A member of the Senate is elected for a three-year term and may be reelected to a second term of three years. Following one or more years of absence from the Senate, a faculty member becomes eligible once more to serve two consecutive terms. In such a case a member of the Senate may be reelected only to an abbreviated term, the length of which is the un-expired portion of the second three years of eligibility. Either a first term or a second consecutive term may be automatically extended by election as vice president of the Senate as specified in paragraph 5, A below. The officers of the Senate are a president, a vice president, and a secretary.
Terms are for one year and begin with the adjournment of the organizational meeting.
The vice president and the secretary shall be elected from its membership by a majority of those present and voting at the organizational meeting. The president shall be the person whose term as vice president is just ending. If the past vice president's service in the Senate would otherwise end at this time, it shall be automatically extended for one year. No one may hold two offices simultaneously or serve consecutive terms in the same office. If the office of president becomes vacant, the vice president shall become president for the remainder of that term and remain president for the following term.