Students voted in support of a new center to replace the Multicultural Engagement Center during a referendum in the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27. 

The election results were announced on Monday at 3 p.m. Over 3,000 students voted in favor of a new center while 918 voted against, according to the Election Supervisory Board and the Office of the Dean of Students.

The referendum calls for the Division for Campus and Community Engagement to appoint a student committee to plan and manage the new center’s operations. 

The University said in January that it will use the space that previously housed the MEC to “continue building community for all Longhorns” after the MEC shut down due to Senate Bill 17. The referendum results do not guarantee the University will create a student committee or a new center. 

Christian Mira, the Student Government’s chief of staff, said he and student body vice president William Ramirez worked with the University prior to the referendum to ensure a student committee would be created if students voted in favor of a new center. 

The University did not respond to questions and did not outline any plans for the space.