SOTTUC Draft Constitution. - Taita Taveta University College

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iii. iv. Ballot paper is marked wrongly e.g written spoilt. Vote cast in the wrong box. v. The ballot papers for the different elective positions shall be of different colors. vi. The Chief Returning Officer shall announce the results immediately and post a copy in the tallying centre and after put in the university notice board, website, Facebook, twitter etc. vii. In case of a tie a run off shall be held after 5 working days. Handing over process This shall be done after 3 weeks from the announcement of the original election results. 6.5 BY ELECTIONS i. In the event that a position falls vacant for any reason, the vacancy will be announced by the Student Governing Council through the University/Campus notice boards, stating the reason for the vacancy. This is to be followed by a full Student Governing Council meeting to discuss the vacancy. ii. A By-election will be held within 2 weeks of a vacancy due to any relevant reason, any time but at least one (1) month before the end of the 1 st semester. iii. The rules laid down for the General Election shall govern the by-election. iv. This shall be done if one ceases to be a student due to death, expulsion or resigns. v. The secretary general shall declare the seat vacant after consultation with the CGC. The seat shall be declared vacant within a period of one week failure to which an automatic by election shall be done. 6.6 ELECTORAL COMMISSION a) Appoint of electoral commission. b) Should have integrity. c) Have an average of grade B d) Should have served in leadership qualities. 6.7 ROLE OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION The Electoral Commission shall;- i. Maintain order during campaign rallies, polling, and counting of ballots. Page 24 of 39
ii. Form Appeal Committees in the event of contention of election results. iii. Provide necessary and relevant information to contestants. iv. Do adequate advertising for campaign rallies as deemed necessary. v. Shall oversee the nomination procedure. vi. In case of a tie or by election, they shall be deployed to see the election exercise. 3.0 RESIGNATION AND SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE 3.1 RESIGNATION AND SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE i. Any official of the Organization shall hand in his/her written notice of intent to resign, one week before resignation to the Secretary General and the Dean of Students. Such a letter shall also be copied to all CGS members. At the expiry of the seven (5) days notice, she/he shall also publish a notice to this effect on the University notice board. ii. Replacement of such an official will depend on the time of resignation. The official will be replaced if a period of more than one (2) month is left to the elections. Else, the CGC shall appoint an interim official to act in his/her capacity among the CGC. iii. The Secretary General can resign by submitting a written notice to the Chairperson. The same procedure as for the other officials will be followed. iv. Any official of the Organization can be suspended by the College Governing Council and shall receive such notice of suspension as outlined above and the same procedure as for resignation shall apply. v. Such suspension shall be for a period of not more than ONE month. 3.2 VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE i. In the event of misco nduct, a vote of no confidence shall be proposed by members of the Student Governing or respective Campus Council and will be subject to confirmation by two-thirds (2/3) of the Student Governing or respective Campus Council or will be proposed by any member of SOTTUC and the motion signed by at least 2/3 of total bonafide SOTTUC members. ii. A motion for such a vote shall be circulated to all members of the Student Governing or respective Campus Council within ten (10) days of the intent. iii. A meeting of the Student Governing or respective Campus Council will be held within seven (7) days after filing of the motion. Page 25 of 39
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Page 3 and 4: PREAMBLE WE the students of Taita T
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