Who's voting for who? deputies want to know
SECRET ballots could be scrapped for elections of members to States committees.
Deputies Lester Queripel and Chris Blin have submitted an amendment to introduce open voting for internal elections.
They said the change would make voting in elections consistent with the procedure for removing members and committees in motions of no confidence.
Alternatively, they have prepared an amendment proposing the introduction of secret ballots in votes on motions of no confidence or motions of censure, which would have the same effect of making such votes consistent.
Their proposals are due to be debated by the States this week when an adjourned debate resumes on the Assembly’s rules of procedure.
The States voted on eight amendments laid during the first part of the rules of procedure debate the week before last, but still has seven amendments to work through before general debate starts on the States Assembly & Constitution Committee’s original proposals.
The other amendments include an attempt by Deputies Al Brouard and David Mahoney to restrict voting on guillotine motions to members who have not already spoken in the debate.
And one from Deputies Peter Ferbrache and Christopher Le Tissier which would require States members to declare property they own outside the Bailiwick, whereas they currently need to declare property owned only if it is situated in the Bailiwick.
