Bill 8 will accompany Student Association executive candidates on the online ballot today. The bill calls for a revision of the SA Constitution, changing the composition of the senate to include students representatives from their respective colleges.
If passed, this bill will make the senate smaller, basing the size on a ratio of 650 students to one senator.
Halston Hales, SA vice president, said the referendum must pass by 60 percent today.
Bill 8 passed unanimously through SA Senate on Jan. 31 and was signed by Rhett Hobart, SA president, on Feb. 1, but the bill’s fate will be determined by the students.
The bill will read: “This amendment changes the content of the SA Senate. The group will become 33 seats, instead of the current 48 seat size. This would be accomplished by representing colleges according to size instead of housing and colleges. Freshmen will be guaranteed four seats. Graduate students will be guaranteed three seats.”
Few schools have student government senates that are represented by geographical regions, like MSU’s current senate. While only a small portion of students live on campus, on campus students make up a majority of the senate. The new senate composition will better represent the student body.
Hales said students with questions can email him at [email protected].