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[PASSED] Amendment to Article 1 of the Criminal Code - Cormac - 04-26-2017
A motion and a second have been received for the following amendment to the Criminal Code.
This is a vote for an amendment to a general law. As such, it requires a simple majority (50%+1) to pass.
The timing allotted for this vote is three days. Voting will end on April 29 at 11:10 a.m. EDT.
The debate thread is here.
Amendment to Article 1 of the Criminal Code Wrote:1. Crimes
(1) Treason shall be defined as plotting against the Coalition, seeking to lower the delegate's endorsement count without his or her consent, breaking the endorsement cap after receiving an official warning, aiding any entity in which the Coalition is taking defensive action against, or any entity in which a state of war exists with.
(2) Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one's self, or knowingly abetting in another's claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of The South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of The South Pacific.
(3) Espionage shall be defined as an act of or attempt to obtain information that is confidential or not made publicly available for use by oneself or an entity one represents. Distribution of private information that originates on the South Pacific Forum without the express written permission of the Cabinet of the South Pacific shall be considered Espionage.4.
(4) Blackmail shall be defined as demanding private gains from a player in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information.
(5) Miscarriage of Justice shall be defined as a deliberate perversion of the justice system - conduct which prevents the judiciary from reaching a true and just result.
(6) Organised crime shall be defined as involvement in a group or association with the intent of committing an unlawful act in The South Pacific.
(7) Corruption shall be defined as the misuse of public office for private or personal advantage.
(8) Electoral Fraud shall be defined as a manipulation of the democratic process in The South Pacific, wherein an organised body of abettors conspire to obtain legislator status with the intent to vote for private or personal advantage.
(9) Vexatious Charges shall be defined as the filing of criminal charges against another player despite the filing party's knowledge that that said charges were meritless, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome.
(10) Conduct violations shall be defined as breaking in-game NationStates rules.
RE: Amendment to Article 1 of the Criminal Code - Cormac - 04-29-2017
With 27 votes Aye, 0 votes Nay, and 3 votes Abstain, this amendment has passed with 100% for and 0% against.