A motion and a second have been received for the following amendment to the Elections Act. The amendment would add a new Article above the existing Article 7, which will be renumbered as Article 8. The new Article is found below.

This is a vote on a constitutional law. As such, it required the affirmative votes of three-fifths (60%) of the Assembly to pass.

The timing allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on March 1, 2017, at 5:00pm Eastern.

The debate thread is here: http://tspforums.xyz/thread-4818.html

Quote:7. Separation of Powers

(1) Offices of the Coalition are the Delegate, the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers, the Chair of the Assembly, Local Councillors, the Permanent Justice, and any of their appointed deputies.

(2) It is not permitted for any individual to hold more than one office within the Coalition's government.

(3) It is permitted to seek election or appointment to new office while holding an existing office.

(4) Election or appointment to a new office constitutes explicit resignation of an existing office.

(5) No person holding a Cabinet office or the office of the Delegate may hold any equivalent office in a foreign region or organisation.