Post by Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun on Oct 1, 2014 10:41:14 GMT -6
Estimats citaxhiens dal provinçù da Mharitiimi-Mhaxhestic!
Va nhómină, c'e Magniloqueu Épiqeu Ac'hlerglünä da Lhiun, és sînt voi Shenator.
I am very happy to announce to you the first Clark of this 47th Cosă, and - in keeping up the long tradition of a Senator asking his fellow citizens' opinions - I am hereby seeking your guidance in the two bills that are up to voting:
47RZ1 - Fixing the Electoral Commission
WHEREAS the electoral commission was a very, very noble idea added with the introduction of the secret ballot AND
WHEREAS in the 2 elections it was in place, it's consequence was mainly to delay the formation of the government AND
WHEREAS in the 46th Cosa, the electoral commission found no errors in the ballot AND
WHEREAS now, in the 47th Cosa, the vast majority (almost 90%) of the voters either voted publicly (allowing anyone to review their vote) or using an automated form which eliminates any human error but all ballots currently need to be validated anyway AND
WHEREAS without the electoral commission, votes made with the online voting form could in practice be 100% secret without even the Secretary of State knowing their content AND
WHEREAS all incoming emails of the chancery are now open for review by the electoral commission anyway AND
THEREFORE the Ziu resolves that section 6 of Article VII of the Organic Law which currently reads:Is replaced with:Uréu q'estadra så: Martì-Paír Furxhéir (Secretary of State)
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Please note, that this is an Organic law amendment, which is not clear from the title! Note also that the essential change here, amongst others, is a non-fully automated process involving only the voter. In a nutshell, this means "MPF" - at least, at the moment. If he were to quit, as Sir Davinescu had already stated in the Hopper thread, we would have to find someone qualified enough to do his work, and I doubt we will find another Talossan with his IT skills. As this is an Organic law amendment, the Ziu could not even act quickly on changing the law to prevent having to hire a database-master.
I like the "review-as-received"-part, but it should, as Sir Siervicül states, be limited to non-party-leading Justices of the Uppermost Court only.
However, due to the MPF-requirement, I am going to vote against this, unless you wish to convince me otherwise.
Moving to the second bill:
47RZ2 - The Move like Jagger Act
Whereas in theory we have a system where provincial citizenship corresponds to a geographic location, and
Whereas many citizens living in the same area are currently assigned to different provinces, and
Whereas these citizens should have the option to be assigned to the right province, and
Whereas moving to a different catchment area should result in a change of provincial citizenship, and
Whereas there is a small mistake in Lexhatx E 7.1.2, which still mentions only seven province, and
Whereas this bill does not solve all the problems related to provincial catchment, but is part of a broader discussion on the subject, and
Whereas I never really got around to writing proper whereas clauses, now
Therefore El Lexhatx E 7.1.2, which currently readswill be amended to read:Furthermore El Lexhatx E 7.3, which currently reads:will be amended to read:Furthermore, El Lexhatx E. 10.7, which currently reads:will be amended to read:
Uréu q'estadra så: Glüc da Dhi (Senator/Cézembre)
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Apart from the error (A citizen → A citizens) in the text, I have not made up my mind about this bill, and would like your input very much.
Thank you, and God save the King, and his Realm, and his subjects!
Va nhómină, c'e Magniloqueu Épiqeu Ac'hlerglünä da Lhiun, és sînt voi Shenator.
I am very happy to announce to you the first Clark of this 47th Cosă, and - in keeping up the long tradition of a Senator asking his fellow citizens' opinions - I am hereby seeking your guidance in the two bills that are up to voting:
47RZ1 - Fixing the Electoral Commission
WHEREAS the electoral commission was a very, very noble idea added with the introduction of the secret ballot AND
WHEREAS in the 2 elections it was in place, it's consequence was mainly to delay the formation of the government AND
WHEREAS in the 46th Cosa, the electoral commission found no errors in the ballot AND
WHEREAS now, in the 47th Cosa, the vast majority (almost 90%) of the voters either voted publicly (allowing anyone to review their vote) or using an automated form which eliminates any human error but all ballots currently need to be validated anyway AND
WHEREAS without the electoral commission, votes made with the online voting form could in practice be 100% secret without even the Secretary of State knowing their content AND
WHEREAS all incoming emails of the chancery are now open for review by the electoral commission anyway AND
THEREFORE the Ziu resolves that section 6 of Article VII of the Organic Law which currently reads:
Votes for the Cosa may be submitted either publicly or privately. Votes submitted privately shall be submitted to and available only to an Electoral Commission, consisting of the Secretary of State and the three Justices of the Uppermost Court. Should any Justice be unavailable to serve on the Commission, the King shall name a Magistrate judge of a subordinate court to replace that Justice, but should no Magistrate such judge likewise be available, the Commission shall serve as otherwise constituted. It shall be a criminal act, punishable as determined by law, for the contents of any such vote to be revealed by any member of the Commission to any other person. The members of the said Electoral Commission shall independently confirm the final tally and together shall certify the election.
Votes for the Cosa may be submitted either publicly or privately. Votes submitted privately in a non-fully automated process involving only the voter shall be submitted to and available only to an Electoral Commission as ballots are received, consisting of the Secretary of State and the three Justices of the Uppermost Court. Should any Justice be unavailable to serve on the Commission, the King shall name a Magistrate judge of a subordinate court to replace that Justice, but should no Magistrate such judge likewise be available, the Commission shall serve as otherwise constituted. It shall be a criminal act, punishable as determined by law, for the contents of any such vote to be revealed by any member of the Commission to any other person. The members of the said Electoral Commission shall independently confirm the final tally and together shall review the election. Failure of the electoral commission shall not delay the normal operations of the Kingdom, but any errors identified shall be corrected accordingly, notwithstanding any articles or law preventing the correction of the error (including any articles preventing the removal of an elected official from office).
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Please note, that this is an Organic law amendment, which is not clear from the title! Note also that the essential change here, amongst others, is a non-fully automated process involving only the voter. In a nutshell, this means "MPF" - at least, at the moment. If he were to quit, as Sir Davinescu had already stated in the Hopper thread, we would have to find someone qualified enough to do his work, and I doubt we will find another Talossan with his IT skills. As this is an Organic law amendment, the Ziu could not even act quickly on changing the law to prevent having to hire a database-master.
I like the "review-as-received"-part, but it should, as Sir Siervicül states, be limited to non-party-leading Justices of the Uppermost Court only.
However, due to the MPF-requirement, I am going to vote against this, unless you wish to convince me otherwise.
Moving to the second bill:
47RZ2 - The Move like Jagger Act
Whereas in theory we have a system where provincial citizenship corresponds to a geographic location, and
Whereas many citizens living in the same area are currently assigned to different provinces, and
Whereas these citizens should have the option to be assigned to the right province, and
Whereas moving to a different catchment area should result in a change of provincial citizenship, and
Whereas there is a small mistake in Lexhatx E 7.1.2, which still mentions only seven province, and
Whereas this bill does not solve all the problems related to provincial catchment, but is part of a broader discussion on the subject, and
Whereas I never really got around to writing proper whereas clauses, now
Therefore El Lexhatx E 7.1.2, which currently reads
“Citizens living outside the boundaries of Talossa shall be assigned to a province corresponding to a geographic zone. The entire globe shall be divided into seven geographic zones so that anyone living anywhere outside Talossa is automatically assigned to the corresponding Talossan province.”
“Citizens living outside the boundaries of Talossa shall be assigned to a province corresponding to a geographic zone. The entire globe shall be divided into eight geographic zones so that anyone living anywhere outside Talossa is automatically assigned to the corresponding Talossan province.”
“No Talossan citizen may transfer his provincial citizenship to a different province, except by physically moving into that province or into the zone corresponding to that province. A citizen living inside or outside of Talossa who moves into an outside zone corresponding to a different province may transfer his citizenship to the new province by law, but in the absence of such a law, is considered assigned to his original province for all purposes.”
“No Talossan citizen may transfer his provincial citizenship to a different province, except by physically moving into that province or into the zone corresponding to that province. A citizens living inside or outside of Talossa, who moves permanently into an outside zone corresponding to a different province will be (re)assigned by the SoS to the province corresponding to the new geographic zone in accordance with the following provisions:
7.3.1 Citizens moving to an area corresponding to a province closed to immigration will not be reassigned upon moving.
7.3.2 The provisions in this section do not apply when a citizen currently assigned to the wrong province geographically moves within his/her current geographic assignment area, unless the move is either a) over a distance of more than 1000 kilometres, or b) across national borders. In both cases the provisions in this section do apply.”
7.3.1 Citizens moving to an area corresponding to a province closed to immigration will not be reassigned upon moving.
7.3.2 The provisions in this section do not apply when a citizen currently assigned to the wrong province geographically moves within his/her current geographic assignment area, unless the move is either a) over a distance of more than 1000 kilometres, or b) across national borders. In both cases the provisions in this section do apply.”
“Whenever any Talossan wants to move his provincial assignment to the province in whose assigned area he actually lives, he may do so, provided that either a) the province to which he is moving has a lower population than the province from which he is moving, or b) both provinces are currently closed to immigration.”
“Whenever any Talossan wants to move his provincial assignment to the province in whose assigned area he actually lives, he may do so, provided that either a) the province to which he is moving is not closed to immigration, or b) both provinces are currently closed to immigration.”
Uréu q'estadra så: Glüc da Dhi (Senator/Cézembre)
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Apart from the error (A citizen → A citizens) in the text, I have not made up my mind about this bill, and would like your input very much.
Thank you, and God save the King, and his Realm, and his subjects!
