[1] On 8 March 2006 the Chief Pleas voted to reduce the number of seats from 52 to 28.
[3] The proposed system at the time was for 14 seats to be reserved for landowners and 14 elected by the general population.
[3] However, in April the Seigneur Michael Beaumont warned the Pleas that this may not be approved by the Privy Council.
[5] A meeting held on 6 July was unable to make a decision due to disagreements on whether to hold a consultative referendum.
[6] The Pleas determined that voter turnout must be at least 60% and that a winning option must receive 54.5% of the vote.