Statement on Referendums

[Andre F Hamelberg]

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Dear Undergraduates,

In the upcoming election, two referenda will be on the ballot. We have received some questions, and the leadership of the Undergraduate Association would like to inform you of how binding referendums proceed in the UA election process. For clarification, when the words “UA” or the “association” are used in the referenda, it refers to the undergraduate student body of MIT. In general, referendums do not necessarily reflect the opinion(s) of UA leadership. Rather, they serve as a vote that, if passed, would result in a position on behalf of the undergraduate population.

The following can be found in the UA Election Code sent by the UA Election Commissioner on February 27:


  1.  The submission of a matter to a binding vote by the Association can be made by a majority vote of the full voting Membership of the Council or by a written petition signed by ten percent of the Association. The result of the vote shall be binding on the UA, if applicable, if at least twenty percent of the Association voted.
  2.  Binding referenda may be held at the regular election with the same deadline as the candidates' petitions, or at a special election called by the Election Commission.

Sincerely,
UA Council


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