R 81, Electronic Franking Act

Electronic Franking Act

R 81, 83rd Session

Version Info:

10-27-2003, as initially introduced: HTML

Version Downloads (Senators only).

Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Matthews and Palin

Current Status:

Enrolled

Report(s):

AC-03

Long Title:

AN ACT TO CALL UPON THE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM FOR SENATORS TO CONTACT THEIR CONSTITUENTS

Consideration History:

10-29-2003 Senate:

First Reading

11-9-2003 Committee:

Academics Committee Consideration
The Academics Committee reported the bill to Senate, AC-03

11-12-2003 Senate:

Second Reading
Adopted by roll call vote

Roll Calls:

Senate, 11-12-2003:

Adopt R 81, Adopted: 34-3-0; 22 absent

Online Text

(as of 10-27-2003, as initially introduced)

RESOLUTION 81

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

An act CALL UPON THE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM FOR SENATORS TO CONTACT THEIR CONSTITUENTS

Short Title: Electronic Franking Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senator Palin

First Reading: October 29, 2003 Version Date: October 26, 2003

Referred to: __________________________________________.

WHEREAS, it is a historic right of members of a legislative assembly to contact their constituency at the public expense; and,

WHEREAS, it is both inefficient and prohibitively expensive to use either the United States or Campus Mail to contact Senator’s constituencies through a traditional franking privilege; and,

WHEREAS, an electronic listserv of a the members of a given constituency would by far be the optimal way for a Senator to contact their constituents; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate hereby calls upon the Information Technology Division to implement or assist in implementing, an electronic means for Senators to contact their constituents on matters of pressing concern.

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