39RZ20 - The Senats Reform Amendment

WHEREAS the Ziu is the bicameral legislative body of the Kingdom of Talossa, divided into the bodies of the Cosa and the Senats and

WHEREAS there exist conditions which place limits upon Members of the Cosa, such as provisions for the removal of an MC from Office and

WHEREAS the Senats remains under no such restrictions and

WHEREAS because the Senats is composed of only one senator from each province, the body is rather small and

WHEREAS this means a Senator, holds quite a bit of legislative influence yet may suffer no consequence for failing to fairly represent their constituents until re-election time and

WHEREAS Senators, as directly elected officials should be held accountable for their actions by the people who elected them, so

THEREFORE,

Article V Section 5 of the Organic Law is hereby amended to read:

A Senator vacates his seats if he fails to vote on two consecutive Clarks, or if he resign from office, loses his citizenship or dies. A Senator may also be removed following a recall election. Each Province is permitted to recall its Senator pursuant to applicable provincial law.

The recall shall be initiated by the Provincial Assembly in a measure presented during a legislative session, with a suitable replacement candidate being named at this point. If the measure is approved by the Assembly, the Premier or Cunstaval shall ensure a Referendum is conducted by whomever the Provincial Assembly should designate in accordance with Provincial law. No province shall be permitted to hold more than 3 senate recall referenda per term, per Senator. The Premier shall send notification of this referendum to each provincial citizen electronically, or by mail should electronic transmission be impossible or impractical and posted in a prominent location for public scrutiny. The referendum ballot shall last not less than 10 days to allow citizens to study the measure and cast their vote.

If the measure passes with a 2/3 majority vote, the Senator shall be considered recalled. The Referendum results shall then be transmitted to the Secretary of State and the Mençéi, who shall ensure the Senator vacates his office by that end of that month and the named replacement shall be installed. Should the named replacement become unable, unwilling or ineligible to assume the Senate seat, a replacement shall be chosen according to applicable Provincial Law.

Noi urent q'estadra så,
Tímoþi Asmourescu (MC-RDP)
Owen Edwards (MC-PP)