Supplement Spring 2022

President

Internal Vice President

External Vice President - Local Affairs

External Vice President - Statewide Affairs

Student Advocate General

International Senator

Transfer Senator

On Campus Senator

Off Campus Senator

University Owned Off-Campus Senator

Collegiate Senator - Letters & Science

Collegiate Senator - Engineering

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Collegiate Senator - Creative Studies

  1. The Nonpartisan Act

    This constitutional amendment eliminates the ability for the Internal Vice President and all Senatorial Candidates to run with political parties and their endorsements. Future candidates would no longer run with any political parties.

    A  “Yes” vote is in favor of eliminating the ability for the Internal Vice President and Senatorial Candidates to run with political parties.

    A “No” vote  would continue to allow for the Internal Vice President and Senatorial Candidates to run affiliated with a political party.

    The Nonpartisan Act

    Do you approve of the amendment of  Article VII Section 2. Executive Officers. of the Constitution and Article VI Section 4. Duties & Powers. of the constitution as follows:

    Changes noted in Bold

    SECTION 2. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

    The Executive Officers of the Associated Students shall be elected annually by a majority vote (50% +1) of the Associated Students’ Membership.

    1. B) The Internal Vice President Affairs shall:
    1.   Serve as the Presiding Officer of the Senate except when the office of the

    President becomes vacant.

    1.   Serve as the representative of Associated Students in all internal affairs.
    2.   Advise and inform the President and the Senate on all campus matters.
    3.   Be responsible for facilitating the monitoring of the proliferation of student fees

    throughout the university.

    1.   Serve as the official liaison between Associated Students, the Office of Student

    Life, and Registered Campus Organizations.

    1.  Serve as the official overseer and reference for all interactions between the Senate

    Liaisons and their BCU’s. They must also train the Senators in how to be liaisons.

    1.   In the event that the office of the President becomes vacant, serve as President

    until a new President is duly elected.

    1.   Be a non-partisan representative of all undergraduate students at the University.

    SECTION 4. DUTIES & POWERS

    The Senate shall:

    1. A) Supervise and maintain the policies, properties and conduct of the Associated Students.
      B) Have authority over the responsibility for all Associated Students’ revenues and expenditures.
    2. C) Approve by majority vote (50% + 1) the annual budget.
      D) Approve and publish the annual audit by a Certified Public Accountant chosen by the Executive Director and subject to the majority approval (50% +1) of the Senate members present.
      E) Keep minutes of all proceedings.
      F) Ratify all appointments of the President, Presiding Officer, and the Judicial Council by a majority vote (50% + 1) of the Senate members present, unless otherwise provided herein.
    3. G) Be empowered to authorize all boards, commissions, Committees, and other agencies of the Associated Students, which shall:

    1) Aid in the execution of the policies and programs of the Associated Students. 2) Have the power of legislative initiative.
    3) Report regularly to the Senate.
    4) Keep records of all proceedings.

    5) Maintain regular contact with said AS Entity as outlined in Article VI, Section 1 F.

    1. H) Be empowered to establish and disband sub Judicial Council(s) as provided herein. I) Be empowered to investigate all matters pertaining to their legislative function.
      J) Be empowered to override a Presidential veto by a two-thirds (2/3) majority approval of the voting membership.

    1) Have the power to enact a phone vote if the vetoed legislation is deemed urgent in nature.

    1. K) Be empowered to authorize the expenditure of investment reserve funds by a three-fourths (3/4) majority approval of the voting membership.
      L) Be empowered to dismiss appointees of the President, the Presiding Officer, and the Judicial Council by a two-thirds (2/3) majority approval of the voting membership, unless otherwise provided herein.
      ) Be a non-partisan representative of all undergraduate students at the University.

  • Composting Program/Department of Public Worms

    Do you support the continued funding of $2.69 per ASUCSB membership for fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters to support the AS Department of Public Worms (of the $2.69 collected, $0.67 is for return-to-aid, and $2.02 will go to the AS Department of Public Worms)? If reaffirmed, the fee would be subject to reaffirmation every two years as mandated by the A.S. Constitution.


    Pro Statements

    Con Statements

  • Finance Board/Student Organization Program Funding (Finance and Business Committee)

    Do you support the continued funding of $10.08 per ASUCSB membership for fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters to support the Finance Board/Student Organization Program Funding Lock-In (of the $10.08 collected, $2.52 is for return-to-aid, and $7.56 will go to the Finance Board/Student Organization Program Funding Lock-In)? If reaffirmed, the fee would be subject to reaffirmation every two years as mandated by the A.S. Constitution.


    Pro Statements

    Con Statements

  • Program Board

    Do you support the continued funding of $24.06 per ASUCSB membership collected for fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters to support Program Board (of the $24.06 collected, $4.30 is for return-to-aid, and $19.76 goes to Program Board)? If reaffirmed, the fee would be subject to reaffirmation every two years as mandated by the A.S. Constitution.


    Pro Statements

    ASPB is a non-profit, student-led campus organization dedicated to producing and supporting entertaining and culturally diverse events for the UCSB campus and surrounding community.
    Our live music events include our Special Events, including Welcome Back with Smino and IDK, Delirium with YG and Freddie Gibbs, and The Warm Up with Lil Yachty and Destin Conrad, and
    Extravaganza. Other music events include Hub Shows such as Fakemink, Wisp, and Malcolm Todd. We host speaker events in Campbell Hall, such as with Bretman Rock and Angela Davis. Other programming throughout the year includes Free Tuesday Films, Storke Shows, and Battle of the Bands and DJs in Winter. Our board also coordinates summer programming such as Bagel Day, Tie Dye, and Love Island Trivia.

    In addition to events coordinated by the board, we also co-sponsor various events held by other student groups, such as IVRPD’s Silent Disco Pumpkin Patch, TASA’s Night Market, and Acapella Group concerts. Over the course of a year the board hosts around 90 events and co-sponsors around 80 events -- which averages to about 3 events per week.

    Appointed student board members gain hands-on experience in planning, booking, advertising, and running various events ranging from speaker events to 10,000 capacity festivals. We aim to be a resource for any student groups or individuals interested in coordinating an event, and offer volunteer opportunities at our various concerts.

    We are dedicated to offering safe, alternative entertainment to students and creating an unforgettable college experience for the community of UCSB.

    Con Statements

  • Trans and Queer Commission

    Do you support the continued funding of $2.12 per ASUCSB membership for fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters to support Trans & Queer Commission students at UCSB (of the $2.12 collected, $0.53 is for return-to-aid, and $1.59 will go to TQComm)? If reaffirmed, the fee would be subject to reaffirmation every two years as mandated by the A.S. Constitution.


    Pro Statements

    Con Statements

  • Cancel UC Student Association (UCSA)

    UC Student Association (UCSA)

    Do you support eliminating the collection of the UC Student Association (UCSA) lock in fee for $3.52* (of which $0.79 is for return to aid, $2.73 will go to UCSA) per AS/UCSB Membership per quarter (fall, winter, spring) and $3.40* (of which $0.79 is for return to aid, $2.61 will go to UCSA) for the summer quarter. 

    A new funding structure has been proposed by the UC Office of the President which requires the elimination of each UC campus’s current lock-in fee for UCSA . 

    A yes vote would mean the elimination of the fee. 

    A no vote would be a vote to continue funding the lock-in fee for UCSA. Given that there is a new fee being proposed by the UC Board of Regents, UC Office of the President and UCSA, The maintenance of this fee would result in UC Santa Barbara students paying into the organization in a redundant manner. This proposed system-wide fee would ensure that all UC campuses pay equally into the association.

    A no vote would require the UCSB student government to petition the UCSB Chancellor to eliminate the UCSA lock-in fee, as the new fee duplicates the existing fee.

    UC Student Association (UCSA)

    Do you support continued funding of $3.52* (of which $0.79 is for return to aid, $2.73 will for to UCSA) per AS/UCSB Membership per quarter (fall, winter, spring) and $3.40* (of which $0.79 is for return to aid, $2.61 will go to UCSA) for summer quarter for UC Student Association?




    Pro Statements

    Con Statements