2024 Referenda Proposals and Results

Thank you to all that submitted referenda for the 2024 season by the February 13th deadline. Four of the six submitted referenda were both approved for the ballot and received enough signatures. Please find them below.

All four referenda passed! Congratulations to the sponsors. Please find their information on the referenda below to ask follow-up questions on the progression of their referenda initiatives.

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The Referenda Town Hall occurred on Wednesday 02/26/24 at 7PM. Ask one of your college’s senators for a recap if you were unable to attend!

Proposed Referenda

Name: Northeastern University Pass Program (NUPP)

Sponsors: Sustainable Transportation @ Northeastern (STAN)

Results: This Referenda received a “Yes” vote in 93.30% of votes casted.

Name: Call for Finance Board To Be More Transparent with Budget Allocations

Sponsors: Senator Devyani Anand, Vice President for Academic Affairs Misha Ankudovych, Vice President for Student Success Sebastian Chávez Da Silva, Executive Director of Student Involvement James Chang-Davidson

Results: This Referenda received a “Yes” vote in 94.77% of votes casted.

Name: Sustainability NUpath

Sponsor: SustaiNUbility, Husky Environmental Action Team

Results: This Referenda received a “Yes” vote in 66.43% of votes casted.

Name: Prohibiting the Sale and Distribution of Plastic Water Bottles on Northeastern’s Boston Campus

Sponsors: SGA Sustainability Committee, DMSB Sustainability Committee

Results: This Referenda received a “Yes” vote in 59.78% of votes casted.