Popular Initiative Amendment (Passed/Sent to Regions)

[Јas]

With 5 Aye's and 1 declared abstention, the amendment passes.

Result on Ebowed's Amendment
Aye: 5 (Sam; PBrunsel; Brandon; Lewis; Al)
Nay: 1 (Earl)
Abstain [Voted]: 1 (Ebowed)
Abstain [Didn't Vote]: 3 (DWTL; Phil; Rob)

[Sam Spade]

Since 24 hours have passed without debate, I shall move for a final vote on the legislation.

[Sam Spade]

We are now voting on final passage of the legislation under consideration:


Popular Initiative Amendment

Article I, Section 3, Clause 5 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be created to read as follows:

Any ordinary citizen of Atlasia may propose legislation for immediate consideration by the Senate. To do so, he must:

(a) create a new thread (entitled with the name of his proposed legislation) containing his proposal;

(b) receive the signatures of 15% of the registered citizens of Atlasia within 28 days of creating the thread.

When these requirements are met and verified by the Secretary of Forum Affairs, the legislation shall be placed before the Senate for its consideration, though only one piece of legislation proposed in this matter shall be considered by the Senate at any one time. The citizen who creates the thread for the legislation shall be thence considered the sponsor of the legislation.


Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Though I don't think it will ever find serious use, I'll be willing to err on the side of giving power to the people here.

Aye.

[Hatman 🍁]

Nay

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Јas]

Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 2 (Moderate; Ebowed)
Nay: 1 (Earl)
Yet to Vote: 7 (Al; Brandon; DWTL; Lewis; PBrunsel; Rob; Sam)

7 Aye votes are needed to send this for consideration to the regions.

[Brandon H]

Aye

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Aye

[minionofmidas]

Aye

[Sam Spade]

Nay.

[Rob]

Aye.

[Јas]

Updated Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 6 (Moderate; Ebowed; Brandon; Al; Lewis; Rob)
Nay: 2 (Earl; Sam)
Yet to Vote: 2 (DWTL; PBrunsel)

7 Aye votes are needed to send this for consideration to the regions.

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[Sam Spade]

This bill has enough votes to pass.  Senators shall have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Sam Spade]

With 7 votes in favor, 2 votes against and 1 not voting, the amendment has passed and will be sent to the regions for ratification..


I pause to note that this might be the only time in the Senate when EarlAW and I will be the sole votes against legislation.