The vice president of the Undergraduate Council has failed to enforce the attendance policy and may have changed records to cover up his failure, according to The Crimson's review of internal council records.

Joshua D. Liston '95 may face recall from office, as specified in the council by Laws, for neglecting to expel at least seven council members who missed an excessive number of meetings, The Crimson has learned.

Liston also appears to have disregarded at least 33 absences reported by a council committee.

"If the alleged improprieties are true, that's a blatant violation of the council's by laws," says council member Rene Reyes '95, a former treasurer of the student government.

"One or two isolated errors might conceivably be explainable," he adds. "But an execss of 20 or 25 absence, some of which have an impact on membership, grossly exceeds the limits of propriety and understanding,"

Liston's failure to expel truant council members would place him in direct violation of section 22.5 of the by laws, according to Council parliamentarian David A. Smith '94.

And section 22.9 of the by-laws notes that "any failure on the part of the vice president of enforce the attendance policy may be substantive grounds for recall."

Records also suggest that Liston did not hold special elections to fill at least three council vacancies created before spring break. This inaction--which left several houses under-represented on the council--would also constitute a violation of the by-laws.

The documents raise new questions about Liston's conduct in office. Already last week, the vice president came under fire for his president came under fire for his administration of the referendum term bill hike.

That referendum was invalidated Sunday night because of numerous alleged improprieties. During the voting, ballots were left unsecured, multiple voting was possible and council members tabled in their own house in violation of the body's by-laws.

Discrepancies

As vice president, Liston is charged with enforcing the council's attendance procedures. Section 22.5 of the by-laws says the vice president "must expel any member who has been absent from five or more" council or committee meetings, in any combination.

On Sunday, Liston gave The Crimson an overall attendance report showing that no council member has more than five absences.

But records form six student affairs committeemeetings show Liston's report is incorrect. Infact, the vice president's list does not include33 absences on records submitted to Liston bystudent affairs committee secretary Denise A.Ebery '95.

Ebery confirmed this week that the committeerecords requested form her and reviewed by TheCrimson are the same as those given to Liston. Inan interview, the student affairs committee vicechair, Justin C. Label '97, called Ebery's records"exceedingly well kept."

Liston said yesterday that he had bot heard ofany problems with his attendance records. hestressed that "somebody needs to bring thediscrepancies to my attention" before action canbe taken.