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Pre-Filed: Legislation on which MASC will be taking action
Passed: Legislation on which MASC has taken action for 2024-2025
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MASC Constitution: Articles about legislationArticle XV
Legislation
Section 1 Pre-filed – For a piece of legislation to be considered pre-filed it must be submitted to the MASC President and Executive Director at least ten (10) days before a meeting of the Executive Board or session of the General Assembly. Further, this legislation must be published on the MASC Website and made available to notify MASC members at least nine (9) days before its presentation. When proposed legislation is presented to members of the General Assembly or Executive Board, it shall pass with a majority vote of the voting members of the General Assembly or Executive Board.
Section 2 Spontaneous – Legislation submitted within ten (10) days of its presentation will pass with a two-thirds majority vote of the voting members of the General Assembly or Executive Board.
Section 3 Amendments to Legislation – All amendments must follow the prescribed regulations as outlined in Article XVI of this document.
Section 4 Effective Date of Legislation – Legislation passed by the General Assembly or Executive Board will be put into effect immediately unless otherwise specified by said Legislation. Legislation impacting the status of an election must be passed a minimum of two (2) months before that particular election, otherwise, it would not go into effect until the following election cycle.
Article XVI
Amendments
Section 1 Pre-filed – When a proposed amendment to this document is pre-filed in the General Assembly with proper notification per Article XV of this document, it shall pass with a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly.
Section 2 Spontaneous – Amendments made spontaneously during official meetings of the
General Assembly shall pass with a four-fifths vote of the voting members of the General Assembly. If the original legislation was, in fact, pre-filed and an amendment is added, the legislation as a whole will proceed to be passed by a two-thirds vote.
Section 3 For consistency in technical areas, the president, aided by the parliamentarian, shall review the Constitution and make any changes needed for the document to be correct, provided that the intent of the clause is not changed.