Constitution

Preamble

Section 2 Equivalent references to The Society shall be the Engineering Society or ESUC.

Section 2 The Society is not, nor has ever been organized for profit.

Section 3 No part of the net income of The Society shall be used for the benefit of any private individual or member.

Section 4 The Society shall in no way discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion or natural origin.

Section 2 All University of California, Los Angeles student members shall be voting members. All voting members have the right to be present and to participate in any general election, general meeting, or special meeting.

Section 3 A person who has made outstanding contribution in the interest of The Society, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, or the profession may be elected, by the Executive Committee to the honorary position of Life Member of The Society. All Life Members of The Society shall not be undergraduate students. The honorary distinction of Life Member holds no rights or privileges attributed to those of voting members. A maximum of ten such awards may be made during each term of office.

Section 2 The President's duties shall be: (a) to preside at the Executive Committee meetings as prescribed in Article VII, (b) to officially represent The Society on various occasions, (c) to make all required appointments, and (d) to work for the preservation and improvement of the general reputation of The Society and its members.

Section 3 The duties of the First Vice President shall be: (a) to act as President in the President's absence and (b) to supervise the committees of The Society.

Section 4 The duties of the Second Vice President shall be: (a) to act as President in the absence of the President and First Vice President, (b) to coordinate activities of the technical committees, and (c) to officiate and run all elections held on behalf of The Society.

Section 5 The duties of the Secretary shall be (a) to record and distribute the minutes of Special, General, and Executive Committee meetings and (b) to conduct correspondence of The Society.

Section 6 The duties of the Treasurer shall be: (a) to collect and disburse funds of The Society as authorized by the Executive Committee, (b) to submit a budget at the beginning of each term of office, (c) to present a financial report at the request of the Executive Committee, and (d) to coordinate the financial activities of the "Cafe by the SEAS."

Section 7 The duties of the Assistant Treasurer shall be to assist the Treasurer in performing his/her duties.

Section 2 All persons running for office must be voting members of The Society.

Section 3 Voting by members of The Society shall be by ballot. A candidate shall be elected by a plurality of votes. A run off election will only be held in the case of a tie between candidates.

Section 4 Elected officers shall hold office for two quarters with terms running from (a) the end of Spring Quarter to December 31 and (b) January 1 to the end of Spring Quarter.

Section 5 Nominations for office shall be held by the end of the seventh week of Fall and Spring quarters. Elections shall be held the week after the closing of nominations.

Section 6 Should an officer neglect the duties of his/her office, abuse the office, or conduct him/herself in a manner that is not consistent with the position that he/she holds, the person may be impeached by the following procedures:

1. The person(s) wishing to impeach the officer must notify the Executive Committee of their intentions in writing.
2. Persons wishing to impeach the officer shall have two months from the date the Executive Committee was notified in which to gather the signatures of 30% of the voting members of The Society at the time of the notification.
3. The petition must then be submitted to the Executive Committee which during a period of one month must verify the signatures and ballot on impeachment.
4. The officer shall be removed from office if two-thirds of those members casting votes favor impeachment.

Section 7 Resignations from office shall be submitted to the president in writing. The resignation shall then be brought before the Executive Committee for approval.

Section 8 In the event that an office becomes vacant during the term through resignation, removal, or any other means it shall be at the discretion of the Executive Committee whether to fill the office by appointment or special election.

Section 2 The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of The Society, a faculty representative appointed by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, the immediate past president unless he/she has graduated, the manager of the "Cafe by the SEAS," and a representative from each technical committee in good standing with The Society.

Section 3 The Executive Committee shall recommend to the School of Engineering and Applied Science administration a manager to coordinate the "Cafe by the SEAS."

Section 4 The Executive Committee motions may be vetoed by the President of The Society. The Executive Committee may override a veto with three-quarters vote taken at the following meeting.

Section 5 A quorum of the Executive Committee shall consist of a majority of the Executive Committee's members.

Section 6 The Executive Committee shall meet regularly at times scheduled by the President.

Section 7 Special Executive Committee meetings may be called by any officer of The Society with at least 24 hours prior notice.

Section 2 General Meetings are for information purposes only and no action can be taken.

Section 1 The Purpose of a technical committee is to further a common interest in, and disseminate knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of a field of professional engineering.

Section 2 A perspective technical committee shall be required to submit a complete list of their membership and a list of their bylaws to the Executive Committee. Within two weeks the Executive Committee shall verify the member ships. A vote shall be taken at the Executive Committee within ten days after verification. Recognition of the group as a technical committee shall be granted by a two-thirds vote of the voting members of the Executive Committee.

Section 3 Upon recognition the technical committee shall be governed by the Constitution of The Society and specifically regulated by the appropriate Bylaws for the respective groups.

Section 4 Liaison with the professional or engineering societies shall be the responsibility of the chairman or president of the technical committee. Any engineering or professional society may extend recognition to The Society as a joint student chapter of that engineering or professional society. Agreements thus entered into on part of The Society shall be subject to the approval of the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Section 5 Each technical committee shall arrange one or more meetings or field trips of general interest open to all members of the technical committee each quarter.

Section 2 The Second Vice President shall schedule a special ballot within thirty days and no earlier than ten days after verification. The Second Vice President shall post and publicize the proposed amendment not less than ten days prior to the balloting.

Section 3 Amendments to the constitution shall be by ballot. To obtain passage fifty percent of the current membership must vote and two-thirds of those voting must be in favor of the proposed amendments. All amendments shall be in consonance with the Office of Student Affairs within a week after their adoption.

To reach this goal, this Constitution only establishes the basic necessities for the functioning of the Society and the Bylaws were established as an organized listing of long-term motions passed by the Executive Committee. A large amount of material in the Constitution that was in constant need of updating or revision was removed from the Constitution and made into Bylaws.