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DUCKS Constitution

I.  MEMBERSHIP

            A.  Any student or member of the faculty and staff can be a member of the DePauw University Competitive Knowledge Squad (DUCKS).  There is no membership fee, and the team will pay for entry of teams into tournaments to which they will travel.  Requirements for practice will be set by each president.

            B.  Members can be voted out of the organization by a ¾ vote of the entire team.  This vote may be taken as often as is necessary, but should always be considered a last resort and shall only be posed as an option if a member has been shown to be a detriment to the organization and the benefit others can gain from DUCKS.

II. OFFICERS

    A.  Officers to be elected shall be the following:

President
Shall run practices and tournaments, obtain questions for play, make tournament reservations and run elections. 

Vice President
Shall assist president in above duties, shall assume responsibility in the absence of the president, unless the President otherwise delegates responsibility. In the event of no Student Congress Representative, the Vice President will take over these duties as well.

Treasurer
Shall see that organization money is spent in accordance with the will of the team, shall communicate with the President and the Allocations Board in reference to team funds and the allocation thereof.

Student Congress representative
Shall attend each Student Congress meeting and shall have voting power for the members of the team.  Shall report goings-on of meetings and ask team members for input about votes to be cast.

B.  To be elected to DUCKS leadership (with the exception of Student Congress representative), a person must have participated faithfully in one year of practice and competition and shall be a sophomore or higher in academic standing (i.e. must have completed at least 2 semesters of study, regardless of credits earned).

III. ELECTIONS

            A.  Elections shall be held the semester before a person is to take office, and a term of office shall commence with the beginning of fall semester or the beginning of Winter Term.  Elections shall be conducted during the months of November and April for their respective semesters. 

            B.  Votes shall be cast secretly, with the President casting a vote only in the case of a tie.  All members who have participated in at least one tournament that school year are eligible to cast a vote for each position that is contested.  Members who are off-campus may contact the president and cast votes via e-mail.  A simple majority shall declare a winner in all cases of election.

Comments or Questions? Email dpuducks@yahoo.com
Last updated 1 April, 2004
www.depauw.edu/student/orgs/ducks created 2004 by Amanda Hartman '05