Mandate [A.M.A. 27] Mandate Court Vacancy Amendment (March 2025)

[Elarien]

Mandate Court Vacancy Amendment

Proposed by: @Eldarion

Preamble

This shall amend the Mandate so that in instances of vacancies that the Court of Lazarus cases can always proceed, as the Head of State or Secretary General can stand in for the vacancy.

This shall amend the Mandate so that in instances of vacancies that the Court of Lazarus cases can always proceed, as the Head of State or Secretary General can stand in for the vacancy.

Section 1. Amendment of II. Head of State

(1) II. Head of State shall be amended to include:

(2) The Head of State shall be excluded from any other public office except Assembly Speaker and Court Justice.

Section 2. Amendment of VII. Court of Lazarus

(1) VII. Court of Lazarus shall be amended to include:

VII. Court of Lazarus

(1) The Court of Lazarus shall have up to three Court Justices or Justice.

(2) Court Justices will be appointed by the Head of State, subject to confirmation by 50%+1 vote of the Assembly. Requirements for the recusal of Justices and procedure for the appointment of temporary Justices may be established by law.

(3) If two Court Justices or less, the Head of State or Secretary General may sit on the Court, in order to allow Criminal Reviews or Constitutional Law cases to proceed.

The discussion can be viewed here.

Passage Requirement: three-quarters (75%) vote

 

[Elarien]

With 6 Ayes, 1 Nay, and 0 Abstentions, the Mandate Court Vacancy Amendment has passed with 85.7% for and 14.3% against.

-- Eldarion, Speaker