[Vote] Referendum on Article C of the Concordat (2023.2)

SirShadow · August 23, 2023, 2:28am

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The Office of the Viceroy

NOTE: Only Currently Registered Voters can vote in the Referendum.

The Office of the Viceroy announces the start of a Referendum on Article C of the Concordat following a discussion in the Magisterium here and was voted onhere

Voting Procedure

Voting is open for a period of approximately one week from the time this referendum is announced until 2023-08-30T02:25:00Z. This vote will close at this time.
Votes made or edited after this time will not be counted. Votes cast from citizen accounts not registered to vote will be not be counted and are liable to penalty as voter fraud.

AMENDMENT AT VOTE:

[AMENDMENT] Protecting Our Courts Amendment (POCA)

The Concordat of the East Pacific

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Article C: Judicial

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Section 5

Every six months, on the first of January and July, discussion for re-confirmation of all sitting Arbiters shall be immediately begun by the Provost of the Magisterium. Arbiters are appointed for a tenure lasting until the next re-confirmation of the cycle unless they are appointed in the month prior to re-confirmation, in which case they hold their seat until the second re-confirmation of the cycle. After three days of discussion on re-confirmation, a vote will begin. All sitting Arbiters shall retain their seat for the duration of re-confirmation. Should any Arbiter(s) fail the re-confirmation vote by the Magisterium, their seat is forfeited. In the event of any vacancy in the Conclave, the Delegate must nominate a new Arbiter within seven days. An Arbiter cannot be nominated again for the same seat after their re-confirmation fails.

Section 6

The Conclave may rule on the actions of the Delegate or the Praesidium and nullify any which are contrary to this Concordat or statutory law. Furthermore, the Conclave may nullify any law passed by the Magisterium that is contrary to this Concordat. The Conclave is empowered to compel a legally required action by Order with an indictable penalty, as limited by law. The Conclave cannot overturn any part of the Concordat.

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Section 10

The Conclave may not apply any legislation to any situation that occurred before the legislation was passed.

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Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor of the proposal;
Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against the proposal;
Vote ABSTAIN or PRESENT if you find yourself unable to reach a decision in good conscience.

SiriusBlack8009 · August 23, 2023, 2:38am

Aye

Cloud · August 23, 2023, 2:39am

Aye

Kuberistan · August 23, 2023, 2:47am

Aye

Pakitsk · August 23, 2023, 3:03am

TEP/WA: Pakitsk

AYE

Zukchiva · August 23, 2023, 3:07am

Aye.

Bachtendekuppen · August 23, 2023, 5:08am

Against.

Wallenburg · August 23, 2023, 6:59am

Nay

Sammy23 · August 23, 2023, 7:31am

Aye

God-Emperor · August 23, 2023, 9:02pm

Nay

Marrabuk · August 26, 2023, 1:58pm

TEP/WA: Marrabuk

Against

Mangegneithe · August 26, 2023, 4:04pm

Aye

CyberiumShadow · August 28, 2023, 12:41pm

Abstain

Dremaur · August 29, 2023, 12:50am

Aye

Turbiatop-Aspira · August 29, 2023, 9:42am

Aye

SirShadow · September 6, 2023, 8:08pm

Voting is closed. Votes will be tallied

Zukchiva · September 13, 2023, 7:32pm

The referendum closed on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 2:25 AM UTC.

14 individuals voted. All 14 were valid Registered Voters. 1 voter ABSTAINED and thus is not included in the final voting majority tally.

9 voted AYE (69.23%) and 4 voted NAY (30.77%) out of 13 votes cast. The required majority in favor of ratification must exceed 2/3 of voters (66.67%).

This Concordat amendment is thus successfully ratified with a 69% of voting Registered Voters in favor, and is law.