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Results of the December 14, 2007 vote
on the Future of the Co-Op

On December 17, 2007
the Board formally voted
to accept Option A,
by which the Co-Op
will be dissolved in
return for the University's
assumption of most of its debts.

The store was closed on
January 28. A Treasure
Island store will open in
its place around February 15.

For a more complete status
report, click here.

All ballots were received, overseen and counted by Project LEAP.  Its approach was to maximize the opportunity for voters to have their votes honored. Approximately 75% of the ballots contained minor violations of the rules that did not effect the vote. Additionally, there were a great many votes that were injured or separated in the mail.  To the extent possible, the intentions of voters were honored, regardless of these irregularities.

Poll watchers from each of the two positions were in the counting room at all time and agreed in the resolution of all questions.

Ballot packets mailed
approximately 19,000
Returned undeliverable
approximately 650
Ballots Packets received
approximately 4,000
Results
  
    Option A
3,200
    Option B
2,049
Ballots separated from member information in mail :
    Option A
228
    Option B
134
Spoiled Ballots and reasons
Insufficient Shares *
153
Overcast *
9
No member information
8
Not entitled to 2 votes *
23
No record in membership list 8
Single person cast 2 ballots * 342
Fraud 1
Identifying marks on ballot 33
Duplicate votes * 7
* In these cases votes were recorded on both sides of the packet when the voter was eligible to vote just once. The vote on left-hand ballot was recorded and the other discarded; thus the ballot was not truly spoiled.

 
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