2022 GREAT COUNCIL OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
[GCPR.2204] AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV OF THE CHARTER

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This is the voting thread for proposal [GCPR.2204] Amendment to Article XIV of the Charter, which was submitted, debated and motioned on this thread in accordance with the provisions of the Great Council Convening Resolution of 2022.

This proposal requires a majority of three fifths of valid votes cast, excluding abstentions, to advance to the reconciliation and omnibus stage.

HOW TO VOTE

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TEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

XIV. GREAT COUNCILS

(1) When the Assembly wishes to debate the fundamental principles and structures of the Coalition, it may call a Great Council to rewrite all laws in their entirety, or establish a new state for the South Pacific.
(2) A resolution establishing a Great Council may be adopted with a three-fifths supermajority of the Assembly, which must be confirmed by a majority vote of the gameside community.
(3) The purpose of a Great Council is to rewrite all laws from the ground up, not merely to amend existing ones. The Assembly should use the normal amendment process for basic amendments, reserving Great Councils for a time when extreme changes are necessary and proper.
(4) Any and all changes to regional law proposed by a Great Council may be adopted by a three-fifths supermajority of the Assembly, which must be confirmed by a majority vote of the game-side community.
(5) If a Great Council fails to pass a new constitution and set of laws to replace the existing ones, then the existing laws will remain in place.
(6) At least one year must have passed since the previous Great Council before a new one may be established.