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Should senior civil spivents be allowed to stand for election?
Are there any other qualifications you would like to sec posed?
How much should the candidates have to pay as deposit?
What percentage of the vote should the candidate need to gain to keep his deposit?
Should members be full-time or part-time?
Should part-time members be paid?
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How much should they be paid?
How much should full-time members be paid?
Should there be an age qualification for candidates?
If so, what do you think the age should be?
How long should an elector have been resident in the Falklands to qualify for the electoral roll?
a) If he was born overseas?
b) If he was born in the Falklands?
Should an elector be actually resident in his constituency on the day of voting?
30.
What should be the minimum age of an elector?
31.
Should the life of Council remain at 4 years?
If not, how long do you think it should be?
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How often should public meetings of Council be held?
Should these meetings be held outside working hours?
The answers to the above questionnaire would give indications of changes in the Constitution as it is at present. Are there any other changes you would like to see?
FURTHER POSSIBLE STIPULATIONS: Any potential candidate of dual nationality must
declare that he has dual nationality when he stands for election. (NB Dual nationality includes having a nationality which cannot be
repudiated eg French, British Anglo/Argentine)
NEXT MEETING: It was agreed that the Legal Adviser should be asked to
attend the next meeting to give legal advice on certain points. The meeting would be when members were in Stanley for the next Joint Councils meeting, probably in a week's time.
Read and confirmed on the
day of
1982
CHAIRMAN