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Electoral Amendment Act (2014)
Topic Started: 13th March 2014 - 07:20 PM (279 Views)
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The following bill, proposed by Senator CGJ, shall be up for debate at least until 3/15/14, unless closed earlier by a majority vote.

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Electoral Amendment Act (2014)

Act to amend the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) following recent elections.

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(1) This act may be referred to as Electoral Amendment Act (2014).

Amendments

(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:

“(15) Prior to an election, the Grand Chancellor must state publicly the software being used to calculate and/or verify the results.”

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

“(16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral results process."

(4) The following sections shall be added after section (7):

“(8) If, after first-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the votes between more than two candidates, then all candidates following shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes counted. If there are no other candidates, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”

“(9) If, after second-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the vote, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”

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

“(18) If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Speaker of the Senate, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.
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“(8) If, after first-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the votes between more than two candidates, then all candidates following shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes counted. If there are no other candidates, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”
Spellcheck. :)
Otherwise, I see no issue with it at present.
Edited by Tytor, 14th March 2014 - 03:06 PM.
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Senator Tytor has it covered, and I likewise see no other issues present. :)
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“(8) If, after first-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the votes between more than two candidates, then all candidates following shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes counted. If there are no other candidates, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”
Spellcheck. :)
Otherwise, I see no issue with it at present.
Thank you Tytor, I support your amendment.
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I have no issues with the ammendment, I support.
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i support as there seems to be no issues
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In that case, I beg to move that this Act be taken to a vote.
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This topic has now been locked and has been taken to a vote.
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