Voting on Amendment to Article 8 of the ConstitutionGuy has proposed the following amendment to Article 8 of the Constitution (Discussion):
In the style of the original post, "substantive changes are contained in bold and coloured."Article 8: Elections
Part 1: ChallengesPart 2: Voting
- A: A citizen who wishes to become an Officer or the Delegate may announce their intent to challenge for the position.
- B: A challenge to an official within 30 days of their election requires the support of four other citizens. Otherwise, a challenge for Delegate requires the support of two other citizens, and a challenge for Officer requires the support of one other citizen. If the required support is not received within 7 days of the announcement, the announcement lapses.
- C: Elections begin once a challenge receives the required support.
- D: The challenge period is the first seven days of Delegate elections and first four days of Officer elections. Other citizens may submit challenges for that election during the challenge period, subject to receiving the requisite support under Clause B.
- E: An incumbent official being challenged is automatically taken to have submitted a challenge unless they announce a contrary intention.
- F: Subject to this Clause and Clause K, each Officer election is for a single position. If there are multiple vacant Officer positions, each challenge for Officer is taken to be for all vacant positions.
Part 3: Regular elections
- G: Following the challenge period, the Assembly will vote to elect the Delegate or Officer. All citizens who have submitted a challenge in that election are candidates.
- H: Citizens admitted after the beginning of an election for the position of Delegate are not eligible to vote in that election.
- I: If the number of candidates is not greater than the number of positions being challenged in that election, each candidate must be confirmed by a single majority vote. If a confirmation vote for Delegate fails, the incumbent Delegate retains the position. Only confirmed candidates become Officers following a confirmation vote, with all other positions challenged in that election becoming vacant.
- J: Elections for Delegate are to begin, as if a challenge had been submitted, at the beginning of the first calendar month following six months having passed from the conclusion of the last vote for Delegate. The incumbent Delegate must confirm their intent to run in these elections to be a candidate.
- K: Elections for all Officer positions are to begin on the first day of April, August and December, as if a challenge had been submitted. Each challenge in these elections is taken to be made for all four Officer positions. Incumbent Officers must confirm their intent to run in these elections to be a candidate. No challenge for an Officer position may be made in the 15 days before these elections.
All citizens are allowed to cast their votes, either In Favor (Aye) or Against (Nay). The amendment requires a 75% majority to pass. The vote will remain open for 7 days, officially closing on August 4, 2019 at 2:51 AM EDT.
