ELECTION CODE REVISION

Minutes of the Meeting

Date: October 27, 2008
Time: 1:25 pm – 10:00 pm
Venue: Jabez Campsite Dasmariñas, Cavite

ATTENDANCE:

Marc Jeffrey Sioco USCE

Hernan Pantolla USC
Ailene Orong USC
Krisina Rose Benbinuto HF
Rizza Mendoza HF
Margaret Musa CSO
Ronnie Ressurection CSO
Jihan Ledesma PI
Bayani Maucudio PI
Julius Rocas SENTRO
Juan Marianito Delantar SENTRO
Arwin Cortez SINAG
Marie Rachel Coros SINAG
Sebedi Justin Busayong CEAT
Neil Paulo Hernando CEAT
Florencio Romano III CLA
Jet Caesar Lontok CLE
Asiangel Austin COE
Charlotte Malabanan COE
Christine Gaile Pañares COS
Judea Ana Moralidad COS
Dennyson Hilberto CBA
Rosciel Ojena CHAIR

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 AGENDA DISCUSSION ISSUES/CONCERN RECOMMENDATION DECISION
Prayer
(Amelita
Marquez)
Roll call
Approval of Amended Approved
the Procedure Procedure
-Rule 11- VOTE
Change of Yes- 12
Constitutional No- 1
Convention (CLA)
-Rule 28
Section 62
Informal SENTRO
Meeting of the -Read the Minutes of
Committees the Meeting of
October 24, 2008
Reading of the USC Motion
Minutes of the -Motion to lay on the Carried
Meeting table the reading of
(October 24, the Minutes of the VOTE
2008) Meeting Yes- 10
(October 24, 2008). No- 1
Seconded by Abstain-2
SENTRO

SENTRO
-Suggestion for
informal meeting
procedure
Informal
meeting of the
Committees
Resume SENTRO
(2:25 pm) -Revise the Election
Code per article

USC
-Revise the Election
Code per committee
SINAG
-Motion to Adopt the
procedure to revise
the Election Code per
article
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 CO-CHAR
-There is still a
question whether we
shall amend per
committee or per
article or per section

SENTRO CONSULTANT
-Is the motion -There is a motion to be
official? done chronologically

All the delegates ADVISER Amendment

seconded the motion -You cannot vote will be done
to adopt the properly because you per article
procedure to revise cannot talk to your co-
the Election Code per delegate because you VOTE
article are arranged by Yes- 12
committee No-1
(CLA)
Committee USC
Report on -Committee head
Article 1 should discuss the
committee report
-Those who are ready
should be the first one
to report

CO-CHAIR
-Soft copy of the
committee report
should be given to the
Secretariat

SINAG
-Isn‟t it we vote to
revise per article?

CHAIR
-The USC is only
suggesting

CONSULTANT

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 -Are you ready with
the soft copies?
CSO
-We are not all ready

CONSULTANT
-Can it be done in 5
minutes?

BODY
-It can‟t be done

CONSULTANT
-How can it be done?

USC
-Motion to recommit Motion
to the committee for Carried
the purpose of
finalizing the VOTE
committee reports. Yes- 13
Seconded by No-0
SENTRO
Recommitting
to the
Committee
Resume CHAIR
(3:00) -Every committee who
do not have their
softcopy will present
the committee report
one per delegate

SENTRO
-Can we use colour
coding for the
propose amendments

Article 1 USC
Section 1 -Point of Order
The motion to adopt
should come from us

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 CHAIR
-Is there a motion?

SENTRO Adopted
-Motion to adopt the
committee VOTE
amendment in Article Yes- 12
1 Section 1 No- 1
Seconded by USC
Article 1 CHAIR USCE
Section 2 -Are there any motion - Put the acronym USC
to the propose and CSC to shorten it
amendment?

SENTRO Laid-on-
-Motion to lay on the the-table
table Section 2.
Seconded by all VOTE
Yes- 13
No- 0
Article 2 COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
Section 3 -Has no softcopy of -Kindly read the hard
the report copies

COMMITTEE
-Change USCE
to DLSUD
Commission on
Elections.
-“There shall be
an independent
electoral board
which herein
after shall be
referred to as
DCE. The DCE
shall be
independent and
an autonomous
body”

CHAIR

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 -There is a proposal
on Section 3, is there
any motion to adopt?

SENTRO
-Why does the name
USCE change to
DCE? It might lead to
confusion.

COMMITTEE
-We change
USCE to DCE
because USCE
is often
confused with
USC by the
students.

CEAT CONSULTANT
-Can we use SCE- -We should adopt first
DLSUD instead? before you can give
comments. Is there any
motion?

COMMITTEE SENTRO
-By all means -Motion to amend the
proposal

CONSULTANT
-There is a problem
with the title because
Article 1 is titled as
USCE. Is it USCE or
DCE?
SENTRO
COMMITTEE -Discuss the suggestion
-We will change
USCE to DCE.

CONSULTANT
-First, is there a
motion to adopt
Article 2 Section 3?

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 USC CHAIR
-Motion for a five- -Motion
minute caucus to Carried
finalize the section.
Seconded by
SENTRO

Caucus
3:25
Resume COMMITTEE CHAIR
3:30 -We withdraw -Motion
the amendment Withdrawn
because the
USC
Constitution
states that it
shall be USCE
until two years
wherein it could
be amended
SENTRO
-Point of Information.
The name
Dasmariñas Student
Commission on
Elections is
confusing. USC does
not ignore the
revision of the USCE
constitution. USC

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 Constitution did not
create the USCE;
therefore, it will not
be against the change
of USCE name.

-Motion to change Motion

USCE to Student Carried
Electoral
Commission. VOTE
Seconded by USC Yes- 13
No- 0

USC
-Did you prepare a
definition for
“independent and
autonomous” as
stated in Section 3?

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-Autonomous -You are being asked
means if there are any
autonomy from definition of
administration independent and
and program autonomous
council
-Independent
means there
should not be
any interference
in the decision
of SEC

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-None -Are there any motion
to include the definition
of the said terms in the
provision? You can lay
it on the table then we
will just go back to it
later.

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 USC Laid on the
-Motion to lay on the table
table Section 3,
specifically defining VOTE
the terms independent Yes- 12
and autonomous. No-
Seconded by 1(CLA)
SENTRO
Article 2
Section 4

COMMITTEE CHAIR
-Add “manner -The Secretariat must
of creation of add SEC as acronym
the SEC”

COMMITTEE CHAIR
-Change OSA to -Is there a motion to
OSS adopt the amended
provision?

SENTRO
-Motion to adopt
Section 4. Seconded
by all

USC
-What does “before
the month of August”
mean?

USCE
-The USCE does not
know. We only base
it on the Election
Code.

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 ADVISER to USC
-This is one of the
reason why we have
to revise the Election
Code

CONSULTANT
-Anyone who knows
the answer?

SENTRO OSS
-Point of Information. -For the past three
The month of July is years now, we have the
the recruitment of difficulties with these
CSO. Therefore, peculiars of USCE.
August is the earliest First, the appointment
month to complete of the Adviser of USCE
the members of SEC. will be late since the
This could be the faculty already have
reason why it is their loads. Second, the
before the month of budget is already
August. They actually allocated. I don‟t know
have one year term. It why August but it
will be hard to recruit should be better if you
new members with brainstorm on that
only few days before because it will be a
the school year ends. hard situation.

USC
- Motion to use SEC
Electoral Board in
Section 4. Seconded
by CBA

CLA
-Point of Clarification
Where will we add
Electoral Board? USC
-In Section 4
CLA
-Are we going to use
it in the entire Code?
CHAIR

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 -Only in Section 4

SENTRO
-Electoral Board should
be written before SEC
-Electoral Board as a
general term that
handles the entire
election. There will be
no entity that could
monopolize since it is a
general term.

USCE
-Change Electoral
Board to Executive
Board

USC
-We are withdrawing
our previous motion

USCE
-Motion to change
Electoral Board to
Executive Board.
Seconded by SINAG

SENTRO USCE
-Are we going to -Executive Board is
change Electoral compose of the
Board to Executive Commissioners while
Board? They are two the Electoral Board is
different terms. It is the Student Electoral
confusing. Executive Commission
Board of what? We
can‟t understand the
proposal.

SENTRO SENTRO
-Aren‟t the -Provide another
Commissioners section defining
providing the Executive Board
decision? Maybe this

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 is not the proper
section to include it.

COMMITTEE Motion
-Motion to call for the Carried
previous question.
Seconded by VOTE
SENTRO Yes- 11
No-1

SENTRO Motion
-Motion to divide the Carried
house
VOTE
Yes- 10
No- 3
CLA
-Motion for one hour
recess. Seconded by
all

SENTRO CHAIR
-Motion to amend it -Motion
to 30 minutes. Carried
Seconded by all

Recess
4:15 pm
Resume Adopting Motion is
4:45 pm Section 4 Lost

VOTE
Yes- 1
No-7
Abstain- 5
Article 2
Section 5

COMMITTEE USC
-Motion to -We could scrap „SEC‟
amend Section 5 before the word
-“composition „adviser‟. It will be
of SEC. The read as „an adviser‟
SEC shall be
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composed of 1
chairperson, 1
co-chairperson,
1 secretary, 1
treasurer, 7
commissioners
and the SEC
Adviser”

SENTRO Motion
-Motion to limit the Carried
debate into two
speakers excluding VOTE
the proponent. Yes- 10
Seconded by USCE No- 2
Abstain- 1
(COE)

CLA COMMITTEE
-Can the co-chair -The co-chair will be
participate in voting? included since he/she is
part of the board

PI PI
-Are the 7 -Why not 7 collegiate
commissioners heads? It is not clear
considered to be where the
collegiate heads? We commissioners come
wish that the 7 from.
colleges are well
represented in the
SEC

COMMITTEE USC COMMITTEE

-We should still -Are the members not -They are not yet
use yet included? included.
Commissioner
since they are
one and the
same. The title
is not important.
Being a

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 collegiate head
is his/her extra
work since
he/she is already
a commissioner
USC COMMITTEE
-How about the -One must not be a
aspiring collegiate head of the
commissioners? college where he/she
came from

CBA Adopted
-Motion to adopt
Section 5. Seconded VOTE
by SINAG Yes- 11
No- 1
Abstain- 1
(COS)
Article 2
Section 6

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-Change USCE -It could be better to
to SEC use „screening through‟
-D. must not be
a member of any
political party in
the immediately
preceding
elections.
-F.2. screening,
panel interview
to be conducted
by the SEC
Commissioners

COMMITTEE ADVISER
-Sponsored the -I hope that delegates
Consultant‟s from USCE should also
suggestion speak

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 USC
-f.1. certificate of good
moral character

CONSULTANT
-It has implication
USC to USCE and
COMMITTEE
-USCE has specific
time wherein they are
very busy. Can we
make it higher than 1.5

COMMITTEE ADVISER
-It is stipulated in the -It might be hard for us
USC Constitution to recruit members if it
that‟s why we can‟t will be higher than 1.5.
change it Can we change it to
immediately „with no failing grades‟

CONSULTANT
COMMITTEE -It is easy to find
-We believe that members for CSO,
a person is USC and RSO but with
competent also SEC it is very technical
base on his/her -In SEC, what‟s
academic important is the
grades. understanding on
procedure. If we make
the standard grade
higher, there might be
no volunteer at all.
Think about it.

COMMITTEE
-We could give
incentives

CHAIR
-We must adopt first
before we proceed to
the arguments

CBA USCE
-Motion to adopt -can we add in the

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 Section 6. Seconded qualification „must not
by all be a member of

CLA
-Include in the elective
position the USC and
CSC to make it clear

COMMITTEE
-It is already written
that „must not have
run for any elective
position. Only USC
and CSC have
elective position

COMMITTEE SENTRO
-Motion to adopt -Adoption should be by Adopted
CLA‟s suggestion the proposal of the
USCE first VOTE
Yes- 12
No- 0
Article 2
Section 7

COMMITTEE USC
-Delete the term -For consistency, there
„permanent‟ should be number in
words before number in
value

USC
-What do you mean
with „administration‟
in letter B?

COMMITTEE SENTRO Adopted

Administrators -Motion to adopt
are the Section 7. Seconded VOTE

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 secretaries and by USC Yes- 13
treasurer No- 0
Article 2
Section 8

COMMITTEE HF
-„Term of office. -Does it mean that if
Subject to they don‟t feel to
reappointment… constitute a new one
constituted‟ then it will not be
changed?

COMMITTEE HF
-There are -To make the first and
instances that second clause
SEC is not consistent, use “and
complete will last until the next
academic year.”

CHAIR CONSULTANT
-It is the same -It can be written as
“shall be
formed/academic year
which shall last until
the next academic
year”

SINAG
-For clarification,
„subject to‟ is not
included

USC Adopted
-Motion to adopt
Section 8. Seconded VOTE
by all Yes- 13
No- 0
Article 2
Section 9

COMMITTEE USC

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 -Change -What do you mean
„members‟ to with „inability‟ in
officers, letter B?
commissioners
and members of
SEC
-The officers,
commissioners
and members
shall be
removed from
office on any of
the following
grounds:

COS
-What if the GPA will
be lower than 1.5 in
the second semester?

COMMITTEE USC
-Accepts the -What do you mean
suggestion with „culpable
violation?

COMMITTEE USC
-It is written in -It is not what is
the USC written in the USC
Constitution Constitution. It is in
the handbook

COMMITTEE CLA
-Since you are -CLE and CLA
an officer of an delegates went to
organization, comfort room
you have to
abide and
uphold the
Constitution,
therefore, it is
only the officers
who will violate
the Constitution

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 COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-There will be -What is the problem
no violator of with „culpable‟?
the Constitution
aside from the
officers

USC CONSULTANT
-Why do we have to -Just to emphasize but
follow the USC it can be changed since
Constitution if SEC it is not the USC
has its own? Constitution who
decide

HF
-Do the members
have official term?
COMMITTEE
-It is included
but it also
depends on the
agreed
regulation of the
SEC
-Members also
composed the
SEC
SINAG
-What is the
definition of
malversation?

COMMITTEE SINAG
-Under the -Can we change it to
Criminal Law, it „graft and corruption‟?
is the wrong
appropriation of
the fund of SEC

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-It is more -Graft corruption
specific if we equates to many
use different acts while
malversation. It malversation could

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will be easier to mean misappropriation
identify the
offense

SENTRO ADVISER
-Misappropriation - It is better that the
means the money is terms are clear not only
not yet used, it is only to the body but for the
stipulated in the whole studentry
budget while
malversation, for
some, the money is
already used

CONSULTANT
-Let‟s be generic for
the ordinary student to
easily understand it

COMMITTEE
-Let‟s be specific to
avoid confusions

USC
-Add „unless
reasonable‟ in letter C

SENTRO
- Change „commission‟
to „have been found
guilty of any major
offense‟ in letter D

USC CLE
-Motion to adopt -Make it „have found‟
Section 9. Seconded
by SENTRO

ADVISER
-What is the
measurement of
reasonable?

COMMITTEE ADVISER
-It should be -Approved by

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valid

SENTRO
-It is referring to their
internal affairs. We
should let the
commissioners to
decide instead of
stressing the
convention to define
„reasonable‟

CONSULTANT
-The reasonableness of
the issue is not time
constraining. After all
that‟s the reason why
you are revising. If
there is a silence in the
provision, the decision
will also be silent.
-It could be „approved
by the Adviser

USC Carried
-Sponsors the
Consultant‟s VOTE
suggestion Yes- 12
„by the SEC adviser‟ No- 0
Abstain- 1
(USCE)

CONSULTANT
-Let‟s go back to
Section 8
-What do you mean
with „subject to

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 reappointment? Does it
mean that there will be
reappointment after one
year?

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT COMMITTEE

-It means that -There will be -Eligible to
they are subject possibility of reappointment
to reappointment?
reappointment

SENTRO
-Motion to amend
Section 8
„all members are
eligible to
reappointment

ADVISER SENTRO
-How do you put - Change „eligible‟ to
eligible in Filipino? „entitled‟
Karapat-dapat? and „members‟ to
„officers‟.

CLA
-Can we change
„entitled‟ to „may seek‟

CHAIR
-We should retain
„entitled‟ first

SENTRO Motion
-We stand by the Carried
suggestion since there
is no incentive in VOTE
being a SEC. The fact Yes- 10
that you are entitled No- 0
to be reappointed is a Abstain- 3
form of reward (CEAT,
CLA, CBA)
Article 2

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Section 10

CEAT USCE
-Can we go back to -It includes any
Section 6? recognized
-If he/she must not be organization in general.
an officer of any
organization, how
will you settle if
he/she is an officer of
an interest
organization? Please
specify if it only
includes those that are
interest organizations.

CONSULTANT
-Change „run‟ to „ran‟
in subsection E.
Therefore, it will be
read as “must have not
ran for any elective
position in the
immediately preceding
elections
-Kindly quantify the
term “any
organization”

USCE
-It could be better if it
is read as “must not be
an officer of any RSO
in DLSU-D

USC
-Can we use
“recognized student
sector” instead of

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 recognized student
organization

SENTRO CHAIR
-The list of -General
organization is Consent
stipulated in Article 2
Section 14, therefore,
it could be read as
“must not be an
officer of any student
groups as stated in
Section 14 Article 2
of the 2008 USC
Constitution

USC CHAIR
-USCE is included in -Add “except SEC” at
Section 14 of 2008 the end
USC Constitution

HF
-The composition of
SEC is mentioned in
Section 5 but it is no
longer discussed in
Section 6

CHAIR
-Section 5 and 6 have
different thoughts

COMMITTEE CHAIR
-Chairperson, -The body should vote
Co-Chair, through general consent
Secretary and to proceed in Section
Treasurer 10
already included
in the proposal
COMMITTEE CHAIR
-Instead of -Article 2
Chairperson, Co-Chair, Section 6 is
Secretary and Treasurer amended

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 use „officers, through
commissioners and general
members. consent
Continuation of
Section 10

COMMITTEE USC
-The title should -We should scrap the
be read as word complainant
“Manner of because it is redundant
Removing of
Officers,
Commissioners
or Members”
-“Any officers,
commissioners
and members
may be removed
from office by a
resolution duly
signed by at
least 2/3 of all
its members
upon a verified
complaint of the
complainant or
through
initiative that
may be
conducted by
any member of
SEC

COMMITTEE
-It is not only the
complainant that
complaints

CONSULTANT
-What do you mean
with „verified‟

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-It could be -If the complaint has no
public complain signature, it will be

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 invalid
-Minimize legal terms

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT USC

-The intention is -How about -Use formal complaint
to prove that the „verified‟? -Remove the phrase „of
complainant is the complainant‟
serious with
his/her
complaint

ADVISER
-I hope that delegates
read and really
understand each
provision

ADVISER
-Who has the right to
complain?
-Where did the term
„member‟ come
from?
-How will a member
be removed if he/she
is not included in the
composition?

COMMITTEE ADVISER USC

-Complainant -The provision can be -Using the phrase
means any abused since it is not „members of academic
student that will specified community‟ is already
file a complaint mentioned, therefore, it
will be read ad “upon a
formal complaint the
members of any
academic community”

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 COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
- The term -It could be better to
„members‟ use “duly signed”
represents other
officers
-Add “may be
removed by a
resolution
through 2/3 of
all its officers,
commissioners
and members

CONSULTANT
-Are the
commissioners and
the members different
from each other?

COMMITTEE USCE
-They are -Define officers and
different from commissioners and
each other members

COMMITTEE
-The officers are
the Chair, Co-
Chair, Secretary
and the
Treasurer while
the
commissioners
are the seven
college heads.
Commissioners
are like
legislative board
and officers are
the executive
board. This is
proposed to
distribute the

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 work.
CHAIR
-There should be a
distinction between
the officers and the
commissioners.
COMMITTEE SENTRO
-Commissioners -To make it simple,
are equivalent to maybe the committee
the college means that
heads and there commissioners are
are officers to group of people that
focus on certain decides on election
issues matters, officers handle
the administrative task
and members are the
support personnel of
the commissioners.

CLA Laid-on-
-Motion to lay-on- the-table
the-table Section 11
Seconded by USC VOTE
Yes – 6
No – 3
Abstain - 4

CONSULTANT
-The initiative should
be clarified.

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-In the transitory -It can‟t be done.
provision?

USCE CHAIR
-Isn‟t it that Section -The definition of
10 is already laid-on- commissioners, officers
the-table? Therefore, and members are the
we should be ones laid-on-the-table
discussing the next and not the discussion
section. of Section 10.

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 SENTRO CHAIR
-We are confused -The whole Section 10
because according to is laid-on-the-table.
the CLA delegate‟s Sorry for the
motion, it‟s the whole misunderstanding.
Section 10 that is
laid-on-the-table

SENTRO CHAIR
-Motion to take a -Let‟s limit it to 30
recess for one hour minutes.
Seconded by all
Recess 7:05pm
Resume
7:50pm
Article 2
Section 11

COMMITTEE
-The proposed
provision is read
as “Vacancy.
The permanent
vacancy in any
SEC position
may occur in
any of the
following
circumstances:
a.) Violation of
any grounds
stated on Article
2 Section 9 of
this code
b.) Resignation
from office
Likewise…

SENTRO Adopted
-Motion to adopt
Section 11 VOTE
Seconded by all Yes – 12
No – 0
Abstain – 1
(CLA)
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 SENTRO CHAIR
-Motion to add a -Kindly give the
new section in proposed section to the
Article 2 secretariat in order to
pertaining to the project it for all of the
special trainings delegates.
of the officials
and members of
SEC in order for
them to hold
proper seminar
on election laws
for candidates

ADVISER
-Presented the DLSU-
M election code and
compared it to DLSU-
D‟s election code.

USC
-Point of Inquiry- We
can already put the
proposed section, if
the body agrees, and
let it became the new
Section 7.

SENTRO Adopted
-Motion to adopt the
new Section 7 titled VOTE
“Training for SEC Yes – 10
Commissioners and No – 0
Members Abstain – 3
Seconded by USC (USCE,
CEAT and

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 CLE)

USC
-Can we ask the
USCE why they
abstained from voting
provided that the new
section is proposed
for them?

USCE SENTRO
-We abstained from -Since it‟s a paralegal
voting because we training you can invite
have a second thought confident people to
on who will conduct conduct such training
or facilitate the
training/seminar.

USCE
-We appreciated the
new Section 7 but we
still have a problem
on who will conduct
or facilitate the
training/seminar

CHAIR
-Since the body
created a new section,
the number of each
section in Article 2
will be adjusted
-Specify who will
conduct the training

CONSULTANT
-The intention of
creating Section 7 is
good but is it proper
to include the said
section Article 2?

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 SENTRO ADVISER
-It is expected that the -Maybe it is the title of
commissioners the article that needs to
already mastered the be changed
Election Code

SENTRO
-Article 2 discussed
the characteristics of
the commissioners
and one of their
characteristics is
being knowledgeable
about the Election
Code which can be
attained through
training and seminar

USC
-If it will be included
in the Constitution,
then, it will no longer
be a privilege but a
requirement. If it will
be a requirement, the
decision must not be
left to the USCE. The
OSS could also
conduct training and
seminar for the USCE
CONSULTANT
-We already used the
term „shall‟ and it is
understandable that it
will be OSS. There
should no discussion
since the proposed
section is already
adopted unless
someone will motion
for reconsideration

USCE
-Agreed to USC USC

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 -We decided to -It will be much better
abstain because we to clarify who will give
want the proposal to or facilitate the training
be specific

CONSULTANT
-The adviser shall make
a letter requesting for a
paralegal training to the
OSS then the OSS will
be responsible in
finding trainer or
facilitator
SENTRO
-Motion to amend SENTRO
Section 7 -At the last sentence,
add “the OSS is
enjoined to help in the
facilitation of the said
paralegal training

CONSULTANT
-It should be another
paragraph

SENTRO
-Agreed to include
the suggestion as
another paragraph

BODY
-Seconded the motion
of SENTRO
CLA
-Can we decrease 60
days to 30 days?
Section 7
SENTRO amendment
-Originally it is 30 carried
days since we all
know how long the VOTE
process in our school Yes-12
is. Before the month No- 0
of October, they Abstain-1
should already have (PI)

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 their training

COMMITTEE USC
-Proposal of -Can we use majority
new section instead of
-Proposed unanimous?
Section 13 -Kindly explain why
“Rules on unanimous can
Filling up of overruled the
Vacant Position majority

COMMITTEE CHAIR
-Filling up a Amendment
commissioner USC is carried
will not be done -Motion to amend through
frequently. We third paragraph of the general
are open for proposed Section 13. consent
amendments Change unanimous to
majority votes
Article 3 SINAG CONSULTANT
-Point of -Amended some
Clarification. wordings in Section 13
Section 13 is not yet
adopted
-Motion to adopt
Section 13 of Article
2. Seconded by USC

COMMITTEE Adopted
-Sponsored the
consultant‟s VOTE
suggestion Yes- 13
No- 0
Continuation of
the Revision of
Article 3

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
-Powers, duties -Is the word
and „plebiscite‟ and
responsibilities „referenda‟ included
-Scope of the in the original
powers, duties Election Code?
and

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responsibilities
-Change USCE
to SEC

USC to
CONSULTANT
-Is „referenda‟
applicable in Section
10?

CONSULTANT
-Proposal and
referenda are
different from each
other. Proposal is
initiated by the people
while referenda
comes from the
government

USC
-We would like to
finalize our
amendment in
Section 14. It should
be written as “…
pertaining to USC
and USC elections
and plebiscites as
stated in this code

CHAIR
-Does the USCE
already conduct
referenda?

USCE
-We know that
referenda is important
to the powers and
duties of the USCE

CHAIR
-Does the USCE still
practice referenda?

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 CHAIR
USCE -Let us not remove
-We no longer referenda since there
practice referenda has no changes

SENTRO
-We should not
ignore it just because
it is not applicable
now. We should think
future instances
USC
USCE -Retain referenda
-Agreed to USC
-Removing referenda
could also mean
taking away the right
of those who are in
the lower level to be
informed of what is
being discussed in the
higher level
Adopted
SENTRO
-Motion to adopt VOTE
Section 14. Seconded Yes- 11
by all No- 0
Abstain- 1
Article 3
Section 15

COMMITTEE USC
-Decisions of -What does „in case‟
the SEC signify?
-In case of all…
48 hours
-All resolutions
… en banc

COMMITTEE USC

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-It stands for the -Are the program
cases involving council election and
election protest protest also included?
in college level Because usually the
or program college deans handles
council which it.
will lead to the
creation of a
College
Electoral
Tribunal.

COMMITTEE USC
-For consistency -The proposal is good
purposes, but we have only
program council asked such question
should be because we thought
included but we that we would also
can still amend propose it to the
the proposal and deans or associate
limit it to deans of each college.
college councils.

COMMITTEE SENTRO
-We‟ll just limit -What is the
the College composition of
Electoral College Electoral
Tribunal to tribunal?
college level
since the CSC‟s
govern the
program
councils.

COMMITTEE SENTRO
-There would be -Isn‟t it arbitrary if
a commissioner the commissioner will
that will serve as be the one to choose
the college head the other two
and other two members?
members chosen
by him/her. The

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 college head
can‟t serve
his/her own
college to avoid
unfair trial.

COMMITTEE
-This is done
since the
commissioners
are limited in
number and for
the fast process
of choosing the
other two
members.

CLA
-Can we change 48
hours to 2 working
days or school days?

COMMITTEE
-Accepts the USCE to
suggestion of COMMITTEE
CLA delegate. It -Can you clarify the
is 2 calendar composition of the
days. College Electoral
Tribunal?

COMMITTEE
-We proposed a
College
Electoral
Tribunal in
order for
elections

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 problem to be
addressed in
each college. All
of the protests or
concerns in the
college level
regarding
elections will be
decided upon by
the College
Electoral
Tribunal. Sitting
en banc is for
final executory
decision only.

SENTRO
-Point of
Parliamentary
Inquiry-Will the
program councils still
be included?
COMMITTEE
-It is already
said a while ago
that the CSC‟s
will be
responsible for
the program
councils.

CONSULTANT
-What is the
difference of College
Electoral Tribunal to
Collegiate Head?

COMMITTEE CONSULTANT ADVISER

-College -Improve the -The composition
Electoral proposed provision. should define the
Tribunal is Let‟s go back to the College Electoral
equivalent to composition of SEC Tribunal, College
College Heads. and there is no Heads and members.

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 College Electoral
Tribunal, Collegiate
Heads and members
identified.

SENTRO
-We are confused.
Collegiate Heads are
already defined in
Section 16 and its
function or duty is
never on decision-
making.

USCE CONSULTANT
-Actually, there are -They are composing
Collegiate Heads SEC therefore; they
positions right now should be defined in the
but there are no composition.
people occupying the
said positions.

COMMITTEE ADVISER
-The proposal is -Unless practiced, it is
still subject for still a theory. It is not
change. We‟ll the title we should be
let the body changing but the
decide if they strategy we are using. I
wanted to have a suggest that there
College should be a certain or
Electoral specific commissioner
Tribunal. who will handle the
complaints.

SENTRO
-We have an alternative
way wherein instead of
the College Electoral
Tribunal and the
Collegiate Heads be

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 divided, the 9
commissioners should
be the ones to be
divided in three
divisions. Issues and
cases will be decided
upon in the division. If
not satisfied, it will go
to the en banc wherein
the 9 commissioners
will decide upon it. If
still not satisfied with
the decision, the case
will go to the
Magistrate instead of
the OSS because there
is a difficulty in the
OSS‟ part of
completing the OSS
Council.
USC
-Please clarify the
difference of College
Electoral Tribunal
and Collegiate Heads.

COMMITTEE USC
-Collegiate -Let‟s go back to
Heads act as the Rule 17 on debate.
head of the Either we suspend it
college election. or we lay-it-on-the-
table and consult the
USCE.
Laid-on-
COMMITTEE USCE the-table
-It‟s alright as -Motion to lay-on-
long as we can the-table Article 2 VOTE
fix this section. Section 15 Yes – 10
Seconded by all No – 2
Abstain – 1
PI
-Point of
Parliamentary
Inquiry-Is the
committee really

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 prepared for the said
proposition and
succeeding sections?
If not, we can already
adjourn the session to
give way to the
committee to finalize
everything for
tomorrow‟s session.
Announcement October 28
Schedule
6:00am-wake-up
call
7-8am-breakfast
7:45-12-session
12-12:45-lunch
12:45-7pm-
session
7-7:45pm-dinner
7:45-9pm-
session

ADVISER
-We would like
to clarify that
we are sharing
our experiences
to you to guide
you.

CHAIR
-Latecomers
will not have the
right to
participate in the
session.
Adjournment 10:00pm

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