Thursday, April 1, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 5 Senate committee rejects bill on filling vacant seats Questions raised regarding current,proposed process By Nadia Mustafa nmustafa@kansan.com Kansan staff writer An attempt to strengthen democratic institutions within Student Senate failed last night in the University Affairs committee. Senators voted against a bill that would have changed the process by which open Senate seats are filled throughout the year. Current Senate rules state that when four senators resign or are permanently suspended from Senate, any student can apply to fill an open seat. Julie Numrich, Senate executive chair, chooses five random senators representing different constituencies to interview applicants. Then Senate votes to approve the replacement senators. The bill required that as soon as one seat was vacated, the candidate Numrich: Unsure about either processes' effectiveness who was the runner-up in the previous elections would take bis or her place within two days of the vacancy. Numrich said that she was not sure whether the current process was effective or if the proposal would be, either. "I don't know if it would have solved that many problems," she said. "We don't know if the person will be as interested in Senate as they were the year before." Tom Moore, Student Legislative Awareness Board campus director, supported the bill. He said that candidates often were defeated by a very narrow margin, such as 15 or 20 votes. "We don't want to waste those votes," he said. "It's more democratic to do it that way." Aaron Profitt, committee vice chairman, said that students sometimes voted for a candidate for the sake of voting against the other, not because they supported him or her. Thus, he said, the proposal would appoint senators that the student body did not really want as their representatives. "I'm a little weary of appointing whoever came in at In other business, Senate committees passed the following legislation last night: A bill to include a Daisy Hill resident on the Senate transportation board ate transportation board. A bill to finance a basketball tournament sponsored by KU Students STUDENT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Against Drunk Driving. The amount, which will also be deduced for the yearly benefit, was $350. A bill to pay Queers and Allies $6,571 to finance 1999 Pricle Week. A bill to provide $2,000 to Hillel to cover the talent fee for Michael Barenbaum, a Holocaust survivor and president and chief executive officer of Survivors of the Shoah A bill to pay $331 to the KU Ballroom Dancing Club for its end of the semester ball. A bit to provide $200 to the NC Campus Internet Association for advertising costs. A bill to finance the Center for Community Outreach's Alternative Spring Break Program for an amount of $325. A bill to create a state and local affairs standing committee to aid the Student Legislative Awareness Board. A resolution to request that the administration sign an anti-sweatshop code. A resolution to rename room 820 in McColllum Hall the Joshua J. Burdette Memorial Suite, in recognition of its active resident of four years. A resolution supporting and encouraging the owners of Joe's Bakery, 616 W. Ninth St., and hoping it will reopen soon. the bottom of the pool during elections," Profitt said. "I'm not in favor of pure democracy, so the argument that it's more undemocratic does not mean anything." In order for this legislation to take effect, full Senate must pass the bills next Wednesday. In addition, Profitt said the bill would prevent freshmen from being involved in Senate as replacement senators. —Edited by Matt Gardner --and from 12-4 on Saturdays and Sundays. 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