[ASSEMBLY] - The Undervoting Question Amendment

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

Upon the recommendations of Consuls Autófil and Taiwos, the following is submitted to the Provincial Assembly. Voting shall last for one week from today, to end at 4:25 p.m. Talossan Daylight Time, Wednesday, August 13, 2025/XLVI. Under Article VII of the Constitution of Belacostă, a two-thirds vote in favor by the Provincial Assembly shall be required for passage of constitutional amendments. Should at least four MPAs vote either in favor or against before the deadline, voting will automatically close, as the fate of the bill will be sealed.

Members of the Provincial Assembly are hereby notified of the open vote:
@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
@Sir Lüc
@Iason Taiwos
@paolo.mellere
@Dien Xhorxh
@Istefan Perþonest

WHEREAS, the Constitution of Belacostă does not currently appear to allow voters to name fewer than three choices for Provincial Council elections on their ballot; and

WHEREAS, this risks of disenfranchising citizens who do not wish to name three candidates, for whatever reason they may have, or are unaware that undervoting may invalidate their ballot, then

BE IT RESOLVED by the Provincial Assembly of Belacostă that Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of Belacosta, which currently reads as:

The Provincial Council will be elected from among the citizens of the Province at each Cosă election, via a positional vote. Voters will name their first-, second-, and third-choice candidates. For each first-choice vote, the candidate shall receive three points; for each second-choice vote, two points; and for each third-place vote, one point. The three candidates with the highest point totals shall be elected to the Provincial Council, with any ties being broken by the number of first-choice votes received (and if necessary, the number of second- and then third-choice votes, with a coin flip being used past this if necessary). Provincial Consuls may choose to ceremonially represent any canton or sexteir of the Province, or to represent the Province at-large.

is hereby amended to read:

The Provincial Council will be elected from among the citizens of the Province at each Cosă election, via a positional vote. Voters may name up to three candidates, in order of their preference. For each first-choice vote, the candidate shall receive three points; for each second-choice vote, two points; and for each third-place vote, one point. The three candidates with the highest point totals shall be elected to the Provincial Council, with any ties being broken by the number of first-choice votes received (and if necessary, the number of second- and then third-choice votes, with a coin flip being used past this if necessary). Provincial Consuls may choose to ceremonially represent any canton or sexteir of the Province, or to represent the Province at-large.

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

Member	Për	Con	Aus
Autófil	X
da Schir
Taiwos
Perþonest	X
Xhorxh
dal Cräpscaßada
Total	2	0	0

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

I cast my vote Për.

[Istefan Perþonest]

Për.

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

The voting period having closed, the amendment passes without opposition and is presented before His Majesty the King and the Viceroy for their approval.

@King Txec
@Glüc

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

August ended without action by anyone vested with royal authority. Under the precedent set during the years of King John that Organic amendments fall under the same conditions as regular bills regarding royal inaction, I hold that this bill has passed into law.

Because Article VII of the Belacostan Constitution does not require referenda for constitutional amendments, it therefore takes effect immediately.

[King Txec]

August ended without action by anyone vested with royal authority. Under the precedent set during the years of King John that Organic amendments fall under the same conditions as regular bills regarding royal inaction, I hold that this bill has passed into law.

Because Article VII of the Belacostan Constitution does not require referenda for constitutional amendments, it therefore takes effect immediately.

My apologies on this. I was waiting on my Cunstaval but I also didn't circle back to double check.

-Txec R

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

August ended without action by anyone vested with royal authority. Under the precedent set during the years of King John that Organic amendments fall under the same conditions as regular bills regarding royal inaction, I hold that this bill has passed into law.

Because Article VII of the Belacostan Constitution does not require referenda for constitutional amendments, it therefore takes effect immediately.

My apologies on this. I was waiting on my Cunstaval but I also didn't circle back to double check.

-Txec R

Not a problem, Your Majesty. It's a busy time of year for you, if I'm not mistaken!

[King Txec]

Indeed it is! I'm plum exhausted most of the time right now!

-Txec R

[Glüc]

Sincerest apologies for missing another one of these. I wanted to have another look at what exactly rules are for passing amendments when there's no referendum, but then I forgot again. It's getting embarrassing.

Anyway, needless to say I wouldn't have vetoed. I'm glad that the inconsistency between the BUS and the constitution has been resolved