IMPEACHMENT

President, the Club Resources Committee Chair shall serve as the President pro tempore and the Academic Affairs Committee Chair shall serve as the Vice President pro tempore until the election of a new President and Vice President. If one of the chairs does not wish to serve in that position, the position shall pass alphabetically through the Cabinet. c. Secretary: In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Secretary, the President shall appoint a new Secretary. d. Comptroller: In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Comptroller, the President shall perform the duties thereof until the election of a new Comptroller. e. Committee Chair: In the event of a vacancy in the office of a Committee Chair, the Vice President shall preside over the Committee until the election of a new Chair can be affected. E. IMPEACHMENT 1. Impeachment shall be constituted by the presentation of a resolution in the Senate signed by at least one-third (1/3) the members of the Senate, specifying charges against the member. a. Notification: The Club Resources Chair shall deliver the approved impeachment resolution to the President (or Vice President, if the member in question is the President) immediately upon the adjournment of the Club Resources Committee. The President (or Vice President, if the member in question is the President) has twenty-four (24) hours to deliver a copy of the resolution to the impeached party. Notification shall be delivered forty-eight (48) hours before its introduction to the Senate. i. Consideration of the Resolution: Consideration of the impeachment resolution shall be postponed until the regular meeting of the Senate next following its introduction, provided that at least one (1) Cabinet meeting shall convene. ii. Cabinet Powers of Impeachment: The Cabinet may, at its discretion, refer the resolution to the Club Resources Committee for further review prior to consideration by the Senate. In the event of an unfavorable report of the Committee on the resolution, a majority (fifty percent plus one) vote of the Senate to accept the report of the Committee shall terminate further consideration of the resolution. b. Senate Consideration of the Resolution: The Club Resources Committee shall meet as soon as feasible to debate and report special rules to govern the proceedings to consider the impeachment. At least two (2) of the sponsors of the impeachment must present verbal arguments on behalf of the

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resolution at the Senate meeting. The accused member shall also have an equal time to defend themselves. In the event of the impeachment of the Vice President, the Club Resources

Committee Chair of the Student Government Association shall preside over the Senate during the introduction and debate of the resolution. c. Appeal of the Impeachment: The impeached party may seek to appeal Senate’s decision if they feel the process was unconstitutional. This appeal shall be given to the Club

Resources Chair who shall then pass it to the Judicial Panel. The

Judicial Panel shall deem whether the impeachment process was constitutional or not, and this decision shall be final.

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