2005 Micronesian parliamentary election#Referendums
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2005 Micronesian parliamentary election
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 8 March 2005
| country = Federated States of Micronesia
| previous_year = 2003
| previous_election = 2003 Micronesian parliamentary election
| next_year = 2007
| next_election = 2007 Micronesian parliamentary election
| seats_for_election = 10 out of 14 seats in Congress
}}
{{Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia}}
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 March 2005, alongside a three-part referendum. As no political parties existed, all 23 candidates for the 10 available seats in Congress ran as Independents.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2213_05.htm Micronesia (Federated States of): Elections in 2005] IPU
In the referendums voters were asked whether they approved of three proposed amendments to the constitution. These would remove the power of the Supreme Court to rule on land and water issues,[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm032005 Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Supreme Court no longer oversees land and water issues] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} give the states credit for their acts,[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm022005 Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Binding decisions of the States themselves] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} and lift the ban on dual citizenship.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm012005 Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Lift the ban on dual citizenship] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} The proposed amendments required a 75% majority in at least three of the four states. However, the Supreme Court proposal failed to pass the threshold in all four states, whilst only Chuuk State had over 75% in favour of the other two proposals.
Results
=Congress=
{{Election results
|party1=Independents|seats1=14
|source=[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2213_05.htm IPU]
}}
=Referendums=
==Supreme Court==
{{blockquote|It is hereby proposed that Article XI, Section 6 of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia be amended and read as follows:
Section 6
(a) The trial division of the Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in cases affecting officials of foreign governments, disputes between states, admiralty or maritime cases, and in cases in which the national government is a party except where an interest in land is at issue.
(b) The national courts, including the trial division of the Supreme Court, have concurrent original jurisdiction in cases arising
(i) Under this Constitution
(ii) Under national laws and treaties, and
(iii) From disputes between a state and a citizen of citizen of another state, between citizens of different states, and between a state or a citizen thereof and a foreign state, citizen, or subject, provided that the national courts shall not have jurisdiction under subparagraph (b) (iii) of this section in cases in which the ownership of land or water is at issue.
(c) When jurisdiction is concurrent, the proper court may be prescribed by statute.
DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION?}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Choice !colspan=2|Popular vote !rowspan=2|State | |||
| Votes
!% | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|For | 63 | 0 | |
| align=left|Against | 37 | 4 | |
| align=left|Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| align=left|Total | 100 | 4 | |
| align=left|Registered voters/turnout | – | ||
| colspan=4 align=left|Source: [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm032005 Direct Democracy] |
==States==
{{blockquote|It is hereby proposed that a new Section 8 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia be amended to read as follows:
Section 8. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state. Congress may prescribe by statute the manner in which such acts, records and judicial proceedings shall be proved and the effect thereof.
DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION?}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Choice !colspan=2|Popular vote !rowspan=2|State | |||
| Votes
!% | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|For | 65 | 1 | |
| align=left|Against | 35 | 3 | |
| align=left|Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| align=left|Total | 100 | 4 | |
| align=left|Registered voters/turnout | – | ||
| colspan=4 align=left|Source: [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm022005 Direct Democracy] |
==Dual citizenship==
{{see also|Nationality law of the Federated States of Micronesia}}
{{blockquote|It is hereby proposed that Section 3 of Article III of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia be repealed.
Section 3. A citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia who is recognized as a citizen of another nation shall, within 3 years of his 18th birthday, or within 3 years of the effective date of this Constitution, whichever is later, register his intent to remain a citizen of the Federated States and renounce his citizenship of another nation. If he fails to comply with this Section, he becomes a national of the Federated States of Micronesia.
DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION?}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Choice !colspan=2|Popular vote !rowspan=2|State | |||
| Votes
!% | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|For | 63 | 1 | |
| align=left|Against | 37 | 3 | |
| align=left|Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| align=left|Total | 100 | 4 | |
| align=left|Registered voters/turnout | – | ||
| colspan=4 align=left|Source: [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=fm012005 Direct Democracy] |