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10.1 Amendments 10.1 Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum achieving a two-thirds majority vote.
10.1 Amendments 10.1 Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum which passes by a simple majority.
10.1 Amendments Andrew - please read the guidelines - your amendment should include a Headline - once amendments accumulate people will want to see at a glance what they are being asked to vote for. Otherwise perfectly valid points will miss out on the rankings.
10.1 Amendments What are the conditions for the referendum? A simple majority, a two-thirds majority, a majority of the electorate ...? This needs to be clarified.
10.1 Amendments I agree entirely with this comment.
A requirement for a two-thirds majority in a referendum as well as in Parliament would mean it was almost impossible to pass any constitutional amendment.
10.1 Amendments Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum which passes by a majority of at least two-thirds of voters in a poll where no less than three-quarters of those elegible to vote at the time actually register a vote.
Proposed Amendments to Section
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Note that the original wording appears again first below and sustains the same comment & voting regime as all other amendment proposals.
Original Version
10.1 Amendments 10.1 Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum achieving a two-thirds majority vote.
Proposed Amendment to 10.1 Amendments
10.1 Amendments 10.1 Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum which passes by a simple majority.
10.1 Amendments Andrew - please read the guidelines - your amendment should include a Headline - once amendments accumulate people will want to see at a glance what they are being asked to vote for. Otherwise perfectly valid points will miss out on the rankings.
Proposed Amendment to 10.1 Amendments
10.1 Amendments 10.1 Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum.
10.1 Amendments What are the conditions for the referendum? A simple majority, a two-thirds majority, a majority of the electorate ...? This needs to be clarified.
10.1 Amendments I agree entirely with this comment.
A requirement for a two-thirds majority in a referendum as well as in Parliament would mean it was almost impossible to pass any constitutional amendment.
Proposed Amendment to 10.1 Amendments
Referendum majority
10.1 Amendments Amendments to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum which passes by a majority of at least two-thirds of voters in a poll where no less than three-quarters of those elegible to vote at the time actually register a vote.