A2401.01 [2351.AP] Elections Act Reform

A2401.01 | Elections Act Reform


@Legislators of the South Pacific,

There has been a seconded motion to adopt the following amendments to three different pieces of legislation, including constitutional legislation. The debate thread can be found here.


INFORMATION

This is an amendment to different pieces of legislation, including constitutional legislation. According to the Legislative Procedure Act, this vote shall require a majority greater than 60% to pass. The voting period will be 5 days, thus concluding on Thursday, January 11.

2024-01-06T12:30:00Z2024-01-11T12:30:00Z

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.


The text of the following proposed amendments are below:

Amendments to the Elections Act
Amendments to the Legislative Procedure Act
Amendments to the Charter

Should the following amendments be adopted?
  • Aye
  • Nay
  • Abstain
0 voters

A2401.01 | Elections Act Reform Passed


Final Result

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This legislation, with amendments to several different pieces of legislation required a 60% supermajority of votes in favour, excluding abstentions, to pass. The results are tabled as follows:

Caucus Aye Nay Abstain Percentage of Vote
The Cakeists 3 1 1 19.2%
The Pieists 0 1 1 7.7%
The Ice Creamists 4 1 0 19.2%
Independent 9 3 2 53.9%
Type Tally Percentage of Vote Final Percentage
Ayes 16 61.5% 72.7%
Nays 6 23.1% 27.3%
Abstentions 4 15.4%
Total 26 63.4% of Legislators
Absent 15 36.6% of Legislators

In light of these results, the legislative amendments pass, having reached the required supermajority.