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Mandatory Bus-it fee passes at AMS Winter Referendum

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in News.

On Feb. 1 and 2, Queen’s students cast their electronic ballots for the AMS winter referendum. 2,273 students voted out of 19,801 electors eligible, resulting in a voter turnout rate of 11.5 per cent, two per cent higher than the fall referendum. According to AMS Chief Electoral Officer Erica...

Bus-It contract up for referendum with AMS and SGPS

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in News.

The Bus-It program, a contract between the AMS and Kingston Transit, provides a universal bus pass for all undergraduate and graduate students through a one-time mandatory student fee. The program will be up for referendum in the upcoming AMS and SGPS winter elections. The proposed bus pass will be...

“Lack of awareness” caused confusion about CFRC referendum question: AMS

Written on February 13, 2020. Posted in News.

In a rare step, the AMS will add CFRC back on the referendum ballot in March after gathering “anecdotal evidence” about a complaint the station made alleging students didn’t understand the question posed in the winter referendum. CFRC lodged an appeal after 52.7 per cent of students voted against...

CFRC fee back on ballot in March after appeal

Written on February 7, 2020. Posted in News.

After 52.7 per cent of students voted against establishing a mandatory fee for CFRC last week, the campus radio station lodged a successful appeal to have the referendum run again. According to an AMS press release published Thursday night, CFRC lodged the appeal “due to a lack of clarity of the question”...

Storied Queen’s radio station fails to secure mandatory fee in Winter Referendum

Written on January 31, 2020. Posted in News.

When the results for the AMS Winter Referendum arrived Tuesday night, all but one fee were successful. With 52.7 per cent of students voting no, campus radio station CFRC failed to secure that status. The station first lost mandatory status last year after the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was...

Editors' Note: AMS Winter Referendum

Written on January 27, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

The Journal provides this free, unedited space for parties on the ballot. The following fee descriptions were left out of the Friday, Jan. 24, print edition of the paper due to a communications error. They have been published in full here. —Meredith Wilson-Smith and Iain Sherriff-Scott Golden Words Gee...

After losing thousands, Food Bank student fee up for mandatory status

Written on January 24, 2020. Posted in News.

The AMS Food Bank lost $6,000 this year following the implementation of the Student Choice Initiative—about a quarter of its overall budget. There’s also been an uptick in the service’s use of about 15 to 20 per cent. The Food Bank’s $2 student fee is up for mandatory status on the winter referendum...

Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in News.

Along with the exhilaration of AMS executive and Rector elections came an unfortunate announcement for Student Constables and Golden Words staff. The Queen’s Student Constable (StuCon) service and Golden Words were the only two groups on this year’s winter referendum to have their proposed fee increases...

2016 winter referendum results released

Written on January 27, 2016. Posted in News.

The results of the 2016 Winter Referendum have been released by the AMS. Only two fees failed to pass — both were mandatory. The results are as follows: Passed: Jack.org Queen’s Chapter establishes an opt-out fee of $0.30. Levana Gender Advocacy Centre establishes an opt-out fee of $1.00. MEDLIFE...

Fall referendum nullified, AMS says

Written on November 20, 2015. Posted in News.

AMS President Kanivanan Chinniah has confirmed that the fall referendum has been nullified after doubts arose surrounding the status of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). (See our previous coverage.) He made the announcement at AMS assembly on Nov. 19, 13 days after the referendum period ended on...

Referendum tossed out, clubs say

Written on November 17, 2015. Posted in News.

Behind closed doors at a special AMS assembly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the assembly voted to nullify the results of the fall referendum, according to a student club chair. Leah Kelley, a co-chair of Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC), said the AMS informed her the referendum was...

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Mandatory Bus-it fee passes at AMS Winter Referendum

Bus-It contract up for referendum with AMS and SGPS

“Lack of awareness” caused confusion about CFRC referendum question: AMS

CFRC fee back on ballot in March after appeal

Storied Queen’s radio station fails to secure mandatory fee in Winter Referendum

Editors' Note: AMS Winter Referendum

After losing thousands, Food Bank student fee up for mandatory status

Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum

2016 winter referendum results released

Fall referendum nullified, AMS says

Referendum tossed out, clubs say

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