A motion and a second have been received for the following amendments to the Election Act and the Charter.
This is a vote on amendments to 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.
Quote:Conflict of Interest Amendments
Amendments to address conflicts of interest for election candidates and public officials
1. Amendments to the Election Act
(1) Article 7, Section 5 of the Election Act will be amended as follows:
Amendment to Article 7, Section 5 of the Election Act Wrote:(5) No person holding a Cabinet office or the office of the Delegate may hold any equivalent office in a foreign region or organisation.
(2) Article 8 of the Election Act will be amended as follows:
Amendment to Article 8 of the Election Act Wrote:8. Conflict of Interest Disclosure
(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. Conflict of interest disclosures 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.
(2) Conflict of interest disclosures 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.
(3) 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, with certification from 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.
(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 conflict of interest disclosure, or if information required to be included in their conflict of interest disclosure has been omitted.
9. Constitutional Law
2. Amendment to the Charter
(1) Article XI, Section 1a of the Charter of the Coalition of the South Pacific will be amended as follows:
Amendment to Article XI, Section 1a of the Charter Wrote:a. Recalls should only be initiated for dereliction of duty, abuse of authority, foreign conflicts of interest, or violations of the law, and not for purposes of political rivalry.
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