The following is a proposal to amend the Election Act. Voting will remain open for three days and requires 50%+1 support to pass.
This proposal aims to change the election act to better handle ties. The debate can be found
here.
Quote:Article 2 - Position Specificities
1. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will run on a joint ticket.
2. Cabinet offices will be voted on separately.
3. Voters during Cabinet Elections shall list all candidates from their most to least preferred on their ballot.
4. The winning candidates during a Cabinet Election race shall be the candidate, when paired up against any other candidate, who would surpass any other candidate in terms of support; if no such candidate exists, the winning candidate shall be determined by an instant-runoff vote. In the event of a tie the election for that office will be restarted immediately.
4. Court Justices will be voted through a single ballot, with the four candidates who receive the most votes winning seats.
5. In all elections an option to re-open nominations will be included. For non-judicial elections, if this option receives the most votes the nomination period for that office will be restarted.
6. For Local Council elections, at least one resident must express their support for the nomination of every recognized candidate. Voting for the Local Council shall take place through a regional poll open to all 'native' WA residents. The Local Council will be voted through a single ballot, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning seats.
7. In the event that more than ten candidates run for the Local Council, the list of candidates shall be divided evenly and randomly as possible in brackets of under eleven candidates each - and the top candidates shall compete as Section 2.4 suggests in a final round of selections. The number of candidates from each bracket which advance to the final round of voting shall be proportional to 10 / (# of Brackets + 1).
8. For Court Justice and Local Council elections, if the option to Re-Open Nominations receives enough votes to be placed within the winning selection, then the nomination period will be restarted for all seats with lesser votes than this option. The candidates who receive the top votes will win however many seats are left to be filled.
