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Bill: Constitutional Amendment
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 4384
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 10
Current: 20
Proposed: 20
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 15
Current: 50
Proposed: 50
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Premier
Current: Prime Minister
Proposed: Prime Minister
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Public financing of political campaigns
Old value:: Campaigns are never publicly financed.
Current: Candidates receive public funds unless they have raised more than a certain amount of money.
Proposed: All candidates receive public funds, and can still accept donations.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Federal Forum
Current: Congress of the United States
Proposed: Parliament
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: President of Federal Republic
Current: President
Proposed: President of the Republic
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: State
Current: State
Proposed: Province
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 161
Current: 450
Proposed: 750
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 48
Proposed: 60
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Legality of multiple citizenship.
Old value:: Multiple citizenship is not allowed, the country's citizenship is exclusive.
Current: Multiple citizenship is allowed without further regulations.
Proposed: Multiple citizenship is allowed without further regulations.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 16
Debate
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Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 45 | |||
no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 116 |
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