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Vote: Constitution - First Amendment
Topic Started: 22nd January 2014 - 01:20 AM (309 Views)
Elpidia
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The following bill is up for vote, and must receive at least six votes in favor to pass. Voting opens now, and will close at 8:19pm (EST) on Jan. 23rd.

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Constitutional Amendment Act (2014)

An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.

Amendments

(1)The following section shall be added after section (5):

“(6)The Grand Chancellor shall have the right, with the advice and consent of the Premier and Senate, to delegate any power or authority, vested in Grand Chancellor to a devolved body or other member.”

(2)The following section shall be added after section (9):

“(9)To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order."

(3) The following section shall be added after Section (10):

"(12)If there are more nominated members than the total number of Senate seats available, then elections shall take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system, as defined by law.

(13)If there are equal or fewer nominees than there are Senate seats available, the Grand Chancellor may dispense with elections. The Senators-elect shall assume office immediately after the forty-fifth (45th) day of the outgoing Senate's term.”

(4)Section (16) shall be amended thusly:

"(16)The Senate may may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member."

(5)The following section shall be added after section (16):

“(17)The Senate shall have the right to delegate any part of its legislative authority to a devolved body, excluding the ability to amend the Constitution or overturn a decision made by the Grand Chancellor.”

(6)The following sections shall be added after section (21):

“(22)If there is only a single candidate for Premier, then he/she will become Premier immediately after the forty-fifth (45th) day of the outgoing Premier's term. If there are two candidates, then a simple plurality electoral system shall be used. If there are more than two candidates, then the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used, as defined by law.”

(7)The remaining sections shall be renumbered accordingly.

(8)The amendment shall come into effect on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of the current Senate’s term.
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I vote aye.
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I vote aye.
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As the Senator who initially authored the bill, and as a keen supporter of such amendments, I vote aye.
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The required voting period having elapsed, I declare this bill to have passed. It will be submitted to the Grand Chancellor momentarily. Voting was as follows:

Aye- 6 votes
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Nay- 0 votes

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