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amendments update
CONVENTION THANK YOUS · Fall 2024 · Torch: U.S.
Thank You!
Felix Chen, 2024-2025 NJCL Editor
Alden Okoh-Aduoko, 2023-2024 NJCL Parliamentarian
This year, three amendments to the NJCL Constitution were brought to the Amendments Committee.
The first proposed amendment was to remove the "Present" option from officer election ballots. Under the current voting system (established last year), a candidate just needs more votes than any other candidate to win. Under this current system, voting "Present" just lowers the number of votes required to win. Since abstaining — not selecting any option — does the same thing, this makes "Present" redundant. Thus, the goal with this amendment was to get rid of the unnecessary option by removing "Present" entirely.
The second proposed amendment was to rename Historian to Archivist. The goal was to emphasize that the office was about not just making the scrapbook but also archiving documents and historical materials.
The third proposed amendment was to take two existing NJCL policies and codify them in the Constitution. These policies were (1) sponsors needing to have a certain level of ACL membership and (2) chapters needing to make sure members pay both State JCL and NJCL dues.
All three amendments received a majority from the representatives at the Amendments Committee Meeting. However, when State delegations voted to ratify the amendments, none of them received the two-thirds majority required to ratify. Thus, the NJCL Constitution was not amended this year.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Amendments Committee Meeting and who voted on amendments! If you have any ideas for new amendments to the NJCL Constitution or Bylaws, email the current Parliamentarian ([email protected]) and President ([email protected]).
Gratias maximas!
Each successful convention would not be possible without the hard work, dedication, and generosity of so many contributors. This past convention was no different, and their efforts merit acknowledgement and thanks
To our host, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, thank you for sharing your campus with us. The memories that we've made at this past convention will forever be intertwined with your classrooms and fields as well as your kind and welcoming staff.
To the 2023-2024 Executive Board, thank you for your work this past year. The innumerable hours you’ve spent preparing for this convention were evident everywhere that we looked.
To our wonderful SCLers thank you for your tireless effort planning, organizing, and hosting Ludi, Olympika, and That's Entertainment. You make convention the fun and encouraging environment that it is.
To all of our sponsors and chaperones, thank you for making it possible for each of us to attend convention: your willingness to support us as we pursue our love of Latin is a constant inspiration.