Editing Proposed Amendments 2019 (section)

== Article 8 - ETHICS COMMITTEE ==
'''Section 1'''

*<u>Original</u>: Requests for an Ethics Committee hearing under Article 8 of the Constitution shall be submitted to the chairman of the Ethics Committee who shall determine whether or not there are grounds for a hearing.
*<u>Proposed Amendment</u>: Requests for an Ethics Committee hearing under Article 8 of the Constitution shall be submitted to the chairman of the Ethics Committee. A preliminary hearing to assess the merits of the complaint and whether it should proceed or not, should take place in person or by conference call prior to deliberations.

'''New Section''' - To be inserted between '''Section 1''' and '''Section 2'''

*<u>Proposed Amendment</u>: To accuse a party member of violating the Party’s Statement of Principles, requires that the onus is on the accuser to point to and articulate the exact principle that has been violated.