Cryo
March 8, 2023, 8:32pm
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A2303.01 | Change in the Election of Ministers
Legislators of the South Pacific,
There has been a seconded motion to change the method of electing Ministers. The debate thread can be found here .
This is a 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 Mon Mar 13 2023 20:30:00 UTC (20:30 in London, 16:30 in New York, 07:30 on Mar 14 in Sydney).
(2023-03-08T20:30:00Z →2023-03-13T19:30:00Z )
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:
CHARTER OF THE COALITION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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VI. THE EXECUTIVE
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(3) As leader of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister is responsible for overseeing a collective Cabinet agenda, and may give directions and instructions to the ministers. In addition, the Prime Minister will also be responsible for appointing and dismissing other ministers. Disputes within the Cabinet are subject to the majority decision and collective responsibility; where there is no majority the Prime Minister’s vote shall be the deciding one.
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Elections
(6) Executive elections will be held every four months, where the Prime Minister and all Cabinet positions will be up for election, while all Cabinet positions will be appointed by the Prime Minister .
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XI. RECALLS AND MOTIONS OF NO CONFIDENCE
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(2) A Motion of No Confidence may be initiated by the Assembly if the members have lost faith in the effectiveness and activities of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Motions of No Confidence must be debated for three days and receive a motion and a second before being moved to vote. Passage requires three-fifths majority support of those voting, and triggers a special election for all Cabinet offices .
(3) If a Motion of No Confidence is made against a Cabinet member, the Prime Minister is obliged to remove the relevant Cabinet member from their office, and appoint a successor in their place.
(4) If the a Motion of No Confidence is made against the Prime Minister, they and their Cabinet will resign immediately, new elections will be called, and a successor will be elected. After an election has been held, the Prime Minister-elect will assume office.
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4. Offices of the Cabinet
(1) On the first of every February, June and October, the Assembly will convene to elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet , who, in turn, will appoint their Cabinet .
After the first 4 days of the election period, during which legislators may declare their candidacy and campaign for only one position, and a campaign-only period of two days, where candidates may campaign and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platforms, the Assembly will vote for 3 days.
For each position, t T he respective winner, as decided using Instant-Runoff Voting, will be declared the Prime Minister-elect by the Election Commissioner.
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Should this amendment be adopted?
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Cryo
March 8, 2023, 8:50pm
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A2303.01 | Change in the Election of Ministers
Legislators, please be aware that a clerical error was corrected from the original text that was put to vote.
Correction in blue . This text was altered from the original proposal as well, with Minister-elect Prime Minister-elect being simplified.
For each position, t T he respective winner, as decided using Instant-Runoff Voting, will be declared the Prime Minister-elect by the Election Commissioner.
Cryo
March 13, 2023, 8:43pm
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A2303.01 | Change in the Election of Ministers Passed
This amendment required a 60% supermajority of votes in favour, excluding abstentions, to pass. The results are tabled as follows:
Type
Tally
Percentage of Vote
Final Percentage
Ayes
26
51.0%
65.0%
Nays
14
27.5%
35.0%
Abstentions
11
21.6%
Total
51
67.1% of Legislators
Absent
26
32.9% of Legislators
In light of these results, the proposal passes , having reached the required supermajority.
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Vote has passed , this thread no longer needs to be open.