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House Vote: 7-1-0
Senate Vote: 4-1-0
The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Constitution Grammar Fix Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Avaneesh2008.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. MissAndrist.
2 - Reasons
(1) There shouldn't be grammatical or spelling errors in our constitution
3 - Fixes
(1) Section 8 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“(1) Voting System. Elections for the House of Representatives shall be conducted through a system of Single Transferrable Transferable Vote.
(2) Activity Requirements. In order to run for and maintain their seat in the House of Representatives, citizens need to meet these requirements:
(4) House of Representatives Election Months. January, March, May, July, September, and November”
(2) Section 9 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“(1) Voting System. Elections for the Senate shall be conducted through a system of Single Non-Transferrable Transferable Vote.
(2) Classes. The Senate shall be divided into two classes, Class A and Class B.
(a) When the entire Senate is up for election, the highest polling 50% of Senators shall be assigned to Class A while the remaining Senators shall be assigned to Class B.
(3) Activity Requirements. In order to run for and maintain their seat in the Senate, citizens need to meet these requirements:
(5) Senate Election Months:
(a) Class A. January, May, September
(b) Class B. March, July, November”
(3) Section 19 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“ The Supreme Court is the highest court in Redmont and is the appellate court for verdicts made by the Federal Courts. “
(4) Section 45 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“Caretaker is a period where the government entity continues to function, but is restricted from making major policy decisions, significant appointments, or entering into substantial contracts, unless they are essential for the normal operations of government. Caretaker serves to ensure that the government does not make decisions that could bind future governments or use its position unfairly during an election campaign.
(1) The Presiding Officers of Congress announce Legislative Caretaker within 24 hours of its commencement, as defined by 7(2).
(a) Bills proposed after the announcement of caretaker must:
(i) be only necessary bills that are to be proposed to ensure the efficient running of the Government.
(ii) must reach a supermajority in both chambers of Government.
(b) Motions proposed during caretaker require a supermajority to pass.
(2) Caretaker does not automatically apply to the Executive during election months.”
(5) Section 42 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
"A vote of greater than or equal to 66.6*% 2/3"
Senate Vote: 4-1-0
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Amend the Constitution by Changing Grammatical and Spelling Errors
BILL
To
Amend the Constitution by Changing Grammatical and Spelling Errors
The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Constitution Grammar Fix Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Avaneesh2008.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. MissAndrist.
2 - Reasons
(1) There shouldn't be grammatical or spelling errors in our constitution
3 - Fixes
(1) Section 8 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“(1) Voting System. Elections for the House of Representatives shall be conducted through a system of Single Transferrable Transferable Vote.
(2) Activity Requirements. In order to run for and maintain their seat in the House of Representatives, citizens need to meet these requirements:
- Has 12 hours active monthly playtime
- Has accrued 24 hours playtime prior to declaring their intent to contest the election on the forums.
(4) House of Representatives Election Months. January, March, May, July, September, and November”
(2) Section 9 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“(1) Voting System. Elections for the Senate shall be conducted through a system of Single Non-Transferrable Transferable Vote.
(2) Classes. The Senate shall be divided into two classes, Class A and Class B.
(a) When the entire Senate is up for election, the highest polling 50% of Senators shall be assigned to Class A while the remaining Senators shall be assigned to Class B.
(3) Activity Requirements. In order to run for and maintain their seat in the Senate, citizens need to meet these requirements:
- Has 12 hours active monthly playtime
- Has accrued 72 hours of playtime prior to declaring their intent to contest the election on the forums
(5) Senate Election Months:
(a) Class A. January, May, September
(b) Class B. March, July, November”
(3) Section 19 of Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“ The Supreme Court is the highest court in Redmont and is the appellate court for verdicts made by the Federal Courts. “
(4) Section 45 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
“Caretaker is a period where the government entity continues to function, but is restricted from making major policy decisions, significant appointments, or entering into substantial contracts, unless they are essential for the normal operations of government. Caretaker serves to ensure that the government does not make decisions that could bind future governments or use its position unfairly during an election campaign.
(1) The Presiding Officers of Congress announce Legislative Caretaker within 24 hours of its commencement, as defined by 7(2).
(a) Bills proposed after the announcement of caretaker must:
(i) be only necessary bills that are to be proposed to ensure the efficient running of the Government.
(ii) must reach a supermajority in both chambers of Government.
(b) Motions proposed during caretaker require a supermajority to pass.
(2) Caretaker does not automatically apply to the Executive during election months.”
(5) Section 42 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
"A vote of greater than or equal to 66.6*% 2/3"
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