Undergraduate Senate passes amendment, gives veto power to president

Undergraduate Senate passes amendment, gives veto power to president

By Amanda Riddle
Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 17, 1996

Kristy Mangos
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Undergraduate Sen. Ryan Anderson expresses his approval of yesterday's unanimous vote to eliminate the Central Coordinating Council. The CCC must now vote on the measure in order for it to become official.

The Undergraduate Senate unanimously approved a proposed amendment to their constitution last night to eliminate the Central Coordinating Council.
The amendment changes the structure of the Associated Students to give the student body president the power to veto any legislation passed by the Senate. The Senate can then override the veto with a two-thirds majority.
"I think the proposed amendment puts us in a representative democracy," Sen. Ryan Anderson said.
The Senate also unanimously voted against another proposed amendment, which would have kept the CCC, but given the treasurer the power to vote.
Senate Chairman Gilbert Davidson said the removal of the Graduate and Professional Student Council from the CCC gave the Senate a majority in the council, which consists of members from both the Senate and the executive branch. This made it necessary to a mend the constitution.
Both amendments deleted all references to GPSC and removed its voting rights on the council.
The CCC must now pass the amendment before it can become official.
"I think this is a good first step," Anderson said. "ASUA is going to need to change. Three years ago the CCC worked extremely well, we've heard. Now it is more of a formality."
"The largest contribution we can make to ASUA is to change the constitution. Most other student governments have one legislative branch," Anderson said.
The Senate plans to write a new ASUA Constitution to be voted on in the spring.