A2412.03 [2454.AB] Amendment to the Elections Act (Delegate Elections)

A2412.03 | Amendment to the Elections Act (Delegate Elections)


@Legislators of the South Pacific,

There has been a seconded motion to amend the endorsement requirement for candidates wishing to run for the delegacy. 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 Saturday, January 4th.

2024-12-30T13:35:00Z2025-01-04T13:35:00Z

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:

Amendment to the Elections Act

Should the above amendment be adopted?
  • Aye
  • Nay
  • Abstain
0 voters

A2412.03 | Amendment to the Elections Act (Delegate Elections) Passed


Final Result

vote_diagram_a2412.03


This vote on amending the endorsement requirement for candidates wishing to run for the delegacy 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 1 1 22.9%
The Ice Creamists 7 0 1 22.9%
The Pieists 1 0 2 8.6%
Independent 11 2 3 45.7%
Type Tally Percentage of Vote Final Percentage
Ayes 25 71.4% 89.3%
Nays 3 8.6% 10.7%
Abstentions 7 20.0%
Total 35 87.5% of Legislators
Absent 5 12.5% of Legislators

In light of these results, the vote passes, having reached the required supermajority.

Statement by the Deputy Chair of the Assembly

The forum-based poll for A2412.03 records votes by two individuals who were not Legislators when that poll closed: Quietdad and NoOne.

Quietdad was a Legislator when they cast their ballot; the Chair removed their Legislator status in the December State of the Assembly, while the A2412.03 poll remained open. Consistent with longstanding Assembly practice and relevant High Court precedent, their vote was counted in the final tally. See Retroactive Vote Changes on Legislator Removals, 1715.HQ; cf. When is Citizenship Lost, 1515.HQ.

NoOne was not a Legislator when they cast a ballot; the Chair removed their Legislator status in the November State of the Assembly. As such, their vote was not counted in the final tally. See Review of the Chair of the Assembly’s Decision to Mark a Vote Invalid, 2206.HR (“[T]he Chair should reasonably be expected to ignore a vote that has been cast by an individual who is evidently not a legislator”).