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Debate: Seventh Constitutional Amendment
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Topic Started: 10th August 2014 - 08:29 AM (355 Views)
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Dijel
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10th August 2014 - 08:29 AM
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The following shall be up for *ahem* debate untill at least the 13th of August.
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Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014)
An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
“(11) To run for the position of Senator, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a minimum time period of seven (7) days and that they have made a minimum of six (6) non-spam forum posts.”
(3) Section (12) shall be amended thusly:
“(12) Senators shall be elected by the member of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Senate term, or immediately following a dissolution of the Senate, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.“
(4) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
“(22) Following a vacancy, a procedure shall be outlined in law to determine how it shall be filled.”
(5) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:
“(23) The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of seventy-five (75) percent.”
(6) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:
“(26) The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.”
(7) Section (27) shall be amended thusly:
“(27) To run for Premier, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums, as well as a topic in the Elections forum introducing themselves to members of the Independent Order and outlining their plans for the upcoming term.”
(8) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:
“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”
(9) Section (53) shall be removed.
Edited by Dijel, 10th August 2014 - 08:42 PM.
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CGJ
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10th August 2014 - 01:44 PM
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Up for depare? Oh Mr Speaker, you're such a tease 
Hehe, anyway, I s'pose I better quickly state what these amendments do:
(2) Fixes the weird...weirdness...of articles (11) and (12) which currently provide conflicting statements. Also makes the requirement 6 non-spam posts plus at least 7 days
(3) Brings into line Senate and Premier elections
(4) Amended to make the By-Eleciton Procedure Act's legality clearer.
(5) Increases the threshold from 60 percent to 75.
(6) Simplified wording
(7) Simplified wording and increasing the ability of this section to be enforced
(8) This was in the last Constimendment and I forgot to remove it. This should be edited out 
(9) Removes "(53) Following the passage of this Constitution, new elections shall be called for the Senate and Premier by the Grand Chancellor, with nominations lasting four (4) days and elections three (3) days. The Premier, Ministers, and Senators shall retain their positions in a caretaker capacity until the elections are concluded."
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CGJ
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16th August 2014 - 05:51 PM
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So...I beg to move that this bill be moved to a vote.
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Dijel
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16th August 2014 - 09:21 PM
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I second that motion, given that I very much doubt there is anyone else with anything new to add at this point.
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Matthew Vinage
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16th August 2014 - 09:46 PM
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I also second that motion.
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19th August 2014 - 04:43 AM
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seconded
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19th August 2014 - 06:50 AM
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seconded
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21st August 2014 - 07:43 AM
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With the majority seconding the motion, the bill goes to vote.
(Sorry for the delay)
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