AMS ASSEMBLY CONTACT INFORMATION
2006-2007

Section 5.03 Election and Removal of Assembly Members

5.03.01 With the exception of the President and Vice-Presidents, the members of the Assembly shall be elected by their respective faculties/residence committees according to the rules and regulations for the election of Assembly members, as specified by the faculty societies/residence committees.

5.03.02 Each Assembly member is expected to act in the best interest of his/her constituency.

5.03.03 All Assembly members are subject to removal under subsection 5.03.04 on the following grounds: (i) absence from four (4) or more duly called meetings; (ii) just cause; (iii) theft, fraud or embezzlement of funds; (iv) ineligibility to be a member.

5.03.04 Members of the Assembly can only be removed from the Assembly by the faculty society/residence committees which they represent, according to the procedure for impeachment which governs that faculty society/residence committee. The Speaker of the Assembly, however, is charged with formally notifying both Assembly and the appropriate faculty society/residence committee of a voting Assembly member's breach of subsection 5.03.03. Furthermore, the Assembly and/or the Speaker of the Assembly may make recommendations to the respective faculty society/residence committee so that appropriate action is taken.

5.03.05 Notwithstanding that, by virtue of subsection 5.03.04, Assembly members may only be removed from the Assembly by the faculty society/residence committees which they represent, upon notifying the Assembly of a voting Assembly member's breach of subsection 5.03.03 the Speaker shall move a motion, which has had proper notice, that the offending Assembly member's voting rights be denied. Such a motion does not require a seconder. If such a motion is approved by a majority of the Assembly members present and voting then the offending Assembly member shall be denied his/her vote from there forward. An Assembly member denied his/her vote in accordance with this subsection shall retain all other rights associated with Assembly membership but shall not be counted in quorum. The Assembly may reinstate at any time in the future an Assembly member's vote which has been denied.

5.03.06 Subsection 5.03.04 does not apply to the Executive of the Society, whose removal from office is governed by section 2.05.

5.03.07 Those Assembly representatives belonging to the Education Faculty may not be removed from their respective voting positions while on teaching rounds, not withstanding Section 5.03.03 (i). These representatives must submit an official timetable for teaching rounds no later than September 30th of each academic year.