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 ===== ARTICLE 1 - MEMBERSHIP =====
-SECTION 1.01 - QUALIFICATIONS AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERSHIP
+**SECTION 1.01 - QUALIFICATIONS AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERSHIP**
 Full membership is available to students of the California Institute of Technology ("the Institute") who are currently enrolled or on temporary leave. All full members are granted equal and full ability to participate in house votes, hold office in Dabney, enter Dabney roompicks, attend social functions, and use house resources.
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-SECTION 1.02 - TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP
+**SECTION 1.02 - TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP**
 Membership of Dabney House is gained through Rotation or after an application is approved by a Membership Vote. Alumni and students who have withdrawn are not eligible to apply for House membership. Individuals can request the removal of their personal membership status at any time by notifying the Secretary, President, or another relevant member of Excomm. If membership is revoked, the individual must wait for a time period greater than one academic term before they are eligible to reapply for any type of Dabney membership. Membership may be revoked as part of an Institute-imposed sanction. If a member remains on temporary leave for at least 2 years, Excomm may, by unanimous consent, revoke or change their membership status.
-SECTION 1.03 - DUES
+**SECTION 1.03 - DUES**
 Members of the House must pay the dues associated with their membership type for each academic term they remain a member. Dues policy may be created and changed by a vote of either Excomm vote or the House. Dues policy must be accessible as an addendum to the Bylaws.
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 If a position opens due to resignation, the person leaving may specify an interim appointee subject to the approval of Excomm. Otherwise, Excomm will specify an appointee. The appointee will hold all duties of the position, excluding sitting on Excomm, until a special election can be held. In the case that an officer is unable to perform their duties for a known period of time, Excomm, with the consent of the affected officer, may choose to hold an election for an interim officer to serve in their place for that period of time. This interim officer will perform all duties of the given office, including sitting on Excomm, if applicable.
-===== House Votes =====
+===== ARTICLE 3 - VOTING =====
-House votes are required for the following: (a) election of members to any Dabney office; (b) significant changes to house membership types, roompicks procedures, duties of any Dabney office, or house dues; %%(c)%% or by petition of 10 full members. House votes must be open to all full members and in rare circumstances can be opened to other types of membership with consent of full members via vote. Excomm is responsible for fairly administering house votes.
+**SECTION 3.01 - ELECTION VOTES**
-The proposed full text of any house vote must be made available to all voting members prior to the opening of the vote. Votes must then be open for at least 72 hours before closing. All voting members must be granted reasonable access to vote, change their vote before the close of the voting period, and cast an absentee ballot.
+Officers will be appointed to house positions by a ranked-pairs house vote organized by the Secretary (or another unbiased member of Excomm if the Secretary is absent or if the Secretary is running for the position in question). The winner of elections receives a majority of the votes in every head-to-head election against each of the other candidates (Condorcet method). The elections process will involve a period of at least 24 hours in which candidates may be nominated, followed by a voting period of at least 72 hours, in which all full members have reasonable access to vote. Each full member of Dabney is entitled to a single vote in the election of officers.
-Exceptions may be enacted in the event that any house policy or part of these bylaws become impossible to enact without violating any applicable laws, coming into conflict with Institute policy (which can be communicated either verbally or through writing), or causing direct and significant harm to any person’s well-being. In cases of exception, Excomm may create temporary policy to supercede original policy without consulting the house so long as said policy is announced. Excomm may amend the temporary policy at any time. If the temporary policy is approved over the conflicting policy in a house vote, it shall replace the conflicting policy permanently and no longer be governed by the terms specified in this paragraph. If the original conflict no longer exists, Excomm can choose to either hold a vote between the original and temporary policies or to simply revert to the original policy.
-===== Amending and Interpreting this Document =====
+**SECTION 3.02 - RECALL VOTES**
-In cases of question, Excomm is responsible for providing a reasonable interpretation of this document and other house policies.
+A recall vote is held to remove an officer from a house position or to amend or remove a house policy or portion of the bylaws. A recall vote is initiated by the creation of a petition that will designate either:
-Other house policies can be passed by Excomm to govern policies and actions of the house. In the absence of established policy, decisions can be made based on precedent and discretion of relevant officers.
+(A) The officer to be removed from office
-Any proposed amendment or ratification of these bylaws shall pass only if supported by 2/3rds of people who cast non-abstaining votes.
+(B) The house policy or bylaw to be amended or removed, with adequate explanation of the reason, and if applicable, a proposal for the new house policy or bylaw.
-<color #ffffff>THE SECRETARY SHALL BE THE HOUSE’S CHAMPION. THE ORIGINAL BEING THE ALMIGHTY CHAMPION DMAG!!!! LONG LIVE THE CHAMPION!
+(C) The petition must be signed by 10 full members to qualify for a house vote. After such a petition is obtained, a house vote will be held and concluded within 7 days of the submission of the petition. To recall the officer in question, the vote requires the approval of 2/3rds of voters who cast non-abstaining votes.
+**SECTION 3.03 - HOUSE VOTES**
+House votes are required for the following:
+(A) significant changes to house membership types, roompicks procedures, duties of any Dabney office, or house dues - unless such changes are mandated by a higher authority (ORE, IHC, etc)
+(B) or by petition of 10 full members
+House votes must be open to all full members and in rare circumstances can be opened to other types of membership with consent of full members via vote. Excomm is responsible for fairly administering house votes.
+The proposed full text of any house vote must be made available to all voting members prior to the opening of the vote. Votes must then be open for at least 72 hours before closing. All voting members must be granted reasonable access to vote, change their vote before the close of the voting period, and cast an absentee ballot. A house vote passes with the approval of 2/3rds of voters who cast non-abstaining votes.
+**SECTION 3.04 - MEMBERSHIP VOTE**
+A membership vote occurs to approve applications for Dabney membership. A span of at least 72 hours is required between the membership application and membership meeting - a meeting during which the membership vote is held. Voting procedure documentation is maintained by the Secretary as an addendum to the Bylaws. Excomm is responsible for fairly administering membership votes.
+**
+SECTION 3.05 - EXCOMM VOTE**
+For house policies not covered by the bylaws, Excomm may propose policy and vote to approve the implementation. Votes are carried by majority, the President, Vice President, Secretary, Social VPs (as a unit), and Steward each have a vote, for a total of 5 votes. Excomm votes require a quorum of three voting members - only one Social VP is required to cast the vote allocated to the Social VPs; thus, one or both Social VPs can be considered a voting member.
+**SECTION 3.06 - GENERAL VOTE**
+General votes are used for circumstances not covered by the other described forms of voting. The proposed full text of any general vote must be made available to all voting members prior to the opening of the vote. Votes must then be open for at least 24 hours before closing. All voting members must be granted reasonable access to vote, change their vote before the close of the voting period, and cast an absentee ballot.
+A general vote passes with a simple majority (>50%) of voters who cast non-abstaining votes. Excomm is responsible for fairly administering house votes. An example of a measure requiring a general vote would be for the approval of a mural application.
+===== ARTICLE 4 - AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATION =====
+**SECTION 4.01 - TEMPORARY POLICY**
+Exceptions to the policy outlined in the bylaws or any part of house policy may be enacted in the following circumstances:
+(A) any house policy or part of the bylaws become impossible to enact without violating any applicable laws or Institute policy (communicated verbally or in writing)
+(B) Any house policy causes direct and significant harm to any person’s well-being
+In cases of exception, Excomm may create a temporary policy to supersede the original policy without consulting the house so long as said policy is announced within 48 hours of the creation of the temporary policy. Excomm may amend the temporary policy at any time and will announce the amendment within 48 hours.
+**SECTION 4.02 - AMENDMENTS**
+Temporary policies may be approved over the conflicting policy in a house vote. In these circumstances, it shall officially replace the conflicting policy. If the original conflict no longer exists, Excomm may choose either to hold a house vote between policies or to revert to the original policy.
+In cases of question, Excomm is responsible for providing a reasonable interpretation of this document and other house policies. Excomm has a responsibility to provide reasonably accessible documentation of the bylaws and other house policies. Addendums to the Bylaws are approved by a vote of Excomm or the House and should describe all other major house policies - including any documentation relevant to dues, roompicks, additional membership types, and voting procedure.
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+SECRETARY SHALL BE THE HOUSE’S CHAMPION. THE ORIGINAL BEING THE ALMIGHTY CHAMPION DMAG!!!! LONG LIVE THE CHAMPION!
 Special thanks to Catrin for preserving this important message
 Cayla shall be known hereto as Honorary Champion and granted all rights of the house champion.
+Aelin has unilaterally assumed the position of Last Champion. Long may it live!
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