S.23-2.2: Speedy Referendums Amendment

[reagente]

Speedy Referendums Amendment

Article VIII:

2. For amendments forwarded to the citizens of the Southern Region, Except in November or December, the appropriate election administrator shall open the polling booth at 12:00:00am EDT on the penultimate Friday after the Amendment is referred out of the House of Burgessesof the month for all proposed Amendments approved by the Southern Legislature before 12:00:00am EDT on the second Friday of a month that have not already received a vote. In November or December, the appropriate election administrator shall open the polling booth at 12:00:00am EDT on the second Friday of the month for all proposed Amendments approved by the Southern Legislature before 12:00:00am EDT on the first Friday of the month that have not already received a vote. In all cases, the appropriate election administrator shall close the polling booth at 11:59:59pm EDT on the following Sunday. If the date for opening the polling booth coincides with another Southern election, the appropriate election administrator shall include the vote on any proposed Amendments in the polling booth for that election

Article IX:

6. Article VIII, Section 2 shall apply to Amendments referred to the Southern public prior to the ratification of this article that have not yet received a vote as of the time of the ratification of this article

sponsor: reagente

allows for constitutional amendments to be voted on by the public earlier

[reagente]

Proposed Amendment:

Speedy Referendums Amendment


Article VII:

1. The people of The South shall have the power to recall any regional elected official by the process of petition. Petitions that collect seven or more signatures shall be considered valid. When a valid petition is presented, the appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth on the following Friday at 12:00:00am EDT and shall close said booth the following Sunday at 11:59:59pm EDT three days after the recall obtains seven (7) signatures. The voting booth shall be open for 72 hours or until it is mathematically certain a recall has succeeded or failed, whichever happens first. The recall question will be voted on in a separate voting booth, even if coincides with another election The recall question is: “Shall [name of officer] be recalled from the office of [name of office held]?” The recall election may not occur within three days before the seventh signature is collected. Every citizen will be given the opportunity to vote YES to recall and NO to retain during this time. Abstentions will not affect the results. A majority of Southern citizens and no less than four fifths of voters must vote affirmatively to recall an elected official. Recalled officials shall forfeit their offices immediately.

Article VIII:

2. For amendments forwarded to the citizens of the Southern Region, Except in November or December, the appropriate election administrator shall open the polling booth at 12:00:00am EDT on the penultimate Friday after the Amendment is referred out of the House of Burgessesof the month for all proposed Amendments approved by the Southern Legislature before 12:00:00am EDT on the second Friday of a month that have not already received a vote. In November or December, the appropriate election administrator shall open the polling booth at 12:00:00am EDT on the second Friday of the month for all proposed Amendments approved by the Southern Legislature before 12:00:00am EDT on the first Friday of the month that have not already received a vote. In all cases, the appropriate election administrator shall close the polling booth at 11:59:59pm EDT on the following Sunday. If the date for opening the polling booth coincides with another Southern election (except recalls), the appropriate election administrator shall include the vote on any proposed Amendments in the polling booth for that election. Amendments forwarded to the citizens of the Southern Region shall go into effect 48 hours after polls close if approved by voters.

Article IX:

6. Article VIII, Section 2 shall apply to Amendments referred to the Southern public prior to the ratification of this article that have not yet received a vote as of the time of the ratification of this article

[reagente]

I move to suspend the rules by unanimous consent to adopt this amendment and to proceed to a final vote.


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Aye on adopting Amendment
Aye on proceeding to a final vote

[RFayette]

Aye on adopting Amendment
Aye on proceeding to a final vote

[fhtagn]

Aye on adopting Amendment
Aye on proceeding to a final vote

[UlmerFudd]

Aye on adopting Amendment
Aye on proceeding to a final vote

[reagente]

Amendment adopted, and final vote on the Constitutional Amendment has commenced. 48 hours or until everyone votes, whichever is sooner

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Aye

[UlmerFudd]

Aye

[RFayette]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Aye

[reagente]

Four votes in the affirmative. Vote closed.