SR 115-33: Fair Democracy Amendment (Debating)

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

I am a little lost currently but I propose the Following addition (Provided in Blue) to what to my understanding is the current working version. If I am incorrect please add point 12 in blue as my amendment.

Withdrawing earlier version and proposing:

No objection but I propose the following addition:

Assuming the previous amendment has been adopted, I propose some more changes that I've thought about.

Section 2. Amendment for electoral reform

Section 4 of the Constitution is hereby amended:

1. No regional-administered election shall admit as eligible voters any person having resided in any other region within the fifty-six days prior to the commencement of the election. All persons registered in a region shall have a right to eligiblity for ballot access and a right to popular election to regional office.

2. In addition, no subregional senate election shall admit as eligible voters any person having resided in any other region within the fifty-six days prior to the commencement of the election. All persons registered in a subregion shall have a right to eligiblity for ballot access and a right to popular election to the subregional senate seat.

3. Aside from the exceptions as laid out by this section, no region-wide or subregional election or referendum may deny any person the right to vote who would, if a federal election were held concurrently, be eligible to vote in such an election.

4. Term lengths for all regional legislators and regional executives shall be prescribed as either three (3) months for both the executive and the legislature or four (4) months for the executive and two (2) months for the legislature. Any region which combines the executive and the legislature as a parliamentary unit shall have term lengths prescribed as three (3) months. Regional executive and legislative offices may have shorter term lengths than these prescribed in this section.

5. Each legislative body shall be composed of only elected at-large members. If there are five (5) or more candidates on the ballot, at least four (4) must be elected. If there are (6) or more candidates on the ballot, at least five (5) must be elected. Otherwise, at least three (3) must be elected. This clause may not be suspended, unless a region adopts a universal legislature composed of all registered citizens.

6. Any regional legislature of four (4) or fewer members shall only proceed to amend the constitution of the region by a unanimous affirmative vote of members with ratification through a popular referendum of the eligible voters of the region and shall not impeach or expel members of the legislature by less than an affirmative unanimous vote of members voting, except the member to be expelled or impeached.

7. No regional office shall be named President or Vice President.

8. Voting periods in all regional elections and referendums shall be no shorter than a period of seventy-two (72) hours and no longer than 196 hours (196) hours in duration.

9. Aside from the exceptions as laid out by this section, no region shall proceed to amend its constitution without a minimum of two thirds affirmative support of its membership with ratification through a popular referendum by eligible voters of the region.

10. In the instance of a voting booth thread not being posted in time for the scheduled start of a regional election or referendum, the President of Atlasia shall be permitted to authorize the federal administration of a regional election or referendum through an appointed officer or themself.

11. To allow time for regions to update their procedures and avoid suddenly unstaffing governments, Regions will have until July 28, 2023 to bring themselves into compliance without penalty, and any existing legislators and executives may serve until that time.

12. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, regions may create a pathway by which citizen-referred constitutional amendments can proceed without going through the legislature, provided at least five citizens of the region endorse the proposal and that such amendments are ultimately ratified by popular referendum by eligible voters of the region.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

AYE

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

I motion for a final vote here

24 hours to object

I Object! The incoming Senate should have a chance to vote on and amend this bill given its importance . Furthermore there's been a lack of engagement on this bill and this would also mean holding a vote over the 4th of July holiday, which is a bad idea IMO.

The 'effective by' date would force the South to hold at least three elections in the next 2 months (one to pass a new constitution, a new election in mid July that has to happen after a new constitution is passed, and then the federal elections in August). The 'effective by' date should be moved to the end of August. This would allow the South to sync elections with the federal system.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Nay