Residence Hall Association Constitution and Bylaws

Article I: Name and Membership

Section I: The name of this organization will be the Residence Hall Association, henceforth referred to as RHA.

Section II: All students living in the residence halls are considered members of  RHA. Each member will have the right to attend meetings, and participate in all campus-wide activities sponsored by the RHA.  A residence hall shall be defined as any open on-campus residential unit under the control of the University Housing office.

Section III: RHA shall not discriminate against individuals or groups on the basis of creed, ethnic origin, gender, race, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

Section IV: The general body membership will consist of one designated representative from each Hall Council. Only one such representative may have a voice and vote at the General Body meeting. One representative shall also be present at the RHA General Body meeting from the National Residence Hall Honorary Executive Board, who will have a voice only.

Section V: Each Hall Council shall be elected by the established deadline set by the RHA Advisor(s).

Section VI: All Executive Council, General Body members, and guests to RHA meetings shall follow meeting decorum as outlined in the RHA Bylaws.

Article II: Authority

Section I: The RHA is empowered to govern its own affairs and the fiscal policy and procedures of its member organizations, as well as specific elements of the constitutions of the member organizations as specified in the RHA Constitution and Bylaws.

Section II: RHA will not interfere with the operations or activities of its member organizations; as long as the standards and values of RHA and the University Housing office are being upheld within the individual Hall Councils, except in matters which may conflict with the RHA Constitution and Bylaws. These may include, but are not limited to fiscal policy and representation. RHA may not set any policies or conduct any activities that are in violation of University Housing policy.

Section III: No voting may take place during the RHA Executive Council or General Body meetings without establishing quorum first. Quorum will be defined as 50% of the active membership plus one.

 Article III: Branches

Section I: The offices of the Executive Council will include the following structure:

A. RHA Executive Council:

a. President

b. Vice-President

c. Programming Coordinator

d. Secretary

e. National Communications Coordinator

f. Housing Facilities Liaison

Section II: The advisor to RHA will be appointed by the Associate Director of University Housing. Additional advising may be appointed by the Assistant Director of University Housing as needed.

Article IV: Executive Council

Section I: General Membership.

A. All members of the Executive Council must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better when elected and throughout their term of office.

B. Executive Council members may hold office no more than four semesters with the exception of the NCC, who may serve up to six semesters. An additional semester may be added in order to avoid creating a vacancy mid-year.

C. Executive Council members must live on campus while holding office.

D. All Executive Council members shall not hold the position of Resident Assistant during their term in office.

E. Duties and Powers

1. Assisting in the development and implementation of the RHA Fall Leadership Conference, Spring Rejuvenation and Fall Training.

2. Assisting in the planning of the budget.

3. Nominating appointees to committee chairs for ad hoc committees.

4. Submitting all relevant records to the Secretary for the archives and officer notebooks.

5. Attending all RHA and Executive Council meetings, programs, events and training opportunities unless permission to be absent is granted by the President and/or Advisor.

6. Serving as a member of the RHA Executive Council, taking on all necessary, related responsibilities.

7. Following an application process as outlined in the Bylaws.

8. Lived in a residence hall for one full semester with the exception of the President who must have lived in the Residence Halls two full semesters before starting term.

9. Be in good judicial standing

10. All Executive Board members will hold at least three office hours per week with the exception of the President who will hold at least five hours per week.

11. Attend Hall Council meetings as assigned at least once per semester.

12. Remain active in his/her own residence hall’s Hall Council.

13. Will submit at least two Of The Months (OTMs) each semester

F. Upon failure to complete duties, the Executive Council members will follow the procedures outlined in the Bylaws under the respective heading.

Section II: NRHH Executive Council

A.     Shall be considered  non-voting ex officio members of the RHA Executive Council

Section III: President

A. The duties and powers of the President will be:

1. Shall be the presiding officer of the Executive Council and weekly RHA General Body Meetings.

2. Acting as the RHA contact person on campus to all departments and organizations as necessary.

3. Ensuring that each officer is performing his or her specified duties.

4. Representing RHA to the University Housing office, and attending appropriate Central Staff meetings.

5. Maintaining the course of activities geared toward the objectives of the organization.

6. Swearing in new RHA Executive Council members with the following oath:

a. "I do solemnly swear that I will loyally execute my position as a member of the Residence Hall Association Executive Council of Appalachian State University and will, to the best of my ability, work together with University Housing and on-campus residents in order to provide a safe and comfortable living environment and a learning atmosphere, while also empowering on-campus students to become leaders in their respective residence halls.”

7. Providing the tie-breaking vote if needed in votes of General Body.

8. Coordinating Executive Council’s attendance at Hall Council meetings on campus.

9. Attending boardroom at any conference for a minimum of one programming session while the NCC attends a programming session.

10. Attending one meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) per month

11. Other tasks as assigned by the Advisor

B. In case of vacancy, the Vice President will immediately assume the role of President.

 Section IV: Vice President

A. The Vice-President of RHA must have lived in a residence hall for one full semester before starting term.

B. The duties and powers of the Vice President will be:

1. In case of Presidential absence at a RHA meeting, the Vice-President will run the General Body meeting and the Executive Council meetings.

2. Making sure policy is being followed in all meetings.

3. Serving as the chair of the Judiciary Committee.

4. Maintaining all financial records of the organization.

5. Cooperating with University Housing office for bookkeeping and auditing purposes.

6. Overseeing RHA and hall budget preparation.

7. Will coordinate semester evaluations of the RHA Executive Council.

8. Will keep records of the Hall of the Year points awarded throughout the year

9. Other tasks as assigned by the President and the Advisor.

C. In case of vacancy, the Vice-Presidency will be appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Council.

 Section V: Programming Coordinator

A. The duties and powers of the Programming Coordinator will be:

1. Chair of the Programming Committee.

2. Serving as a programming resource consultant for RHA representatives and for Hall Councils.

3. Facilitating RHA events and programs.

4. Making sure programming reflects the diversity of the student body.

5. Will coordinate the with Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) Office, the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) and other organizations to create and communicate service opportunities and projects for RHA.

6. Sitting on the Find Yosef a Holiday Committee and the Diversity Celebration Committee.  

7. Serving as the liaison between the Programming Committee and the Executive Council.

8. Other tasks as assigned by the President and the Advisor.

          B. In case of vacancy, the Programming Coordinator will be filled by election as outlined in the Bylaws.

 Section VI: Secretary

A. The duties and powers of the Secretary will be:

1. Keeping the minutes and attendance for each meeting and working with the Vice President to maintain attendance records.

2. Distributing the minutes to the appropriate parties including but not limited to the Executive Council and NRHH President within 72 hours of the meetings.

3. Distributing a list of all hall officers.

4. Maintaining records for the archives.

5. Will maintain the RHA website by posting any information necessary. (i.e. programs, important announcements, campus involvement opportunities)

6. Will keep the RHA e-mail account updated with the correct addresses from Hall Executive Councils.

7. Will coordinate publication of the RHA newsletter once per month.

8. Other tasks as assigned by the President and the Advisor.

B. In case of vacancy, the Secretary will be filled by election as outlined in the Bylaws.

 Section VII: National Communications Coordinator (NCC)

A. The selection of the NCC will be determined at the discretion of the advisor in conjunction with the RHA Executive Board. Unless there are no other viable options, it is mandatory that this person has attended at least one conference to be considered.

B. The duties and powers of the NCC will be:

1. Attending the SAACURH (South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls), NCARH (North Carolina Association of Residence Halls), "No Frills", and NACURH (National Association of College and University Residence Halls) conferences, the NCARH Fall Summit, as well as organizing the preparation of and attendance of a group of delegates for those conferences.

2. The NCC must choose a "Conference Delegation Assistant” that will help the NCC prepare for conference and serve as a leader if the NCC is unavailable in boardroom. Under special circumstances, the RHA advisor may designate a replacement for the NCC at the above conferences.

3. Co-Chair the Bid Writing Committee with a member of NRHH.

4. Corresponding with other NCCs, the state, regional, and national offices a minimum of one time per semester.

5. Filing the appropriate paperwork for Appalachian’s affiliation with the state, regional and national associations.

6. Completing and filing the NIC (National Information Center) report to the Resource File Index.

7. Attending state, regional, and national business meetings.

8. Serving as the voting representative for RHA and Appalachian State University at the state, regional and national meetings.

9. Assisting the Vice President in planning the RHA budget concerning conference financing.

10. Preparing a written report following each conference to be presented to the membership that includes programming information, awards received and conference highlights.

11. Serving as the main force in planning the RHA Fall Leadership Conference and the RHA Spring Rejuvenation as well as on-going training and development of RHA.

12. Attending at least one programming session per conference while the President attends boardroom.

13. Preparing and registering all conference delegates for SAACURH, NCARH, “No Frills,” and NACURH.

14. Shall create and distribute evaluations after each conference to be given to delegates no later than one week after returning to campus from conference.

15. Other tasks as assigned by the President and the Advisor.

C. NCC-iT selection

1. Will be selected by a committee consisting of the NCC, an RHA Executive Representative, and the RHA Advisor(s).  The Selection shall be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Council.

2. Serve as an ex officio non-voting Executive Council member until assuming the duties of the vacant NCC position.

 Section VIII: Housing Facilities Liaison

A. The duties and powers of the Housing Facilities Liaison will be:

1.   Attending weekly Housing Facilities meetings

2.   Reviewing mural requests

3.   Communicating any concerns, issues, agenda items etc. among RHA and Housing Facilities to ensure proper awareness of the happenings between the association and the Department. 

4.   Will chair the Housing Facilities Committee.

5.   Serving as liaison between residents and Housekeeping and Maintenance staff on campus-wide issues.

6. Creating and conducting surveys within the residence halls to stay aware of issues with the residents.

8. Serving as a liaison between residents and RHA in order to create awareness that residents have an opportunity to have a voice about their respective residence halls through RHA.

9. Keeping accurate records of all surveys conducted.

10. Standing as Judiciary Committee Chair if Vice-President cannot.

B. In case of vacancy, the Housing Facilities Liaison will be filled by election as outlined in the Bylaws.

 Article V: Representative Body

Section I: The membership of the Representative Body will consist of the voting representatives according to Article I, Section IV, the Executive Council, and other non-voting members of RHA.

Section II: The Executive Council will serve as ex-officio members of the Representative Body.

Section III: Voting Membership

A. The voting membership will consist of one designated representative from each residence hall, and the RHA President who will only vote in the case of a tie.

B. The duties and powers of the voting membership will be:

1. Amending the Constitution,

2. Creating, amending and dissolving Bylaws.

3. Electing Executive Council officers, with the exception of the NCC.

4. Requiring reports from active committees.

5. Initiating and voting for impeachment.

6. Attending RHA meetings and mandatory training in accordance with the Bylaws.

7. Serving as the voice and vote from the individual residence halls to RHA.

8. Serving on standing and ad-hoc committees.

9. Acting as liaisons from RHA to the individual residence halls.

10. Attend all Hall Council meetings.

11. Hall Representative vacancies will be filled in accordance with the individual hall’s Hall Council Constitution.

Section IV: RHA will be governed by parliamentary procedure, in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order and the Bylaws to the extent that the current President mandates. Any part of Bylaws can be suspended by a 2/3 majority vote of the quorum.

Article VI: Advisory

Section I: The members of the advisory will include the RHA Advisor and additional advisors as appointed by the Assistant Director of Residence Life.

Section II: The duties and powers of the advisor(s) will be:

A. RHA Advisor(s)

1. Providing continuity from year to year.

2. Promoting student and University Housing relations.

3. With the Executive Council, maintaining University standards in all activities of the organization.

4. With the Executive Council, providing leadership development initiatives for the officers and members.

5. Acting as Parliamentarian in executive and general body meetings

6. Ensuring that RHA Executive Council and General Body members follow all governing documents to this organization.

7. Facilitate the processes as outlined in the Bylaws should an Executive Council member fail to complete their duties.

8. Provide constructive and positive feedback to the Executive Council on matters concerning RHA.

Article VII: Impeachment

Section I: Any Executive Council member, committee chair, or hall representative may be impeached.

Section II: Any Executive Council member or voting member of RHA may submit impeachment charges to the Chair of the Judiciary Committee.

A.     Charges are to be submitted in the form of a letter that includes the reasons for filing the charges.

Section III: The grounds for impeachment will be:

A. Failure to fulfill the duties of office and expectations as laid out by the executive council.

B. Abuse of the powers of office.

C. Failure to comply with request for change from Judiciary Committee.

D. Fraudulent use of funds or other acts of dishonesty.

E. Misrepresentation of RHA.

Article VIII: Amendments

Section I: Any proposed amendments to the Constitution must be submitted to the Executive Council 24 hours before it is presented to the General Body.

Section II: The proposed amendment will be read by the author to the General Body one week prior to the vote.

Section III: An amendment must receive a two-thirds majority vote of the quorum of the voting members in order to pass.

Article IX: Ratification

Section I: This Constitution of the Residence Hall Association is effective upon passage and all previous Constitutions are null and void.

Residence Hall Association Bylaws

MEMBERSHIP

A. The Residence Hall Association (RHA) General Body will be made up of one voting member from each of the active and functioning residence halls. It is also composed of six Executive Council members who will also be residents of one of the active and functioning residence halls.

B. The Hall Council System is made up of one Hall Council (HC) per residence hall, which shall be governed by a hall executive board. This executive board will be made up of (minimum) a President, RHA Representative, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Hall Councils will be advised by the Resident Director (RD) or Coordinator per University Housing policies and the RD and Coordinator job descriptions.

ATTENDANCE

A. Attendance is crucial to good communication, two-way flow of information, consistent feedback and a healthy working relationship with the Residence Hall Association.

B. Executive Council

1.      Executive Council members may be absent from only two Executive Council meetings each semester.

2.      Executive Council members may be absent from only two RHA meetings each semester.

3.      Violations will be referred to the Judiciary Committee for investigation and recommended action.

4.       No fewer than two Executive Council members must be present at any RHA special event.

C. The following will occur if there is a lack of attendance by the RHA Representative or an approved alternate or proxy:

1.      The RHA representatives will be allowed two absences a semester.

2.      For every two times a RHA Representative is late to a full body meeting, it will count as one absence. Late is defined as missing roll call.

3.      When the third absence during a semester occurs, the Judiciary Committee will notify that RHA Representative and his or her Hall Council Advisor about the attendance problem and its consequences. At this time, the Judiciary Committee will follow the procedure below:

a) The Judiciary Committee will consult with the RHA Advisor and notify the Administrative Assistant for Student Payroll and Programming Accounts in the University Housing Office in writing that the funds for that hall shall be frozen until further notice.

b) The Judiciary Committee will notify the RHA Representative and the Hall Council Advisor immediately about the attendance problem via formal letter.

c) The Judiciary Committee will notify the Administrative Assistant for Student Payroll and Programming Accounts in writing to unfreeze the funds of the once the RHA Representative attends his or her next RHA General Body Meeting and submits a Formal Letter of Explanation for the absence to the RHA President.

4. While a hall’s funds are frozen, the hall will be considered “inactive.” They will not have vote actions nor will they count against quorum.

DECORUM

A. Each member of the Residence Hall Association Executive Council shall cooperate with the President in preserving order and decorum, and no member shall, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings of the RHA Executive Council, nor disturb any member while speaking, or fail to abide by the orders of the RHA Executive Council or its President, except as specifically permitted by these Rules of RHA.

B. Any person who shall disturb the peace of the RHA meeting, make impertinent or slanderous remarks or conduct him/her self in a boisterous manner while addressing the Executive Council shall be forthwith barred by the presiding officer from further audience before the Executive Council, except that if the speaker shall submit to proper order under these rules, permission for him/her to continue may be granted by a majority vote of the RHA Executive Council.

C. Each speaker will be allotted five minutes. In the event a person representing a class or group seeks to speak on behalf of that class, group or organization, additional time may be granted to that person by the President.

D. RHA General Body and Executive Council meetings shall be conducted in a courteous manner. Members and visitors will be allowed to state their positions in an atmosphere free of slander, or threats of violence. Sufficient warnings may be given by the President at any time during the remarks and, in the event that any individual shall violate the rules of decorum heretofore set forth, the President may then cut off comment or debate. At the discretion of the President, signals may be used to display the commencement of the time for speaking.

E. Each member of the RHA Executive Council and General Body and every member of the public shall be required to utilize a silent alert mode on or to mute the sound emitted from all electronic devices in their possession (including but not limited to cellular telephones, pagers, radios, personal data assistants, and hand-held or portable computers), during all RHA Executive and General Body proceedings.

INVOLVEMENT

A. The Executive Council, shall not participate in any campus wide competitive events with their respective Hall Council, including Homecoming.

COMMITTEES

A. Programming Committee

1.      It is mandatory that all RHA representatives help with the planning / implementation of at least one RHA program per semester. The Programming Coordinator will decide how many representatives are needed for each program.

B. Judiciary Committee

1.      The Judiciary Committee will be chaired by the Vice President.

2.      The membership of the Judiciary Committee will be made up a minimum of four members of the representative body.

3.      Duties and Powers

a)      Enforcing attendance policies in RHA meetings committees.

b)      Handling submission and facilitation, as well as helping, guiding, and being a resource to all persons expressing interest in writing amendments.

c)      Handling submission and facilitation of impeachment charges.

d)      Conducting on-going evaluation of adherence to the RHA Constitution and Bylaws.

e)      Reviewing all hall constitutions.

f)       Decisions will be made by the committee with the chair breaking all ties.

C. Bid Writing Committee

1.   The Bid Writing Committee will be made up of a minimum of four members of the representative body.

2.   Duties of the committee will be to assist in design and layout of state and regional bids.

D. Ad Hoc Committees

1.      The following committees may be instated ad hoc at the decision of the respective Executive Council member whom will preside over the committee meetings:

a)      Leadership Development Committee

b)      Programming Committee

c)      Community Service Committee

d)      Communications and Technology Committee

e)      Constitutional Review Committee

2.      Duties of these ad hoc committees will be discussed and decided on by members, the chair, and the RHA Advisor(s).

ELECTION PROCEDURES

A. Each candidate will be called by the President to make a presentation of no longer than three minutes.

B. Each RHA representative will then be given the opportunity to ask questions to the candidate. Each candidate will be asked as many questions as possible in a five minute time period.

C. All candidates and guests will then be asked to leave the room. RHA will go into Executive Session (Only one representative from each hall, the RHA Executive Council, and the Advisor(s) shall remain). Roll call will be taken to establish a majority vote number.

D. During the Executive Session meeting, the President will facilitate the following:

1.      General Discussion on the Candidate for five minutes.

2.       Pro-Con candidate. Pro-Con ends when there are three no-pros or three no-cons in a row.

3.      Voting will then take place by secret ballot. The ballots will be turned into the Advisor and immediately counted. A candidate will win by simple majority (50%+1). In case of a tie, the RHA President will cast the deciding vote, per the RHA Constitution.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE DUTIES

A. In extreme cases where an executive board member does not complete their duties as outlined by the governing documents of RHA, the RHA Advisor(s) may enact the following process in lieu of impeachment processes:

1.      Verbal Warning expressing concerns

2.      Written Warning expressing concerns

3.      Probationary Period expressing concerns and outlining changes to be made

4.      Revocation of salary

5.      Removal of officer from position.

B. The RHA Advisor shall only enact this process if the Advisor sees that it will be in the best interest of the RHA and the residents in which it represents.

 IMPEACHMENT

A. Once charges have been filed with the Judiciary Committee Chair (Vice President) against an officer, an investigation will take place. The officer shall be confronted by the Judiciary Committee and then the charges will be available for all members to view on the RHA website. The Judiciary committee will then hear all sides of the case and make a recommendation to the body. All hearings will be completed and a decision for recommendation will be made within two weeks (excluding University breaks and holidays) of the charges being filed. The general board will then vote to impeach. To impeach a RHA Officer a vote of 2/3 of the quorum of the voting members must be made by secret ballot.

B. Impeachment procedures

1.      The person who filed charges will have 5 minutes to read and present the charges.

2.      The officer charged will have 5 minutes to speak to the charges

3.      Each RHA Representative will then be given the opportunity to ask questions of the person who filed charges and the officer being charged.

4.      The person who filed charges, the officer being charged, and guests will then be asked to leave the room. RHA will go into executive session. (Only one representative from each hall, the RHA Executive Council, and the Advisor(s) shall remain). Roll call will be taken to establish quorum.

5.      The Judiciary Committee will have five minutes to present their findings and make a recommendation to the RHA Representatives.

6.      General Discussion on the charges for five minutes

7.      Voting will then take place by secret ballot. The ballots will be turned into the Advisor and immediately counted.

C. If charges have been filed against a RHA Representative, an investigation will take place. The Judiciary Committee will follow the following steps:

1.      Send a letter to the representatives Hall Council and Advisor. They will recommend that action takes place.

2.      Two weeks will be given for a change of behavior appropriate to the violation, if no change in behavior occurs, the Hall Council will be requested to replace the Representative.

3.      If no action is taken by the hall the following will occur until action is taken by the Hall Council:

a.       Loss of voice

b.      Loss of vote

c.       Loss of funds

 FINANCES AND BUDGET

A. Fiscal Year:

1.      The RHA Fiscal year shall be aligned with University Housing (8/1 -7/31).

B. RHA Budget:

1.      The RHA Executive Council will submit a budget to the Associate Director and Assistant Director of University Housing before the first business meeting of each fall semester. After receiving an endorsement from the body, this budget will be submitted to the Assistant Director and Associate Director of University Housing for inclusion in the University Housing Budget. Final approval and budget allocation amounts are awarded by the Associate Director of University Housing and the Vice Chancellor for Student Development.

C. Signature Authority:

1.      The RHA Vice President and the RHA Advisor shall be the required signatures on all funding requests per Residence Life policies. In the event that the Vice President is unavailable, any Executive Council member can sign as long as the Vice President is duly notified.

D. Financial Requests:

1.      A University Housing Purchase Authorization form must be filled out for all expenditures and turned in, in accordance with all University Housing policies.

E. Individual Hall Council Budgets:

1.      Each residence hall shall receive a semester allocation from University Housing. The budgeted amount will be based on the budget policies and procedures of University Housing which are available upon request.

 CONFERENCE SELECTION

A. The following procedures are established to be followed by any committee or individual when selecting a delegation for the annual conferences of NCARH, SAACURH, or NACURH.

1.      The National Communications Coordinator, the National Residence Hall Honorary President, and the advisor of RHA and President of RHA are guaranteed selection as part of the conference delegation. In the event that one of these positions cannot attend the conference, their respective organizations’ Executive Council will select their replacement.

2.      All other available delegation positions will be filled by an application process, to be established on a conference to conference basis by the National Communications Coordinator.

3.      Delegate applications are to be selected and evaluated on the following criteria:

a)      What can the applicant bring back to Appalachian? This will include a consideration of the applicant’s position(s) on campus and class status.

b)      What conferences has the applicant attended in the past? This will include a consideration of the applicant’s attitude, teamwork, and participation in conference activities, as well as a consideration of what the applicant brought back to Appalachian from other conferences.

 NOMINATION PROCESS FOR STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL POSITIONS

A. The following is the proper procedure when a student who wishes to run for any state, regional, or national board position within NCARH, SAACURH, or NACURH. Failure to abide by the following procedures will result in a lack of support by the Residence Hall Association.

1.      A memo must be written to the RHA President stating the position for which you wish to run, a job description of this position, what needs you require of RHA, and expenses that will come with the position. This memo must be presented to the RHA President at least two weeks prior to the General Body meeting before bids are due.

2.      The nominee then must attend a Residence Hall Association Executive Council meeting. Before them, the nominee must present their bid in the form of a presentation. The Executive Board will then have a question and answer session while informing the nominee of their expectations if the nominee were to be elected.

3.      The nominee will then present the bid to the RHA General Body. The following format will occur at that meeting:

a)      Each candidate will be called by the President to make a presentation of no longer than three minutes.

b)      Each RHA Representative will then be given the opportunity to ask questions of the candidate. Each candidate will be asked as many questions as possible in a three minute time period.

c)      All candidates and guests will then be asked to leave the room. RHA will go into Executive Session (Only one representative from each hall, the RHA Executive Council, and the Advisor shall remain). Roll call will be taken to establish a majority vote number.

d)      The President will lead a Pro/Con discussion with the representatives.

e)      Voting will then take place by secret ballot. The ballots will be turned in to the RHA Advisor and immediately counted. The nominee will win RHA’s support by a 2/3 majority. In case of a tie, the President will cast the deciding vote per the RHA Constitution. Following the vote count, the RHA Advisor will inform the nominee of the result and invite the guest back into the board room.

 
Bylaw Amendments

A. Any member of the General Body may propose an amendment to the RHA Bylaws.

B. A proposed amendment to the RHA Bylaws will be read by the author to the Representative Body one week prior to the vote.

C. An amendment must receive a two-thirds majority vote of the quorum of the voting members in order to pass.

RATIFICATION

A. These bylaws of the Residence Hall Association are effective upon passage and all previous bylaws are null and void.