Word: referendum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...student referendum which overwhelmingly rejected the Under-graduate Council's $10 term-bill hike and current election procedures will not be binding on the council...
...accordance with rules established before the referendum, the council declared the results simply "advisory" because only about 22 percent of students voted, well short of the council's 50 percent requirement...
After the council ruled the referendum's five questions non-binding, the issue was tabled. It will not be considered until the next meeting, which will be held next fall...
Last week, students voted by more than 18 percentage points on all five referendum questions to overturn current council policies. Besides thefee hike and election procedure, other referendumissues included the option to waive the councilfee on term bills, Collegewide election of councilexecutives and distribution of extra council fundsto house committees...
Former council member Anjalee C. Davis '96, wholaunched the referendum procedure with acampuswide signature campaign, said the councilhad no right to rule the results merely advisory...