Resolution 23-01: MAKE ACCESSIBLE VOTING UNPROBLEMATIC (MAV UP)
| Number | 23-01 |
| Description | The Student Senate advocates for the implementation of a policy that would encourage students and give them the opportunity and to vote in elections through the use of asynchronous classes on election days. |
| Authored by |
Yaseen Tasnif |
| Sponsored by |
Yaseen Tasnif |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
| Committee | Special Affairs |
| Result | In Executive Branch |
| Remarks | |
| Whereas | All aspects of this resolution shall remain strictly nonpartisan, unaffiliated with any political party, political candidate, or political action committee (PACs), and; |
| Whereas | Texas is known for record low voter turnout and registration, especially amongst voters aged 18-24, Hispanic/Latin American voters, voters with limited English proficiency, and voters without a college degree, and the University of Texas at Arlington has large populations of these, and; |
| Whereas | While voting and voting access is a basic right as a citizen of the United States, early voting is not possible for some students on campus for a variety of reasons, election day being the only option, and; |
| Whereas | Texas voters, including those at the University of Texas at Arlington, have expressed concern about hardships related to voting as a result of the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021, also known as the Texas Senate Bill No. 1, and; |
| Whereas | According to the U.S. government, election day is the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November, and; |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Faculty shall include a new policy in the syllabus that provides asynchronous or synchronous online classes for students to have the option to vote. As defined by the U.S. Constitution (every even-numbered year on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November) in time blocks deemed appropriate by the university administration. |