Election Day Holiday Act 1686

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Election Day Holiday Act 1686

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Election Day Holiday Act 1686

An Act Declaring Election Day as a National Non-Working Holiday

Be it enacted by the Βασιλεύς’s πλέον Βασιλεύς Μεγαλειότατε, by and with the advice and consent of the Δικαστής, in this present Σύνκλητος assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—



Article I - Declaration of Policy

Section 1) It is the policy of the Imperial State to ensure that Constancian electors are available to vote on Election Day.

Article II - National Non-Working Holiday

Section 1) Every declared date of election by the Autokrator, Imperial Government, or Election Commission shall be a national non-working holiday in the Imperial State of Constancia, provided that for officials and employees of the Imperial Government, including public safety and the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces, may either be permitted to vote prior to the declared date of election, or permitted sufficient time off on the declared date of election, under such provisions as the Election Commission shall provide.

Section 2) The Elections Commission, in coordination with the Imperial Government and the Civil Service Commission, shall enforce this prohibition.

Section 3) Any person who shall knowingly prohibit any person from voting in violation of this Act shall be guilty of a crime, and liable to the punishment of forfeiture of liberty by imprisonment, or hard labor, at the judgment of the court, for one year for each offense, and/or the fine of Ten Thousand to One Million Imperial Staters, at the judgment of the court.

Section 4) The Civil Service Commission shall provide an annual report on the implementation of this Act to the Mesazon and the Imperial Synkletos.

Section 5) The amount necessary for the purposes of this Act shall be funded from the current fiscal year appropriation for the Imperial Government. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual appropriations.

Article III - Repeal, Extent, Commencement and Short Title

Section 1) This Act extends to the entire Imperial State of Constancia

Section 2) This Act shall be amendable by the consent of the Synklētos and upon enactment by the Basileus

Section 3) This Act comes into force upon receipt of Vasilikí Singatáthesi

Section 4) This Act may be cited as the Election Day Holiday Act 1686

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