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BILL
To
Expand the Duration of Special Elections
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Special Election Expansion Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by: 218218Consumer
Reasons-
1- Current special election receive less voter turnout and less attention than they deserve. With 2 days of declaration and then 1 day of votation, special elections often occur with very little planning and are often go by and disappear before people can fully listen or grasp attention of these elections. This leads to less voter turnout in special elections and less people caring about the contestants as 3 days is not fully enough time for active campaigning and people to address and listen to hear the candidates.
Section 3- Addendum
(1) Congress may motion to hold a special election for a Congressional vacancy.
(2) After the motion has been approved by simple majority, it then must receive Presidential Assent.
(3) Should the President decline to grant assent for the special election motion, this may not be overruled.
(4) If assent was granted, the election shall take place 3 days thereafter the nomination period shall begin as soon as possible, the public shall immediately be notified to allow candidates to campaign and officially submit their intent to run.
(5) A special election shall consist of a48 72 hour nomination declaration period and 24 hour voting period.
(6) Whichever candidate reached a plurality shall fill the vacancy.
(7) In the event of a tie, Congress shall choose between the highest voted candidates that tied.
(8) There shall not be a caretaker mode when a special election occurs.
(9) The results of a special election will become the most recent election from where another 14 day period will commence.
BILL
To
Expand the Duration of Special Elections
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Special Election Expansion Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by: 218218Consumer
Reasons-
1- Current special election receive less voter turnout and less attention than they deserve. With 2 days of declaration and then 1 day of votation, special elections often occur with very little planning and are often go by and disappear before people can fully listen or grasp attention of these elections. This leads to less voter turnout in special elections and less people caring about the contestants as 3 days is not fully enough time for active campaigning and people to address and listen to hear the candidates.
Section 3- Addendum
(1) Congress may motion to hold a special election for a Congressional vacancy.
(2) After the motion has been approved by simple majority, it then must receive Presidential Assent.
(3) Should the President decline to grant assent for the special election motion, this may not be overruled.
(4) If assent was granted,
(5) A special election shall consist of a
(6) Whichever candidate reached a plurality shall fill the vacancy.
(7) In the event of a tie, Congress shall choose between the highest voted candidates that tied.
(8) There shall not be a caretaker mode when a special election occurs.
(9) The results of a special election will become the most recent election from where another 14 day period will commence.
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