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Court Reform Amendment
#1
Shareholders of Lazarus,

A motion and a second have been received for the Court Reform Amendment (June 2020). This is a vote on a constitutional amendment. As such, it requires a three-quarters supermajority to pass. The discussion thread can be found here.

As per Assembly Procedure Act 1.5, this vote will last for 5 days, ending on July 6th, 3:10 PM EST. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present".

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Court Reform Amendment (June 2020)
 
Proposed by: @Domais

Section 1. Amendment of the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus

(1) The relevant section of Article V. of the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus as currently written, reads:

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(8) Should the Court confirm by two-thirds vote that the person has committed a criminal offence after a Criminal Review, they may compel the Delegate to impose upon the person a punishment permitted by law, including revocation of citizenship, restriction of ability to vote and/or hold office, ejection and/or banishment from Lazarus and other measures. The Assembly may overturn or reduce such punishments by three-quarters vote.
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(2) The amended section of Article V. of the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus shall read:

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(8) Should the Court confirm by two-thirds vote that the person has committed a criminal offence after a Criminal Review, they may compel the Delegate to impose upon the person a punishment permitted by law, including revocation of citizenship, restriction of ability to vote and/or hold office, ejection and/or banishment from Lazarus and other measures. The Assembly may overturn or reduce such punishments by three-quarters vote and no vote cast by a current member of the court nor a vote cast by a person who was a member of the court at any time during the course of the relevant Criminal Review shall be counted.
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-- Debussy, Speaker
#2
Nay.
#3
Nay
#4
Aye
#5
Aye.
#6
Nay
#7
Abstain
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. - Jeremy Bentham, A Fragment on Government


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#8
Abstain.
#9
Aye
#10
Aye.


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