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Constitution for the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Alliance

The purpose of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Alliance (GLBTA) is to provide the university community with a forum for discussion of issues regarding sexual orientation. GLBTA promotes the fact that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons are an affirming part of the world’s cultural, ethnic, religious and sexual diversity.

ARTICLE I: Executive Council

Section 1: President

A.     The president shall be the presiding officer at all meetings.

B.     The president shall set meeting agendas.

C.     The president shall set the days and times of general and officer meetings.

D.     The president shall have the authority to establish committees; members of committees are subject to majority consent of the Executive Council.

E.      The president shall have the authority to delegate duties to members, in accordance with the Constitution.

F.     The president shall have to authority to ask someone to leave a GLBTA meeting or event if they are disruptive.

G.     If GLBTA is about collapse ,due to lack of membership or from threat, a current or former president can intervene and hold GLBTA in caretaker mode.

Section 2: Vice President

A.     The vice president shall serve as interim president if the president is absent.

B.     The vice president shall serve as chair of all committees, and will report all committee activities to the president.

C.     The vice president shall serve as president in the event of removal of the president.

D.     The vice president shall serve as treasurer of GLBTA, having fiscal responsibility and accountability to the membership.

E.      If the vice president leaves office for any reason, the membership shall elect a vice president by majority vote.

Section 3: Secretary

A.     The secretary shall provide all members, present and absent, with the agenda and minutes from previous meetings.

B.     The secretary shall serve as Webmaster at the direction of the Executive Council.

C.     The secretary shall be responsible for conducting internal correspondence with the membership.

D.     The secretary may delegate duties to another member with consent of the Executive Council.

E.      If the secretary leaves office for any reason, the membership shall elect a secretary by majority vote.

Section 4: Parliamentarian

A.     The parliamentarian shall have the right to interpretation of the Constitution.

B.     The parliamentarian shall keep order during all meetings.

C.     The parliamentarian shall select a replacement in the event of the parliamentarian’s absence.

D.     If the parliamentarian leaves office for any reason, the membership shall elect a parliamentarian by majority vote.

Section 5: Faculty Advisers

A.     Faculty adviser(s) shall be elected by majority consent of the membership to serve an indefinite term.

B.     A faculty adviser may be removed by unanimous consent of the Executive Council.

C.     Faculty adviser(s) shall be present at all elections to ensure fair proceedings.

D.     If a faculty adviser leaves the position for any reason, the president shall establish a search committee, which will report the nominees agreed upon by majority consent in the committee, for approval by majority vote of the membership.

ARTICLE II: Conditions for Office

A.     All terms of office shall be no longer than one year, as determined by majority vote of the membership.

B.     To be eligible for election, the candidate must be a student in good academic standing.

C.     The nomination of officers shall occur at the first meeting in April, and elections shall be held at the next meeting.

D.     Terms shall begin on the last meeting day of the academic year.

E.      No officer may serve more than two consecutive full terms in a single position.

F.     If none stand for an office then an officer may server beyond the two term limit.

ARTICLE III: Membership

A.     Membership shall be limited to individuals age 18 and older.

B.     Individuals considered for membership shall be registered students, faculty or staff of the University of South Alabama, other university or area high school.

C.     Individuals not meeting such requirements shall only be permitted membership by consent of the Executive Council.

D.     Membership is open to all individuals, regardless of disability, race, religion, creed, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and marital status.

E.      Payment of annual or semester dues shall be a prerequisite to membership.

F.      The Executive Council, with majority approval of the membership, shall establish membership dues at the beginning of the year, being no less than $5 per semester or $10 per year.

G.     The Executive Council, with majority approval of the membership, shall have the authority to adjust fees as necessary.

H.     Individuals of any age choosing to participate in the projects and goals of GLBTA, who do not pay the requisite fees, will be deemed associate members and shall not have the right to vote and shall not be eligible for any Executive position or committee chair.

I.        The Executive Council shall have the power to revoke membership to any member based on disruptive behavior.

ARTICLE IV: Removal from Office

A.     A former member or associate may petition to the president for re-admittance, subject to majority consent of the membership.

B.     The president shall have the right to deny such petition.

C.     The Executive Council may veto the president by majority vote.

D.     A member of the Executive Council may be impeached by majority consent of the Executive Council.

E.      Removal from office shall be determined by majority vote of the membership.

F.      The impeached member shall have the right to present evidence in defense.

ARTICLE V: Amendments

A.     Members may submit an amendment to the Constitution.

B.     Amendments shall be subject to approval by two-thirds consent of the Executive Council, and shall be ratified by two-thirds vote of the membership.

ARTICLE VI: Ratification of the Constitution

A.     The Constitution shall be ratified by two-thirds vote of the membership, as determined by the previous constitution of GLBTA.

ARTICLE VII: Privacy

            A.    GLBTA has a strong privacy policy. Whatever happens on our list or at our meetings stays within the GLBTA group. Anyone who violates this policy without permission from the officers of GLBTA will be removed from our list and removed from any other participation with GLBTA. GLBTA is safe space for it's members and vows to vigorously protect that privacy.

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