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Each year, in the Spring quarter general election, the students will set
the amount of each General Fee for the coming fiscal year in the
following manner. For each General Fee:
- The Senate must approve a list of percentages by which the General
Fee may be raised and lowered; these percentages must specifically
include zero and ten percent, and must fall in the range from zero to
100 percent. Senate approval requires a two-thirds vote and notice at
the previous regular meeting of the Senate, and must occur no later than
the day before the beginning of the Spring quarter general election. If
approval does not occur in time, the percentages from the previous year
shall be used.
- The base amount of a General Fee is the amount assessed
for that Fee in the current fiscal year multiplied by the percentage
change in the Consumer Price Index during the calendar year
immediately preceding the general election.
- The ballot shall include a list of specific dollar figures for
the General Fee, consisting of the base amount as adjusted for changes
in the Consumer Price Index as outlined in paragraph B(2)
symmetrically raised and lowered by the percentages approved by the
Senate.
- Each voter may select one figure from the list. The new Fee
amount will be set to the median of the voters selections, if at least
15 per cent of the members of the Association cast ballots in the election.
Otherwise, the new Fee amount will be set to the current base amount
as adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index as outlined in
paragraph B(2).