Referendum Results, Fall 2007

The referendum is now closed; the results are posted below. Please note that the percentages for and against are out of the total number of people who voted on a question without counting abstentions. Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. Thank you for your participation.

Number of eligible voters: 2856
Quorum: 1428
Total Votes: 1527
Valid Votes: 1479
Invalid Votes: 48

Question Votes For Votes Against Percent For Percent Against Abstentions
1. Should Student Senators receive compensation?* 1175 268 81.4 18.6 36
2. Should appointed voting members of the Student Finance Committee receive compensation, subject to bi-annual reaffirmation?* 962 408 70.2 29.8 109
3. Do you ratify the compensation of Student Senators from Spring 2006 through Fall 2007?* 1078 287 80 20 114
4. Should approved student government members receive compensation in the form of an hourly wage?* 791 580 57.7 42.3 108
5. Should the budgets of the Student Finance Committee and the Office of the Student Treasurer be overseen, approved, and allocated by Student Senate?* 830 502 62.3 37.7 147
6. Do you support establishing a waivable student fee to create a Green Fund? 1227 217 85 15 35
7. Should Oberlin College reinstate the Credit/No Entry system in place of the current Pass/No Pass system for ExCo courses? 1043 383 73.1 26.9 53
8. Should Oberlin College adopt a General Honors System? 427 994 30 70 58
9. Should the Student Senate adopt the Single Transferable Vote (STV) as its voting method of electing the Senators? 796 487 62 38 196

* - denotes a constitutional change.

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