A2210.01 [2238.AB] Amendment to the Charter, Section IV, Clause 2

A2210.01 | Amendment to the Charter, Section IV, Clause 2


Legislators of the South Pacific,

There has been a seconded motion to bring an amendment to the Charter of the South Pacific to modify Chair terms. The debate thread can be found here.

This is an amendment to constitutional legislation, according to the Legislative Procedure Act requiring a majority greater than 60% to pass. The voting period will be 5 days, thus concluding on Tue Oct 11 2022 04:00:00 UTC (05:00 in London, 24:00 in New York, 15:00 in Sydney).

(2022-10-06T04:00:00Z2022-10-11T04:00:00Z)

Please vote by poll if possible. If you cannot vote by poll, post ‘Aye’, ‘Nay’ or ‘Abstain’ in this thread. Please do not vote both by poll and by post. Comments and discussions belong in the debate thread and should be posted there.

The text of the bill is as follows:


Should this amendment be passed?
  • Aye
  • Nay
  • Abstain
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A2210.01 | Amendment to the Charter, Section IV, Clause 2 Passed


Final Result

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This amendment required a 60% super-majority of votes in favour, excluding abstentions, to pass. The results are tabled as follows:

Type Tally Percentage of Vote Final Percentage
Ayes 18 52.9% 64.3%
Nays 10 29.4% 35.7%
Abstentions 6 17.7%
Total 34 43.6% of Legislators
Absent 44 56.4% of Legislators

In light of these results, the proposal passes, having reached the required super-majority.

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