and responsibilities, we the students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks do adopt this constitution.

• Section 1. This Association shall be known as the Associated Students of the
  University of Alaska, Fairbanks Chapter, hereinafter referred to as ASUAF.
  
• Section 2. The Purpose of ASUAF shall be:
  
  • Clause A
    To provide the means for responsible and effective student participation in the organization and control of student affairs.
    
  • Clause B
    To provide an official and representative student organization with powers to receive complaints, investigate student problems, and participate in decisions involving the student body.
    
  • Clause C
    To take action in the best interest of the student body and the university community.
    
  • Clause D
    To provide an official voice through which student opinion may be expressed.
    
  • Clause E
    To provide means whereby students may gain experience and training in responsible political participation and community leadership.
    
  • Clause F
    To foster awareness of the students? role in the campus, local, state, national, and international communities.
    
  • Clause G
    To provide services and activities for the students and the University community at large.
• Section 3. A government of ASUAF is hereby established, whose function shall be to represent and act for the membership in carrying out the stated purposes of ASUAF. This government shall consist of a President and Vice-President, elected by the student body on the same ticket; a Senate, elected by the student body; and a Chairperson of the Senate, elected by the Senate

• Section 1. The President shall be an ASUAF member in good academic standing (2.0 Cumulative G.P.A.)
  
• Section 2. The President shall have the executive authority of ASUAF and shall administer its affairs, enforce the acts of the Senate, and make all appointments, except as specified otherwise.
  
  • Clause A ,
    The President may veto bills passed by the Senate, with the exception of proposed Constitutional amendments.
    
  • Clause B
    The President, may, by veto, strike or reduce items in appropriation bills.
    
  • Clause C
    The President may veto resolutions that are intended to represent the whole of ASUAF.

• Section 1. The Vice-President shall be an ASUAF member in good academic standing (2.0 Cumulative G.P.A).
  
• Section 2. The Vice-Presider)t shall assist the President in all duties of the President, as directed by the President.
  
• Section 3. The Vice-President shall, with the consent of the President, serve as President on all committees on which the President serves, when the President is absent.
• Section 4. The Vice-President shall assume the office of President should the President resign, be removed from, or be incapable of fulf1.lling the terms of his/her office, in which case a new Vice-President will be appointed by the President and confirmed by two-thirds vote of the Senate ..

• Section 1. The Senate shafl be composed of no more than twenty (20) members of ASUAF to be hereafter known as Senators.
  
• Section 2. Senators shaH be ASUAF members in good academic standing (2.0 Cumulative G.P.A.)
  
• Section 3. The Senate shall carry out the legislative function of ASUAF and shall have the powers and duties as listed in the ASUAF bylaws, including:
  
  • Clause A
    To override the ASUAF President?s veto by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Senate.
    
  • Clause B
    To appropriate funds within ASUAF and have ultimate authority over all budgeted and non-budgeted expenditures.

Appeal of any Senate or Executive action will be through the University of Alaska Grievance Council.

• Section 1. Repeal:
  
  • Clause A
    Any official act of the Senate, Vice-President, or President may be
    repealed in an election initiated by a petition bearing the signatures of five
    (5) percent of the ASUAF membership.
    
  • Clause B
    The action shall be repealed by a simple majority of all votes cast in the
    election.
    
• Section 2. Recall:
  
  • Clause A
    Any ejected official of ASUAF may be removed from office in an election
    initiated by petitions bearing the signatures of five (5) percent of the
    ASUAF membership.
    
  • Clause B
    The officiaf(s) named on the petition shall be removed from office upon a
    two-thirds (2/3) maJority of all votes cast in the election.
    
• Section 3. Impeachment:
  Any appointed or elected official may be impeached for malfeasance, misfeasance,
  or nonfeasance, and after a hearing conducted before the Senate, be removed from
  office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Senate. Charges may be brought before the
  Senate by any member of ASUAF.
  
• Section 4. Referendum/Initiative:
  
  • Clause A
    A referendum/initiative on any issue may be initiated by a petition bearing
    the signatures of five (5) percent of the ASUAF membership or by a two­
    thirds (2/3) vote of the Senate.
    
  • Clause B
    The proposal shall be approved by a simple majority vote of those casting
    ballots in the referendum.
    
  • Clause C
    The issue, upon approval of the student body, will be binding at slJch time
    when action to implement the refel-endum issue be taken.
    
  • Clause D
    Referendum issues may only be brought up for a vote once a regular
    semester.
    
  • Clause E
    A question brought to ASUAF by initiative petition may not be put to a vote
    of the students more than once during any 12-month period.
    
• Section 5. Review:
  This Constitution shall be reviewed by the Senate in the spring of every even year.
  
• Section 6. Amendment:
  
  • Clause A
    Amendment of a Section of this Constitution shall be initiated by a three­
    fourths (3/4) vote of the Senate or by a petition bearing the signatures of
    at least ten (10) percent of the ASUAF membership.
    
  • Clause B
    The amendment shall be offered to the student body at the next general
    election for ratification. Upon ratification, by a simple majority of the
    students voting, the amendment shall be adopted.