There has been a seconded motion to introduce term limits for the office of Prime Minister and Delegate. 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 Monday, February 24th.
2025-02-19T19:55:00Z→2025-02-24T19:55:00Z
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:
A2502.03| Amendment to the Elections Act (Term Limits) Passed
Final Result
This vote on introducing term limits for the office of Prime Minister and Delegate 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
8
3
1
31.6%
The Ice Creamists
6
2
2
26.3%
The Pieists
3
2
1
15.8%
Independent
5
4
1
26.3%
Type
Tally
Percentage of Vote
Final Percentage
Ayes
22
57.9%
66.7%
Nays
11
28.9%
33.3%
Abstentions
5
13.2%
Total
38
86.4% of Legislators
Absent
6
13.6% of Legislators
In light of these results, the vote passes, having reached the required supermajority.