Legislators,

There has been a seconded motion to bring a bill that formalizes the Office of World Assembly Legislation and outlines some of its procedures to vote. It includes an amendment to the Charter and the creation of the World Assembly Act. The debate thread can be found here.

As this deals with constitutional law, it requires a three-fifths supermajority (60%) to pass. The voting period will last 5 days, ending on February 20 at 23:00 UTC. (23:00 in London, 18:00 in New York, 10:00 on the 21st 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 discussion belong in the debate thread and should be posted there.

THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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VI. THE EXECUTIVE

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(4) The Office of World Assembly Legislation will be a permanent executive office, which will be led by a Director, responsible for coordinating the Coalition's activities in the World Assembly, providing assistance in drafting resolutions, and issuing voting recommendations on World Assembly proposals. At the start of each Cabinet term, the Director will be appointed by the Prime Minister for a term coinciding with the Cabinet's. In any vacancy, a new Director will be appointed by the Prime Minister to serve the remainder of the term.

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(17) The Prime Minister, and, Cabinet ministers, and other executive offices may elect to appoint deputies and advisors, who will be considered junior members of the Cabinet their respective offices, but will not have voting rights in any executive decision.

World Assembly Act

An act to define the World Assembly procedures of the Coalition of the South Pacific

1. Powers

(1) The Delegate shall cast their vote on proposed World Assembly resolutions according to voting recommendations issued by the Office of World Assembly Legislation, except under circumstances in which the Office issued a recommendation for the Delegate to abstain from voting. If the Office's recommendation is contrary to the vote of all World Assembly nations in the South Pacific, the Delegate may choose to change their vote in collaboration with the Office.

(2) In the absence of a recommendation, the Delegate shall vote on proposed World Assembly resolutions according to the overall vote of all World Assembly nations in the South Pacific.

(3) The Cabinet may override a vote on a World Assembly resolution for security and diplomatic purposes.

2. Approval voting

(1) The Delegate may give an approval vote on proposed World Assembly resolutions freely or based on the instruction of the Office of World Assembly Legislation.

(2) The South Pacific Special Forces are prohibited from engaging in approval raiding, except as prescribed in the Charter.

3. Voting

(1) The Office of World Assembly Legislation shall determine the medium for voting on proposed World Assembly resolutions.

(2) Nations of the South Pacific that are World Assembly members or members of the South Pacific Special Forces may not be barred from eligibility in having their votes counted.

(3) If a nation resigns from the World Assembly or their membership in the South Pacific Special Forces before the voting period ends, their vote shall not count.

(This post was last modified: 02-20-2021, 07:21 PM by Purple Hyacinth.)

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This has passed with an 82% majority (45 Ayes, 10 Nays, 20 Abstains).

I have been things

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