Delegates for the Government of the Student Body Constitutional Convention are making sure the next constitution is for all students. Two bills concerning the GSB constitution will be proposed to the Senate at tonight’s GSB meeting — one that aims to “protect the needs of students” and a second bill that focuses on GSB: “Fulfilling our responsibilities to the students.”

The first bill calls for an amendment to Article III of the current GSB constitution. The bill states the Senate, with the president, will work to “ensure funds are available through any government fund for the effective operation of the government as prescribed by the constitution and these bylaws.”

The bill, written by Jamey Hansen, GSB vice chairman and Michel Pogge, LAS, will allow the Senate access to other GSB accounts.

Hansen, Constitutional Convention chairman, said the Senate is currently out of money, but other accounts have more than enough to help the Senate function properly. With the passage of the new bill, the Senate would have the power to use those funds.

The second bill, which involves the procedure of Constitutional Convention elections, was also written by Hansen and Pogge. It states “that all outgoing and incoming members of [all branches of GSB] be required to give two hours of time to the effective operation of the Constitutional Convention election and are encouraged to give more.”

Hansen said it is the responsibility of GSB members to the students to help the elections run smoothly.

“They are elected representatives for GSB, and this will also save money because we won’t have to pay people to sit there,” Hansen said.

In the past, GSB has paid people to help with the elections, and this bill will require all GSB members to volunteer two hours to the election process.

Hansen says it has not yet been decided what GSB members will do during their two hours.

The design for the ballots and the election date has not been set. Hansen said the elections will be held around April 16 and will last for about a week.

“We’re still working on the specifics,” Hansen said.

Hansen said this date is being considered because it is during Veishea, and most students will be on campus during that time to vote.

Hansen said 20 percent of the student body, about 4,700 students, must vote on the new constitution. The new constitution needs a majority vote in order for it to go into effect.