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...deans have confirmed that we, the student body, do have the final say with regard to our student government. We constituted it, by referendum, in 1982. We can modify it, by referendum, as we please, and the current leadership cannot stop us. The referendum that we signed forwill be held...
...news is, the council will be holding a referendum of its own beginning today, and it is a sham. Students should not be confused: there is no connection between this ballot and the one you signed...
First and foremost, although the Undergraduate Council question does pertain to the fee-hike, it is not the petition's binding Question One. After 1,500 copies of our referendum have been distributed and signed for, the council will be balloting an entirely different question...
...most disturbing change is their reversal of the wording. On our referendum, a "yes" vote overturns the council vote to increase the fee. On theirs, a "yes" vote upholds the fee. This would seem calculated to cause confusion. Worse, it makes a mockery of the binding nature of the petition. The term "binding" means the council cannot tamper with the resolution after the vote. But how can a resolution be "binding" if they can change it before the vote? The term becomes illusory...
...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...