ASUA senate still plans to hold impeachment hearing

Student officials are still planning to hold an impeachment hearing for ASUA President Cade Bernsen but are unsure when the hearing will take place, sources said.

“We’re still trying to figure out the right procedure,” said Sen. Matt Boepple, a political science sophomore.

The hearing will not take place at tonight’s senate meeting.

The hearing was previously set for Dec. 7, but was postponed indefinitely due to a technicality in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona constitution.

The ASUA Supreme Court, according to the ASUA constitution, must try any ASUA official impeached within two weeks of the decision.

The senate decided to hold an impeachment hearing after Bernsen was accused of allegedly sexually harassing two ASUA officials.

Bernsen has denied the allegations, calling them “completely and totally false” in a Dec. 1 statement.

The purpose of the impeachment hearing is not to determine whether Bernsen is innocent or guilty regarding the harassment complaints, but to decide whether to file impeachment charges, said Sen. Patrick Cook last month.

— Nick Smith