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==Peoples' Council== | ==Peoples' Council== | ||
===Election and Terms=== | ===Election and Terms=== | ||
The Peoples' Council is elected through a simple {{wp|Electoral system#Plurality systems|Plurality}} vote, with each seat linked to one county. It is the only government position in the country that native or naturalized residents without citizenship may vote for. Each county is given a Councilor with a term of three years, and while party figures typically win, there is nothing stopping a write-in candidate or a private citizen from joining in and being elected. This has resulted in one case of a small shrub being elected to office for an electorate in [[ | The Peoples' Council is elected through a simple {{wp|Electoral system#Plurality systems|Plurality}} vote, with each seat linked to one county. It is the only government position in the country that native or naturalized residents without citizenship may vote for. Each county is given a Councilor with a term of three years, and while party figures typically win, there is nothing stopping a write-in candidate or a private citizen from joining in and being elected. This has resulted in one case of a small shrub being elected to office for an electorate in [[Connsmonann]] from 2004-07, which was humored by the government, which considered it a forfeiture of the electorate's representation. The bush died in 2007 before the next routine election and was replaced by a snap election. In cases of serious candidates, the term limit is three terms. | ||
===Legal Powers=== | ===Legal Powers=== | ||
The Peoples' Council may propose bills and motions, veto bills and motions of the Party Council by a 3/4 vote, call for an Audit of a law by a simple majority vote or an executive order by a 3/4 vote, and request specific budget amendments by a 2/3 vote. It may vote to impeach a Minister by a 3/4 vote, which is one of the few circumventions of the Audit Council available to the legislature. | The Peoples' Council may propose bills and motions, veto bills and motions of the Party Council by a 3/4 vote, call for an Audit of a law by a simple majority vote or an executive order by a 3/4 vote, and request specific budget amendments by a 2/3 vote. It may vote to impeach a Minister by a 3/4 vote, which is one of the few circumventions of the Audit Council available to the legislature. |
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