Act of Congress Referendum Quick-Fix Act

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Amend the Constitution

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives and Senators 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 ‘DOS Referendum Fix Act’.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Authored by Rep. GoldBlooded.
(4) Co-Sponsored by Nacholebraa.

2 - Reasons
(1) Currently the Constitution places the facilitation of referendums under the Department of State.
(2) This act seeks to fix Constitutional powers to accommodate the “DOS Referendum Management Act Pt. 2” (Link: Act of Congress - DOS Referendum Management Act Pt. 2) that passed in February, 2023

3 - Terms
(1) “Changing the Constitution
A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process when an amendment is in relation to a complex change or a rights and freedoms change:
  • The Speaker of the House of Representatives must pose a referendum on the forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment, only if the proposed amendment is a Complex Change. Such a referendum must result in at least a supermajority of votes in favor of the amendment to pass.
  • A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
  • Presidential Assent or Veto Override”
Changes to:

(1) “Changing the Constitution
A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process when an amendment is in relation to a complex change or a rights and freedoms change:
  • The Department of State, upon the request of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, must pose a referendum on the forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment, only if the proposed amendment is a Complex Change. Such a referendum must result in at least a supermajority of votes in favor of the amendment to pass.
  • A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
  • Presidential Assent or Veto Override”
 
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Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
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