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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 'Election Foundations Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Speaker CaseyLeFaye and President UnityMaster.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Representative Jabolko.
2 - Reasons
(1) Our Constitution has become bloated with procedural law that does not belong anywhere in it.
(a) Constitutions are meant for creating foundations of a government, not containing whole election procedures.
(2) This Bill, along with the Electoral Standards Act, seeks to help eliminate the issue of Constitutional amendments that are not in the Constitution.
(3) To amend the Legislative Standards Act.
3 - Repeal
(1) The Electoral Act is hereby repealed.
(a) All Acts repealed by the Electoral Act shall remain repealed.
4 - Constitutional Amendments
(1) Part I of the Constitution shall be amended as follows:
“7. Electoral Terms and Limitations
(1) The Supreme Court of Redmont is to act as the Court of Disputed Returns.
(2) A citizen can only sit in one chamber. When a citizen is elected to both chambers, it will be that they assume their seat in the Senate and forfeit their seat in the House of Representatives.
(3) The entirety of Congress enters Caretaker Mode during an election period. This begins on the first day of a regular Congressional election month, and ends after at least 8 Representatives and 2 Senators are elected in that month’s election.
8. House of Representatives Elections
(1) Voting System. The voting system for the House of Representatives shall be determined by law outside of this Constitution.
(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.
(3) House of Representatives Duration. 2 Month Term
(4) House of Representatives Election Months. January, March, May, July, September, and November
9. Senate Elections
(1) Voting System. The voting system for the Senate shall be determined by law outside of this Constitution.
(2) Classes. The Senate shall be divided into two classes, Class A and Class B.
(a) Where the entire Senate is up for election, the highest polling 50% of Senators shall be assigned to the class with the longer term while the remaining Senators shall be assigned to the class with the shorter term.
(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 playtime prior to declaring their intent to contest the election on the forums
(4) Senate Duration. 4 Month Term
(5) Senate Election Months:
(6) Class A. January, May, September
(7) Class B. March, July, November
11. Procedures for the Removal and Replacement of Congress Members
Vacancy, nomination, and special election procedures are highlighted in the Electoral Act.
11. Removal of Members of Congress
(1) If a Representative is no longer fit for office, they can be removed from Congress early by the relevant presiding officer with the consent of four fifths of their chamber (excluding the individual in question).
(2) If a Senator is no longer fit for office, they can be removed from Congress early by the relevant presiding officer with the consent of all members of their chamber (excluding the individual in question).
12. Vacant Seats
(1) The method and process for filling vacancies in Congress shall be determined by law outside this Constitution.
(2) Any individual selected to fill a vacancy must meet the running requirements for that seat.”
(a) Bold formatting for this amendment shall be the same as it was for the Electoral Act.
(b) Subsequent sections shall be renumbered to reflect these changes.
(2) Part III of the Constitution shall be amended as follows:
“The Presidential Election shall be conducted through a process of instant runoff Single Transferable Vote. If no candidate receives an outright majority in any Presidential election, a 24-hour runoff election shall be held at the soonest time possible in which only the two highest-voted candidates shall be listed on the ballot. In the event that more than two candidates are tied for first place, all candidates which tied for first place shall be listed. In the event that one candidate received a plurality and multiple candidates tied for second, the highest voted candidate plus all candidates tied for second shall be listed. In the event of a tie during a 2-way runoff, the House shall decide among the runoff presidential candidates the next president and the Senate shall decide among the runoff vice-presidential candidates the next vice president. The voting system and election method for the Presidential Election shall be determined by law outside this Constitution. All voting for the Presidential Election must close before the fifteenth day of the Presidential Election month. During this time the incumbent President shall administer the departments.
Immediately following the election, the winner of such will be declared the President-Elect. The incumbent President will remain President until the 15th at 05:00 UTC when the Commencement of the President-Elect's term as President will begin.”
(2) Part IV of the Constitution shall be amended as follows:
“II. The right to vote in elections and referendums, provided the player has:
a. Been online within 1 month as the votes are counted.
b. Accrued 6 or more hours of playtime in the last 30 days”
(3) Subsection 12(9) of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:
“(9) Motion of Nomination
(a) When a candidate for the Legislative branch a chamber of Congress is nominated, a majority vote is required in the House and Senate that chamber of Congress for the nomination to pass. When an individual is nominated to be Congressional Staff, a majority vote is required in both chambers of Congress for the nomination to pass. For nominations to the Judiciary, a majority approval is required in the Senate chamber for the nomination to pass.”
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