FT 12.22 – Election Time Amendment (Sent to referendum)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN AMENDMENT
to establish uniform rules for poll openings and closings

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Amendment shall be, the "Election Time Amendment." It may be alternatively cited by its ordinal number in order of ratification.

Section 2 (Amendment)
i. All instances of "Eastern Standard Time" in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Frémont are amended to read "Eastern Daylight Time."

Section 3 (Implementation)
i. This Amendment shall become operative upon ratification by the people of Frémont, and following adoption of corresponding legislation by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia.

Sponsor: Harry S Truman, Speaker.

The member from North Dakota has the floor.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Right —Congress is currently debating legislation to have federal elections follow Daylight Savings Time. Currently, federal election law as well as the Constitutions of all three regions mandate the voting booth should open and close at 12 am Eastern Standard Time —which works out to be 1 am EDT from March through October. Personally, I am agnostic on this issue: but it seems to me a certain source for widespread confusion if federal and regional elections slated for the same weekend were to begin one hour apart. Accordingly, this bill would amend the Frémont Constitution to specify 12 am EDT as the time for opening and closing regional voting booths, with the change delayed until the moment when the federal law takes effect (if in fact it passes).

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I move for a final vote. Members have 24 hours to object.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Seeing no objection, we now proceed to a vote. Members will vote Aye, Nay, or abstain. Voting will last 48 hours or until all members have voted.


Aye.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

With four in favor and one opposed, the resolution passes. The Election Time Amendment will now proceed to a vote by the people of the region.