This is a vote on [GCPR.2216] Amendment to the Charter and the Legislative Procedure Act, which was submitted, debated, and motioned on this thread in accordance with the provisions of the Great Council Convening Resolution.
This proposal requires a 60% majority of valid votes cast, excluding abstentions, to pass, and will remain open during the period listed below:
2022-12-31T19:30:00Z→2023-01-05T19:30:00Z
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CHARTER OF THE COALITION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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I. Supremacy
- The Charter is the highest law of the region and holds supremacy over all other laws, treaties, and regulations. laws and regulations.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
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2. Standard Procedure
(1) Any legislator may propose a bill, resolution, or amendment, or recall and present it to the Assembly for consideration.
(2) All proposals must be debated for a minimum of three days before voting can begin, with constitutional business requiring five days.
(3) Votes must remain open for three days.
(4) Votes may begin on a proposal once a motion to vote is made by a legislator and seconded by a different legislator.
(5) Proposals concerning non-constitutional business require a simple majority of voters to pass. Proposals concerning constitutional business require a three-fifths majority to pass, with all others requiring a simple majority to pass.
(6) Should competing proposals, defined as proposals amending the same provisions within a passed resolution or piece of legislation, be brought to vote, the proposal with a larger percentage of votes in favor that meets minimum threshold requirements for passage will be enacted.
3. Treaties
(1) The Prime Minister or a designated Cabinet minister must notify the Assembly of the receipt of any treaty, or announce the Prime Minister’s intent to dissolve a treaty, upon which the Assembly will debate it according to procedures set for constitutional business.
(2) The Prime Minister or a designated Cabinet minister must notify the Assembly of the dissolution of any treaty, and the reasons why it was dissolved.
4. 3. The Chair’s Responsibilities and Powers
(1) The Chair is responsible for the following:
- Opening, closing, and recording votes in the Assembly.
- Recording the legislative history of each proposal, to include references to debate threads, voting results, and amendment history.
- Maintaining the MATT-DUCK Law Archive.
- Documenting the use of their discretionary powers, with appropriate rationale, in the relevant thread,
- Processing Legislator applications from citizens, ensuring applicants do not appear to be in bad faith or represent a security risk,
- Removing Legislator status from those who failed maintain their status or resign.
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- Yes
- No
- Abstain
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