Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Galen Foulke said a student body referendum that could overhaul the current structure of student government would be held within the next two and a half weeks, although no specific details on the referendum questions could be released.

The proposed referendum, a series of questions put to the student body, is geared to get student opinion on the current government structure and the recommendations made by a commission last semester to drastically change the organization.

The Constitutional Review Commission, appointed by Foulke in 2004, recommended a restructuring of USG to better represent the Penn State student body.

Foulke has since been working to implement a referendum to ask students their opinions of the possible restructuring.

If enough students vote to implement the proposed changes, USG will be replaced by a student advocacy organization, which would be called the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA).

If not enough students vote for the changes, the current structure will remain.

Foulke said the current USG structure has led to a "disjointed organization," and the UPUA would provide a more streamlined and focused representation of the student body.

"[USG] is the goofiest, most bureaucratic government system I have ever dealt with," Foulke said. "That's why I want to change it."

He said the commission had good reason to suggest a complete restructuring of USG because they found past communication problems between USG branches.

Foulke said all USG presidents, including him, have been impeached, recalled or censored at least once during their terms.

"You just can't get down to the heart of what you're doing," Foulke said.

Foulke originally acquired the 1,000 signatures needed to start the process in November.

However, the referendum was postponed because Senate President Andy Banducci believed one question was unconstitutional.

Banducci said that Foulke should present the referendum questions to members of USG and numerous others who would be interested in the outcome.

Banducci added that this might help solidify the propositions and quicken the process.

"At this point, it's getting pretty late in the cycle," Banducci said. "It's in [Foulke's] interest to see a lot of opinions."

Before the referendum can occur, Foulke will either have to change the disputed wording and begin a new petition or keep the original petition and go before the USG Supreme Court.

With USG elections set to take place in March, the timeline for the referendum is crucial for the new election code.

Under the USG constitution, an election code and commission are needed to oversee USG elections.

Internal Affairs Chairman Brock Coleman, who helped write the current election's code, said the new elections code should be finished next week.

But, he added, if the referendum passes, it could completely void this code.