Just over two months after South Pacific Delegate Tsunamy called for the first Great Council of 2016 to begin, the opportunity has finally come for the Assembly to vote on the proposed Charter drafts.  The Chair of the Assembly, Awe, has declared the voting period open according to the proposed schedule and less than a day after Tsunamy withdrew their proposal "for the ease of the G[reat] C[ouncil]".  Tsunamy withdrew the proposed draft whilst retaining the option to return it to the table should the vote fail on the sole remaining draft, that produced by the working group headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sandaoguo.

Voting commenced at 11:15pm (GMT +8) today and will continue until 11:15pm (GMT +8) on Thursday 26th May, giving all citizens a five day window to exercise their democratic rights and civic duty by listing the drafts available (including a 'no change' option to accept the current charter without any changes) in their order of preference in the official voting thread.  A timer is available, counting down to the close of the vote.  The working group draft is available to view here, whilst you may view the current South Pacific Charter here for comparison.