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< | A '''''Referendum''''' is a vote to affect change in the Engineering Undergraduate Society. This can include changes to ''[[bylaws]]'' and ''[[constitutions]]'', [[fee]] renewals, creation of mandates, and more. You, the members, can basically order EUS to do anything. | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable alternating collapsible" | Referenda tend to occur once per semester of the [[academic year]], usually taking place around mid November and March. All [[regular members]] have the right to vote in all referenda. | ||
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! Group !! Semester !! Title !! Question !!colspan="2"| Results Y !!colspan="2"| Results N !!colspan="2"| Results A | ! Group !! Semester !! Title !! Question !!colspan="2"| Results Y !!colspan="2"| Results N !!colspan="2"| Results A | ||
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'''''Whereas''''' losses in revenue from any of these sources would limit the Design Teams’ ability to finance their activities and provide hands-on opportunities for students, <br> | '''''Whereas''''' losses in revenue from any of these sources would limit the Design Teams’ ability to finance their activities and provide hands-on opportunities for students, <br> | ||
'''''Whereas''''' an increase in the Design Team fund fee would allow the Design Teams to finance their operations in a more sustainable way, without overly depending on additional sources of funding, <br> | '''''Whereas''''' an increase in the Design Team fund fee would allow the Design Teams to finance their operations in a more sustainable way, without overly depending on additional sources of funding, <br> | ||
'''''Whereas''''' an increase in the Design Team fund fee would allow the Design Teams to become more competitive against other universities and put them in a better position to successfully represent McGill University abroad, <br> | '''''Whereas''''' an increase in the Design Team fund fee would allow the Design Teams to become more competitive against other universities and put them in a better position to successfully represent McGill University abroad,<br> | ||
'''''Do you agree''''' to renew the opt-outable Engineering Undergraduate Society Design Team Fund fee of $3.00 per semester, effective winter 2018 up to and including fall 2022, with the understanding that a majority no vote will terminate the fee? (You may abstain from this question by leaving the response field blank.) | '''''Do you agree''''' to renew the opt-outable Engineering Undergraduate Society Design Team Fund fee of $3.00 per semester, effective winter 2018 up to and including fall 2022, with the understanding that a majority no vote will terminate the fee? (You may abstain from this question by leaving the response field blank.) | ||
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|class="table-warning"| 6.15% | |class="table-warning"| 6.15% | ||
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! Group !! Semester !! Title !! Question !!colspan="2"| Results Y !!colspan="2"| Results N !!colspan="2"| Results A | ! Group !! Semester !! Title !! Question !!colspan="2"| Results Y !!colspan="2"| Results N !!colspan="2"| Results A | ||
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| Changes to the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society Constitution || ''''Whereas''''', the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society needs to grow to continue to service the growing student body in the Materials Engineering Co-op Program: the constitution has not been updated to reflect that in the last 3 years. <br> | | Changes to the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society Constitution || ''''Whereas''''', the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society needs to grow to continue to service the growing student body in the Materials Engineering Co-op Program: the constitution has not been updated to reflect that in the last 3 years. <br> | ||
'''''Whereas''''', the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society has currently no corporate sponsorship, the position of Vice-President External has been added to the constitution replacing the two half-votes of the student chapter presidents. Conference trips, industry tours, networking events, sponsorship, and aiding the Materials Advantage and CIM-MetSoc Student Chapters should they need any help in maintaining their active chapter status is the portfolio of this position. <br> | '''''Whereas''''', the Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society has currently no corporate sponsorship, the position of Vice-President External has been added to the constitution replacing the two half-votes of the student chapter presidents. Conference trips, industry tours, networking events, sponsorship, and aiding the Materials Advantage and CIM-MetSoc Student Chapters should they need any help in maintaining their active chapter status is the portfolio of this position. <br> | ||
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[[Category:President Responsibilities]] | [[Category:President Responsibilities]] | ||