Post by Asairia on Feb 15, 2019 20:02:41 GMT
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ACT #2
An Act to Amend the Constitution of the Versutian Federation..
1. Article 9 will be introduced to the Constitution, and will read as follows:
Article 9 - Voting
9.1. Elections for public positions and acts shall last for five days, at which time the polls will close.
9.2. Referendums on other issues shall last for three days, at which time the polls will close.
9.3. The incumbent president may declare a "rushed vote" for any referendum or act vote, but not elections.
9.3.1. A rushed vote will last for a period of time determined by the president less than the original voting length, at which time the polls will close.
9.3.2. A rushed vote can only be declared with justified cause, which can be contested by any citizen of the Versutian Federation in court.
9.3.2.1. If a rushed vote is contested, the vote can be begun, but not concluded, until either the appeal is resolved or the time allotted for the type of vote in this article has passed.
9.3.3. A rushed vote cannot be called with intent to exclude any citizen or group of citizens from voting.
9.4. The beginning and end of voting time must be recorded in the voting topic before voting starts.
9.5. The voting topic must include a copy of the subject being voted on.
9.6. The result of a vote may be contested in court if a citizen believes the voting procedure was flawed, or did not meet the above protocols.
9.6.1. If the court decides the vote was flawed, the vote can be rerun and the original results invalidated.
9.6.1.1. The court cannot decide to invalidate the original results without calling another vote.
9.7. Should any elected position become unfilled for any reason, the following things will take place:
9.7.1. A citizen may be appointed by the previous incumbent to fill the position until the election.
9.7.2. If no citizen is chosen, the deputy of the Ministry in question may fill the position.
9.7.3. After a three day campaigning and nomination period, an election will be held for the position in question.
9.8. Two or more the positions of Delegate, President, or any Minister position cannot be occupied by the same citizen at any given time.
9.8.1. This includes temporarily filling in voided positions in the period before elections.