UCF’s Student Body Senate voted Thursday night to censure Student Government Attorney General Andrea Ruiz Bordas in the Charge on Chamber over lapses in carrying out her statutory duties.
Senators voted 36-to-5 to censure Ruiz Bordas, with six senators abstaining. The move followed a recommendation from Sen. Zachary Gaudio, chair of the Senate’s Legislative, Judicial and Rules Committee, to censure the attorney general.
Gaudio’s recommendation cited various instances where senators asked the attorney general to provide opinions on Student Government’s governing documents, a duty required by Chapter 402 of Title IV in the Student Body Statutes. The recommendation states that Ruiz Bordas, junior political science major, did not issue or post her opinions in the Student Government office in a timely manner, which constitutes noncompliance.
The recommendation states that some of Ruiz Bordas’ opinions contained typographical errors or were “incomplete” upon being issued…