Scattered Islands status referendum, 1743

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1743 AN/RP 2621 Scattered Islands status referendum

1743 AN/April RP 2621
Organic Law of the Scattered Islands (SIOL) Referendum
Location of the core territory of the Scattered Islands
Results
Result not yet known Registered voters/turnout 2,894,001 0%
Kéijō joining the Scattered Islands State
For   0% Against   0%
Anyer joining the Scattered Islands State
For   0% Against   0%
Sendai joining the Scattered Islands State
For   0% Against   0%

The 1743 AN/RP 2621 Scattered Islands status referendum (Sangunese: 1743/2621年散在諸島の地位に関する国民投票, translit.: 1743/2621-nen Sanzai-shotō no chii ni kansuru kokumin tōhyō, Phineaner: Referendum status Kepulauan Tersebar 1743/2621) is an upcoming referendum held in four bilingual Phineaner-Eurphinonesian and Sangunese-speaking districts of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR, namely the Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait and Isla del Tropico, in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands of Héi'an and part of the Ssamaritan Islands, as well as the scope of the said region. This referendum will decide to secede from Oriental Taemhwan and handover to the federation as a new single territory of Phinbella, also ratifying the Organic Law of the Scattered Islands to directly form the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory, a new proposed special self-governing territory (known as second term of "state", not a special administrative territory like Oriental Taemhwan). It is being organized by the government of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan Special Administrative Region and is expected to be held in 1743 AN or April RP 2621. This referendum will be held after Ïeu'ryádoche was separated from its parent region, transferred to the federation and became the eighteenth territory of Phinbella. The government of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR has given the opportunity to any administrative division in the region to determine the fate of the districts themselves whether to transfer their sovereignty to the federation or remain within the special administrative region.

Under the organic law, the both Federal and Taemhwanian government must hold a referendum in the areas specified in this law no later than 120 days from signing the SIOL into law but no earlier than 60 days from signing the law. Voters in both the Scattered Islands and Isla del Tropico districts voted on the ratification of the SIOL, the residents of Kéijō, Anyer and Sendai voted for or against the inclusion of their towns in the then proposed territory, as did voters in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands and three islands and two atolls in the Ssamaritan Islands voting for or against the inclusion of their islands in the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.

Background

Undang Undang Organik Kepulauan Tersebar
Parliament of Phinbella
Long title Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Undang-undang Organik bagi Kepulauan Tersebar di Selat Ieu'ryïan, memansuhkan bagi dua tujuan Akta Taemhwan No. 95 dan No. 96 tahun RP 2616, bertajuk “Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Status Autonomi Kepulauan Tersebar” dan “Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Status Autonomi Isla del Tropico,” sebagai Wilayah dan Negeri yang Kepulauan Tersebar di Selat Ieu'ryïan dengan status pemerintahan sendiri yang istimewa (Law No. 48/RP 2620/1739 AN on the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory)
Citation	Law No. 48/RP 2620/1739 AN
Territorial extent	Plebiscite: Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait · Isla del Tropico · City of Kéijō · City of Anyer · City of Sendai · 6 islands in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands · 5 atolls and islands in the Ssamaritan Islands · And areas contiguous to the above Post ratification: Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory
Passed by	House of Majilis
Passed	28 December RP 2620 (RP 2620-12-28) (18.XIV.1739 AN)
Enacted	28 December RP 2620 (RP 2620-12-28) (18.XIV.1739 AN)
Enacted by	Legislative Council of the Taemhwanian SAR
Enacted	4 January RP 2621 (RP 2621-01-04) (20.II.1740 AN)
Assented to	27 December RP 2620 (RP 2620-12-27) (5.XIV.1739 AN)
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Majilis
Bill title	RUU Wilayah Pemerintahan Sendiri Khas Kepulauan Tersebar (Bill on Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory)
Introduced	14 August RP 2620 (RP 2620-08-14) (17.VII.1735 AN)
Repeals
Taemhwanian Act No. 95/RP 2616 (Act of Autonomous Status of the Scattered Islands) Taemhwanian Act No. 96/RP 2616 (Act of Autonomous Status of Isla del Tropico)
Status: Pending — before Legislative Council of the Taemhwanian SAR

Autonomous territorial unit

The Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait, Isla del Tropico, Héi'an, Yapreay Islands and Tanah Adélie were merged to form an autonomous territorial unit known as the Taemhwanian Frontier Settlements Area as a result of a RP 2600 referendum, with the capital in Kéijō, distinguishing the territorial unit from the Taemhwanian Mainland. The Ssamaritan Islands, including five islands and atolls, were also previously included in the core area of ​​the territorial unit, but they opted not to join the territorial unit. In October RP 2616, the government of the territorial unit was dissolved, and at that time acts regarding the autonomous status of the five districts were passed and enforced. In 1.I.1725 AN, the entity of the territorial unit was finally dissolved and the five districts were made into the administrative district, along with the Spitsbergen Islands and Islas Kelvina District are formally established as the autonomous territorial unit.

Proposed special autonomy

The Federal Government and the Taemhwanian SAR Government have entered into an agreement on the future of the archipelago, including its core territory, including the "Constitutional Framework for Special Autonomy for the Scattered Islands" as an annex. The framework would cede the Scattered Islands to the Federation through a referendum and establish an entity referred to in the Organic Law published after this agreement, in the Free area of the Federation as a territory and state with this special autonomous status.

The Special Self-Governing Territories of the Scattered Islands will include an executive branch consisting of a territorial governor (elected by the President) and an advisory board; a legislative branch including a State Legislative Assembly; an independent judiciary including a Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Public Prosecutor's Office; and a regional police agency.

The Federal Government would only retain control of defense and foreign relations, Taemhwanian employment laws would continue, the state governments would determine their own economic and fiscal policies including the imposition of limited taxes in the territory, while Federal and Taemhwanian laws already in force would continue in the territory. The autonomous government will have competence in all matters not reserved for the Federal Government and the Taemhwanian Government, including the right to adopt the state flag, coat of arms and official anthem as symbols of identity. It will be able to designate people as having a "Scattered Islands identity". Local parties established in the Scattered Islands that advocate for the fate of the territory are allowed to sit in Parliament if constituencies are established in the territory and can form a bloc representing the territory, may also join the government or opposition bloc. The traditional civil code may also be adopted.

Challenges

The first internal challenge to secede from Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and join the Federation as the new territory came and grew from inter-local political struggles in those districts.

Organic Law

The Organic Law of the Scattered Islands (SIOL; Phineaner: Undang-Undang Organik Kepulauan Tersebar), also known as the Scattered Islands Fundamental Law, and officially enacted as Act No. 48/2620/1739, is a Phinbellan law that provides for the establishment of the Territory and State of the Scattered Islands or the Special Self-Governing Territory of the Scattered Islands. This Organic Law is divided into 39 parts and consists of 240 sections.

As an organic act, the basic law provided that the core areas of the Territory would be detached from the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and transferred sovereignty to the Federation, and provided for the basic structure of government for this territory, following the agreements set out in the Most Points Agreement between the Federation and Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan.

On 17.VII.1735 AN, the House of Majilis submitted the "Bill on the Special Self-Governing Territory of the Scattered Islands". The main contents of the bill are:

1. Demarcation of the area of the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.
2. The special rights of the Scattered Islands in controlling their economy.
3. Special taxes in the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.
4. The Taemhwanian education system is maintained.
5. Local cultural rights are continued.
6. The main spoken languages ​​in the territory are honored and preserved through a language regulatory body under the territorial government.

When the law was finally passed by the Parliament of Phinbella and the Legislative Council of the Taemhwanian SAR, most of its contents were revised from the original bill and included in this Organic Law. Apart from the six contents in the bill that have been included, other major contents that are not found in the bill are the Formation of Agglomeration Regional Councils, and Limited Autonomy for the future local government of the Scattered Islands.

Scope

Scattered Islands State 'core' area

Voters in the areas mentioned in this organic law, referred to as the core areas of the proposed Territory and State of the Scattered Islands are eligible to participate in this referendum. The core areas of this new territory covering:

• Current territory of the Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait District, includings;
  • Glorioso Islands
  • Yeop Takiyouki Island
  • Eureka Island
  • Bassas da Íeu'ryïan
  • Saint Croix
  • Tromelin Atoll
• Current territory of the Isla del Tropico District
• City of Anyer in the Isla del Tropico District
• City of Kéijō in the Tromelin Atoll
• Sendai City in the Ssamaritan Islands
• 6 islands in the municipality of the Amsterdam Islands in Héi'an (*) — Île Amsterdam, Île Tiosori, Île Ranai, Île Jemberana, Île Kyuka-i and Île Suzukawa
• 5 islands and atolls in the Ssamaritan Islands (*)
  • Sendai Atoll
  • Karayuki-san Atoll
  • Coëtivy Island
  • Kagayan de Ssamaritan Island
  • Taiping (Tepen) Island

Voters in all provinces/districts of Héi'an and the Ssamaritan Islands will also need to vote if they agree to the separation of the areas from their parent provinces/districts (Héi'an and the Samaritan Islands, respectively) and from the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR to join the proposed Territory and State of the Scattered Islands.