Historical Record
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Enacted 26 June 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE III, Section 6A
Commentary:Power of Senate to override a Presidential veto affirmed.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 26 June 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE III, Section 8D, 8E, & 8F
Commentary:Rules governing Senate committees added.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 24 July 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE IV, Section 5C
Commentary:Provision for the college's radio station, manager, and music director added.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 24 July 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE V, Section 3B
Commentary:This section was expanded to clarify the process of filling the Chief and Associate Justice positions.
Formerly Read:If a Supreme Court seat is vacated for any reason, the Justice's seat must be filled in a timely manner. The new Justice shall be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The new Justice shall be given a term as defined by Article V, Section 3. If the Justice is seated during a session already in progress, his or her term is counted as having started at the beginning of that session. -
Enacted 9 October 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE IV, Section 5D
Commentary:Rules applying to the use of the SAC and responsibilities of Tech 1s and 2s added.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 23 October 2000 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE V, Section 3C
Commentary:Section allowing Justices to borrow a copy of Robert's Rules of Order added. Justices pay a deposit and if book is damaged or not returned deposit is used to buy another copy of the book.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 9 November 2000 by referenda
Constitution, ARTICLE I, Section 1B
Commentary:Subsection B added to Article I, Section 1 to assert Robert's Rules of Order.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 9 November 2000 by referenda
Constitution, ARTICLE III, Section 8A
Commentary:"Appointments to Senate committees will expire the last day of the session in which appointments were made." was changed to: "Appointments to Senate committees will expire the day of the first meeting of the session immediately following the session in which the appointments were made." The sentence: "Only students may serve on committees." was added immediately after the "Appointments ...made" sentence.
Formerly Read:The Senate shall have the power to designate Senate committees as necessary. The Vice President shall appoint all chairs and members of Senate committees with the concurrence of the Senate. After three (3) consecutive rejections of a Vice Presidential appointment to a position, the floor shall be opened to nominations by the Senate. Appointments to Senate committees will expire the last day of the session in which appointments were made. Any student may serve on a SANMIMT committee with the exception of the limitations on the Finance, Legislative Standards, and Appointments Committees. All Senate committees, with the exception of the Finance Committee, may reelect their own chair. -
Enacted 04 March 2001 by bylaw
Constitution, ARTICLE VII, Section 3A~B
Commentary:Subsection 3 became 3A. Subsection 3B was added to include salaries for all SA Government paid positions.
Formerly Read:The Finance Committee shall present all SA Government budgetary proposals received before the Spring General Election accompanied by the Finance Committee's recommendations to the Senate for approval no later than the first regularly scheduled meeting following the Spring Semester. The combined proposed budgets for the SA Government shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the anticipated revenue for the following fiscal year. Any funds not allocated by the SA Government budget proposals may be allocated by the Senate according to established laws and statutes. Any financial request must first be approved by the Senate Finance Committee. If an organization or person is denied funding or change of funding allocation by the Finance Committee, they may appeal the decision to the Senate in the form of a bill. -
Enacted 15 April 2001 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE III, Section 11A
Commentary:Subsection A was added to Article III, Section 11 to explain Leave of Absence for Senators.
Formerly Read:Not applicable. -
Enacted 29 April 2002 by bylaw
Book of Law, Article VII, Section 3B~D
Commentary:Subsection B added to allow the Finance Committee to fund eligible clubs up to 500 USD without senate approval. Subsections C and D were added to explain the process, in the event that a club requests more than 500 USD, or is not eligible for direct FinCom budget approval.
Formerly Read:Not Applicable -
Enacted 29 April 2002 by bylaw
Book of Law, Article VIII, Section 4F~G
Commentary:Subsections were removed/replaced to redifine the Voting system.
Formerly Read:Spring General Election ballots shall have senatorial seat candidates divided by their respective first major, either from the Arts & Sciences or Engineering divisions of the Institute. All undergraduate voters shall be allowed choose up to two (2) candidates from each division. All voters shall be allowed to vote for one (1) Presidential candidate and one (1) Vice Presidential candidate. All undergraduate voters shall be allowed to choose up to four (4) candidates from the candidates on the Fall General Election ballot. -
Enacted 24 November 2003 by bylaw
Book of Law, ARTICLE I, Section 2A~B
Commentary:Subsections A and B were added to Define "Quota" and "Eligible Candidate", respectively.
Formerly Read:Not ApplicableBook of Law, ARTICLE VIII, Section 4F
Commentary:Section 4F of Article VIII replaced to describe STV election process.
Formerly Read:During the Spring and Fall general elections Undergraduate voters shall be allowed to select "approve", "disapprove" or "abstain" for each Senatorial candidate. During the Spring general election all voters shall be allowed to select "approve", "disapprove" or "abstain" for each Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate. For every "approve" selected for a candidate that candidate shall receive 1 vote. For every "disprove" selected for a candidate that candidate shall receive minus 1 votes. Selecting "Abstain" shall count as 0 votes. The candidate with the highest positive number of votes on a ballot shall win that ballot. -
Enacted 22 March 2004 by bylaw
Book of Law, Article I, Section 2C~D
Commentary:Subsections C and D were added to Define "New Club" and "Probationary Club" stati
Formerly Read:Not ApplicableBook of Law, Article VII, Section 3B~D
Commentary:Replacement redifines club eligibility and explains the process of funding new and probationary-status clubs.
Formerly Read:(B)Clubs Recognized by the SA that submit their club budget to the SA CFO by the fourth (4th) Monday of the current semester, have more than twenty (20) members for the current semester, were recognized by the SA for at least the Fall and Spring semesters immediately preceding the current semester, and have practiced good faith in the spending of all finds granted them by the SA Government (as judged by the SA Finance Committee), shall receive a maximum of $500 during the current semester from the SA Government to use toward items specifically listed on their submitted club budget. Rollover as approved by the finance committee shall not count toward this amount. This allocation of funds only requires the approval of the SA Finance Committee.
(C)Clubs meeting the requirements listed under Article VII, Section 3, subsection B of the SANMIMT Book of Law must submit their club budget and a request for the additional amount desired to the SA CFO in the form of a financial bill. This allocation of funds requires the approval of the SA Senate.
(D)Clubs not meeting the requirement in Article VII, Section 3, subsetion B of the SANMIMT Book of Law that would like funding from the SA Government must submit their club budget and member list to the SA CFO in the form of a financial bill. This allocation of funds requires the approval of the SA Senate. -
Enacted Spring 2005 (date?) by bylaw
Constitution, Article III, Section 10
Commentary:Salaries were changed due to most fees being rolled in to tuition.
Formerly Read:The salaries of the President and Vice President shall be set at two (2) times the in-state tuition (as published in the New Mexico Tech Catalog) of the academic sessions covering their terms in office. -
Enacted 11 October, 2005 by bylaw
Book of Law, Article V, Section 3A
Commentary:This articles was changed to read: The Chief Justice may not be a member of the GSANMIMT. If the Chief Justice becomes a member of the GSANMIMT, his or her term is ended effective immediately. Furthermore, no more than two justices may be a member of the GSANMIMT.
Formerly Read:A Justice may nhot be amember of the GSANMIMT. If a Justice becomes a member of the GSANMIMT, his or her term is ended, effective immediately.
Enacted 29 April 2002 by bylaw
Book of Law, Article VIII, Section 4G
Commentary:Section Added to require approval of candidate information within 100 feet of the ballot box.
Formerly Read:Not Applicable