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Constituinal Amendment: Voting Periods wrote:Article 3: The AssemblyArticle 7: Elections
- A: The Assembly consists of all citizens of The Rejected Realms.
- B: The Assembly is responsible for voting on laws, treaties, declarations of war, constitutional amendments and appeals from the Citizenship Council, and electing Officers and the WA Delegate.
- C: Votes in the Assembly are visible to all citizens. Assembly votes are four days long, apart from votes on amendments to the Constitution, that are seven days long.
- D: Votes on laws, treaties and appeals require a simple majority vote to pass. Declarations of war require a 75% majority vote to pass or amend, and a simple majority to repeal. Amendments to the Constitution require a 75% majority vote to pass.
- A: Any citizen who wishes to become an Officer or the Delegate may challenge for the position.
- B: Elections begin once a challenge is submitted. If the elections are for the position of Delegate, any citizens admitted after this time will not be allowed to vote in that election.
- C: The challenge period is the first seven days of Delegate elections and first four days of Officer elections. Further challenges must be submitted during the challenge period. An official being challenged must confirm their intent to run during the challenge period, but does not require the support of any other citizen.
- D: 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.
- E: Following the challenge period, the Assembly will vote to elect the Delegate or Officer.
Voting is to be open for seven days in Delegate elections, and four days in Officer elections.- F: Simultaneous elections will begin for all Officer positions on the first day of April, August and December, as if a challenge had been made. Incumbent Officers must confirm their intent to run in accordance with Clause C.
- G: If there are multiple vacant Officer positions, each challenge is to be taken to be for all vacant positions, and a simultaneous election is to be held.
- H: The voting system is determined by law. If there is only one candidate in an election, a confirmation vote requiring a simple majority is to be held. Simultaneous elections are to be held as a single election for multiple positions, except that if the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, each candidate is to be subject to a confirmation vote.
