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'''Article VI - Laws & Amendments''' | '''Article VI - Laws & Amendments''' | ||
The Election Commissioner is responsible for running all referendums in a fair, lawful and timely fashion. | |||
Any citizen may propose an amendment to the charter which must be posted in the appropriate PirateCraft forum group section by the Election Commissioner. The discussion before the referendum is initiated shall last for at least 2 days. The referendum shall last for 3 days and will pass with a two-thirds majority vote. | Any citizen may propose an amendment to the charter which must be posted in the appropriate PirateCraft forum group section by the Election Commissioner. The discussion before the referendum is initiated shall last for at least 2 days. The referendum shall last for 3 days and will pass with a two-thirds majority vote. | ||
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A new law may neither conflict with any other law nor the with the charter. | A new law may neither conflict with any other law nor the with the charter. | ||
'''Article VII - Elections''' | |||
The Election Commissioner is responsible for running all elections in a fair, lawful and timely fashion. | |||
The positions of Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister shall be voted upon newly at least every six months after the last election under the appropriate PirateCraft forum group section. The candidates must always run in pairs and the candidate for Prime Minister must be a Governor. The election runs for 7 days, whereupon the pair with the most votes gains the seats. | The positions of Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister shall be voted upon newly at least every six months after the last election under the appropriate PirateCraft forum group section. The candidates must always run in pairs and the candidate for Prime Minister must be a Governor. The election runs for 7 days, whereupon the pair with the most votes gains the seats. | ||
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In the case of a draw, the election must be rerun if the candidates are not willing to make an arrangement with each other. If the election process if suspected of being corrupt, disproportional or infiltrated by outsiders, the electorate may, by majority vote or general consensus, decide to rerun the election. An election may be boycotted if over 2/3 of the participants hand in an empty ballot, which also results in the election being rerun. | In the case of a draw, the election must be rerun if the candidates are not willing to make an arrangement with each other. If the election process if suspected of being corrupt, disproportional or infiltrated by outsiders, the electorate may, by majority vote or general consensus, decide to rerun the election. An election may be boycotted if over 2/3 of the participants hand in an empty ballot, which also results in the election being rerun. | ||