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 ====Article I: Statement of Purpose==== ====Article I: Statement of Purpose====
  
-**Section 1: Name**\\  +**Section 1: Name**\\ 
-This organization shall be known as Raft Hill Cooperative.+This organization shall be known as Raft Hill Cooperative, referred to in short as Raft Hill.
  
-**Section 2: Purpose**\\ +**Section 2: Purpose**\\
 The purpose of this organization shall be to create a cohesive bond between the members and to provide social and cultural activities. Further, it is to provide room and board at moderate cost. The purpose of this organization shall be to create a cohesive bond between the members and to provide social and cultural activities. Further, it is to provide room and board at moderate cost.
  
 ====Article II: Nondiscrimination Policy==== ====Article II: Nondiscrimination Policy====
-The membership shall be open to people of all colors and creeds, and persons of all national and political affiliations, without regard to gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, or weight. Any person capable of fulfilling their responsibilities to the organization may apply and become a member of Raft Hill Co-Op. + 
- +The membership shall be open to people of all colors and creeds, and persons of all national and political affiliations, without regard to gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, or weight. Any person capable of fulfilling their responsibilities to the organization may apply and become a member of Raft Hill Co-Op. Additionally, Raft Hill will provide any accommodations in the interest of health and wellness to members if deemed fair and reasonable by membership and protect its members from threatening and violent behavior.
  
 ====Article III: House Processes==== ====Article III: House Processes====
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   - **Part A**   - **Part A**
-  - Elections shall be held at the first house meeting of each academic term. Each member wishing to hold office shall make a statement explaining why they should be considered for the position. All members shall have an opportunity to question each candidate's credentials before the election takes place.+  - Elections shall be held at the first house meeting of each academic term (i.e., fall semester, spring semester, and summer). Each member wishing to hold office shall make a statement explaining why they should be considered for the position. All members shall have an opportunity to question each candidate's credentials before the election takes place.
      
   - **Part B**   - **Part B**
-  - A plurality of all votes cast shall be necessary to elect with the understanding that a blank vote (or a vote for anyone not in nomination) is not a vote cast. If on the first vote no candidate is elected, then it shall be permissible to eliminate the names of all candidates except the two polling the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie between those candidates, a random drawing shall determine who wins.+  - A majority of all votes cast (i.e., 50 percent of votes cast plus one) shall be necessary to elect with the understanding that a blank vote (or a vote for anyone not in nomination) is not a vote cast. If on the first vote no candidate is elected, then it shall be permissible to eliminate the names of all candidates except the two polling the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie between those candidates, a random drawing shall determine who wins.
      
   - **Part C**   - **Part C**
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 **Section 2: Terms of Office**\\  **Section 2: Terms of Office**\\ 
-All Officers will be elected on a term to term basis.+All Officers will be elected on a term to term basis, as defined in Part A.
  
 **Section 3: Impeachment**\\  **Section 3: Impeachment**\\ 
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   - **Part C**   - **Part C**
-  - Fines may be removed by a vote of the majority (half + 1) of the membership at a house meeting.+  - Fines may be removed by a vote of the majority (i.e., 50 percent + 1) of the voting members attending a house meeting.
      
   - **Part D**   - **Part D**
-      * The purpose of collecting fines is to hold members responsible for their participation in running and maintaining the house and paying their rent on time. +  - The purpose of collecting fines is to hold members responsible for their participation in running and maintaining the house and paying their rent on time. 
-      * Members should avoid fines by trading jobs with other members when they will be absent or otherwise unable to fulfill their responsibilities. +  - Members should avoid fines by trading jobs with other members when they will be absent or otherwise unable to fulfill their responsibilities. 
-      * Fines collected for failing to perform a chore shall be split equally between the person who performed the job (if applicable) and the house.+  - Fines collected for failing to perform a chore shall be paid to the person(s) who performed the job.
  
   - **Part E**   - **Part E**
-  - The fine shall be $5 per point (e.g., the fine for a 2 point job would be $10).+  - The fine shall be $10 per point (e.g., the fine for a 2 point job would be $20).
      
   - **Part F**   - **Part F**
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 **Section 6: Meal Plan** **Section 6: Meal Plan**
-    * The school year meal plan is mandatory for all members. + * The school year meal plan is mandatory for all members. 
-    * All members contribute to the meal plan by paying an equal amount to the food budget and participating in an equal number of job points. + * All members contribute to the meal plan by paying an equal amount to the food budget and participating in an equal number of job points. 
-    * The Raft Hill meal plan is vegetarian. Meat, however, is not banned from the house. + * The Raft Hill meal plan is vegetarian. Meat, however, is not banned from the house. 
-    * The meal plan shall be automatically suspended on university holidays and during university break periods, unless a majority vote is made in favor running the meal plan during any of those periods.+ * The meal plan shall be automatically suspended on university holidays and during university break periods, unless a majority vote is made in favor of running the meal plan during any of those periods. 
  
 ====Article IV: Seniority and Processes Determined by Seniority==== ====Article IV: Seniority and Processes Determined by Seniority====
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   - **Part B**   - **Part B**
   - Seniority is decided by the terms as follows:   - Seniority is decided by the terms as follows:
-        * The person with the highest points has the highest seniority +  - The person with the highest points has the highest seniority. 
-        * For each fall or spring semester living in Raft Hill, the active member will receive 5 pts. +  - For each fall or spring semester living in Raft Hill, the active member will receive 5 pts. 
-        * For each summer living in Raft Hill, the active member will receive 3 pts. +  - For each summer living in Raft Hill, the active member will receive 3 pts. 
-        * For each fall or spring semester living in the SHC , but outside of Raft Hill, the active member will receive 2 pts. +  - For each fall or spring semester living in the SHC , but outside of Raft Hill, the active member will receive 2 pts. 
-        * For each summer semester living in the SHC, but outside of Raft Hill, the active member will receive 1 pt. +  - For each summer semester living in the SHC, but outside of Raft Hill, the active member will receive 1 pt. 
-        * If point totals are equal for two active members, then their signing dates will be used to determine whose seniority is higher. If that is the same, then an impartial manner such as drawing straws, flipping a coin, or rolling a die will determine who has higher seniority amongst those individuals.+  - If point totals are equal for two active members, then their signing dates will be used to determine whose seniority is higher. If that is the same, then an impartial manner such as drawing straws, flipping a coin, or rolling a die will determine who has higher seniority amongst those individuals. 
 +  - Full seniority points for the relevant semester are awarded to members who have spent more than half of that semester living in the house, with exceptions made at house discretion. 
 +  - Each semester a member is not in the house, they lose the number of points associated with that semester (e.g. if a member is gone for the fall, they would lose 5 pts).
  
   - **Part C**   - **Part C**
-  - Time spent away from the house for any purpose shall count as time lived in the house so long as a contract with SHC and Raft Hill is maintained (i.e. rent is paid) and that person’s space is not held by a third party for a total of more than   thirty days (sub-leasing).+  - Time spent away from the house for any purpose shall count as time lived in the house so long as a contract with SHC and Raft Hill is maintained (i.e. rent is paid) and that person’s space is not held by a third party for a total of more than thirty days (sub-leasing).
  
   - **Part D**   - **Part D**
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   - **Part B**   - **Part B**
-  - Rooms are chosen by Seniority at a house meeting. The person with the highest seniority has first choice, second highest has second choice, and so on. The room pick meeting for the following school year and summer shall not take place prior to all the spots being filled (with contracts signed), or April 1st.+  - Rooms are chosen by Seniority at a house meeting. The person with the highest seniority has first choice, second highest has second choice, and so on. The room pick meeting for the following school year and summer shall not take place prior to all the spots being filled (with contracts signed), or April 1st, whichever comes first.
  
   - **Part C**   - **Part C**
-  - Any member that holds a room for three or more consecutive semesters (fall, spring, and summer each count as 1 semester) will gain squatting rights to that room. While a member has squatting rightsthey have first choice for that room, regardless of seniority.+  - Any member that holds a room for three or more consecutive semesters (fall, spring, and summer each count as 1 semester) will gain squatting rights to that room. While a member has squatting rights they have first choice for that room, regardless of seniority.
  
  
   - **Part D: Doubles by Default**   - **Part D: Doubles by Default**
-  - Under this article, no person shall be required to share a double with the member of the opposite sex, unless both parties consent. In the event that all the members who should be involuntarily placed in doubles cannot because of this rule, the person whose seniority is next above those people, shall switch room pick order with the person with the next lowest seniority that will result with issue being resolved.+  - No person shall be required to share a double with the member of the opposite sex, unless both parties consent. In the event that all the members who should be involuntarily placed in doubles cannot because of this rule, the person whose seniority is next above those people, shall switch room pick order with the person with the next lowest seniority that will result in the issue being resolved.
  
  
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 **Section 1: First House Meeting**\\ **Section 1: First House Meeting**\\
 The “First House Meeting” shall take place within a week of the beginning of each semester or contract period after all members have established residency and at a time when all members can be present. The following takes place at the first house meeting: The “First House Meeting” shall take place within a week of the beginning of each semester or contract period after all members have established residency and at a time when all members can be present. The following takes place at the first house meeting:
-  * Election of officers +  * Electing officers 
-  * Job picks +  * Picking jobs 
-  * Voting in the budget+  * Voting on the budget
   * Orientation of new members   * Orientation of new members
-  * Set the timeframes in which jobs are to be completed and inspected and the amount of fines for failing to perform each job.+  * Establishing timeframes in which jobs are to be completed and inspected and the amount of fines for failing to perform each job.
  
 **Section 2: Special House Meeting**\\ **Section 2: Special House Meeting**\\
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 **Section 6: Personal Items Left Over**\\ **Section 6: Personal Items Left Over**\\
 A housemate that intends to leave personal items from their room at the house, or to give the items to the house must receive house approval.  Housemates that leave items without house approval will be fined at the labor rate to remove/dispose of the items.  If the items cannot be easily removed or disposed of, the house may determine its own penalty or solution. A housemate that intends to leave personal items from their room at the house, or to give the items to the house must receive house approval.  Housemates that leave items without house approval will be fined at the labor rate to remove/dispose of the items.  If the items cannot be easily removed or disposed of, the house may determine its own penalty or solution.
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 +====Article IX: Consent Clause====
 +
 +Consent is a must. Consent is defined as permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. Consent must be given as a verbal, clear, and enthusiastic yes by all parties involved, given they are in a fair position to do so. Fair is defined as being able minded to make the decision and without pressure or influence to do so. Consent can be revoked or adjusted at any time by anyone involved.
 +
  
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