Post by lukatonia on Feb 16, 2019 20:17:37 GMT -5
The Unitary Executive Amendments are now at vote
Unitary Executive Amendments
Section 1. Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica
(1) Article III of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(2) Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be stricken in its entirety, and all subsequent articles will be accordingly renumbered.
(3) Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(5) The Guardian Council may elect its own Chairperson to preside over the business of the Guardian Council according to its procedural rules, and may elect a new Chairperson at any time.
(5) The Vice President will serve as non-voting Chairperson of the Guardian Council, and will preside over the business of the Guardian Council according to its procedural rules. The Vice President will serve as liaison between the Guardian Council and other branches of government.
(4) Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(5) Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
Section 2. Amendment to the Congressional Procedure Act
(1) Section 1(2) of the Congressional Procedure Act will be amended as follows:
Section 3. Amendments to the Election Administration Act
(1) Section 1(1) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(2) Section 2(2) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(3) Section 2(4) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(4) Section 2(6)-2(8) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
Section 4. Amendments to the Pacifica External Affairs Committee Act
(1) Section 1(2)-1(3) of the Pacifica External Affairs Committee Act will be amended as follows:
Section 5. Enactment
(1) Should the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica contained herein fail to be enacted, amendments to other laws contained herein will not be enacted.
(2) The President in office at the time these amendments are enacted will continue to serve as President and will not be subject to election until four months from the date of their prior election.
(1) Article III of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
Article III. Presidency and Vice Presidency of Pacifica
Establishment of the presidency and vice presidency
(1) The President and Vice President will be elected on a joint ticket by the citizenry every four months by majority vote. Procedure for the President's and Vice President's election will be further defined by law.
(2) Following initial election, the President will be subject to challenge election. Upon initial election or following defeat of a challenge, the President will not be eligible for challenge for a period of four months.
(2) In the event that the office of President is vacated, the Vice President will assume office as President and automatically resign as Vice President, and may serve as President for the remainder of the previous President's term. In the event that the office of Vice President is vacant at the time the office of President is vacated, presidential succession will temporarily pass down a line of succession determined by law and a new election for President will be conducted as soon as practical.
(3) In the event that the office of Vice President is vacated, the President may appoint a Vice President, subject to confirmation by two-thirds vote of the Regional Congress. The President may withdraw the nomination of the Vice President prior to their confirmation.
(3) (4) The Neither the President nor the Vice President may not serve in any other government office in Pacifica while serving as President or Vice President, except that their membership on the Guardian Council, if already duly appointed and confirmed, will be suspended and will automatically resume after they leave office as President or Vice President.
(5) The President will serve as the lawful World Assembly Delegate of Pacifica. The Vice President will be responsible for holding the second most World Assembly endorsements in Pacifica.
Powers of the presidency
(4) The President will be the head of state and lawful World Assembly Delegate of Pacifica, and will be responsible for regional diplomacy, military, security, and World Assembly affairs.
(6) The President will be the head of state and government of Pacifica, and will be responsible for the affairs of executive government, both external and domestic.
(5) (7) The President may sign or veto enactment, amendment, or repeal of a general law or resolution, or repeal of a treaty. Should the President fail to sign or veto enactment, amendment, or repeal of a general law or resolution, or repeal of a treaty, within seven days, it will automatically take effect and will no longer be subject to veto.
(6) (8) The President may establish and revise an endorsement limit for Pacifica, and may summarily enforce such a limit. The endorsement limit will be no lower than half of the President's endorsement count, except in the event that Pacifica is founderless, in which case a lower limit must be approved by absolute majority vote of the Regional Congress.
(7) (9) The President may pardon or commute the sentence of anyone convicted of a crime by the High Court. Pardon or commutation will be subject to approval by absolute majority vote of the Regional Congress.
(8) (10) The President may appoint a Council of State Cabinet to assist with programs and activities under the President's portfolio of executive government, and may dismiss Secretaries of State from office subject to confirmation by absolute majority vote of the Regional Congress.
(11) The President may withdraw nominations of Cabinet Secretaries prior to their confirmation, and may dismiss Cabinet Secretaries from office following confirmation.
(9) (12) The President may provide for the appointment and dismissal of deputies to Cabinet Secretaries of State.
Establishment of the presidency and vice presidency
(1) The President and Vice President will be elected on a joint ticket by the citizenry every four months by majority vote. Procedure for the President's and Vice President's election will be further defined by law.
(2) In the event that the office of President is vacated, the Vice President will assume office as President and automatically resign as Vice President, and may serve as President for the remainder of the previous President's term. In the event that the office of Vice President is vacant at the time the office of President is vacated, presidential succession will temporarily pass down a line of succession determined by law and a new election for President will be conducted as soon as practical.
(3) In the event that the office of Vice President is vacated, the President may appoint a Vice President, subject to confirmation by two-thirds vote of the Regional Congress. The President may withdraw the nomination of the Vice President prior to their confirmation.
(5) The President will serve as the lawful World Assembly Delegate of Pacifica. The Vice President will be responsible for holding the second most World Assembly endorsements in Pacifica.
Powers of the presidency
(6) The President will be the head of state and government of Pacifica, and will be responsible for the affairs of executive government, both external and domestic.
(11) The President may withdraw nominations of Cabinet Secretaries prior to their confirmation, and may dismiss Cabinet Secretaries from office following confirmation.
(2) Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be stricken in its entirety, and all subsequent articles will be accordingly renumbered.
(3) Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(5) The Vice President will serve as non-voting Chairperson of the Guardian Council, and will preside over the business of the Guardian Council according to its procedural rules. The Vice President will serve as liaison between the Guardian Council and other branches of government.
(4) Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(2) The President or the Prime Minister may, at their discretion, authorize residents of Pacifica who are not citizens to participate in programs and activities under their portfolios of executive government, but such residents may not serve as government officials, including as deputies or military personnel of officer rank.
(5) Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica will be amended as follows:
(4) The President or Vice President will be automatically removed from office upon their World Assembly nation in Pacifica resigning or being expelled from the World Assembly.
Section 2. Amendment to the Congressional Procedure Act
(1) Section 1(2) of the Congressional Procedure Act will be amended as follows:
(2) The minimum discussion period will be waived for votes related to states of emergency. In other cases in which a vote is time sensitive, the minimum discussion period may be waived by a joint decision of the President, the Prime Minister, and the Speaker of the Regional Congress.
Section 3. Amendments to the Election Administration Act
(1) Section 1(1) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(1) Elections for President and Vice President will be administered by the Speaker of the Regional Congress. Elections for any other elected office will be administered by the President or Vice President.
(2) Section 2(2) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(2) An election period will begin ten days before the expiration of an elected official's term, if applicable, or in the case of challenge elections as soon as practical upon filing of a challenge, or in the case an elected office is vacated with no other constitutional procedure for filling the vacancy, as soon as practical following the vacancy.
(3) Section 2(4) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(4) In any election, voting citizens must rank all eligible candidates, or tickets in the case of elections requiring joint tickets, and the option to reopen nominations from most to least preferred on their ballots. Ballots will be publicly cast in the designated voting thread.
(4) Section 2(6)-2(8) of the Election Administration Act will be amended as follows:
(6) The candidate/ticket elected to office in any election will be the candidate/ticket who receives majority support in the election. If no candidate/ticket or the option to reopen nominations receives majority support in the first count, instant run-off voting will be conducted.
(7) Instant run-off voting will be conducted by eliminating the choice ranked first on the fewest ballots, then transferring the vote(s) of any citizen(s) who ranked that choice first to their next preferred choice, as indicated by their ballot. This process will be repeated until a candidate/ticket or the option to reopen nominations receives majority support, or until there is a tie between two choices.
(8) In the event of a tie between two choices, the tie will be broken in favor of the incumbent official(s), if applicable, or in favor of the most senior citizen remaining as a candidate or head of ticket. If the tie is between a candidate/ticket and reopen nominations, nominations will be reopened.
(7) Instant run-off voting will be conducted by eliminating the choice ranked first on the fewest ballots, then transferring the vote(s) of any citizen(s) who ranked that choice first to their next preferred choice, as indicated by their ballot. This process will be repeated until a candidate/ticket or the option to reopen nominations receives majority support, or until there is a tie between two choices.
(8) In the event of a tie between two choices, the tie will be broken in favor of the incumbent official(s), if applicable, or in favor of the most senior citizen remaining as a candidate or head of ticket. If the tie is between a candidate/ticket and reopen nominations, nominations will be reopened.
Section 4. Amendments to the Pacifica External Affairs Committee Act
(1) Section 1(2)-1(3) of the Pacifica External Affairs Committee Act will be amended as follows:
(2) The President shall, at his or her their discretion, appoint members to the PEAC to serve as advisers on foreign policy
(3) The President, Vice President, andSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs (or an equivalent office) Cabinet Secretary responsible for foreign affairs, if applicable, shall serve on the PEAC along with four up to six other members
(3) The President, Vice President, and
Section 5. Enactment
(1) Should the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Pacifica contained herein fail to be enacted, amendments to other laws contained herein will not be enacted.
(2) The President in office at the time these amendments are enacted will continue to serve as President and will not be subject to election until four months from the date of their prior election.
