Legislators, A proposal has been introduced to amend Article 1 of the Criminal Code. The debate thread can be found here. A motion and a second have been received to bring this amendment to a vote. As this is a general law amendment, the voting period is three days and will require a simple majority of those voting in favour to pass, with the exception of abstentions. The vote will end on the 28th of July, 2019, at 5:30 a.m. (UTC). 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.

Criminal Code An act laying out crimes against the Coalition and their punishments 1. Crimes ... (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. (8) Electoral fraud shall be defined as the manipulation of the democratic process in the South Pacific, wherein-- a. an individual recruits people to vote a particular way, with an underlying corrupt purpose, regardless if the recruited persons are aware of that purpose; b. a group of individuals organize themselves to vote a particular way, with an underlying corrupt purpose that would alter the natural outcome of the vote.

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AMENDMENT PASSED 28 July 2019 (A1907.03) Legislators, Please be advised that the vote to amend Article 1 of the Criminal Code has passed. The final tally is 36 in favour, 2 in opposition, with 13 abstaining, for a total of 51 votes. The vote was passed with 94.7% voting in favour, exceeding the requirement for a simple majority of those voting with the exclusion of abstentions. A spreadsheet of the vote breakdown is attached for your convenience.

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