Article V.

Resignation, Impeachment, and Removal of Executive Board and General Assembly Representatives

Section 1. Impeachment and Resignation of Executive Board Members

A.    The General Assembly may bring impeachment charges against an Executive Board member at a General Assembly meeting with a petition signed by at least twenty (20) percent of the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall hear the impeachment charges at the next General Assembly meeting. By a two-thirds majority vote by secret ballot, the General Assembly shall recommend dismissal from office.

B.     Executive Board members are official representatives of RHA at all events and meetings which they attend. Executive Board members may bring impeachment charges against an Executive Board member.

C.     An Executive Board officer proved to be guilty of impropriety, as outlined by the Executive Board Officers Contract, may be removed by impeachment.

D.    An Executive Board officer who has charges of impeachment pending shall be temporarily suspended from office until impeachment proceedings are complete and a decision is rendered. 

E.     An Executive Board officer may resign his/her position by providing a letter of resignation to the Advisor.

Section 2. Resignation and Removal of General Assembly Representatives

A.    A General Assembly representative may resign his/her position by providing a letter of resignation to the President.

B.     Recall of a General Assembly representative may be initiated with a petition signed by at least five (5) percent of the representative’s residence hall. Recall shall be decided by an election, conducted by a Hall Council Advisor within ten (10) school days after the petition is received by a RHA advisor, with recall enacted by a plurality of all votes cast by the General Assembly representatives in a secret ballot proceeding.

Ratification of, Enforcement of, and Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws

Section 1. This Constitution shall be fully ratified once approved by a two-thirds majority vote of General Assembly representatives present, after its submission to and approval by the Office of Student Engagement, and after its submission to and approval by the Student Government Association. This document will be in compliance with the policies of the Department of Residence Life and Services.

Section 2. The executive branch, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, shall enforce the Constitution and Bylaws.  Failure to comply with this Constitution may result in sanctions in accordance with the Constitution of the Student Government Association.

Section 3. A Standing Rules Document shall aid in the understanding of the Rules of Order, Bylaws, and Constitution, without superseding the Constitution and Bylaws. The Standing Rules will be reviewed by each Executive Board after taking office. Additions and deletions will be made by the Executive Board; these changes will not take effect until the General Assembly approves them with a majority vote.  Standing Rules may be added to at any time by the General Assembly, and must pass with a majority vote to be confirmed. The administrative aid may make grammatical corrections to the standing rules document as needed.

Section 4. A Rules of Order Document shall describe the function and flow of the RHA meetings, without superseding the Constitution and Bylaws.  Additions and deletions will be made by the Executive Board; these changes will not take effect until the General Assembly approves them with a majority vote.   Rules of Order may be added to at any time by the General Assembly, and must pass with a majority vote to be confirmed. The Administrative Aide may make grammatical corrections to the Rules of Order Document as needed.

Section 5. A Bylaws Document shall be used to add to the meaning of the Constitution without superseding the original intent.  Any member of RHA may propose a bylaw.  A two-thirds majority vote is required by the General Assembly for passage.

 Section 6. A constitutional amendment shall supersede the section of the Constitution which it amended.  Any member of RHA may propose a constitutional amendment.  The amendment must be submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting.  A three-quarters majority vote is then required by the General Assembly to ratify.  The amendment is subject to the approval of the Office of Student Engagement and the Student Government Association. Amendments shall be in compliance with the policies of the Department of Residence Life and Services.

Section 7. Grammatical errors in the Constitution and or Bylaws may be corrected by the Administrative Aide without approval of the General Assembly representatives only if it receives the majority of the Executive Board members’ support. The Administrative Aide must alert the General Assembly representatives of any Constitution and Bylaw changes.