MCA proposes Recall Bill to discourage defections
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2021-09-06
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MCA is currently drafting a new law designed to discourage elected lawmakers from defecting.
Dubbed the House Of Representatives Recall (HORR) Bill, this draft law aims to allow voters to force a recall vote under two conditions:
1) The elected representative commits an offence prescribed in the law or is convicted of a minor offence not amounting to disqualification under other laws; and,
2) A recall petition to the Election Commission is supported by 10 percent of the electorate.
If any of the two conditions are fulfilled, a recall vote has to be called. The vote only succeeds if at least 25 percent of the electorate turns up and half of them vote for a by-election to be held.
Dubbed the House Of Representatives Recall (HORR) Bill, this draft law aims to allow voters to force a recall vote under two conditions:
1) The elected representative commits an offence prescribed in the law or is convicted of a minor offence not amounting to disqualification under other laws; and,
2) A recall petition to the Election Commission is supported by 10 percent of the electorate.
If any of the two conditions are fulfilled, a recall vote has to be called. The vote only succeeds if at least 25 percent of the electorate turns up and half of them vote for a by-election to be held.
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