BYLAWS
Section 1: Students, Faculty, and Staff may become ASEE members by registering according to the following procedure:
Section 2: At their option, ASEE UTEP Student Chapter members may become members of ASEE (National).
Section 3: Upon review from the Executive Board and Advisors, members and Executive Board Officers that incur in actions that violate university legal policies (i.e. physical assault, sexual harassment, etc) during events hosted by ASEE may face expulsion from the organization.
Section 4: Members in good standing are guaranteed the right to run for office, and to enjoy the benefits that may arise from ASEE activities and events.
DUES
Section 1: Upon discretion of the Executive Board, annual dues may be set to an amount that does not exceed 40% of the Student Membership dues collected by ASEE at the national level.
Section 2: Dues may be only collected by the Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section 1: Specific duties of the President include, but are not limited to:
Section 2: Specific duties of the Vice-President include, but are not limited to:
Section 3: Specific duties of the Secretary include, but are not limited to:
Section 4: Specific duties of the Public Relations Chair include, but are not limited to:
Section 5: Specific duties of the Recruitment Chair include, but are not limited to:
Section 6: Specific duties of the Treasurer include, but are not limited to:
Section 7: Specific duties of the Historian include, but are not limited to:
Section 8: Members of the Executive Board may resign upon written notification to the Secretary with a one-month advance notice.
COMMITTEES
Section 1: Given approval from the President, committees may be created during general meetings only; their objective and duration must be defined at the moment of their formation.
Section 2: Powers assigned to a committee cannot conflict with the powers of any Executive Board member.
ADVISORS
Section 1: The goal of the Advisor must be to help orient the Executive Board in making the organization meet its objectives, grow, and function properly.
Section 2: Advisors are encouraged to attend one general meeting per semester at minimum.
Section 3: Advisors may resign through written notification to the Secretary.
ELECTIONS
Section 1: Elections for all Executive Board positions will be held in March.
Section 2: Only registered members are qualified to vote.
Section 3: Votes will be cast on printed ballots provided by the Executive Board the day of elections.
Section 4: Elections may be held during a general meeting or, upon discretion from the Executive Board, a special meeting may be called for this purpose.
Section 4: A quorum with 50% of the registered membership plus one must be established during the elections session.
Section 5: If a quorum is not established, the Executive Board has the power to call for a second-round voting session the same day of elections, regardless of the number of registered members present, or it may postpone the election for a period no longer than 5 working days.
Section 6: For every position in the board, the candidate who obtains the highest percentage of votes during the election will be elected member of the Executive Board for the next term.
Section 7: The Executive Board may assign temporarily a qualified registered member to fill an unexpired or unfilled position in the Executive Board. An extraordinary elections session must be held during the next general meeting to fill the position.
MEETINGS
Section 1: General meetings will be held on Tuesdays.
Section 2: Official meeting calls to the membership must be made by e-mail five working days prior to the day of the meeting; a reminder must be sent by the Public Relations chair the day before the meeting.
Section 3: Special meetings may be handled according to the needs observed by the Executive board.
AMENDMENTS
Section 1: All proposed amendments must be submitted in writing to a member of the Executive Board.
Section 2: Proposed amendments must be presented to the members in a general meeting.
Section 3: Amendments to the Constitution and to the Bylaws may be made only once every year.
Section 4: Votes for amendments will be cast on printed ballots provided by the Executive Board the same day that Executive Board elections take place.
Section 5: Amendments shall be made by a two-thirds majority vote of the registered members.