Article IX: Off Term, Leave Term, and Inactivity Vacancies for all Terms Excluding Summer Term

Section I. Executive Offices
A) If the Treasurer and/or Secretary is not in-residence, an acting Treasurer will be elected from the General Assembly by the means established in Article VIII, Section III, Subsection A at the first meeting of the term of the absence;

Section II. Duration of Tenure for Acting Officers
A) Tenure for said individuals shall conclude upon the return of the absent Executive Officer;
B) If an Executive Officer permanently vacates a position while absent, the tenure for an acting officer filling said position shall conclude upon appointment of a permanent replacement to the vacated position;

Article X: Transition of Power

Section I. The newly elected Assembly shall take office at the conclusion of the spring term in which that Assembly was elected.
Section II. The newly elected Assembly shall hold no less than two organizational meetings within the term in which it was elected to conduct the following business:
A) To review and understand the Constitution and procedures of the Assembly;
B) To elect the members of MIAC;
C) To elect a Secretary and Treasurer;
D) To appoint and confirm Vice Presidents for each standing committee, excluding MIAC and the Executive Committee;
E) To make all necessary appointments and confirmations for the Summer Assembly;
F) To fill all elected At-Large Representative seats left vacant by general elections;

Section III. All such business should be concluded before the newly elected Assembly assumes office;

Section IV. All individuals and instruments of the Assembly shall assume those necessary powers and responsibilities, consistent with office or role, to fulfill the organizational duties hereby prescribed;

Article XI: Summer Assembly

Section I. Officers
A) There shall be a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary;
B) The Chairperson shall be the President of the Assembly;
C) If the President is not in residence, or does not wish to serve as Chairperson, the Executive Vice President shall be Chairperson; if the Executive Vice President also is not in residence, or does not wish to serve as Chairperson, the President shall, in consultation with the Executive Vice President appoint a chairperson from among those students who have served at least one term as an Assembly member;
D) The Vice-Chairperson shall be the Executive Vice President of the Assembly;
E) If the Executive Vice President is not in residence, is to serve as Chairperson of the Summer Assembly, or does not wish to serve as Vice-Chairperson, the President shall, in consultation with the Executive Vice President, appoint a Vice Chairperson from among those students who have served at least one term as an Assembly member;
F) The Treasurer and Secretary of the Summer Assembly shall be elected by the membership of the Summer Assembly at the first Summer Assembly meeting in accordance with the rules established in Article I, Section III, Clause A;

Section II. Membership
A) Membership of the Summer Assembly shall include:

1) members of the Assembly elected during the immediately preceding spring term who are in residence during the summer term;
2) Members of the Assembly from the preceding academic year who are in residence during the summer term;
3) The President and the Vice President of the rising Junior Class, at their discretion;
4) Undergraduates in residence who attend three meetings in a row.

B) Membership under Article XI, Section II, Subsection A) ends at the conclusion of the that summer term;

Section III. Responsibilities
A) To fulfill the duties and responsibilities invested in the Student Assembly, during the summer term;
B) To fulfill reasonable obligations assumed by the Assembly through resolutions of previous Assemblies;
C) To research and prepare issues and ideas for the incoming Assembly at the discretion of the incoming Assembly;

Section IV. Finances
A) The finances of the Summer Assembly shall be allocated by the Executive Committee of the forthcoming year and from the budget of the Assembly of the forthcoming year;
B) Guidelines for the finances of the Summer Assembly shall be set forth in the By-Laws of the Assembly;

Section V. Limitations of Authority
A) The Summer Assembly shall not have neither the authority to alter the Constitution nor to overturn resolutions of previous Assemblies;
B) The Summer Assembly shall not make binding decisions for incoming or future Assemblies;
C) Any changes made by the Summer Assembly to the By-Laws or the rules of order shall remain in place only until the conclusion of the Summer Assembly's tenure;


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