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Bill #66

Public Referendum Act (MK13)

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Commons
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Summary
Establishes procedure for public referenda
Bill History

  1. Passed into law by the Executive Branch

  2. Passed the Senate during Senate Session #6 and sent to the Executive until July 18, 2026 at 02:18

  3. Passed the Commons during Commons Session #6 and sent to Senate Session #6

  4. Submitted to Commons Session #6

Public Referendum Act

Legislative Bill

Authors: Juuz, QI

Purpose: To establish more precise procedures for the public referenda described in Provision V of the Democraciv MK13 Constitution (henceforth “the Constitution”)

Section 1: Moving Propositions to a Public Referendum

  1. A Proposition may move to a public referendum in the following ways:
  1. The number of citizens who have signed in favor of moving the Proposition to a public referendum is at least one fifth (1/5) of the number of voters in the most recent general election.
  1. To sign, a citizen writes a comment approving or endorsing a public referendum on the Proposition in its proposal thread on the r/Democraciv subreddit (which may be as simple as the word “Signed”), makes an affirmative emoji reaction to the Proposition in #commons-floor, or follows another procedure set forth by the Speaker of the Commons.
  1. If a condition defined above in Section 1, Clause 1 is met within 24 hours of the Proposition’s proposal, the Proposition shall be sent to the Electioneers, who shall organize the referendum.

Section 2: Referendum Procedures

  1. A public referendum on a Proposition shall start either (i) within 7 days after the Electioneers are informed that it has satisfied a condition defined in Section 1, Clause 1 above, or (ii) concurrently with the release of ballots for the next election, i.e., as a ballot-measure, should said election be sooner.
  2. All public referenda shall last at least 48 hours.
  3. The results of a public referendum shall become binding if a majority (>½) of the valid votes cast in the referendum, excluding abstaining votes, are in favor of the proposal.
  1. Constitutional amendments shall require the 3/5 majority defined in Provision V, Art. I, Section 1 of the Constitution in order to pass.