Bill: Draft Presidential Requirements Reduction Act

[Stanley582]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

AMEND THE CONSTITUTION




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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:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Presidential Requirements Reduction Act’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon assent.

(3) This Act has been sponsored by Rep Stanley582.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep Spyders_Crypt.

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) Currently, to run for president, it is required that a candidate must have been on DemocracyCraft for 4 months.

(2) The amount of time that a player has been in DemocracyCraft does not affect that player’s ability to govern effectively.

PART II — AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

3. Amendments

(1) The Constitution is to be amended as follows:

26. Election

(2) Presidential Requirements. In order to run for the office of President of Redmont, a citizen must meet these requirements:

• Has 12 hours of active playtime in the last 30 days.
• Has been 4 2 months since the player’s initial join date
• Has accrued 300 hours of active playtime.
• A Presidential candidate cannot be the previously elected President.

28. Vice President

(2) Vice Presidential Requirements. In order to run for and maintain the office of Vice President of Redmont, a citizen must meet these requirements:

• Has 12 hours of active monthly playtime
• Has been 4 2 months since the player’s initial join date
• Has accrued 150 hours of playtime prior to declaring their intent to contest the election on the forums.
• A Vice Presidential candidate cannot be the most recently elected President.