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Section 13.4. There will be an Electoral Commission to be responsible for the fair, transparent and independent conduct of elections and referendums.

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    Administrator #1  •  2020-08-16 22:52:19

    Section 13.4. Section 13.4. There will be an Electoral Commission to be responsible for the fair, transparent and independent conduct of elections and referendums.

      • Henry Ferguson

        Section 13.4. Section 13.4. Popular Initiatives : I suggest one could change the end of the sentence to read "Elections, Referendums and Initiatives" Political Rights in Switzerland, where I've lived for 50 years (and voted during 25), include Petitions, Referendums AND Initiatives. Popular Initiatives allow the People to set the political agenda when, for example, Parliament / Government have either chosen not to act or have ignored a topic of concern to the population as a whole. In 2019, 100,000 registered voters launched an "Initiative to Save the Glaciers" and that subsequently generated so much discussion and political back and forward that the People finally approved an excellent Climate Change law in 2023. Direct Democracy takes time - but it works ! A comparative signature threshhold for Scotland would be 80,000.

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Proposed Amendment to Section 13.4.

  • Arfem

    Adding provision of Constituency Associations

    Section 13.4. There will be an Electoral Commission to be responsible for the fair, transparent and independent conduct of elections and referendums. The Electoral Commission will also sponsor and administer non-Party Constancy Associations to facilitate the close relationship between electors and their Member of Parliament. The CA will be the basis for liaison in Article 6, 4.1/ 5.5/ 13.1/13.2 (am’d)/ and the nomination of expert members of independent commissions

Proposed Amendment to Section 13.4.

  • sdonald01

    Ethics committee new section 13.5

    Section 13.4. 
    Section 13.5 Add;
    An Ethics committee shall be appointed to look into all matters surrounding claims against a standing member of parliament. This ethics committee shall, under law, have the right to impose fines, and recommend criminal action, against the accused, or the accuser. This commission shall comprise of an odd number, with no abstention allowed on a verdict. The chair shall only vote, in the case of a tie. No member of the ethics committee shall be a sitting or past Member of the Scottish parliament. All members of the ethics committee, will provide legal consent to have their information provided.


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