Vox Constitution

Revised for the 2004-2005 Academic Year

Mission:
Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood of Augustana College exists to educate the Augustana community about reproductive health and rights, to translate increased awareness into pro-choice activism on campus, and to serve as a coalition partner to state, national, and international reproductive rights.

Article I: Membership
Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood is open to all students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Augustana. Vox encourages diversity among its membership and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, or disability.

Article II: Executive Structure
The Executive Board of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood is composed of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. The duties of the president and vice president include serving as spokespersons for the organization, serving as the primary contacts to the Office of Student Affairs, and foreign alliances with off-campus organizations. The duties of the secretary include recording, transcribing, and distributing meeting minutes, coordinating advertising and publicity of events, and disseminating information to the membership. The duties of the treasurer include managing the finances of the organization and preparing financial reports for the membership.

Article III: Elections
Executive Board members shall serve a renewable term of one year. An election of the Executive Board members shall be held annually with a voting body of no fewer than 40 percent of the organization’s active members. Members shall vote by secret ballot, and a simple majority of votes is required to elect an Executive Board member to office. Any officer who fails to uphold the mission of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood or fails to fulfill the duties of his or her office m ay be removed from office by two-thirds vote of active members.