Limon disqualified from ASSU Senate seat

Feb. 22, 2010, 1:00 a.m.

The ASSU Constitutional Council has voted 3-1 that Daniel Limón ’12 became disqualified as an undergraduate senator after taking a leave of absence fall quarter.

In the Feb. 16 ruling, the council recommended that the Senate “review” all winter quarter Senate votes in which Limón, who returned to campus this quarter, participated.

Senate chair Varun Sivaram ’11 did not return requests for comment Sunday about how the group will “review” votes from this quarter’s seven meetings.

Senator Zachary Warma ’11, who argued against Limón on behalf of Senator Alex Katz ’12, also the group’s parliamentarian, before the council, said it remains unclear how the body will interpret the council’s recommendation.

Limón attended Senate meetings this quarter and, in arguments before the council, called his votes “symbolic;” his status came into question mid-quarter when the Senate began to consider widely debated special fees policies.

The Daily reported in the fall that, per a registrar policy, students on leaves of absence are not registered members of ASSU and not eligible to serve in elected positions. Limón, at the time, said he had resigned, and Senate leaders indicated that they would reappoint him when he returned.

During case hearings this month, Limón said he believed he had been reappointed.

-Elizabeth Titus



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