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Easier Amendments

The proposed Student Council constitution
also would make it easier to get amendments
added to the constitution. The current
constitution requires the approval of a majority
of 60 per cent of the student body for an
amendment to be ratified. Many amendments
have failed because it is extremely difficult to
get 60 per cent of the students of the
University to vote in any election.

The constitution for a College Council grew
out of complaints from the non-College
representatives on the Council that too much
time was being spent by the Council on purely
College matters. The Schools of Engineering,
Architecture, and Commerce all have such
Councils that take care of matters within those
respective schools that do not affect the entire
University. Why shouldn't the College of Arts
and Sciences have such an organization, it was
argued.