Both parties also held a nonbinding preference ballot for governor. A nonbinding referendum in 2008 resulted in 73 percent of voters supporting NATO accession. The meeting produced a nonbinding statement in favor of consensus-based decision-making. It was also on the 2008 Republican Primary Ballot as a nonbinding initiative. WES reports that its credential evaluations are nonbinding advisory opinions. The rulings of ECFR are nonbinding and are adopted through social acceptance. The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. The D.C. Council passed a nonbinding resolution to that effect in June. Noting the low Republican turnout, NPR found voters apathetic because the primary was nonbinding. Missouri had a nonbinding straw poll in the form of a primary. The nonbinding resolution was passed on April 16 by a vote of 102 to 69. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. Pennsylvania's nonbinding Democratic primary did not list candidate's names. It was an unofficial and nonbinding affair, but with important symbolic and financial value. The OECD guidelines, however, were nonbinding, and data privacy laws still varied widely across Europe.