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POLITICS SOCIETY
Article I.
This constitution for this society may be amended by an armative vote of two-thirds of
those voting at the University of Manchester Politics Society Annual General Meeting.
Section I.1
If any of the elected Committee of the Politics Society decides to rewrite the constitution, prior approval and advice must be sought from
the Activities and Development Ocer. Newly devised constitution
must seek approval from the Students Union.
Section I.2
Article II.
Society Name
The name of the Society shall be: University of Manchester Politics Society or UoM
Politics Society or UMSU Politics Society (Referred to as the Society here after).
Article III.
Society Logo
The logo of the Society shall consist of the Ocial Crest of the University of Manchester
surrounded by an olive branch. The logo shall be available in the colours of white or blue,
with the Societys name below the logo.
Article IV.
Section IV.1
Section IV.2
Section IV.3
a.
b.
c.
d.
i.
Whilst the Society will promote the aims, beliefs and objectives
as outlined, no individual student or sta member will be the
focus of direct campaigning as per university guidelines on
harassment.
ii.
The Committee
Article V.
Section V.1
Committee Policy
a.
b.
c.
d.
The term of positions shall start on a date set by the Committee from
time to time, to last TWELVE months, with a handover period
beginning after the election.
e.
f.
g.
The committee shall manage the Societys aairs in all matters. Any
matter not provided for in this Constitution shall be decided upon by
the Committee.
h.
i.
j.
The President shall chair all Committee meetings, and the General
Secretary is temporarily appointed Chair of the meeting if the
President is absent.
k.
In the event of a tie, the person charging shall have a casting vote.
l.
A guest of any Committee member may attend any meeting with the
consent of the President.
Section V.2
a.
President
i.
Draft the societys year planner;
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
b.
General Secretary
i.
ii.
Act as the primary link between the Society and the Students
Union;
iii.
iv.
c.
Treasurer
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
d.
The main responsibilities of the Publicity and Media Ocer are to:
i.
ii.
iii.
e.
Events Ocer
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
f.
Careers Ocer
i.
ii.
iii.
g.
Social Secretary
i.
ii.
iii.
h.
Junior Executive
ii. Assist the President and the General Secretary in their tasks.
Section V.3
a.
b.
c.
e.
Section V.4
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Within the responsibilities set out previously (see Section V.3), any
member of the Committee may act as they see fit on behalf of the
Society, subject to the oversight of the President.
Article VI.
Section VI.1
a.
The AGM shall be held once every academic year, after at least NINE
months after the previous one.
b.
The AGM shall only be one to all ordinary members of the Society.
c.
Only full members of the Society are entitled to vote in the AGM.
d.
e.
The business of the AGM shall include the election of new oce-
bearers, the presentation of committee work reports (including annual
financial accounts) of the Society and a vote on the Constitution.
f.
g.
h.
The quorum for the AGM is 25% of the Societys ocially signed-up
members.
Section VI.2
a.
b.
c.
Article VII
Membership
All members of the university of Manchester Students union shall be eligible for full
membership of the Society. At least THREE-QUARTERS of the membership shall be
registered students of the University of Manchester. ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST
BE ORDINARY MEMBERS OF UMSU.
Section VII.1
Full Members
a.
Full members shall be students who have joined the society on the
UMSU website.
b.
Section VII.2
Honorary Members
a.
b.
c.
Section VII.3
All and only full members of the society are eligible to stand in
elections and on motions. All full and honorary members at any time
during the academic year can request to meet any members of the
Committee.
Section VII.4
Subscription
a.
b.
Certain events held by the Society may charge a small fee in order to
facilitate it.
Article VIII
Finance
Section VIII.1
UMSU
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
In the event of the Society ceasing to exist, all remaining funds shall
revert to the Students Union.
f.
Section VIII.2
a.
b.
External Funding
The Treasurer shall try its best to secure external funding through
various sponsors, of whom are willing to provide monetary assistance
in the facilitation of all aspects of the Societys objectives.
The President and the Treasurer shall ensure that eternal funds
received do not violate UMSUs bye-laws.
Article IX.
Section IX.1
a.
Section IX.2
Academic
a.
i.
b.
i.
ii.
a)
b)
c)
c.
i.
ii.
a)
Section IX.3
b)
Peer Support
a.
b.
i.
Section IX.4
Other Societies
a.
i.
b.
ii.
Section IX.5
External Organisations
a.
b.
c.
d.
Article X.
Final notes
Each oce-bearer must, on relinquishing their position (or leaving oce by other means),
promptly hand to their successor (or the President) all ocial documents and records
related to the Society, and must complete any requirements to transfer authority relating
to the position of the member in question. And outgoing committee need to transfer all
information to incoming committee before the beginning of summer exams.