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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 13, 2013 3:45:40 GMT -6
No further nominations being heard, we will dispense with a vote. S:reu Biondeu is the new GGS. Congratulations!
Returning to business, I would like to suggest that we permit the deputization of local leaders in a party's Sticla, that way we can permit party leaders to delegate their local authority. I would suggest that a party leader would still have to post the Sticla, but in doing so they could nominate a specific local leader to thereafter assign or reassign seats as necessary. If that sounds good to folks, I can draft some language.
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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on May 13, 2013 6:41:03 GMT -6
I support. Looking forward to the amendment.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 15, 2013 20:51:17 GMT -6
The current law reads:
II. Registration as a political party is simple, and amounts to giving public notice to Maritiimi-Maxhestians a minimum of ten days before the election. To facilitate this process, the Grand General Secretary will post a notice of this requirement, twenty days before the election. This public notice shall be formally called the Sticla, and must be available on request to any potential voter. The Sticla must indicate who is the head of the party. The Head of the party named in the Sticla is the only person who can assign seats won by their party in the election. While it is not required to have information about the political positions and advocacies of the party, this is something that is recommended.
My amendment to the election law is minor, and is as such:
II. Registration as a political party is simple, and amounts to giving public notice to Maritiimi-Maxhestians a minimum of ten days before the election. To facilitate this process, the Grand General Secretary will post a notice of this requirement, twenty days before the election. This public notice shall be formally called the Sticla, and must be available on request to any potential voter. The Sticla must indicate who is the head of the party. The head of the party or their selected representative, as specified in the Sticla, is the only person who can assign seats won by their party in the election. While it is not required to have information about the political positions of the party, this is something that is recommended.
Also two minor changes in wording that do not effect the law have been made.
The bill is as follows:
Third Amendment to the Election Law Act
Whereas we want swift action and more provincial attention, and thus want to encourage assignation of provincial officers
Therefore the Assembly hereby alters the whole of the second section of the Election Law to read:
II. Registration as a political party is simple, and amounts to giving public notice to Maritiimi-Maxhestians a minimum of ten days before the election. To facilitate this process, the Grand General Secretary will post a notice of this requirement, twenty days before the election. This public notice shall be formally called the Sticla, and must be available on request to any potential voter. The Sticla must indicate who is the head of the party. The head of the party or their selected representative, as specified in the Sticla, is the only person who can assign seats won by their party in the election. While it is not required to have information about the political positions of the party, this is something that is recommended.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 15, 2013 20:56:12 GMT -6
Also, I am relinquishing one RUMP seat, since I just realized I have a personal majority of seats. It is my fond hope the seat will be immediately reassigned to S:reu Biondeu.
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on May 15, 2013 21:27:19 GMT -6
Also, I am relinquishing one RUMP seat, since I just realized I have a personal majority of seats. It is my fond hope the seat will be immediately reassigned to S:reu Biondeu. If I am supposed to re-assign the seat (I never remember exactly which provinces require me to do this), then I re-assign the seat to S:reu da Biondeu. |
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 15, 2013 21:49:47 GMT -6
I thank the RUMP leader for his prompt action.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 25, 2013 9:43:46 GMT -6
Since there seems to be no controversy over my proposed changes to the law, I request a vote on the text as last provided, and I vote in favor.
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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on May 27, 2013 9:35:32 GMT -6
I vote in favor of the changes to the Election Law. Amendment passes. Please update it on the wiki  |
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2013 9:58:31 GMT -6
I will do so ASAP - I am currently traveling in D.C. |
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jun 2, 2013 11:18:58 GMT -6
I have updated all pages of the wiki in my capacity as GSU. I thank the Assembly for its patience in this matter.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jun 10, 2013 12:59:40 GMT -6
Returning to our main subject this session: the election.
The re-appointed M3 has suggested that the problem in our last election, where we had a shockingly low turn-out, was that we had inaccurate contact information. I am not sure this holds up, because he also reports that he used the same information as the Chancery has used in previous years with much better success.
I would suggest that the national elections simply have much greater prestige than the local election, looking more formal and more dramatic. For many citizens, this will have been their main source of interaction with their country. The fault, I would suggest, lies with this Assembly for failing to prepare the way.
I have some suggestions, but before I present them, is there anyone else who would like to speak on the matter?
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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on Jun 11, 2013 23:31:13 GMT -6
I'd love to hear the suggestions!
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jun 12, 2013 8:42:42 GMT -6
Well, I think that because it is a matter of prestige, we should have very official-looking and grand ballots, rather than informal ones. These ballots should be delivered from an official email, rather than a personal one. We want to assure that the vote doesn't appear to be just a casual or spam thing, but something to which they must pay attention. We have an official assembly image, so the liberal use of that at the top of the ballot and the body of the email might help, for example.
You mentioned phoning the citizenry. Do you think that would help, additionally?
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 10, 2013 10:01:10 GMT -6
S:reu Biondeu?
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 18, 2013 9:50:22 GMT -6
Sadly, Assemblyperson Biondeu has summarily resigned all of his offices and quit the province and country, dumping his responsibilities as GGS, Assemblyperson, and M3. His seats return to the RUMP to be re-assigned.
There are three vacant seats. This means we no longer have a quorum, since Assemblyperson Mark Sidahl requested a seat but has never yet bothered to show up.
Under our election laws, I already hold the maximum seats any person can (3), or else I would take on the extra seats.
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