Amendment 4

Ratified: 03/02/2024

Preliminary Statement (DO NOT ERASE)

While the Constitution was written to provide the team with a stable and long term governance structure, it shall also be a living document. The word/operating structure/experiences of Launch officers in 2022 may not be applicable to those in the future and, as such, the Constitution must be amended to reflect the team that it so governs. 

Statement of Purpose (DO NOT ERASE)Amendatory Procedures (DO NOT ERASE)

This page is to be used for documenting any and all significant amendments to the Constitution.

A significant amendment to the Constitution is one that:

  • Notably changes the operating structure of the team
  • Notably changes the powers of officers or members
  • Notably changes any team decision/electoral/penal procedure 
  • Otherwise provides a meaningful change to the Constitution that alters its function or how its language AND/OR spirit applies to the team
  1. Amendments shall be announced at least 1 week before the vote is to be taken and a method of online attendance is to be provided.
  2. Amendments shall be sent, in written form, to the leaders chat in Slack at least 3 days in advance of voting.
  3. Amendments shall be proposed to at least 2/3 of the Launch officers, upon which they shall vote. A 2/3 majority of all present officers will pass or reject the amendment.
    1. If passed, the amendment shall be codified into the Constitution
    2. If rejected, the amendment shall be deliberated/altered to compromise or struck entirely
  4. All sections of the amendment document shall be completed THE SAME DAY the amendment was made
  5. Amendments to the Constitution shall be made in sequential order, and shall be properly documented
Original Article or Passage from the Constitution

Amended Article or Passage of the Constitution

4.E.1: Admin Team Exclusionary Clause 

Members in good standing as defined by 5.D. are unable to fill the roles of the Admin Team if said member is going on Co-op for either the fall or spring semesters of the academic year in which they would need to fill such Admin Team role as defined in section 4.E. 

Purpose of Amendment
We the officers of Launch Initiative for the 2023-2024 term do hereby amend the Constitution. We have decided to add section 4.E.1 under Article 4 due to the necessity for the physical presence of the President, Vice President, and Director of Operations. Many of the responsibilities of these roles simply cannot be done remote. This, plus the workload of a co-op, will inevitably cause their responsibilities to fall onto other officers.