This document, identified as Annex C2 of the strand one subcommittee report, authored by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), discusses the concept of weighted voting as a safeguard against the dominance of large parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It suggests that a weighted majority is particularly necessary for major or potentially contentious decisions to ensure cross-community support and fairness. The SDLP proposes a 75% weighted majority of all elected Assembly members as the optimal figure to guarantee that decisions have substantial backing from both sides of the community. The document also argues against basing the weighted majority on the number of members present and voting, as this could lead to important decisions lacking significant cross-community support, and it recommends a specific threshold for appeals or petitions against decisions.
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