Amendments to the Elections Act by Chair's Discretion
Amendment 15
Article 2.2 of the Elections Act was amended using the Chair's discretionary powers on the 12-4-2018.
(3) Voters will have the option to cast their privately vote using a secret ballot. The method of private voting will be selected by the Election Commission. The method must utilize an unaffiliated account or server, with the method and all votes remaining available for audit. Named ballots are not to be released under any circumstances.
Debate
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Amendment 21
Article 5 of the Elections Act was amended via Chair's discretionary powers (Pursuant to Article 2 Section 4 of the Legislative Procedure Act) on the 3-6-2020.
Elections Act
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5. Office of the Chair
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(2) The voting for the Chair will be conducted using Approval Voting.
- a. Voters may vote for as many candidates as they approve of, or vote for none by voting to Re-Open Nominations.
- b. The candidate with the highest percentage of approval will be elected.
- c. If the winning candidate received less than 50% approval, the option to Re-Open Nominations will be "elected".
Debate
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