SB 120-09: Senate Vacancy Amendment Act (Sent to the Regions)

[Senator Spiral]

An Amendment
To close loopholes in senate vacancy appointments

Be it enacted by two-thirds of the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled, and at least two-thirds of the Regions henceforth;

1. The title of this resolution shall be the Senate Vacancy Amendment Act
2. Section 2, article 1 of the constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

1. The manner of election for at-large Senators shall be as follows:

    i. The nine at-large Senators shall be elected for a term of two months by the eligible voters of the Republic according to a method of proportional representation prescribed by the Senate. Elections for the seats shall be held in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
    ii. If no other method of proportional representation is prescribed by law, at-large Senate elections shall operate on single transferable vote.
    iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the executive of the former Senator’s Party at the time the vacancy was created; but should a vacancy occur as the result of the death, expulsion, or resignation of an at-large Senator not being a member of a major Party or being a member of a major party lacking an executive and/or party bylaws at the time of the vacancy, then a special election shall be held within twenty days of the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term. Should a Senator indirectly resign via deregistration, and should this deregistration bring the Senator's party at the time of deregistration below the legal limit to be considered a major party, then a special election shall be held by the same standards as if the senator was from a minor party or an independent.

Sponsor: Weatherboy

Debate has commenced and the Senator is recognized.

[Senator Spiral]

motion for a final vote.

Are we voting on my text or the initial text?

This would be for the text as amended by you. No objections were raised within the 24 hours after introducing it, so it was accepted.

[Senator Spiral]

As amended:

An Amendment
To close loopholes in senate vacancy appointments

Be it enacted by two-thirds of the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled, and at least two-thirds of the Regions henceforth;

1. The title of this resolution shall be the Senate Vacancy Amendment Act
2. Section 2, article 1 of the constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

1. The manner of election for at-large Senators shall be as follows:

    i. The nine at-large Senators shall be elected for a term of two months by the eligible voters of the Republic according to a method of proportional representation prescribed by the Senate. Elections for the seats shall be held in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
    ii. If no other method of proportional representation is prescribed by law, at-large Senate elections shall operate on single transferable vote.
    iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the executive or acting executive of the former Senator’s Party at the time the vacancy was created. However, if the former Senator's Party lacks an executive or acting executive, if the former Senator's Party loses major party status before an appointment can be made, or if the former Senator was not registered as a member of a major party at the time of resignation, then a special election shall be held within twenty days of the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term.

A final vote on this legislation shall now take place for the next 96 hours. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[Senator Spiral]

Aye

[Senator Spiral]

Aye - 12 (Spiral, WB, YE, LT, Reagente, RFayette, Muaddib, DeadPrez, Pyro, Ragnaroni, OSR, Jay)
Nay - 0

Having crossed the threshold of 2/3rds majority across the Senate, the vote is closed early. The amendment has passed approval by the Senate and shall now be sent for ratification by the regions. Huzzah!