Current Wording:

IV. TOPIC SELECTION

Section 2: By May 1 the committee will report to the
Executive Secretary no fewer than three problem areas to be voted upon by the
general membership. In early July the committee will report to the Executive
Secretary no fewer than three resolutions corresponding to the winning topic
area.

Proposed Amendment

Change May 1 to May 8.

Rationale: gives a full week of work in May to finalize
topic papers. Currently, the May 1st deadline is in the middle of a majority of
final exam periods for Universities on a semester system. This results in a
lack of undergraduate input into the topic area paper creation process. The
past 3 years, in an attempt to finalize wording papers it has been nearly
impossible to find undergraduates with the time to finalize papers.

Obviously, the topic committee needs time to work on
resolutions. But, the 4 possible plus weeks between May 8th and “early July”
seems to provide adequate time to work on preparing resolutions – particularly
if the extra week creates improved papers and greater involvement in the topic
process initially.