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by The Interstellar Commonwealth of Toerana. . 112 reads.

Amendment to L.R.009



Amendment to L.R.009
-- Written by Toerana V, Of altonianic islands --
-- Sponsored by Toerana V, Nova anglicum --

1. A recall may be initiated by against a member of the House of Commons or Senate for reasons not listed in Article III;
2. To initiate a recall the citizen must do the following;
2-1. Publish a petition on the Regional Message Board that targets a specific, valid individual, stating an explicit reason for the recall, during the format in Article VI;
2-2. Obtain the signatures of five or more citizens excluding the proposer;
2-3. Submit a complete petition to the Electoral Commission within 5 days of the petition's start.

1. Upon receiving a petition, the Electoral Commission must trigger a vote that will follow the following procedure;
1-1. A Vote is opened upon receiving a complete petition;
1-2. The vote will last for 3 days;
1-3. The vote requires the support of 60% of the voters to pass.
2. Upon the successful passing of the recall petition, the target of the petition will be removed from their position;
2-1. If the position is elected, a bi-election will be triggered.
3. If the recall petition fails, the target of the petition may not be recalled for a period of 14 days.

1. A petition is declared invalid if it's reason is declared as being any of the following;
1-1. Problems with Policy
2. A petition is declared invalid if it fails to meet the criteria set out in Article I;
3. The Court may declare a petition invalid if it believes the reasoning is listed, or is a variation on what is listed, in Article III, Section I or II.

1. A recall may be initiated against a member of Congress by three members of Congress, or a citizen sponsored by three member of Congress, in either the House of Commons or Senate;
1-1. The members of Congress may be from either the Senate or House of Commons, regardless of which house the recall is initiated in.
1-2. A Recall may only be enacted against a member of Congress if they are deemed to have broken the laws of Thaecia or of NationStates, repeatedly subverted the official Procedures of their respective chamber, or endured a prolonged period of inactivity.
1-3. If the member cannot be found guilty of any of the aforementioned wrongdoings, a Recall may not be enacted against them.
2. Recall Procedure is outlined in Article V.

1. A recall vote commences in the Senate, lasting 2 days or until all Senators have voted;
1-1. It requires the support of 2/3rds of all incumbent Senators to pass.
2. If it passes the Senate, a recall vote commences in the House of Commons, lasting 2 days or until all MPs have voted;
1-1. It requires the support of 2/3rds of all MPs to pass.
3. If the vote passes the House of Commons, it is sent to the High Court for approval;
3-1. Approval from the court requires unanimous agreement from all incumbent justices.
4. If the recall is passed by the Senate, House of Commons and High Court, the individual is immediately removed from Office;
4-1. A Bi-election is triggered for the vacant seat.
5. If a recall vote fails to pass in either the Senate, House of Commons or High Court, the recall vote is dismissed.

1.
Petitioner:
Reasoning:
Additional Signatories:

1. The Entirety of L.R.009 is replaced with the above proposal.

The Interstellar Commonwealth of Toerana

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