​2023 Fall Referendum (November)

During this Fall By-Election cycle, the TDSA is running two (2) referendum questions to be voted upon by the general membership. If you are interested in running a Yes or No side for either referendum, please email [email protected].

Question 1 (Summer Bus Pass): 
Do you support expanding the Durham Region Transit UPASS program to include the summer term? The cost for summer 2024 is $150. (This fee will only be charged to full-time students in the summer, taking at least 1.5 credits of which at least one course is in-person)

• Yes
• No 
• Abstain

​The terms and reference for this referendum can be found here
​Results of the referendum

• Yes: I agree – 344 votes (92.72%)
• No: I do not approve the fee – 14 votes (3.77%)
• Abstain: I decline to cast my vote – 13 votes (3.50%)

Question 2 (VP title change): 
Do you agree that the Trent Durham Student Association (TDSA) Membership should approve the Vice President University Affairs (VPUA) title change to Vice President External Affairs (VPEA)?

• Yes
• No 
• Abstain

​The terms and reference for this referendum can be found here
​Results of the referendum

• Yes: I agree – 249 votes (67.12%)
• No: I do not approve the change – 38 votes (10.24%)
• Abstain: I decline to cast my vote – 84 votes (22.64%)

Referendum package #1 (bus pass)

REFERENDUM PACKAGE #2 (vp title change)

2023 Fall Referendum (September)

In conjunction with the TDSA Fall By-Election, the TDSA is running a referendum question to be voted upon by the general membership. If you are interested in running a Yes or No side for this referendum, please email [email protected].

Question: 
Do you agree that the Trent Durham Student Association (TDSA) Membership should approve the
continuation of a $0.73 per credit fee in order to facilitate the maintenance of a food support
program on the Durham campus?

• Yes
• No 
• Abstain

​The terms and reference for this referendum can be found here.
Results of the referendum

• Yes: I agree – 188 votes (58.39%)
• No: I do not approve the fee – 103 votes (31.99%)
• Abstain: I decline to cast my vote – 31 votes (9.63%)

referendum package

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