Poll: Should the following constitutional law be passed?

~~Cormac~~ · 05-27-2017, 07:38 PM

A motion and a second have been received for the Conflict of Interest Act.

This is a vote on a constitutional law. As such, it requires a three-fifths supermajority (60%) to pass. The Chair has determined that the bill does not need to be voted on game-side.

The timing allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on June 1 at 7:40 p.m. EDT.

The debate threads are here and here.

Additionally, there is competing legislation at vote here.

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Conflict of Interest Act
An Act to address conflicts of interest for certain election candidates and public officials

1. Regulating Conflicts of Interest

(1) Neither the Delegate, the Prime Minister, a Cabinet Minister, the Chair of the Assembly, the Permanent Justice, nor any member of the Council on Regional Security may hold equivalent office in any foreign region or organization. The following guidelines will be used to determine equivalence of office, bearing in mind that any foreign office may be equivalent to more than one of these offices:
a. The office of Delegate will be considered equivalent to any World Assembly Delegate position or any elected or appointed position which constitutes a regional or organizational head of state or figurehead role.
b. The office of Prime Minister will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which constitutes a regional or organizational head of government role and/or serves as the principal leader or decision-making authority in a region or organization.
c. The office of Minister of Foreign Affairs will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as the principal regional or organizational point of contact for other regions and organizations, and/or the principal role in the negotiation of treaties.
d. The office of Minister of Military Affairs will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as the principal regional or organizational manager of military gameplay.
e. The office of Minister of Regional Affairs will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as the principal regional or organizational manager of any of the following: official media, integration of new players, cultural events, or role playing.
f. The office of Chair of the Assembly will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as the principal moderator and/or administrator of a regional or organizational legislature.
g. The office of Permanent Justice will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as a principal regional or organizational judicial decision-making authority, and/or a principal role in legal interpretation and dispensation of justice.
h. The office of Council on Regional Security member will be considered equivalent to any elected or appointed position which serves as a principal regional or organizational security decision-making authority, and/or a principal role in game-side security or intelligence operations.

(2) The Election Commission will make determinations regarding equivalence of foreign offices held by election candidates for the aforementioned offices. No election candidate will be permitted to appear on the ballot or receive votes in an election for an aforementioned office if they hold an equivalent office in a foreign region or organization by the time nominations for that election close.

(3) The Chair of the Assembly will make determinations regarding equivalence of foreign offices held by nominees for appointment submitted to the Assembly. No nominee may be appointed to an aforementioned office if they hold an equivalent office in a foreign region or organization.

(4) The Council on Regional Security will make determinations regarding equivalence of foreign offices held by all aforementioned public officials except Council members, and will remove any such public official from office for holding an equivalent office in a foreign region or organization.

(5) The Cabinet will make determinations regarding equivalence of foreign offices held by members of the Council on Regional Security and will remove any Council member from office for holding an equivalent office in a foreign region or organization.

2. Disclosure for Election Candidates

(1) Candidates for Delegate, Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister, and Chair of the Assembly must file conflict of interest disclosures prior to the voting period in order to be eligible to appear on an election ballot or be elected.

(2) Conflict of interest disclosures for the required election candidates must be filed as the first post in each candidate's campaign thread, and must be filed even if other campaign material is not provided.

(3) Conflict of interest disclosures for the required election candidates must include the following information:
a. Current World Assembly nation;
b. All past and present alternate identities;
c. All current foreign regional and organizational involvement as a citizen or equivalent member, including all offices or military ranks held;
d. All foreign regional and organizational involvement as a citizen or equivalent member within the past year, including all offices or military ranks held.

(4) The Election Commission will, prior to the voting period, disqualify a candidate from appearing on the ballot and from being elected if they have not filed a required conflict of interest disclosure, or if information required to be included in their conflict of interest disclosure has been omitted.

3. Disclosure for Public Officials

(1) The Delegate, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Chair of the Assembly, Permanent Justice, and members of the Council on Regional Security must file conflict of interest disclosures with the Assembly.

(2) Conflict of interest disclosures for required public officials will be filed in a manner determined by the Chair of the Assembly. Each official must update their conflict of interest disclosure with any new information in a timely manner throughout their term of office.

(3) Conflict of interest disclosures for required public officials must include the following information:
a. Current World Assembly nation;
b. All past and present alternate identities;
c. All current foreign regional and organizational involvement as a citizen or equivalent member, including all offices or military ranks held.

(4) Failure to update a conflict of interest disclosure with any new information in a timely manner, by any official required to maintain such a disclosure, will constitute violation of the law.

4. Withholding of Disclosure

(1) Information may be withheld from conflict of interest disclosures to preserve the integrity of military or intelligence operations in which the South Pacific Special Forces are participating or have participated.

(2) The need for information to be withheld must be certified by the Minister of Military Affairs or the General Corps in the case of military operations, or the Intelligence Coordinator for the Council on Regional Security in the case of intelligence operations.

5. Constitutional Law

(1) The Conflict of Interest Act is a constitutional law, and further amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.

(This post was last modified: 06-02-2017, 06:44 AM by Cormac.)

**Rebeltopia** · 05-30-2017, 09:26 AM

Aye

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~~Cormac~~ · 06-02-2017, 06:44 AM

With 12 votes Aye, 16 votes Nay, and 6 votes Abstain, this bill has failed with 43% for and 57% against.

Votes cast by brihimia (Nay) and The Hunting Pilgrims (Abstain) were discarded as they were no longer legislators at the time voting concluded.

Poll: Should the following constitutional law be passed? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Aye	31.43%	11	31.43%
Nay	48.57%	17	48.57%
Abstain	20.00%	7	20.00%
Total		35 vote(s)	100%