There has been a seconded motion to adopt the modified proposed amendment to the Elections Act, to alter the dates in which elections take place for the Offices of the Delegate, Prime Minister & the Chair of the Assembly. 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 Tuesday, November 21st.
2023-11-16T20:15:00Z→2023-11-21T20:15:00Z
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.
This was an amendment to constitutional legislation and 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
31
83.8%
100.0%
Nays
0
00.0%
00.0%
Abstentions
6
16.2%
Total
37
54.4% of Legislators
Absent
31
45.6% of Legislators
In light of these results, the amendment passes, having reached the required supermajority.
