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constitution [2019/04/12 16:40]
brown Remove Union Rep and Computer Rep positions. Minor changes to voting procedures, allow for email communication, fix some typos.
constitution [2022/05/13 12:55] (current)
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-====== Galois Group: Constitution and Bylaws ======+======= Galois Group: Constitution and Bylaws ​=======
  
-Approved on March 31st2019.+Approved on May 3rd2022.
  
 **The Galois Group is the official organization of the graduate students of the U.C. Davis Mathematics Department.** **The Galois Group is the official organization of the graduate students of the U.C. Davis Mathematics Department.**
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   - Officers other than the Presidential appointees are elected to terms of one year. Elections are conducted by mail ballot during the Spring Quarter and may be held at any time except the first week of classes and finals'​ week. \\ \\    - Officers other than the Presidential appointees are elected to terms of one year. Elections are conducted by mail ballot during the Spring Quarter and may be held at any time except the first week of classes and finals'​ week. \\ \\ 
   - The President must announce the election at least one week beforehand and request nominations for officers. Nominations may be submitted to the President in writing until the day before the election, and may be submitted verbally at any meeting called during this nomination period. \\ \\   - The President must announce the election at least one week beforehand and request nominations for officers. Nominations may be submitted to the President in writing until the day before the election, and may be submitted verbally at any meeting called during this nomination period. \\ \\
-  - Voting Method: Voting is conducted following the Borda count method, as detailed here: \\ \\ Suppose there are N candidates for a position with K vacancies. Voters shall rank candidates, assigning no two the same rank for a given position. \\ \\ After all votes are collected, the score tabulators will assign N points to each top ranked candidate, N-1 points to each second ranked candidate, etc. The K candidates with the most points will be elected to the K open positions. \\ \\ If a tie makes it impossible to determine the top K candidates, the candidate with the lowest point total will be erased from ALL voters'​ rankings and the the tabulation/​election method repeated. If necessary, the elimination and tabulation process may be repeated until the top K candidates can be distinguished ​. \\ \\ The top overall ranked candidate elected to be a GSA representative will be appointed as the Lead GSA representative. Ties for the Lead position shall be resolved by removing all candidates not involved in the tie from ALL ballots then reapplying the Borda count method as described previously. \\ \\+  - Voting Method: Voting is conducted following the Borda count method, as detailed here: \\ \\ Suppose there are N candidates for a position with K vacancies. Voters shall rank candidates, assigning no two the same rank for a given position. \\ \\ After all votes are collected, the score tabulators will assign N points to each top ranked candidate, N-1 points to each second ranked candidate, etc. The K candidates with the most points will be elected to the K open positions. \\ \\ If a tie makes it impossible to determine the top K candidates, the candidate with the lowest point total will be erased from ALL voters'​ rankings and the the tabulation/​election method repeated. If necessary, the elimination and tabulation process may be repeated until the top K candidates can be distinguished . \\ \\ 
   -Qualifications and Duties of Officers:   -Qualifications and Duties of Officers:
     *The President is responsible for the conduct of the meetings and elections. The President fills, by appointment,​ any vacancies in the offices of the Galois Group or any new position which may arise.     *The President is responsible for the conduct of the meetings and elections. The President fills, by appointment,​ any vacancies in the offices of the Galois Group or any new position which may arise.
     *The Vice-President/​Treasurer is responsible for distributing and managing Galois Group funds and assisting the President.     *The Vice-President/​Treasurer is responsible for distributing and managing Galois Group funds and assisting the President.
-    *By invitation of the Department, the Graduate Program Committee Representative serves on the Graduate Program Committee. The GPC Representative provides the GPC with the views of the Department'​s graduate students and informs the graduate students of such proceedings of the GPC as the GPC may direct or permit. The Graduate Program Committee Representative must have been advanced to candidacy prior to election or appointment to office. The GPC representative,​ along with the GGAM Representative,​ will organize the Qualifying Examination Preparation Workshop once per academic term, unless there is insufficient demand. +    *By invitation of the Department, the Graduate Program Committee Representative serves on the Graduate Program Committee. The GPC Representative provides the GPC with the views of the Department'​s graduate students and informs the graduate students of such proceedings of the GPC as the GPC may direct or permit. The GPC representative,​ along with the GGAM Representative,​ will organize the Qualifying Examination Preparation Workshop once per academic term, unless there is insufficient demand. 
-    *The Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics Representative will represent the views of the Applied Math students and act as a liaison between applied math students and GGAM members. The GGAM Representative must have been advanced to candidacy prior to election or appointment to office. The GGAM representative,​ along with the GPC Representative,​ will organize the Qualifying Examination Preparation Workshop once per academic term, unless there is insufficient demand.+    *The Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics Representative will represent the views of the Applied Math students and act as a liaison between applied math students and GGAM members. The GGAM representative,​ along with the GPC Representative,​ will organize the Qualifying Examination Preparation Workshop once per academic term, unless there is insufficient demand.
     *The Graduate Student Assembly Representatives attend meetings of the Graduate Student Assembly on behalf of the members of the Galois Group. The GSA Representatives represent the views of the Group and reports to the Group on the proceedings of the GSA.     *The Graduate Student Assembly Representatives attend meetings of the Graduate Student Assembly on behalf of the members of the Galois Group. The GSA Representatives represent the views of the Group and reports to the Group on the proceedings of the GSA.
     *The Undergraduate Program Committee Representative attends the meetings of the Undergraduate Program Committee by invitation of the Department. The UPC Representative represents the views of the Group and reports to the Group on the proceedings of the UPC. \\ \\      *The Undergraduate Program Committee Representative attends the meetings of the Undergraduate Program Committee by invitation of the Department. The UPC Representative represents the views of the Group and reports to the Group on the proceedings of the UPC. \\ \\ 
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