A2403.02 |
@Legislators of the South Pacific,
There has been a seconded motion to adopt the following proposed resolution . The debate thread can be found here .
INFORMATION
This is a resolution dealing with matters of constitutional law . 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 Saturday, March 23 .
2024-03-18T23:00:00Z →2024-03-23T23:00:00Z
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 this resolution is as follows:
Resolution to Restore Regional Accountability
A resolution to restore accountability for actions related to the 2016 Coup d’État
1. General Provisions
(1) The Assembly recognises that on 31 January 2016 the Cabinet of the South Pacific perpetrated a coup d’état by unlawfully declaring the dissolution of the Coalition of the South Pacific and unlawfully expelling multiple citizens from the region.
(2) The Assembly recognises that the Assembly Resolution to Restore the Coalition of the South Pacific sought to grant amnesty to participants of the 2016 coup d’état and further recognises that this resolution may have been repealed on 26 May 2016 pursuant to Section 1.1 of the Great Council 2016 Continuing Resolution .
(3) The Assembly hereby repeals Section B, sub-section 2 of the Assembly Resolution to Restore the Coalition of the South Pacific .
(4) Those who served as senior or junior members of the Cabinet at any point during the term that began on 01 December 2015 and ended on 09 February 2016, as such offices were defined in the Charter as it was written at the time of the 2016 coup d’état, as well as any other individual who actively supported the same, are responsible for their statements, actions, or omissions leading up to and during the 2016 coup d’état.
2. Constitutional Law
(1) This resolution is a constitutional law, and amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.
Should this proposed resolution be adopted?
A2403.02 | Adopted
This resolution 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 6
0
2
29.63%
The Pieists 1
0
1
7.41%
The Ice Creamists 5
0
1
22.22%
Independent 9
2
0
40.74%
Type
Tally
Percentage of Vote
Final Percentage
Ayes 21
77.8%
91.3%
Nays 2
7.4%
8.7%
Abstentions 4
14.8%
Total 27
81.8% of Legislators
Absent 6
18.2% of Legislators
In light of these results, the resolution is adopted
