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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Referendum Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Senator xEndeavour.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator xEndeavour.
2 - Reasons
(1) There needs to be a distinction between a binding referendum and a non-binding referendum.
(2) The current act is a mess.
3 - Repeal
(1) The current Referendum Act is repealed.
4 – Referendums
(1) A Referendum is a binding vote by the people on a law.
(2) A referendum can only be held if:
(a) The Constitution requires it;
(b) Congress passes a law requiring it;
(3) If a law which requires a referendum has been passed by Congress, and has been granted assent by the President, then it is the duty of the President to notify the Secretary of the Department of State within 48 hours of granting assent to hold a referendum.
(a) If a law which requires a referendum is vetoed by the President, and Congress overrides the veto, then it is the duty of the President of the Senate to notify the Secretary of the Department of State to hold a public vote on the referendum.
(b) If a law has been automatically assented, the duty to notify the Secretary of the Department of State falls onto the President of the Senate.
(4) For all intents and purposes of the Electoral Act, a referendum is regarded as an election.
(5) The Department of State, after being notified by the President or President of the Senate, shall have one week to put the referendum to a public vote.
(a) If the referendum is derived from a bill that was under urgent consideration while in Congress, the referendum shall be started by the Department of State within 48 hours after notification by the President or President of the Senate of assent.
(6) Referendums shall take place over a period of 48 hours.
(7) If passed, the result of the referendum must be followed and put into effect by the government.
5 – Petitions
(1) A Petition is a public request to take action.
(2) A petition must:
(a) Be listed in the #petitions channel of the DemocracyCraft Official Discord.
(b) State clearly what it asks for;
(c) Be supported by at least 30 citizens;
(i) Support must be demonstrated by
reaction.(d) Not repeat an ongoing or rejected petition from the last 30 days.
(i) Petition rejected in violation of §5.4 of the Act shall be exempt from this subsubsection, given there is not an identical petition ongoing.
(3) If a petition receives the necessary support, it must be announced to Congress by the Office of Congressional Affairs for consideration.
(4) A petition cannot be renamed. Should a petition be renamed, the petition is rejected.
6 – Plebiscites
(1) A Plebiscite is a public vote, similar to a referendum, that is non-binding.
(2) It can be used to see what the public thinks about an issue.
(3) A plebiscite can be started by:
(a) The President;
(b) A majority vote in Congress;
(4) The result does not have to be followed but may influence future decisions.
7 - Activity Requirements
(1) In order to vote or participate in a referendum, petition, or plebiscite, an individual must meet the activity requirements for electoral voting as defined in the Electoral Act.
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