Each department shall determine through a consensus of present graduate students their preference for the appointment of their representatives. This procedure will be binding until such time the graduate of the department choose to hold another referendum on the method in representative selection. Each representative will serve for one year. Each term begins August 1st and ends July 31st of the following year. Elections and appointments will be conducted in April before the end of the spring school semester.
Representatives can serve additional terms if so desired by their department.
A member will have one vote concerning GSC business. This option can only be used twice within a single term. If a member fails to attend four consecutive meetings, the council will send an official request to the department for a new representative. If this request is not complied with in a period of time specified by the GSC, then the department will surrender its voice and voting privileges for that member for the rest of the term. The department can then choose another alternate.