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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Perplex City Sentinel | *Perplex City Sentinel | ||
**article, 17-OCT-06 "[[Camryn Scott|Scott]] Fails Vote of Confidence, Election Moved Up" | **article, 17-OCT-06 "[[Camryn Scott|Scott]] Fails Vote of Confidence, Election Moved Up" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/scott_fails_vot.html}} | ||
**article, 19-OCT-06 "[[Earlywine]] Wins Leader Post, [[Scott]] Retains Seat on [[Perplex City Council|Council]]" | **article, 19-OCT-06 "[[Earlywine]] Wins Leader Post, [[Scott]] Retains Seat on [[Perplex City Council|Council]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/earlywine_wins.html}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:40, 14 May 2007
General
- A little-known clause in the city's founding charter providing the opportunity for a swift restructuring of the government when the existing leader's administration has become too troubled to continue to govern
- Can only be invoked by a unanimous vote of the City Council and all of the sitting judges on the city's High Court
- Although the measure has been voted on in the past, most notably in 187 at the height of the Rose Crescent Affair, it has never before carried
- Used in October 2006 to call a vote of no confidence against Council Leader Camryn Scott after revelations of her role in approving and directing the experiments at Viendenbourg, Lancewood
