12pm—AMS President Blake Frederick has not been impeached via referendum, according to a recent announcement by Elections Administrator Isabel Ferreras.

“The Elections Committee would like to announce a correction regarding the AMS Elections referendum questions,” said Ferreras in an e-mail.

She said that question two, “Do you support the removal of Blake Frederick from the office of President?” did not pass and did not reach quorum, with 3542 votes in favour and 1432 votes against.

However, question eight, “Should the AMS actively lobby for reduced tuition fees and increased government funding?” did reach quorum, and passed, with 3844 votes in favour, and 910 votes against.

“These election results show that although a number of students disagree with my approach, they agree that their student union should stand up for lower tuition,” Frederick told The Ubyssey. “I am proud that the AMS has finally been held accountable to the students through the referendum process. I look forward to transitioning the new executive and moving on to new opportunities.”

On Friday night at the Gallery, the Elections Committee announced to a packed house that only the question on the impeachment of Frederick passed. The announcement was received with raucous cheering. There were nine questions in total on the ballot.

The reason for the miscalculation, according to Ferreras, is the “reorganization of the output of the ballot referendum questions led to misappropriation of tabulated results.”

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