Class Pass may not be placed on spring ballot after possible bylaw violation
UC Berkeley students face the prospect of losing their bus passes next year due to a failure to submit the necessary referendum for the spring 2013 ballot.
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Category Archives: ASUC
ASUC senate votes to place First Amendment issue on spring ballot
The ASUC Senate voted to place a referendum on the spring 2013 ballot asking students if they support overturning the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commissions Supreme Court decision that held that the First Amendment prohibited restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions. Read More…
Lack of senator attendance forces recess at ASUC senate meeting
ASUC Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath was forced to call a recess at the senate meeting Wednesday night in order to locate enough senators to meet the two-thirds majority necessary to vote on proposed bills. Read More…
Members of new ASUC Election Finance Committee announced
Three students unaffiliated with the ASUC were confirmed to head the first Election Finance Commission (EFC) during senate meeting Wednesday. Read More…
Semenov announces student advocate candidacy in 2013 ASUC elections
Timofey Semenov has announced his independent candidacy for Student Advocate in the 2013 ASUC elections. Read More…
Student Action announces senate candidates, fewer than past years
Student Action announced 18 candidates Thursday for this year’s ASUC election — a season where CalServe is running more candidates than in recent history and SQUELCH! its first fully non-satirical slate. Read More…
ASUC Senate creates new scholarship to help fund textbook purchases
With college textbook prices now rising faster than tuition, the ASUC is hoping to help ease the pain with its creation of a scholarship that would help students pay for textbooks. Read More…
Senate unanimously approves agreement on V.O.I.C.E. initiative
The ASUC senate voted unanimously Wednesday night in support of an agreement between the ASUC, The Daily Californian and campus that laid out the details of the V.O.I.C.E. Initiative, a referendum to fund the independent student newspaper. Read More…
Landgraf introduces bills for Class Pass, campus wellness services
ASUC President Connor Landgraf introduced two new bills at the ASUC Senate meeting Wednesday night, addressing both a renegotiated contract with AC Transit and a proposed a fee raise to increase campus fitness and wellness services. Read More…
Full list of ASUC 2013 election ballot referendums
A Constitutional Amendment to Improve the ASUC Advocacy Agenda The ASUC Advocacy Agenda aims to reflect the concerns and needs of the student body and is determined by the ASUC Senate at the start of its new term each year. In the past, the senate has also been responsible for Read More…