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- 1) Membership in the Society shall be open to all members of the MIT community. (Must create definition of membership)A member is a person who pays dues and participates in MITSOC activities and events.
- 2) The Society shall always have at least five members, a majority of whom must be MIT students.
- 3) The Society will not discriminate based upon any characteristic in the MIT Nondiscrimination Statement.
- 4) If the Society establishes a membership fee, students unable to afford the fee will be exempted from it.
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- 1) The Society shall have a president and a treasurer, who shall be distinct MIT students.
- 2) The President
- a) The president shall be the official representative of the Society to MIT.
- b) The president shall see that meetings are held at appropriate intervals and that such meetings are appropriately announced to the members of the Society.
- c) The president or his or her designee shall preside at all meetings.
- 3) The Treasurer
- a) The treasurer will keep all financial records of the Society.
- b) The treasurer will sign all checks or vouchers issued by the Society.
- c) At an interval to be determined by the Society's members, but not less than once per school year, the treasurer shall issue a statement about the Society's finances.
- 4) The Secretary
- a) The Secretary or his or her designee shall take minutes at all business meetings of the Society. The minutes shall include the outcomes of all votes made and provide a clear explanation of decisions taken. The minutes shall also include a list of those attending the meeting.
- b) The Secretary shall in an appropriate manner make the minutes available to the Society's members before the next meeting of the Society is held.
- 5) Other Offices
- a) The Society may create other positions of leadership or offices or titled positions without amending this constitution, as long as the powers and duties of such new offices do not conflict with the constitution.
- b) The president and treasurer of the Society may not hold any such new offices during their respective terms as president and treasurer.
- 6) Elections
- a) Frequency of elections/terms of office Elections shall be held the second week of each incoming semester.
- b) Elections shall be held when one-fourth of active members are present. If there are two or fewer candidates, then the candidate with the majority shall take the office. If there are more than two candidates, the two candidates receiving the most votes shall go to a run-off until a winner can be determined by simple majority.b) Voting procedure
- 7) Removal of Officers
- a) A formal voice vote must be made in order to remove an officer. The votes of two-thirds of those present shall be necessary to pass the motion. The outcome of this vote, and the names and votes of those participating, shall be recorded in the minutes.
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How do you plan to fund the group?
The group will be funded by membership fees and donations. This answer should probably be made more convincing. Assuming that we don't want to try to get funding from ASA, I know that some groups get funding from the discretionary funds of deans. Perhaps we could have something like this with course 12.
What type of events or meetings will the group have? Give specific examples.
Because the primary purposes of the group are public outreach and lobbying, most events will be meetings to plan the group's projects.
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