A2305.03 A&B [2325.AB] Delegate Election Rescheduling Amendment - Amendments 1 & 2

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A2305.03 A&B | Delegate Election Rescheduling Amendment - Amendments 1 & 2

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@Legislators of the South Pacific,

There has been a seconded motion to adopt the two seperate amendments 1 & 2 of the proposed Delegate Election Rescheduling Amendment. The debate thread can be found here.

INFORMATION

These two amendments are both to the Elections Act, a constitutional law, according to the Legislative Procedure Act requiring a majority greater than 60% to pass. The voting period will be 5 days, thus concluding on Fri May 19 2023 19:30:00 UTC (20:30 in London, 15:30 in New York, 05:30 on May 20 in Sydney).

(2023-05-14T19:30:00Z→2023-05-19T19:30:00Z)

IMPORTANT

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.

Each amendment and their relevant poll are listed in the posts below:

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3. Office of the Delegate

(1) …

(2) On the first of every January and July, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate elections. Sixteen days before the first of every February and August, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate Elections.

(3) …

1. The Election Commissioner will create a week-six-day-long regional poll through which voters may cast their ballots. The poll must provide instructions for them on how to do so, and may only allow Native World Assembly members to participate.
2. …
3. Members of the South Pacific Special Forces who are on deployment at the conclusion of the regional poll are eligible to cast a ballot. The Minister of Defense Prime Minister shall provide a list of deployed personnel to the Election Commissioner. Members on the list can cast their ballot through a public post on the Regional Message Board which tags the Election Commissioner.

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Should this first amendment be passed?

• Aye
• Nay
• Abstain

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5. Office of the Chair

(1) Eight days before the first of every May and November end of a Chair’s term, the Assembly will convene to elect the Chair of the Assembly.

6. Vacancies of Office

(3) If a Chair is no longer in office prior to the election of a new Chair, a deputy appointed by the outgoing Chair will serve as Acting Chair to exercise all powers and responsibilities of the office of the Chair, subject to all regulations and restrictions imposed upon the Chair by law. In the event that more than one deputy was appointed, the most senior deputy, according to the order of appointment and availability, will serve as Acting Chair. In the event that no deputy was appointed or is available, the Prime Minister will designate a legislator to serve as Acting Chair.

In the event that the Chair of the Assembly office is vacant, the senior-most Deputy Chair of the Assembly, by order of appointment and availability, shall become Acting Chair of the Assembly subject to the restrictions and regulations of the Chair of the Assembly. The Acting Chair may opt to call for a special election for the Chair or serve out the remainder of the unexpired term.

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Should this second amendment be passed?

• Aye
• Nay
• Abstain

[BlockBuster2K43]

A2305.03 A | Delegate Election Rescheduling Amendment 1 Passed

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Final Result

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This amendment to constitutional legislation 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	28	70.0%	90.3%
Nays	3	7.5%	9.7%
Abstentions	9	22.5%
Total	40	60.6% of Legislators
Absent	26	39.4% of Legislators

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

[BlockBuster2K43]

A2305.03 B | Delegate Election Rescheduling Amendment 2 Passed

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Final Result

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This amendment to constitutional legislation 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	22	57.9%	75.9%
Nays	7	18.4%	24.1%
Abstentions	9	23.7%
Total	38	57.6% of Legislators
Absent	28	42.4% of Legislators

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