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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Victory: AGTF Constitution Soundly Defeated

The proposed new Dartmouth alumni constitution, as drafted by the Alumni Governance Task Force, has been resoundingly defeated. Proponents had hoped that a 30% voter turnout (seemingly a pipe dream going into this process) would guarantee passage by the 2/3 super-majority needed. Turnout was indeed a record--37%--which makes the defeat sting that much more: 51%, or over 12,500 voters, voted "NO."

The implications here? The AGTF wasn't even close in trying to construct a document that alumni wanted. Back to the drawing board. I'll throw my name into the ring right now to be on the next task force. Additionally, Merle Adelman et al. must now reschedule their unconstitutionally cancelled executive elections for the Association of Alumni... stay tuned to Dartlog and The Dartmouth Review for updates on the fallout of the constitution's defeat.

Additionally, the other four proposed amendments, all of which the The Dartmouth Review endorsed, each failed to muster the necessary votes for passage.

Posted by Daniel F. Linsalata at 2:57 PM

Comments

This is an incredible victory...Unfortunately, this has brought a disturbing campaign mentality into alumni politics. I feel like the next trustee election will be even more divisive, expensive, and taxing on the alumni population and the undergrads.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous — November 02, 2006 4:25 PM  

Honestly, the results of the vote didn't imply a clear mandate for either side of the constitution debate.

However, it will be very interesting how the next months play out - although my assumption is that it will be non-eventful and hopefully the college will focus on other issues like the quality of undergraduate education, faculty quality, etc..

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous — November 02, 2006 9:15 PM  

I think I preferred the old post title.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous — November 03, 2006 11:52 AM  

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