Holidays Act

The Holidays Act was proposed by Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft) during the 2016 Great Council. It outlines all the national holidays that are held over the South Pacific.

The original debate can be found here

The original vote can be found here

A table is here for convenience:

	Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft)	No change
Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft)	0	25
No Change	2	0

One (1) ballot was discarded for being incomplete.

By a vote of 25-2 (92.59%), the proposal as proposed by Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft) was adopted by the Great Council of 2016. This proposal was originally ratified on 5-26-2016, 11:17 am.

The Present Holidays Act

Holidays Act

An act recognizing historical events worthy of celebration

1. Public Holidays

(1) The following days will be official holidays of the Coalition--

• a. December 31st shall be declared Foundation Day, celebrating the creation of the South Pacific.
• b. January 1st shall be declared Delegates Day, celebrating those who have served as Delegate of the Coalition.
• c. March 18th shall be declared Max Barry Day, celebrating the creator and founder of NationStates.
• d. June 2nd shall be declared Coalition Day, celebrating the creation of the Charter, Government, and the Coalition.
• e. July 20th shall be declared Independence Day, celebrating our freedom and independence, marking the end of UCR control over the South Pacific.
• f. November 13th shall be declared Creation Day, celebrating the creation of NationStates.

(2) Further holidays may be added by the Delegate, the Cabinet, or the Assembly.

The Original Draft of the Holidays Act

Holidays Act

An act recognizing historical events worthy of celebration

1. Public Holidays

(1) The following days will be official holidays of the Coalition--

• a. December 31st shall be declared Foundation Day, celebrating the creation of the South Pacific.
• b. January 1st shall be declared Delegates Day, celebrating those who have served as Delegate of the Coalition.
• c. June 2nd shall be declared Coalition Day, celebrating the creation of the Charter, Government, and the Coalition.
• d. July 20th shall be declared Independence Day, celebrating our freedom and independence, marking the end of UCR control over the South Pacific.
• e. November 13th shall be declared Creation Day, celebrating the creation of NationStates.

(2) Further holidays may be added by the Delegate, the Cabinet, or the Assembly.

Amendments to the Holidays Act

Amendment 1

This act was amended by the Assembly on 5-5-2018.

1. Public Holidays

(1) The following days will be official holidays of the Coalition--

• a. December 31st shall be declared Foundation Day, celebrating the creation of the South Pacific.
• b. January 1st shall be declared Delegates Day, celebrating those who have served as Delegate of the Coalition.
• c. March 18th shall be declared Max Barry day, celebrating the Creator and founder of Nation States.
• c. d. June 2nd shall be declared Coalition Day, celebrating the creation of the Charter, Government, and the Coalition.
• d. e. July 20th shall be declared Independence Day, celebrating our freedom and independence, marking the end of UCR control over the South Pacific.
• e. f. November 13th shall be declared Creation Day, celebrating the creation of NationStates.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be foundhere

Table

A summary table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
18	7	6

This amendment was passed with 58.06% saying "Aye", 22.58% saying "Nay", and 19.35% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 2

The following corrections were made on 5-11-2018 by Chair's discretion.

1. Public Holidays

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c. March 18th shall be declared Max Barry day, celebrating the Ccreator and founder of Nation States NationStates.

Debate

The debate can be found here