How do we get a new constitition after initial publication? The steps... The procedure... The sequence of events... Following is the outline of the roadmap.
After publication the public will have 30 days to propose amendments to the draft.
The experts will then have another 21 days to incorporate the views of the public.
Paliamentary Select Committee (PSC) will then have 21 days for deliberation and concensus building on the contentious issues.
Experts will have another 21 days then submit the revised draft and its final report to PSC.
PSC to table the report and draft before Parliament within seven days.
Parliament to approve the draft within 30 days of the tabling and forward it to the Attorney General for publication.
If Parliament proposes amendments and fails to approve the draft constitution, a joint meeting between the PSC, the Reference Group and the Experts will consider the issues and make recommendations.
Parliament will then have no option but to approve the draft constitution within 21 days and submit it to the Attorney General for publication.
The Attorney General without making any alterations will publish the Draft Constitution within 30 days.
Within seven days of Publication, the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) will declare the referendum date and question.
After the referendum, the IIEC will declare the results within two days.
If the final result of the referendum is in favour of the new constitution, the President shall proclaim the new constitution to be law not later than 14 days after the publication of the final result of the referendum.
