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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.
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 Amendments to Section
Please scrutinise all the proposed amendments and replies before commenting or voting. Short comments are most often read and must not exceed 100 words.
You can propose an Amendment at the bottom of this page - please read the guidelines .
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 to the Constitution will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament followed by a public referendum.
What are the conditions for the referendum? A simple majority, a two-thirds majority, a majority of the electorate ...? This needs to be clarified.
Proposed Amendment to 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.
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.