Removing redundancies from Article 10 of the Constitution

% Green:
92.60
% Yellow:
6.10
% Red:
1.40
Voting Detail:
Plenary
% Ratified:
0.00

Party Commentary

Preamble

WHEREAS the Constitution committee is charged under articles 10.1.5 and 10.3 with maintaining and editing the Constitution; and

WHEREAS Articles 10.1.5 and 10.3 of the Constitution essentially say the same thing, with 10.1.5 being a little more detailed; and

WHEREAS such duplication is undesirable, and can lead to misinterpretation

Operative

Be it resolved that Article 10.1.5 be removed from the Constitution, and

Be it resolved that Article 10.3 be replaced by Article 10.1.5, reworded as follows:

"10.3 Constitution and Bylaws
10.3.1 After each General Meeting at which this Constitution and Bylaws is amended, the Constitution Committee and any legal advisers must oversee the publication of this Constitution and Bylaws as amended and may, in so doing, and subject to the ratification of the Federal Council:
10.3.1.1 Renumber the provisions of this Constitution and Bylaws to accommodate the changes that have been made.
10.3.1.2 Correct cross-references between provisions which are no longer accurate.
10.3.1.3 Correct typographical errors.
10.3.1.4 Correct spelling errors.
10.3.1.5 Replace gender biased language with gender neutral language.
10.3.1.6 Correct inconsistencies between the English and French"

Sponsors:
Danny Polifroni, Francoise Aubin, Paul Estrin, Kate Storey, Ard Van Leeuwen, Mark McKenzie, Stephen Klietsch, Drew Fenwick, Douglas Woodard, Joe Foster, Rich Tyssen, Judy Smith, Stacey Leadbetter, Wesley Stevens, Doug Storey Storey

Background

The source of this duplication is not understood; it may be unintentional, though there are nuances in the 2 sections. Insofar as duplication is undesirable, this motion proposes to remove the duplication. It extends the previous version of 10.1.5 to include the bylaws, and adds three sections from the previous version of 10.1.5 to 10.3.

Note that this resolution, since it modifies Article 10 will require a ratification vote at BGM16.

Code

G14-C02

Proposal Type

Constitutional

Submitter Name

Colin Griffiths

Party Commentary

Preamble

WHEREAS the Constitution committee is charged under articles 10.1.5 and 10.3 with maintaining and editing the Constitution; and

WHEREAS Articles 10.1.5 and 10.3 of the Constitution essentially say the same thing, with 10.1.5 being a little more detailed; and

WHEREAS such duplication is undesirable, and can lead to misinterpretation

Operative

Be it resolved that Article 10.1.5 be removed from the Constitution, and

Be it resolved that Article 10.3 be replaced by Article 10.1.5, reworded as follows:

"10.3 Constitution and Bylaws
10.3.1 After each General Meeting at which this Constitution and Bylaws is amended, the Constitution Committee and any legal advisers must oversee the publication of this Constitution and Bylaws as amended and may, in so doing, and subject to the ratification of the Federal Council:
10.3.1.1 Renumber the provisions of this Constitution and Bylaws to accommodate the changes that have been made.
10.3.1.2 Correct cross-references between provisions which are no longer accurate.
10.3.1.3 Correct typographical errors.
10.3.1.4 Correct spelling errors.
10.3.1.5 Replace gender biased language with gender neutral language.
10.3.1.6 Correct inconsistencies between the English and French"

Sponsors

Danny Polifroni, Francoise Aubin, Paul Estrin, Kate Storey, Ard Van Leeuwen, Mark McKenzie, Stephen Klietsch, Drew Fenwick, Douglas Woodard, Joe Foster, Rich Tyssen, Judy Smith, Stacey Leadbetter, Wesley Stevens, Doug Storey Storey

Background

The source of this duplication is not understood; it may be unintentional, though there are nuances in the 2 sections. Insofar as duplication is undesirable, this motion proposes to remove the duplication. It extends the previous version of 10.1.5 to include the bylaws, and adds three sections from the previous version of 10.1.5 to 10.3.

Note that this resolution, since it modifies Article 10 will require a ratification vote at BGM16.