This is a Council Vote for adoption of changes in the Code of Standards, Section H (Investigations). The applicable lines are noted below in the CODE section with changes indicated in [i][b]bold italics[/b][/i].

In accordance with our Standards, this Vote will remain open for the following time frame:
Minimum time = Vote tally of an unbeatable majority of YES or NO votes.
Maximum time = 48 hours or when quorum is reached, whichever comes last.

All Department Leaders should respond with a vote of [b]YES[/b], [b]NO[/b] or [b]ABSTAIN[/b].

[code]6.	Citizens post their opinions on the charge, whether they think the 
	suspect is guilty of an infraction, if the case should go to trial (poll), 
	[i][b]what punishment(s) would be in order if the defendant is found 
	guilty, etc. [/b][/i]
7.	When discussion has petered out and at least 48 hours have 
	passed the Judge Advocate will post a trial. 
	[i][b]A.	If the defendant pled "guilty" to the charges, the trial 
		poll is skipped and the Judge Advocate will proceed to 
		posting a sentencing poll.[/b][/i]
	B.	If the results of the investigation thread are overwhelmingly 
		in favor of the defendant the Judge Advocate will submit the 
		case for Judicial Review and possible dispensation as a "No 
		Merit" case. 
	C.	The trial poll will have options of Guilty/Innocent/Abstain and 
		will remain up for [i][b]48[/b][/i] hours. 
	D.	In the event the trial poll ends in a tie, the members of the 
		Judiciary shall decided amongst them if the defendant is 
		innocent or guilty. If the triumvirate of the Judiciary cannot 
		come to an agreement, the Chief Justice alone will cast the 
		tie breaking vote. 
8.	If the suspect is found guilty [i][b][delete] through the trial poll, 
	[/delete][/b][/i] a sentencing poll is held. 
	A.	The sentencing poll will remain up for [i][b]48[/b][/i] hours.[/code]