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RZ8 - An Amendment to make the OrgLaw more flexible to Cosâ changes

Published in Clark #1

WHEREAS the 1997 Organic Law says the following:

Art. IV:Sec. 2. There shall be an equal number of Senators from each Province, such that the number of senators is as nearly equal as practicable to half the number of members of the Cosâ.

Art. VI:Sec. 9. In the case of vacant seats occurring between elections, the Secretary of State shall inform the King and the leader of whatever party held the vacant seat. The King shall appoint a replacement to each vacancy. If the seat belonged to a party with a functioning party leader, the King must appoint as a replacement whichever person shall be so designated by that party's leader. If there is no functioning party leader, or if the party leader refuses to designate a replacement, the King shall appoint the replacement according to his own best judgement.

Art. VII:Sec. 1. The Cosâ is composed of 20 seats, apportioned among the parties in proportion to the popular vote cast for parties in the last election (abstentions, spoilt ballots, non-votes and votes for parties which did not register being omitted from this count so that all who actually vote for parties comprise 100% of the total "popular vote" for this purpose).

Art. VII:Sec. 2. Based on the final vote tally, the Secretary of State calculates the apportionment of seats among the parties. Each party receives a percentage of the 20 seats as equal to its percentage of the popular vote as is mathematically possible. Each party shall receive a whole number of seats. In the event of a single seat being divided among two or more parties mathematically, percentile dice will be used to determine a single owner for the divided seat, with chances proportional to the percentage of the vote received.

Art. VII:Sec. 3. Each party shall divide its elective seats among its members as it sees fit, with the proviso that each member may hold only one seat.

Art. VII:Sec. 4. Each person holding a seat is a correspondent representative known as a "Member of the Cosâ" (MC). MCs may not be removed from office except by a two-thirds vote by the Cosâ and approval by the King. An MC vacates his seats if he fails to vote on two consecutive Clarks, or if he resigns from office or dies. Any seats left unassigned at the end of the first Clark of the government are considered vacant.

Art. VII:Sec. 5. Each MC will represent, for ceremonial purposes, a particular geographical "constituency." The exact procedure will be determined by law.

Art. VII:Sec. 6. Anyone eligible to vote in Talossa is eligible to hold any government position, including Member of the Cosâ.

The Ziu authorizes a referendum to be held on the following matter:

the following changes are to be made to the 1997 Organic Law:

Article VII: Section 1 shall be struck and replaced by the following:

Art. VII: Sec. 1. The composition of the Cosâ and the procedures to deal with Cosâ seats which become vacant between elections shall be determined by a Law of the Ziu entitled "The Cosâ Act of [date of the month of the Clark in which it is proposed or amended]. The Cosâ-Seats Law may contain legislation solely pertaining to the composition of the Cosâ and shall be approved and then later amended by the same process used to amend this Organic Law.

Article VII, Section 2 shall be struck and replaced by the following:

Art. VII: Sec. 2. Each person holding a seat is a correspondent representative known as a "Member of the Cosâ" (MC). MCs may not be removed from office except by a two-thirds vote by the Cosâ and approval by the King. An MC vacates his seats if he fails to vote on two consecutive Clarks, or if he resigns from office or dies. Any seats left unassigned at the end of the first Clark of the government are considered vacant.

Article VII: Section 3 shall be struck and replaced by the following:

Art. VII: Sec. 3. Anyone eligible to vote in Talossa is eligible to hold any government position, including Member of the Cosâ.

Article VI: Section 9 shall be struck.

Article IV: Section 2 shall be struck and replaced by the following:

Art. IV: Sec. 2: There shall be one and only one Senator from each province.

31th Cosâ, Clark #1 results		Amendment?	Ziu	Cosâ				Senäts
Bill	Title		Result	Për	Contrâ	Abstain	Result	Për	Contrâ	Abstain	Result
RZ8	An Amendment to make the OrgLaw more flexible to Cosâ changes	No (double majority needed)	Fail	4	8	4	Fail	2	3	2	Fail