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The Forty-Third Amendment to the Charter
Author(s): South Jarvis
Co-Signer(s): N/A
Date Enacted: 21 July 2014
Final Vote Count: 9-1-3
Archivist's Note: This amendment formed the first part of the wider Electoral Procedures Act 2014.
Author(s): South Jarvis
Co-Signer(s): N/A
Date Enacted: 21 July 2014
Final Vote Count: 9-1-3
Archivist's Note: This amendment formed the first part of the wider Electoral Procedures Act 2014.
The following, Art. III, Sec. I "Voting and Elections," is repealed:
Section I: Voting and Elections
Subsection I: Voting Procedures
Clause I. At all votes but elections, voters shall have the right to cast a vote in the form FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN, and these votes shall conducted through polls on the forum.
Clause II. If an there is an election for a position with one or two candidates, there shall only be one poll for this position, and the voters may either vote for a single candidate or abstain.
Clause III. Elections with more than two candidate shall be conducted by poll instant-runoff voting.
In an instant-runoff election, there will be different numbers of polls depending on the number of candidates running for a position.
For one position, there will be the same number polls as the number of candidates, and the each poll shall be titled first choice, second choice, and so on.
Each voter may choose which nation they would like to vote for as their first choice, in the first choice poll, up through the total number of choice polls for a given position.
At the end of the voting period, the votes in first-choice poll are tallied. If one candidate has received a majority of the first-choice votes, he or she is elected.
If no candidate has received a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. If there is a tie for the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes, all tied candidates are eliminated.
Ballots whose first choice was assigned to the eliminated candidate or candidates are reassigned to their second-choice vote and added to that candidate’s total number of votes. If this results in one candidate having a majority of votes, that candidates is elected.
This procedure is repeated until one candidate has achieved a majority.
Ballots which have exhausted all of their candidates are discarded in future rounds.
Clause IV. All votes that are specifically reserved for Charter Members, including elections and referendums, shall be conducted in the Congressional Elections and Votes subforum on the main DSA forum. (http://s1.zetaboards.com/DemocraticSocialist/forum/1706758/)
Subsection II: Cabinet Elections
Clause I. The Cabinet Election process shall begin at 0:00 GMT on the sixtieth (60th) day of each Cabinet’s term, and it shall last for fourteen (14) days.
Clause II. Nominations for government positions shall begin at 00:00 GMT on the sixtieth (60th) day of each Cabinet’s term and close at 00:00 GMT on the sixty-seventh (67th) day, thereby lasting seven (7) days. After a Member of Congress is nominated, the Secretary General shall contact that nation in regard to accepting the nomination. Nations shall have the right to accept or decline any nomination. The final candidates shall then be posted prior to the start of voting.
Clause III. Voting shall begin at 00:00 GMT on the sixty-eighth (68th) day of each Cabinet’s term and close at 00:00 GMT on the seventy-fifth (75th) day, thereby lasting seven (7) full days. Votes shall then be tallied and the elected officers announced before 23:59 GMT on the seventy-fifth (75th) day. The elected Cabinet assume their positions at 0:00 GMT that night.
Clause IV. If a Charter member is elected to more than one office, they will be required to declare what office they wish to take up at the start of the new term. That Charter member shall then be eliminated from the vote counts for the other offices and votes he/she did not choose, and those elections shall be recounted.
Clause V. If a cabinet position is vacated for any reason, the President shall either take up the role or hold a special election for the position. While the special election is taking place, the President must choose an interim minister within 2 days of the position being vacated.
Clause VI. The procedures for a special election are the same as regular cabinet election procedures, but nominations and voting shall only last four (4) days each to ensure that a new minister is elected quickly. The total special election process should last eight (8) days, and the newly minister will join the cabinet as soon as the voting ends at 0:00 GMT of the eighth day.
Subsection I: Voting Procedures
Clause I. At all votes but elections, voters shall have the right to cast a vote in the form FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN, and these votes shall conducted through polls on the forum.
Clause II. If an there is an election for a position with one or two candidates, there shall only be one poll for this position, and the voters may either vote for a single candidate or abstain.
Clause III. Elections with more than two candidate shall be conducted by poll instant-runoff voting.
In an instant-runoff election, there will be different numbers of polls depending on the number of candidates running for a position.
For one position, there will be the same number polls as the number of candidates, and the each poll shall be titled first choice, second choice, and so on.
Each voter may choose which nation they would like to vote for as their first choice, in the first choice poll, up through the total number of choice polls for a given position.
At the end of the voting period, the votes in first-choice poll are tallied. If one candidate has received a majority of the first-choice votes, he or she is elected.
If no candidate has received a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. If there is a tie for the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes, all tied candidates are eliminated.
Ballots whose first choice was assigned to the eliminated candidate or candidates are reassigned to their second-choice vote and added to that candidate’s total number of votes. If this results in one candidate having a majority of votes, that candidates is elected.
This procedure is repeated until one candidate has achieved a majority.
Ballots which have exhausted all of their candidates are discarded in future rounds.
Clause IV. All votes that are specifically reserved for Charter Members, including elections and referendums, shall be conducted in the Congressional Elections and Votes subforum on the main DSA forum. (http://s1.zetaboards.com/DemocraticSocialist/forum/1706758/)
Subsection II: Cabinet Elections
Clause I. The Cabinet Election process shall begin at 0:00 GMT on the sixtieth (60th) day of each Cabinet’s term, and it shall last for fourteen (14) days.
Clause II. Nominations for government positions shall begin at 00:00 GMT on the sixtieth (60th) day of each Cabinet’s term and close at 00:00 GMT on the sixty-seventh (67th) day, thereby lasting seven (7) days. After a Member of Congress is nominated, the Secretary General shall contact that nation in regard to accepting the nomination. Nations shall have the right to accept or decline any nomination. The final candidates shall then be posted prior to the start of voting.
Clause III. Voting shall begin at 00:00 GMT on the sixty-eighth (68th) day of each Cabinet’s term and close at 00:00 GMT on the seventy-fifth (75th) day, thereby lasting seven (7) full days. Votes shall then be tallied and the elected officers announced before 23:59 GMT on the seventy-fifth (75th) day. The elected Cabinet assume their positions at 0:00 GMT that night.
Clause IV. If a Charter member is elected to more than one office, they will be required to declare what office they wish to take up at the start of the new term. That Charter member shall then be eliminated from the vote counts for the other offices and votes he/she did not choose, and those elections shall be recounted.
Clause V. If a cabinet position is vacated for any reason, the President shall either take up the role or hold a special election for the position. While the special election is taking place, the President must choose an interim minister within 2 days of the position being vacated.
Clause VI. The procedures for a special election are the same as regular cabinet election procedures, but nominations and voting shall only last four (4) days each to ensure that a new minister is elected quickly. The total special election process should last eight (8) days, and the newly minister will join the cabinet as soon as the voting ends at 0:00 GMT of the eighth day.