Student Gov

Judicial Council Seats Will Be Unfilled Until At Least Week 9

November 15, 2018 by

Kopel estimates she will present her nominations to the Associated Students (A.S.) Senate by the Week 9 Senate meeting.
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A.S. Senate Violates Brown Act With Closed Session, A.S. AG Says

November 7, 2018 by

The Ralph M. Brown Act of 1953 “guarantees the public’s right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies,” according to a pamphlet published by the California Attorney Gen...
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BREAKING: EVPSA Seat To Be Left Vacant For Rest of Academic Year

November 4, 2018 by

Sunday’s deadline was the third extension set by the board following a continuous struggle to get students to vote in the special election.
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Elections Board Struggling To Meet EVPSA Special Election Voter Threshold

November 1, 2018 by

If the minimum voting threshold is not reached, the EVPSA position will remain vacant until the Spring Quarter 2019 elections.
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50 Years, 12 Students and the Takeover That Changed Everything

October 18, 2018 by and

At the time, North Hall held the mainframe computer for the entire UC system and was considered “the most critical point” of the campus, Rahman said.
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A.S. Passes Three Resolutions in Support of AFSCME Strike, One Which Suspends A.S. Operations in Solidarity

October 17, 2018 by

The three resolutions were authored by several A.S. senators.
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Special Election Deadline Extended by One Week Following Low Voter Turnout

October 17, 2018 by

The deadline to vote is tomorrow, Oct. 18.
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Runner-Up Senator Sworn in Over FaceTime

October 11, 2018 by

Mello was voted in with 19 yes votes, one no vote and two abstentions.
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A.S. Postpones Council Vote for Second Week In a Row

October 11, 2018 by and

The original vote and the reconsiderations of the vote continued to be split across party lines, with Proxy Luvia Solis abstaining from the vote.
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Judicial Council Slots Remain Unfilled as Senate Postpones Chair Vote

October 4, 2018 by

The Judicial Council is made up of one chairman, four members and one advisor.
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Petitions Regarding A.S. Spring Elections Remain Undecided, Judicial Council Unable to Meet Quorum

October 4, 2018 by

If the Council rules in favor of Nemeh and Morales, Morales could be reinstated in her position, causing the special election results to become void.
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution To Split EVPSA Duties

July 1, 2018 by

The position of EVPSA is currently vacant because the A.S. Elections Board disqualified the then EVPSA-elect, Mayela Morales, in May.
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SAG Martinez’s Domestic Violence Charge Dismissed

June 29, 2018 by

She was being tried as a defendant against the People of the State of California and pled not guilty in the domestic violence charge, according to court records.
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All Newly-Elected A.S. Senators Sworn In, Meeting Ends With Full Agenda Unaddressed

May 24, 2018 by and

The meeting ended just after 5:30 p.m. with more than a quarter of the agenda left unaddressed.
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Divestment Vote Canceled, 69th Senate Meeting Shut Down by ‘Civil Disobedience’

May 24, 2018 by , , and

When the dust settled, it was another instance — the fifth time in six years — in which divestment failed to pass at UC Santa Barbara, which remains the only undergraduate UC campus not to have pa...
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