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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" ([http://pxcsentinel.com/archives/2006/10/scott_fails_vot.html link])
**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]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/earlywine_wins.html link])
**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


References

  • Perplex City Sentinel