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II.
Membership
A. Membership shall be open to all registered students of Berry College.
B. Membership dues shall be determined at the discretion of the Executive Board.
III.
Officers
A. The Officers shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, the Student Government
Association (SGA) Representative, and the Advisor.
B. The officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership at a regularly scheduled meeting
during the spring semester of the academic year, but no later than April 1st.
C. All officers must have a minimum 2.0 Berry Cumulative GPA to serve.
D. The membership may, by a two-thirds vote, remove any officer on sufficient grounds.
1. Sufficient grounds include but are not limited to:
a) Malfeasance
b) Gross violation of the constitution of the Young Democrats of Berry College and/or the
constitutions and/or charters of the aforementioned affiliated organizations.
c) Failure to maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA.
E. The duties of the President shall be:
1. To preside over meetings;
2. To develop programs to increase the organizations membership;
3. To develop programs designed to inform the membership and the campus as a whole;
4. To be the official representative of the organization at functions affiliated with the YDA, YDG,
CDA, CDG, and the DP;
5. To exercise the power of interim appointment should a leadership vacancy arise;
6. To perform other such duties as the membership may assign.
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IV.
Executive Board
A. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, the SGA
Representative, and the adviser.
B. The Board shall meet before the regularly scheduled meeting of the body to set the meetings agenda as
well as address any emergency issues that affect the functions of the organization.
C. The status of dues shall be decided at the discretion of the Executive Board.
V.
Meetings
A. The President shall call all meetings to order, unless designated to the Vice President due to the
Presidents absence.
B. Meetings shall be held in order to conduct organizational business on a regular basis, but not less than
once per month.
C. The time in place of the meetings shall be determined at the discretion of the Executive Board with the
consideration of the memberships availability.
D. A quorum of three active members, not including the Executive Board, shall be present to hold a meeting.
VI.
Parliamentary Authority
A. The latest edition of Roberts Rule of Order shall govern the organization unless otherwise specified in
the constitution.
VII.
Amendments
A. All amendments to the constitution and bylaws, must be presented to the Executive Board for approval
before being presented to the membership body.
B. Upon approval by the Executive Board, it shall be presented to the body and require a two-thirds vote in
affirmation by the members present.
C. Upon approval by the body, the Executive Board shall submit the changes to the Student Activities
Office and the appropriate Young Democrat affiliate for official adoption.
D. Initial approval of the Constitution must be given by the President upon recommendation of the Student
Life Council.