The following vote is to amend Article 5, Section 1 and 2 of the Code of Laws to amend the definition of electoral fraud and to amend the penal code.


You can read the discussion thread HERE.

The proposed amendment is identified below in bold blue text below for text proposed to be added and struck out red text for text proposed to be removed.

Voting will last for three days and will require 50%+1 support to pass.

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Article 5: Justice


Section 1 - Criminal Code
1. Treason shall be defined as plotting against the Coalition, seeking to lower the delegate's endorsement count without his or her consent, breaking the endorsement cap after receiving an official warning, aiding any entity in which the Coalition is taking defensive action against, or any entity in which a state of war exists with.
2. Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one's self, or knowingly abetting in another's claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of The South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of The South Pacific.
3. Espionage shall be defined as an act of or attempt to obtain information that is confidential or not made publicly available for use by oneself or an entity one represents. Distribution of private information that originates on the South Pacific Forum without the express written permission of the Cabinet of the South Pacific shall be considered Espionage.
4. Blackmail shall be defined as demanding private gains from a player in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information.
5. Miscarriage of Justice shall be defined as a deliberate perversion of the justice system - conduct which prevents the judiciary from reaching a true and just result.
6. Organised crime shall be defined as involvement in a group or association with the intent of committing an unlawful act in The South Pacific.
7. Corruption shall be defined as the misuse of public office for private or personal advantage.
8. Electoral Fraud shall be defined as a manipulation of the democratic process in The South Pacific, wherein an organised body of abettors conspire to obtain citizenship with the intent to vote for private or personal advantage. 
9. Vexatious Charges shall be defined as the filing of criminal charges against another player despite the filing party's knowledge that that said charges were meritless, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome. 
10. Conduct violations shall be defined as breaking in-game NationStates rules.

Section 2 - Penal Code
1. If found guilty of an act of treason, the offending nation will be immediately banned from the in-game region and offsite forums.
2. If found guilty of espionage, the offending nation may be banned from the in-game region and expelled from the offsite forums. The Judiciary may determine a lesser sentence in order to keep proportionality with the offense.
3. If found guilty of vexatious charges, the offending nation must issue a public apology to the nation in which the offense was committed against. Further punishment may be determined by the Judiciary.
4. Conduct violations are punishable by immediate ejection and banishment from the region, albeit punished parties may appeal this decision to the court. In most cases, nations that appeal the decision and apologize should expect to have their ban lifted.
5. If found guilty of any other crime listed above, the Judiciary will determine a sentence. The sentence must be proportionate to the offense.

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This has passed 15-3 (83%)

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