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Poll: Should the following amendment be passed?
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Aye
58.06%
18 58.06%
Nay
6.45%
2 6.45%
Abstain
35.48%
11 35.48%
Total 31 vote(s) 100%
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PASSED: Amendment to Article V of the Charter
#1

The following legislation has received a motion and a second. Legislators may vote Aye, Nay, or abstain from voting. The vote will remain open for 5 days and this bill will require a majority three-fifths (or 60%) of the votes in favor in order to become law.

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Discussion can be found here: Link

Below is the following legislation:

Quote:V. THE LOCAL COUNCIL

1. The Local Council will be the local government of the in-game community, composed of three or more residents of The South Pacific, and will represent the interests of all players in the region, moderate the Regional Message Board, encourage activity on the game-side, and administrate itself on issues unique to the in-game community.

2. The Local Council is entitled to self-administration within its jurisdiction on local issues, but may not pass laws or regulations that contradict this Charter or constitutional laws. To that end, the Assembly may not enact any law, nor the Cabinet deliver any directive, that is solely related to an issue local to the in-game community.

3. The Local Council may not be denied the authority to run regional polls, create and pin Dispatches, and to suppress messages on the Regional Message Board according to a standard moderation policy. However, it may not alter the regional flags or tags, and may not send out mass telegrams, without the approval of the Delegate.

4. To help promote inter-governmental relations, the Local Council will send a representative to the Assembly, whose term must not exceed the Local Council’s. The method of selection will be decided by the Local Council, along with how the representative casts their votes in the Assembly.


VIII. THE HIGH COURT



4. The High Court has the power to declare any general law or regulation, Cabinet directive, and Local Council law or regulation, in whole or in part, void upon determination that it violates the terms of this Charter or any other constitutional law.

5. The High Court may reconcile contradictions within the Charter, constitutional laws, general laws, Cabinet directives, and Local Council laws and regulations, maintaining the least amount of disruption to the intended purposes of the contradictory parts.


XII. AMENDMENT PROCESS

Setting a procedure for amendment the Charter

1. The Assembly may amend any provision of the Charter by a three-fifths supermajority. Amendments must be constitutional in nature, addressing the structure or framework of government. Bills that may exist as general laws, as determined by the Chair of the Assembly, should not be placed in the Charter.

2. Any amendment that directly affects the game-side community or its home governance, as determined by the Chair of the Assembly, must also be debated and voted upon by the game-side community. Additionally, the Local Council may originate amendments to its constitutional structure, which must be debated and voted upon in the Assembly.
Deputy Regional Minister of the Planning and Development Agency(March 8-May 19, 2014)

Local Council Member(April 24-August 11)

Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)


#2

So, does this thing remove all power from LC?
- Winner of 'Most Energetic Campaign' in the June 2016 TSP elections.
- Winner of the Best Overall RMB poster and [b]Best RMB Welcomer of the The South Pacific Coconut Awards, 2017[/b]
- Craziest Person of the June 2017 Cabinet 
- STARS Commander 

- APC -  normal member/The undisputed king of all silliness, eternal ruler and God Emperor of APC
- Swan Knight or something
 Cob Award Winner: Top-50 most endorse buttons clicked
- Regional Leda Award Winner: Top-50 highest average endorsement count
#3

They don't really have power as it is
I am Zadiner/Zak. Part of Assembly, some other stuff, Founder of some other region.
Hey, I have a bunch of issues. You don't need to care.
Emoji of the week:  :dodgy:
#4

This doesn't really change anything Gordon.
Minister of Media, Subversion and Sandwich Making
Associate Justice of the High Court and Senior Moderator

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#5

But I like the polls.
- Winner of 'Most Energetic Campaign' in the June 2016 TSP elections.
- Winner of the Best Overall RMB poster and [b]Best RMB Welcomer of the The South Pacific Coconut Awards, 2017[/b]
- Craziest Person of the June 2017 Cabinet 
- STARS Commander 

- APC -  normal member/The undisputed king of all silliness, eternal ruler and God Emperor of APC
- Swan Knight or something
 Cob Award Winner: Top-50 most endorse buttons clicked
- Regional Leda Award Winner: Top-50 highest average endorsement count
#6

I would like to change my vote from Abstain to Aye.
-tsunamy
[forum admin]
#7

(01-03-2017, 04:23 PM)Tsunamy Wrote: I would like to change my vote from Abstain to Aye.

You can undo your vote.
Minister of Media, Subversion and Sandwich Making
Associate Justice of the High Court and Senior Moderator

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#8

(01-03-2017, 04:56 PM)Belschaft Wrote:
(01-03-2017, 04:23 PM)Tsunamy Wrote: I would like to change my vote from Abstain to Aye.

You can undo your vote.

Thanks, Bel. Missed that.
-tsunamy
[forum admin]
#9

With 18 Ayes, 2 Nays, and 11 Abstentions, this amendment passes with 90% of approval and 10% of disapproval.
Deputy Regional Minister of the Planning and Development Agency(March 8-May 19, 2014)

Local Council Member(April 24-August 11)

Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)


#10

Was this ever voted on by the RMB side?
-tsunamy
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