Governing Documents

The Association is governed by two documents. The Constitution spells out the general structure of the Association and the rights, responsibilities and duties of each body of the Providence Campus Student Government Association. The Bylaws fill in all of the areas not defined in the Constitution, as long as they are consistent.

Association Constitution (Adopted March 11, 2008)
Article I - Name & Purpose
Article II - Membership
Article III - Executive
Article IV - Legislative
Article V - Judicial
Article VI - Bylaws & Parliamentary Authority
Article VII - Amendments

Association Bylaws
Chapter One - The Association
Section 1 - Qualifications
Section 2 - Business of the Association
Section 3 - Meetings of the Association

Chapter Two - Executive
Section 1 - Association President
Section 2 - Executive Cabinet

Chapter Three - Legislative
Section 1 - University Congress
Section 2 - University Senate
Section 3 - University House of Representatives

Chapter Four - Judicial
Section 1 - Judicial Court
Section 2 - General Authority
Section 3 - Punitive Powers
Section 4 - Non-Punitive Powers

Chapter Five - Elections
Section 1 - Qualifications & Regulations
Section 2 - Election Timeline
Section 3 - Violations & Appeals
Section 4 - Referenda
Section 5 - Election Packet
Section 6 - Board of Elections

Chapter Six - Amendment
Section 1 - Legislative
Section 2 - Judicial