Reminder to please vote soon if you haven't already!AbbyOn Fri, May 10, 2024 at 11:51 AM Abigail Timmel <abigailtimmel@gmail.com> wrote:Hi everyone,The time has come to vote on the amended constitution! The final version is attached. Please cast your vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNL8BsV0nr25PEAeo8j8elx_2R-NIHX1he2LHcHWOiTvNHyA/viewform?usp=sf_linkI'm probably going to submit the re-recognition form tomorrow afternoon, so let's say the vote is open until noon tomorrow (5/11).AbbyOn Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 1:34 PM Abigail Timmel <abigailtimmel@gmail.com> wrote:Thanks Cally! I wasn't particularly worried about that since as you noted we don't actually have to do any member removal if we choose not to. I have edited it to more closely follow the ASA guideline.AbbyOn Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 12:57 PM Cally Perry <cally.perry@gmail.com> wrote:Wow, great job! This is particularly brilliant:Members and those who have attended at least three tower or handbell sessions in the preceding year are eligible to vote.The membership revocation stuff is problematic and very restrictive. Luckily, we don't have to say that we actually will remove a member for non-participation, because heck would freeze over. Maybe this?A member can be recommended for removal by a two-third vote of other members. Before the vote, they will be given a warning by the organization. The member to be removed will be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting at which the vote takes place. If a member is recommended for removal based on non-participation, they will be given at least until 30 days into the following term to resume participation based on review. A member recommended for removal for any behavior-related matters will be referred to the appropriate channel(s) for resolution, including, without limitation, Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office, Committee on Discipline and Student Organizations, Leadership, and Engagement.On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 10:43 AM Abigail Timmel <abigailtimmel@gmail.com> wrote:Hi everyone,--Here is a proposed amended version of the constitution:The current constitution and the list of requirements we have to satisfy for re-recognition are attached.The main change is of course the "membership must be more than half students" line, which is required. I removed the "non-active member" category which is a bit superfluous when we can't have that many non-students and lowered the bar for student membership from three practices to one practice. To avoid disenfranchising most of our ringers, I am also proposing that anyone who has attended at least three tower or handbell sessions be eligible to vote.It would probably work just to make the required changes on paper and carry on as we are, but having most Old North ringers not be members of the guild running Old North seems like possibly not the best long-term plan. We could consider forming another guild for those ringers, which can be as symbiotic with the MIT Guild as we want it to be (options ranging from non-student faction of the same organizational structure to a splitting off of Old North from the MIT Guild.) This can be something else to discuss at the meeting.We'll schedule an online vote two weeks from today, which will be 5/10, two days before the re-recognition deadline. Please make comments and suggestions before then, and we'll keep ironing this out. Since the current constitution does have a clause about abiding by ASA rules, in the event that we don't reach an agreement by 5/12, I think we reserve the right to minimally edit the current constitution to meet the requirements for re-recognition.Let me know if there are any questions!Abby
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