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VOTE ON P.B. 03-009 | Public Opinion Act: PASSED
LPS
Capt11543: AYE
CasualGreyKnight: DNV
SoggehToast: AYE
MrRoyaltys: AYE
ConsequencesInc: AYE
GREENS
ItsStormcraft: AYE
Talion77: AYE
SeminoBlue: AYE
RealImza: AYE
Yourlocaldiabeto: AYE
IND
Taelor: AYE
Pepecuu: DNV
Dartanboy: AYE
Bloodyrebals: AYE
Ayatha: AYE
Ameslap: DNV
| PARTY | AYE | NAY | ABS | NV |
| LPS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GREENS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IND | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
LPS
Capt11543: AYE
CasualGreyKnight: DNV
SoggehToast: AYE
MrRoyaltys: AYE
ConsequencesInc: AYE
GREENS
ItsStormcraft: AYE
Talion77: AYE
SeminoBlue: AYE
RealImza: AYE
Yourlocaldiabeto: AYE
IND
Taelor: AYE
Pepecuu: DNV
Dartanboy: AYE
Bloodyrebals: AYE
Ayatha: AYE
Ameslap: DNV
A
BILL
TO
Allow Parliament To Initiate Public Opinion Referendums
1 - About this ActBILL
TO
Allow Parliament To Initiate Public Opinion Referendums
(1) This Act
(a) may be cited as ‘Public Opinion Act’ or ‘PuOA’.
(b) may be numbered as P.B.03-009.
(c) shall be enacted once given royal assent.
(d) has been authored by Speaker Rubilubi55.
(e) has been co-sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister SeminoTV and Leader of the Opposition Pepecuu.
2 - General Provision
(1) Parliament may by resolution direct the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hold non-binding public opinion referendums on a matter specified as outlined within this act.
(a) For the purposes of this Act, a resolution to direct the Ministry to hold a referendum is the "initiating resolution
(2) Initiating resolutions for all public opinion referenda must contain all of the following information:
(a) A short title for the referendum.
(b) Which of the formats defined in this Act the referendum is to follow.
(c) A description for the referendum which provides necessary information to the voters.
(d) A complete list of all options to be made available, if applicable.
(e) Additional rules, procedures, eligibility requirements, and/or special instructions for the Ministry, within the scope of this Act, if applicable.
(3) The Ministry shall not be obligated to carry out a referendum if required information is missing from the initiating resolution.
(4) Voting on such public opinion referendum shall last for 48 hours, unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution, but may never last for less than 24 hours.
(5) Every citizen meeting the outlined requirements to vote have the right to vote in such elections.
(a) Parliament may allow more people to cast their vote as long as this is general, so not for the individual case and prescribed within the initiating resolution.
(6) The Ministry of Internal Affairs shall maintain a thread in the "Elections and Referendums" thread for each public opinion referendum, which shall contain at minimum a link to the initiating resolution, and where the results shall be posted subject to §6 of this Act.
3 - Agreement Or Disagreement Referendum
(1) A referendum on agreement or disagreement has an "Aye" and a "Nay" option. The option which receives the most votes shall be declared the winner.
4 - Detailed Public Opinion Referendum
(1) A detailed public opinion referendum may have as many options as parliament deems appropiate.
(2) Parliament may direct the Ministry to configure polls for a detailed public opinion referendum according to the following specifications:
(a) Preferential Voting - Voters are asked to rank options in order of preference. Voters must rank a minimum of 1 option, unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution.
(b) Block Voting - Voters are asked to choose an unordered set of options. The block size shall be 1 unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution.
(3) Parliament may define a methodology to adjudicate the results of a detailed public opinion referendum as it sees fit. If no methodology is defined, the Ministry shall use the following methodologies by default:
(a) Preferential Voting - Results shall be adjudicated using the Instant Runoff procedure. The option with the least number of votes is eliminated, and each ballot contributing to that option now contributes to the next-highest ranked option which has not yet been eliminated. This process is repeated over successive rounds until one option has a majority (> 50%) of votes.
(b) Block Voting - The Ministry shall rank the options in order of most to least votes received. The top n options are declared the winners, where n is the block size defined by the initiating resolution.
5 - Candidate Referendum
(1) A candidate referendum is a public opinion referendum in which citizens may nominate themselves to be an option in the referendum.
(2) A nomination period shall be opened where any citizen may nominate themselves. This nomination period shall last for 24 hours.
(a) Parliament may regulate who is able to nominate themselves.
(3) After the nomination period concludes a voting period is started. Normally voting period lasts for 24 hours.
(a) Parliament may obligate that citizens can vote for more than one option or rank their choices.
(4) Parliament may direct the Ministry to configure polls for a candidate referendum according to the following specifications:
(a) Preferential Voting - Voters are asked to rank candidate in order of preference. Voters must rank a minimum of 1 candidate, unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution.
(b) Block Voting - Voters are asked to choose an unordered set of candidates. The block size shall be 1 unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution.
(5) Parliament may define a methodology to adjudicate the results of a candidate referendum as it sees fit. If no methodology is defined, the Ministry shall use the following methodologies by default:
(a) Preferential Voting - Results shall be adjudicated using the procedure defined at §5a of the Alexandrian Electoral Act for awarding direct mandates in a general election. 1 candidate shall be elected, unless otherwise specified in the initiating resolution.
(b) Block Voting - The Ministry shall rank the candidates in order of most to least votes received. The top n options are declared the winners, where n is the block size defined by the initiating resolution.
6 - Results
(1) The Ministry of Internal Affairs shall announce the results within the forum thread within 72 hours of the voting period concluding.
(a) The Ministry shall also publish the raw ballot data, and detail the methodology used to determine the results.
(b) For reason of privacy the Ministry of Internal Affairs is obligated to remove the time stamps and the ballot numbers as well as randomize the ballots order, in the published raw ballot data.
7 - Amendments to the Government Organization Act
(1) §26 - Referendums shall be amended in the following manner:
"26 - Referendums
(1) A referendum is a vote hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs relating to a Constitutional Amendment, a referendum to vacate the Monarchy, or other provision prescribed by law.
(2) A referendum may only begin through the authorization of an act of Parliament reaching a supermajority.
(2) A constitutional amendment referendum shall require a supermajority of votes cast to be AYE in order to pass.
(3) A referendum to vacate the monarchy shall require greater than 80% of the voting population votes cast to be AYE in order to pass."
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