On 15th October there was a referendum on the automatic seat of the Connétables in the States.
The question was:
[divider] [space height=”20″]Should the Constables remain as members of the States as an automatic right?
YES ☐ NO ☐
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The majority was vote ‘Yes‘
The majority of Islanders voted to keep the automatic right of the Connétables (Constables) to become members of the States when upon election by their Parish.
The majority of Islanders believed that a Connétable should automatically become a States member upon election by their Parish.
The minority vote was ‘No’
A minority voted to remove the automatic right of the Connétables (Constables) to become members of the States upon election by their Parish.
A minority of Islanders thought that Connétables should not automatically become a States member upon appointment as the Parish Connétable. They believed that, to become a States member as well as a Parish Connétable, they should be required to stand for election to the States.
