Bill: Proposed Recall Rebalancing Act

[Robidemon2]

Sponsor: Robi Safran D'Azalea
Type: Amendment to an Act

A
Bill
To
Amend the Recall Act​

Preamble: These last elections have shown us that the current bar to recall a parliamentarian is way too low.

1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This Act shall be referred to as the "Recall Rebalancing Act"
(b) This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.


2. Amendments
(a) Section 3(i) shall be amended as follows:
(i) A recall and removal petition: If a citizen can receive 25% 50% more signatures than the total number of voters in the previous election, the member of parliament will be recalled and removed from office immediately. A by-election must be called under section 13(a) of the Parliamentary Norms and Procedures Act, and the removed member shall be barred from running in it. .

(b) Section 3(c)(ii) shall be repealed in its entirety.

(c) Section 3(c)(iii) shall be amended as follows:
(iii) A recall request petition: If a citizen can receive 25% more signatures than the total number of voters in the previous election If a citizen can receive 25% more signatures than the total number of voters in the previous election, the recall petition will be sent to Parliament for a vote. A two-thirds majority is then required for removal from office. and the member of parliament being recalled will be allowed to run in the by-election for the seat