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March 3, 1983

18 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BILL /142

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION

Sponsored By:

The Election Committee:

Kim Covington
Matt Sunderland
Terri Peterson
Joan Sullivan
Gretchen Roorbach

A BILL
BILL SUMMARY

To amend the Election Code.

BILL HISTORY

The system of Finance Office agency accounts has been a major problem in
recent elections. Because purchase orders and IN's are no fonger available
for use by candidates, the agency accounts have basically been nonfunctional. The Finance Office has also had numerous problems with the
establishments of campaign agency accounts. This bill proposes an
alternative to the present accounting system.

BE IT ENACTED by the Executive Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:

SECTION 1:

Article IV, Section ll.l-ll.2 shall remain unchanged.

SECTION 2:

Section 11.3
A reporting system shall be established whereby each
candidate shall submit all receipts of campaign expenditures
to the Election Commissioner weekly. All campaign
expenditures incurred before the first scheduled meeting
with the Election Commissioners shall be reported at the
first meeting.
Section 11.4
It shall be the responsibility of the Election Commission to
maintain their own records regarding the expenditures of
each campaign/team. The Election Commissioner shall be
responsible for setting mee.t ing times with each
candidate/team.
Section ll. 5
There shall be three categories of expenses:
a)

Materials -any physical object used in the campaign
which was obtained specifically for the purpose of use
in the campaign.

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b)

Professional Labor - skilled labor who provide a
specific specialized task for the campaign and
who would normally charge a fee.

c)

Advertising - This shall include all
advertisements placed in campus or local
newspapers or any other form of mass media.
This shall not include endorsements or
advertising placed in campus or local newspapers
without the knowledge of the candidate/team.

Section ll.6 (Old Section 11. 9)
All figures in this section shall include any applicable sales
tax or transportation tax. There shall be no penalty for
purchasing materials and/or services in areas with lower tax
rates than the Boulder Community.
SECTION 3:

Sections ll.l2 - ll.l7 shall be re-numbered accordingly to
follow new Section ll.6.
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This legislation shall take effect upon passage.

March 3, 1983- Passed Election Committee
March 3, 19&3 - ONLY READING - Passed -

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UCSU Executive

UCSU Executive

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