Legislators of the South Pacific, There has been a seconded motion to bring an amendment to the Elections Act to vote. The debate thread can be found here. This is an amendment to constitutional legislation, according to the Legislative Procedure Act requiring a majority greater than 60% to pass. The voting period will be 5 days, thus concluding on 440 (22:00 in London, 17:00 in New York, 07:00 on Apr 8 in Sydney). 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 discussions belong in the debate thread and should be posted there. [...] 6. Vacancies of Office (1) A special election will be held for vacancies arising within the Cabinet, if at least half of the term remains. If less than half of the term remains, or the position is vacant due to nobody running in its election, the Cabinet may appoint a replacement until the next regularly scheduled election. (2) Should the office of Delegate become vacant, the next person in the line of succession will become interim Delegate until the next regularly scheduled election. If no person qualifies for the office, then a special election will be held. (3) If a Chair is no longer in office prior to the election of a new Chair, a deputy appointed by the outgoing Chair will serve as Acting Chair to exercise all powers and responsibilities of the office of the Chair, subject to all regulations and restrictions imposed upon the Chair by law. In the event that more than one deputy was appointed, the most senior deputy according to the order of appointment and availability will serve as Acting Chair. In the event that no deputy was appointed or is available, the Cabinet will designate a legislator to serve as Acting Chair. (4) Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers may trigger a special election for the position they hold with the intent to resign upon inauguration of the new Prime Minister or Cabinet minister, if no less than half of their term remains. [...]

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Final Result Amendment to the Elections Act
Ayes: 12 27.9% | 38.7% (discounting abstentions)	Nays: 19 44.2% | 61.3% (discounting abstentions)
There were 12 Abstentions (27.9%); 25 legislators were absent. Thus, attendance for this vote was 63.2%.
In light of these results, the proposal fails, having fallen short of the required majority (>60%).

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