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Constitution Review


A Government Review body Chaired by Advocate Peter Harwood presented their report to the Sates in December 2000. It calls for a major review of the constitution, including a reduction in the number of elected representatives from the current 57. 

Another significant finding of the review panel is that the parish system of voting produces an unequal number of votes per person. This system does not have deep historical roots and in fact goes back to 1948. "There can be no justification for a system that gives one elector twelve or even six times more votes than another". In a second report, Harwood also recommends a Cabinet style Government.

See Constitution page for more details.

Vote on the Proposals


 

 

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