After experiencing problems during previous Government of the Student Body elections, GSB hopes to improve the efficiency of elections with a new bill that will be introduced at tonight’s senate meeting.

The bill, which would change the GSB bylaws if passed, proposes to alter the size of the election commission.

Eric Anderson, election commissioner, said the changes will make the commission more effective and the duties of commissioners easier.

“The way it’s set up now, it’s just too restrictive,” Anderson said.

The bill will establish an election commission with a minimum of six voting members and one alternate.

The election commission currently can have up to 12 members and up to six alternates.

“With such a small commission, there’s really no point in having six alternates,” Anderson said.

Chris Wisher, Towers Residence Association senator, said the bill will ensure everyone on the election commission has a job to do.

“[The election commissioner] will be able to fine-tune the commission, depending on how he wants to run the election,” Wisher said. “This way he won’t be overstaffed or understaffed.”

The new bill will leave most of the structure to the election commissioner, Anderson said.

The election commission is to be seated at tonight’s senate meeting. Ten voting members and two alternates will be seated, Anderson said.

Anderson said he hopes the changes will help the commission complete its duties.

“It should make it a little easier on the rest of the commission when we’re going over the code and such,” Anderson said. “Hopefully it will give us a more diverse outlook.”

The election commission’s duties include staffing elections, running polling places, helping with election set-up and counting ballots.

Anderson said the commission also checks out candidates. “They make sure all the campaign material is stamped and nothing is posted near the polling place [on election day],” he said.

The election commission will be considering changes in polling places. Last year, elections were held at one polling place over three days, Anderson said.

“We’re looking at possibly changing to multiple polling places over three days,” he said.

Anderson said the election commission would like to have polling places in the residence halls and the greek system.

“It should be an interesting challenge next semester,” he said.