Legislators,
A motion to vote on
the establishment of a Minister of Home Affairs has been seconded.
The voting period will be for 5 days, closing on 11 June 2020, at 06:40 UTC. This will require a three-fifths supermajority to pass, according to the
Legislative Procedure Act. Because this amendment affects the gameside community, there will need to be a separate debate and vote by the gameside community.
The debate thread can be found
here.
Please vote by poll if possible. If you cannot vote by poll, post 'Aye', 'Nay' or 'Abstain' in this thread.
Please do not vote both by poll and by post. Comments and discussion belong in the debate thread and may be moved there.
Amendment to the Charter Wrote:THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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V. THE LOCAL COUNCIL
Establishing home rule for the gamesidein-game region residents of the South Pacific.
(1) The Local Council will be the local government of the gamesidein-game community, composed of three or more residents of the South Pacific, and will represent the interests of all players in the region, moderate the Regional Message Board, encourage activity on the gameside, and administrate itself on issues unique to the gamesidein-game community.
(2) The Local Council is entitled to self-administration within its jurisdiction on local issues, but may not pass laws or regulations that contradict this Charter or constitutional laws. To that end, the Assembly may not enact any law, nor the Cabinet delivers any directive, that is solely related to an issue local to the gamesidein-game community.
(3) The Local Council may not be denied the authority to run regional polls, create and pin Dispatches, and to suppress messages on the Regional Message Board according to a standard moderation policy. However, it may not alter the regional flags or tags, and may not send out mass telegrams, without the approval of the Delegate.
(4) To help promote inter-governmental relations, the Local Council may send a representative to the Assembly whose term must not exceed the Local Council’s. The method of selection will be decided by the Local Council.VI. THE EXECUTIVE
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(2) The Cabinet will consist of ministers with the following portfolios: Foreign Affairs, Regional Affairs, and Military Affairs, and Home Affairs.
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Minister of Home Affairs
(1) The Minister of Home Affairs will be the local advocate of the gameside community and represent the Local Council in the Assembly and Cabinet.
Addendum 1 — Amendment to the Elections Act Wrote:Elections Act
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4. Offices of the Cabinet
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(2) The Minister of Home Affairs shall be exempt from Article 4, Section 1 of this Act. At the start of each Local Council term, the first-elected Local Councillor may choose to become Minister of Home Affairs, who shall not be required to be a legislator, or defer to the popular vote winner of the second round of the Local Council election. At any point throughout their term, the Local Council may replace the Minister of Home Affairs by a unanimous vote.
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7. Separation of Powers
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(2) It is not permitted for any individual to hold more than one office within the Coalition's government, with the exception of a Local Councillor simultaneously serving as Minister of Home Affairs.
Addendum 2 — Amendment to the Regional Officers Act Wrote:Regional Officers Act
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2. Regional Officers
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(3) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be allotted a Regional Officer position and granted the undermentioned powers of other Cabinet ministers and Embassies power.(4) The Minister of Home Affairs will be allotted a Regional Officer position and granted the undermentioned powers of other Cabinet ministers.
(53) OtherThe Cabinet ministers will be allotted a maximum of threebetween one and four Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.
Empress of Fire
Current Minister of Military Affairs
Chair Perch of the Assembly (February to June 2020)
SPSF Soldier
MoRA Fellow
Ambassador to Forest and Lazarus