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United Council referendum to be held in spring
THE POINTER
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The United Council referendum has been postponed until the spring semester. It is to be held simultaneously with the Student Government Association presidential elections.
After the senate two weeks ago Scott Asbach, president of SGA, vetoed the decision to postpone it, making the referendum date to be this past weekend.
At last week’s senate meeting a large handful of students turned out to voice their opinions about when the referendum should be held. Many expressed the desire for it to be held next semester to ensure time to learn about UC.
During last week’s senate, senators called to turn over the veto. After voting 10-6-0, the veto was upheld by the required two-thirds vote.
After reconvening from a break, it was brought to the senate’s attention by Michael Wilson, SGA executive director, that Charles Summer, international student senator, did not understand which side he voted for because of the wording of the vote. Andy Letson, the speaker of the senate, moved to reconsider the veto.
The senate re-voted on account of a language barrier.
The results of the second vote, 10-5-0, which is less than the required two-thirds vote, overturned the original decision and the veto to postpone, pushing the referendum to the spring semester once again.
