Section I. All undergraduate students of Dartmouth College in the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes of a given year who are in good standing with the college are eligible to vote in Assembly elections for President, Executive Vice President, and (with the exception of members of the Senior Class) At-Large Representatives for the following academic year;
Section II. Students who are not in residence during Assembly elections may vote by absentee ballot;
Section III. The students of Article XII, Section I shall each receive one vote for President, one vote for Executive Vice President;
Section IV. Pursuant to Article XII, Section I, each student shall be allowed one vote for President, one vote for Executive Vice President, and eight votes for At-Large Representatives from said student's class;
Section V. All undergraduate students of Dartmouth College in the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes of a given academic year who are in good standing with the college and who plan to be in-residence two of the next four terms in the next academic year are eligible to bid for elected At-Large Representative seats in Assembly elections for the latter year;
Section VI. All undergraduate students of Dartmouth College in the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes of a given academic year who are in good standing with the college and who plan to be in Hanover or its environs all three terms in the next academic year, that is fall, winter, and spring terms, are eligible to bid for the offices of President and Vice President in Assembly elections for the following year;
Section VII. The candidate receiving a plurality of votes cast for President shall be elected President;
Section VIII. The candidate receiving a plurality of votes cast for Executive Vice President shall be elected Executive Vice President;
Section IX. The eight members of each class receiving the highest vote totals will be elected At-Large representatives;
Section X. In the event of a tie in the election for President or Executive Vice President, a special election will be held no later than three weeks after the first election to fill the relevant office. Only those candidates who tied for the lead in the first election will be eligible to run in the special election. All students in residence will be eligible to vote in the special election.
Section XI. In the case of a tie in the general election for the final elected Representative seat, a special election shall be held within the Assembly relevant to the general election, in which each member shall receive as many votes as there are seats in question, to decide a winner or winners by plurality vote at the first organizational meeting of said Assembly;
Section XII. In the case that multiple elections for various Assembly offices are in dispute, the Presidency shall be decided first, the Executive Vice Presidency second, and elected Representative seats third, with all members still involved in a tie at the time of a vote for a particular office being eligible to vote for said office;
Section XIII. General Elections shall be held in the spring term preceding the academic year of service;
Article XIII: By-Laws
Section I. The Assembly shall adopt a system of By-Laws which, at a minimum, addresses those issues left to the determination of By-Laws within this Constitution and establishes a system of Rules of Order for all General Assembly meetings;
Section II. The Assembly shall have the power to make or amend By-Laws to this Constitution, so long as the By-Laws do not contradict the letter or the spirit of this Constitution;
Section III. By-Laws and all amendments and changes to the By-Laws shall be accepted by a majority vote of the Assembly membership;
Section IV. By-Laws shall have continuous effect once adopted;