OPIRG-Carleton will maintain its annual $6.84 levy, the undergraduate health plan fee will be reduced from $178 to $158, and there will be no indexed annual $21 fee for a new student centre, according to unofficial referendum results from the Carleton University Students’ Association’s elections office.
There were 563 votes for, 1385 votes against, and 14 votes spoiled or rejected for the question “OPIRG-Carleton (the Ontario Public Interest Research Group – Carleton) is a student-run, non-profit organization operating on the Carleton University campus which receives a levy from Carleton students. The levy is refundable during one five day period annually for every student. Are you in favour of eliminating the OPIRG-Carleton levy of $3.42 per term from every full-time undergraduate student and $1.37 per credit, per term for part-time undergraduate students?”
There were 1312 votes for, 577 votes against, and 72 votes spoiled or rejected for the question “Are you in favour of reducing the CUSA Health, Dental and Accident Insurance Plan annual fee from $178.00 to $158.00?”
There were 714 votes for, 1209 votes against, and 42 votes spoiled or rejected for the question “Are you in favour of implementing an annual fee of $21.00 (indexed for CPI for future years), to be used for the development and construction of a new student owned and operated Student Centre building on the Carleton University Campus?”
