The Michigan Student Assembly decided at last night"s meeting that its Election Board was in violation of the MSA code and constitution because of the recent resignation of Student General Counsel Alok Agrawal, from the board.

Agrawal"s resignation caused the board to fall short of two constitutional requirements. The board must consists of three members aside from the election director, and the majority of the board must consist of MSA representatives.

In an emergency meeting of the Steering Committee, held after the regular meeting, Medical School Rep. Caroline Scheiber and Women"s Issues Commission Chair Elizabeth Anderson were appointed to the two vacant seats on the board.

Rackham Rep. Jessica Curtin and LSA Rep. Erika Dowdell called for the resignation of the remaining Election Board officials College of Architecture and Urban Planning Rep. Shana Shevitz, LSA senior Ryan Norfolk and LSA sophomore Jun Takayasu during constituents" time.

"They"ve done a lot of damage to the election, and it"s hampering the candidates" ability to run a democratic election," Curtin said.

Dowdell and Curtin were recently thrown out of the election by the board and reinstated Sunday night after appealing to the Central Student Judiciary.

"If you guys can"t read and interpret the code in an unbiased way, you should not be on the Election Board," Dowdell added.

Remaining board members were unwilling to capitulate to the demands.

"I firmly intend on remaining part of the election board, regardless of what they say," said Election Board Director Ryan Norfolk. "Their attacks were politically motivated."

Director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution Keith Elkin spoke at last night"s meeting on OSCR"s role in the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, formerly known as the Code of Student Conduct.

"It is important for a community to define its own values and set expectations," Elkin said. The current code "is not going to be abolished, and the alternative is not positive for anyone."

Elkin repeatedly said OSCR did not want to create a "quasi-legal system," and actively sought student input as to what changes should be made.

"We"re going to become the premiere office of student conflict resolution in the country, but we can"t do that without student help and obviously MSA," Elkin said.

In an effort to voice their concern about the pending merger with the Ann Arbor Transit Authority, the assembly passed a resolution opposing outsourcing of major parts of University bus service. They also passed a resolution for a letter of solidarity to the University of California at Berkeley student government.

Medical School Rep. Sarah Mohiuddin was appointed as chair of the Student Health Advisory Board, and LSA Rep. Jessica Cash and Alex Mcdonough were appointed as chairs of the Tax-exempt Textbook Taskforce.