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The Allies Constitution

 

 

 

 

 

The Constitution of 
ALLY: A Carthage Organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, and heterosexual students, faculty, and staff.  [Revised 10/06]

 

Article I: Name of the Organization

Carthage College Allies (CCA)

The Carthage College community embodies a large group of students with various levels of interest in world issues. This diversity is beneficial; yet, an organization needs to exist to encourage the equality of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender (LGBT) students, and to assure their rights as individuals are not tread on by the College or any member or group of the College. By gathering together those who have demonstrated a concern for this issue, they are better able to coordinate their efforts for an aware, enlightened, and caring Carthage community. With full awareness of these considerations, we hereby adopt the following constitution.

Article II: Purpose and Function

The purpose and function of CCA shall be to:

  1. Uphold the ALLY pledge (See "ALLY Pledge" Page).

  2. Promote the awareness of world-wide and campus related issues regarding sexuality.

  3. Be the cornerstone for education about issues concerning sexual orientation at Carthage.

  4. Participate in conferences where issues of sexual orientation are discussed.

  5. Be involved in the planning and execution of letter writing campaigns and petitioning for national and campus issues of concern to the LGBT community.

  6. Enrich the wealth of information within the Carthage campus and throughout the surrounding community. This includes:

  1. Sponsoring activities for all interested students.

  2. Involvement with the Residence Life Council, Dean of Students Office, and other campus offices and programs to provide guest lecturers and promote the safety and well-being of LGBT students on campus.

   G. Provide safe space(s) on campus where individuals will not be judged on the basis of sexual orientation or gender.

 

Article III: Membership

  1. Membership in CCA is open to any Carthage College student or member of the staff and/or faculty

  2. Those eligible for membership shall include all current Carthage students who agree to sign and uphold the ALLY pledge or have taken an interest in national or campus related LGBT issues.

 

Article IV: General Meeting Guidelines

  1. The voting members of CCA, as defined in Article V shall establish meeting times as required or as considered necessary by the group.

  2. All campus-wide meetings shall be announced through Carthage approved campus posters or e-mail.

  3. Meetings shall be run in a discussion format, with the executive board leading the discussion.

 

Article V: Voting Procedures

  1. Those eligible to vote are all members, as defined by Article III, point B, and who are in attendance of the meeting in which the vote takes place.

  2. Voting may be tallied by secret ballot, hand-raising, or by voice depending upon circumstances.

  3. For all votes, a simple majority of the member present shall be sufficient for normal business.

 

Article VI: Format of Government

  1. CCA shall elect officers to an executive board. The offers' duties shall be as defined in Article VII.

  2. All members shall be able to hold office as long as they meet the following criteria

    1. They are nominated for the office.

    1. Any member of CCA may nominate any member including himself or herself.

    2. They must accept the nomination.

    3. They accept the office obligations for the full term.

    4. They must be present at the meeting in which the election takes place.

    5. They must receive a majority of votes.

  3. The election of Secretary shall take place at the first meeting in March and their term shall run until the first meeting in March of the following year.

  4. The elections of Co-Presidents and Treasurer, and Historian shall take place in the last meeting in March.

  5. All nominations for these elections shall take place at the meeting two weeks and one week prior to the election. Final nominations will be made immediately before elections.

  6. Should a member of the executive board wish to resign from their post for any reason non-academic they may do so and upon doing this they forfeit any further executive board positions.

    1. The replacement of the resigned officer shall occur immediately and follow the election guidelines laid out in Article VI, Part B.

  7. Should a member of the executive board fail to meet the expectations of their position or if the CCA feels they abuse their position the CCA may move to remove them from office.

    1. A member who wishes to remove any officer shall make a motion. The motion must pass with 80% of the voting members. The position shall be reelected by the election guidelines laid out in Article VI, Part B.

    2. If a member is removed from an office they may be reelected at the next election time.

 

 

Article VII: Duties of CCA Officers

  1. All office terms shall run for one full year and there shall be no limit on the number of terms.
  2. Co-President (1)

1.      Be present at all meetings.

2.      Preside over al meetings.

3.      Work with the executive board, membership, and faculty advisor(s).

4.      Call meetings of the executive board.

5.      Be chairperson of all executive board meetings.

6.      Make agendas for regular meetings.

7.      Run election of secretary.

8.      Assist other executive board members, as necessary.

9.      Assume the responsibilities of Co-President (2) in his or her absentness.

  1. Co President (2)

1.      Be present at all meetings.

2.      Preside over all meetings.

3.      Work with the executive board, membership, and faculty advisor(s).

4.      Call meetings of the executive board.

5.      Be chairperson of all executive board meetings.

6.      Maintain adequate communication with student government.

7.      Assist other executive board members, as necessary.

8.      Assume the responsibilities of Co-President (1) in his or her absentness.

  1. Treasurer

1.      Be present at all meetings.

2.      Maintain records of all financial transactions.

3.      Direct and/or delegate all fund-raising activities.

4.      Coordinate executive board effort(s) to design student government budget proposal.

  1. Secretary

1.      Be present at all meetings.

2.      Keep accurate minutes of all business meetings.

3.      Send minutes to each member of CCA prior to the next successive meeting.

4.      Announce all regularly scheduled meetings via campus mail or e-mail.

5.      Maintain list serve.

6.      Lead all officer elections excluding secretary.

 

 

 

 

Article VIII: Faculty Advisor(s)

  1. There shall be at least one faculty advisor to assist the CCA in it's activities.

  2. The faculty advisor(s) shall bear the title "CCA Coordinator(s)".

 

Article IX: Amendment

  1. An amendment to this constitution may be proposed by any active member as a portion of the established agenda of any regular business meeting.

  2. The amendment shall be accepted or rejected based on the vote of a 75 percent majority of those present at a regular business meeting.

  3. The committees are subject to change at the discretion of membership.