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Resolution 2014/03 - Reform of the MUN Part II

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Resolution
Resolution 2014/03 Reform of the MUN Part II

Date: 11th January 2014

Committee: General Assembly
Submitter: Republic of Serbia


Part II

Concerning Resolution 2013/05


1) Part II, Section 2 :


Elections for Representatives for the six permanent seats of the Security Council ('SC seats') will take place biannually.

1. There will be an election during the month of February, and the month of August.


Shall be replaced with:

Elections for Representatives for the six permanent seats of the Security Council ('SC seats') will take place biannually.


1. There will be an election during the month of February, and the month of August.
2. During that time, all 6 representatives of the permanent members will cease to be representatives of that nation.
3. As such, during that time, no resolutions shall be brought forward to the SC. Any resolutions currently up for debate in the SC will be temporarily suspended until new representatives are elected.



2) Part II, Section 4:

4. Anyone may run for election, provided they already hold at least one seat in the General Assembly (GA). The following caveats apply:


1. If a candidate does not already hold an SC seat, and holds a single non-SC seat, they will give up their old seat if they win the election. If they lose, they may return to their old seat.
2. If a candidate does not already hold an SC seat, and holds two non-SC seats, they will give up one of their old seats if they win the election. If they lose, they may return to all of their old seats.
3. If a candidate already holds an SC seat, he/she gives up their current SC seat, regardless of the outcome of the election. They may keep any non-SC seat which they represent in addition to their SC seat.
4. By extension, a candidate already holding an SC seat forfeits the aforementioned right to defend his/her current SC seat for this election round.
5. If there are no candidates for a particular SC seat, then the incumbent Representative cannot run for election for a different seat. They must remain in their current seat, or resign their position (thereby calling a by-election).


Shall be replaced with:


4. Anyone may run for election, provided they already hold at least one seat in the General Assembly (GA). The following caveats apply:

1. No member shall hold more than one SC seat, permanent or non-permanent.
2. Members may hold one SC seat and one GA seat, under the system of ‘Dual Representation’.



3) Part II, Section 5:

The election period will last 2 weeks, and shall be organised as follows:


1. Period 1 (1st to 5th): The election period automatically begins on the first of February and of August. From this day, candidates have 5 days in which to submit their manifestos to the Secretary General (SG). Incumbent Representatives must also submit a manifesto, or else they waive the right to defend their seat.
2. Period 2 (6th to 7th): On the 6th day, the SG will post the manifestos. A two day period of debate and discussion follows, including Question and Answer sessions with the candidates/defenders.
3. Period 3 (8th to 14th): Polling week. All Representatives in the GA have seven days in which they can cast one vote, regardless of the number of countries/organisations they represent. Candidates and defenders may also vote.
4. Period 4 (15th to 16th): On the 15th, the SG will post the result of the elections. This day and the following day are to be left free, for any potential issues arising from the elections to be resolved. Guidelines for potential outcomes are listed below, in Section 5.


Shall be replaced with:

1. The election for permanent SC representatives shall be run in accordance with Part II of the Guidance Document.


4) Part II, Section 6 shall be deleted. Successive sections shall be renumbered accordingly.


NotesThis deals with Resolution 2013/05. On reflection that resolution is extremely convoluted, and so this resolution deletes large sections of it. Essentially, the rules regarding who can take SC seats are now much simpler. During the elections in Feb and Aug, all SC reps loose their seats, then we all run for them. That's a whole lot easier than before where various outcomes were outlined and it was all very complex and silly.

It also deletes the references to the election timetable, and replaces it with a clause saying consult the Guidance Document - which we are currently reforming. That way all elections in the MUN are run to the same, shorter timetable. No more month long elections!

Affected Documents:
Resolution 2013/05
(edited 10 years ago)
Reply 1
Looks like you've pasted in Part I again by mistake old chap :tongue:

RoryS
QFA
Reply 2
Original post by Republic1
Looks like you've pasted in Part I again by mistake old chap :tongue:


Woops, well spotted. Thanks!

It's now updated.
Reply 3
OOC: Ignore the notes on this guys, they relate to part one.

Essentially, this bill cuts out a lot of the convoluted parts of Resolution 2013/05. Firstly the election are to be run in accordance with the new timetable.

Also, where previously there were a lot of complicated outcomes, now when we elected the 6 permanent members, they stop being rep (i.e not security council for a week), and they become rep again if they get re-elected.

None of that seat switching stuff.
Reply 4
Original post by Republic1
OOC: Ignore the notes on this guys, they relate to part one.

Essentially, this bill cuts out a lot of the convoluted parts of Resolution 2013/05. Firstly the election are to be run in accordance with the new timetable.

Also, where previously there were a lot of complicated outcomes, now when we elected the 6 permanent members, they stop being rep (i.e not security council for a week), and they become rep again if they get re-elected.

None of that seat switching stuff.


Now updated.
Sounds good
I'm glad to see that this has been passed.
Reply 7
Original post by ThisIsn'tSpam
I'm glad to see that this has been passed.


OOC: We haven't voted yet :confused: This is part 2
Original post by Republic1
OOC: We haven't voted yet :confused: This is part 2


Sorry, wrong page.
Looks like a good resolution will reduce the waffle in the charter
Reply 10
Voting has commenced!
Reply 11
Aye. Good amendments to the SC election guidelines (which I wrote :P). They were complex for a reason. At the time there was significant resistance to the introduction of fixed-terms in the SC, and everything had to be spelled out explicitly in order to get this Resolution to pass.

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