Notes from meeting 9.18.09

Notes from the Meeting on 9.18.09

Those Present: Grade

Tildy Banker-Johnson	12
Kelsey Lynch	11
Joe Morse	11
Kayla Proctor	9
Molly O'Toole	11
Dylan Buotte	12
Lauren McCann	12
Nick Boroski	9
Kourntney Meiss	9
Natalie Charpentier	9
Alex Lloyd	9
Keyarah Sinkler	12
Max Young	11
Connor Read	10
Mathew Travis	10
Kelsie Krafton	12
Jake Taylor	12
Jade Borgeson	12
Marjorie Palmeri	12
Kate Agel	11
Murylo Batista	11
Adriana Santana	11
Hannah Fayne	11
Andrew Fribush	12

Total present: 24 students

*Note from previous meeting:

There will be 7 elected positions:

1. President

2. Vice-President

3. Secretary

4. Freshman Class Representative

5. Sophomore Class Representative

6. Junior Class Representative

7. Senior Class Representative

Questions:

- Should the schedule proposed by Ms. Yalden be put into effect?

-Should the President and the Vice President run on separate ballots, or should they run together?

- What is the role of STUCO?

-Who should be able to run for President?

-Who can be picked/run for Vice-President?

-Should we wait to get a concrete copy of the current STUCO Constitution before continuing discussions?

-Would it be better to have a sort of Electoral College, where each advisory gets a single vote, picking one candidate for the whole advisory, so as to avoid a popularity contest?

-Should you have to give a speech if you are the only candidate running?

-Should we even have to give speeches?

-How long should the speeches be?

Discussed:

-Schedule for elections:

- One must submit a proposal for one of the seven positions to Ms. Yalden or Ms Briggs(sp?), no later than Friday, September 25th, 2009. Once a proposal has been submitted campaigning may begin.

- One may campaign between Monday, September 21st, 2009 and Wednesday, September 30th, so long as a proposal has been submitted.

- On Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, speeches will be given by candidates, in the Pit, during Lunch.

- There will be a ballot presented in advisories on Thursday, October 1st, 2009.

-Winners will be announced on Friday, October 2nd, 2009.

-General Discussion of rules for campaigning: Ms. Yalden will be creating guidelines for campaigning, to be given out when a candidate hands in their proposal.

-Issue of who should be able to run for President?

-Seniors only, Juniors and Seniors, Sophomores and Up, or All classes?

Decided:

-Will continue without a concrete Constitution, at present. Vote: Unanimous.

- Yes, the schedule proposed by Ms. Yalden, will be put into effect, immediately. Vote:Unanimous.

-President and Vice-President will run together on a single ballot. Vote: Unanimous.

-Only Juniors and Seniors should be able to run for President. Vote:

-Seniors only: 9 votes

-Seniors and Juniors only: 13 votes

-Sophomores and Up: 0 votes

-All Classes: 2 Votes

-Only Juniors and Seniors can be picked for Vice-President, by the campaigning presidential candidate. Vote: Majority*

-All Classes can run for the position of Secretary. Vote Majority*

-All Candidate must give a speech. Vote: Majority*

-Length of speeches will be determined by the number of candidate running, but between 2 and 5 minutes long. Vote: Executive decision by Ms. Yalden.

-To Be discussed:

-Role of STUCO

-Electoral college vote (one vote per advisory)

*Note: we did not count, but assumed majority, for lack of time.