There has been a seconded motion to amend the Charter and modify the naming of the board of admirals within a specific clause. The debate topic can be found here.
INFORMATION
This is an amendment to 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 Tuesday, October 15th.
2024-10-10T19:55:00Z→2024-10-15T19:55:00Z
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 amendment(s) in question is as follows:
A2410.01| Amendment to the Charter - The Military (Board of Admirals) Failed
Final Result
This vote on amending the Charter and modify the naming of the board of admirals within a specific clause 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
4
1
22.2%
The Ice Creamists
3
5
1
25.0%
The Pieists
1
0
3
11.1%
Independent
2
7
6
41.7%
Type
Tally
Percentage of Vote
Final Percentage
Ayes
9
25.0%
36.0%
Nays
16
44.4%
64.0%
Abstentions
11
30.6%
Total
36
87.8% of Legislators
Absent
5
12.2% of Legislators
In light of these results, the vote fails, having not reached the required supermajority.