JMC Student Council Constitution

A pdf version of the constitution is included in the Student Handbook online. The constitution was last updated in March, 2006.

Article IX - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

Section 1: Initiative

1. The signatures of 15 percent of the student body shall be sufficient to place any issue on a ballot for consideration by the entire student body. Upon the receipt of such a petition, the council shall direct the elections committee to place the issue before the students within 30 days.
2. Policy statements and fiscal actions shall be enacted by a majority vote.
3. Constitutional amendments shall be enacted by this method or by the proposal of the council's executive officers and require a majority vote.

Section 2: Referendum

Student council may direct the elections committee to place on a ballot any proposed policy for consideration by the student body.

Section 3: Recall

Any voting member of the student council shall be subject to recall as follows:

1. Officers shall be subject to recall upon receipt of signatures of at least one-half of the enrolled members of each class.
2. Class representatives shall be subject to recall upon the receipt of signatures of at least one-half the members of the enrollment of his or her class. Upon receipt of such a petition the council shall direct the election committee to place the issue before the students within 30 days.

Last revised: June 1997