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...specified in Davis' petition, theexecutive board agreed that the results of thereferendum would be binding on the council. Thatmeans that a three-fourths vote of the councilcould overturn the will of the students...
This referendum is not Question One from the petition. It does not specifically overturn the council's vote for a fee increase, and does not adhere to the binding language of the petition. Thus, our own Question One will have to be administered along with the other four questions, when we finally get to vote...
...question of the term bill to a popular vote has some justification, though I might also like to see the other issues raised go to vote, they should do so on a separate vote. I do agree with Altman's condemnation of the idea that the council could overturn a petition for a referendum, but I also feel that the proposals of the petition should be dealt with separately. Justin Burk...
...council does not on Sunday overturn this recommendation and either initiate proceedings to check all of the signatures on the petition or preparations for a campus-wide referendum on all five questions, the council will be operating in violation of the terms of its constitution...
...recent measures designed to hoard students' money. Last spring, the council passed a measure to eliminate the check-box option on term bills, forcing students to write a personal letter to the dean to beg for their own money back. And this spring, the council passed another measure to overturn a previous decision of giving house committees all unspent monies at year...