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WINTER 2025 ELECTION

The Winter 2025 Election concerns student fees. For fee initiative results to be valid, 10% of the student body must cast their votes. For your ballot to be counted, it must be submitted no later than 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 9^th, 2025. The results will be published on Monday, February 10^th, 2025. 

If you have questions about the election, contact the Elections Commissioner at saige.m.moore@evergreen.edu.

WINTER 2025 ELECTION RESULTS

Initiative	Y/N	Count	Percentage
WashPIRG	Yes	563	87.6%
	No	80	12.4%
Clean Energy	Yes	561	87.4%
	No	81	12.6%
Recreation	Yes	503	83.0%
	No	103	17.0%

APPEALS AGAINST THE ELECTION RESULTS:

Any student may appeal the election results no later than five business days after the results are certified. Appeals must be submitted in writing to Kayla Mahnke Hargett, Director of Student Activities and New Student Programs, Election Committee Chair (mahnkek@evergreen.edu).

INITIATIVES

Clean Energy Fee:

The Clean Energy fee funds renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, educational events, and research projects on campus. Recently funded projects include: solar panel installation on the Covered Recreation Pavilion, student discount at the Organic Farmstand, hydroponics gardens, and Harvest Festival. To ensure the Clean Energy Committee (CEC) can continue funding these projects, this initiative would increase the Clean Energy fee from $1.00 per credit-hour to $2.00 per credit-hour. 

If you have questions about this initiative, contact the Clean Energy Committee at cleanenergy@evergreen.edu.

WashPIRG Fee:

Washington Student Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) is a student-directed organization that works on several social issues in the state of Washington. Recently, Evergreen’s WashPIRG Chapter has aided the Thurston County Food Bank and the Basic Needs Center, supported over 200 students in registering to vote, lobbied state legislators to implement statewide comprehensive recycling systems and to fund programs that will increase salmon and orca populations. WashPIRG chapters pool resources statewide to hire professional staff that train students to become leaders in effective campaigns. Any student choosing not to support WASHPIRG may waive their fee. This initiative would continue the $8.00 per quarter fee. 

If you have questions about this initiative, contact WashPIRG Evergreen at mark.antony_johnson@evergreen.edu.

Recreation Fee (Olympia Campus Only):

The Costantino Recreation Center (CRC) provides Evergreen students with recreation and athletic programs including: a pool, gymnasium, exercise facilities, intercollegiate athletics, club and intramural sports, The Outdoor Program, and more. This initiative would create a Recreation fee to support the expansion of operational hours, facility infrastructure and equipment upgrades, increased student employment opportunities, and increased recreational offerings and activities to support the mental and physical health of Evergreen students. This initiative would enact a $4 per credit-hour fee.  

Full Recreation Fee Proposal:

If you have questions about this initiative, contact Recreation at recreation@evergreen.edu.