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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on Jul 11, 2015 20:20:51 GMT -6
Sounds good. I will take a look at streamlining our wiki entries.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 26, 2015 18:50:16 GMT -6
Sounds good. I will take a look at streamlining our wiki entries. Hooray! I looked at the wiki and it is much better now.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 26, 2015 18:50:48 GMT -6
Do provincial bills get proposed here or in there own thread?
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 26, 2015 20:27:59 GMT -6
Here.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 26, 2015 20:28:41 GMT -6
Sounds good. I will take a look at streamlining our wiki entries. Hooray! I looked at the wiki and it is much better now. None of the M-M entries have been edited in the past year... not sure what you mean?
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 26, 2015 21:10:25 GMT -6
Hooray! I looked at the wiki and it is much better now. None of the M-M entries have been edited in the past year... not sure what you mean? Huh. Perhaps I was deluding myself all along...anyhow I am now satisfied with the formatting, whether I have gone insane or not.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 26, 2015 21:38:31 GMT -6
I'm glad you're happy with them, then
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 27, 2015 14:07:31 GMT -6
The "Great People in the Greatest Province Need to be Recognized" Act
WHEREAS Maritiimi-Maxhestians routinely accomplish noteworthy things, and
WHEREAS these accomplishments currently go unrewarded, as we have no reward to give other than a pat on the back, and
WHEREAS There is no better way reward someone than to let them put a few letters after their name
THEREFORE The "Magnates of Maritiimi-Maxhestic" is hereby established. Citizens of Maritiimi-Maxhestic may be made a Magnate by a 2/3 vote of the General Assembly for exemplary work to improve Maritiimi-Maxhestic or Talossa. Magnates are entitled to the honorific Mmm., which may be displayed after their name.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 28, 2015 8:00:11 GMT -6
*sigh* I know I said I would be stepping back a bit this term, but I'm going to have to strongly suggest we take care of the next item on my suggested agenda before we do anything else, if you don't mind? The others aren't as important, if there's other business people want to do, but I think it's probably important we make sure there's an Assembly next term before we do anything else. Sorry, I thought the new GGS or new GSU would take care of this, but I don't want to risk it since it's been a couple of months at this point.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 28, 2015 8:44:57 GMT -6
I had a few minutes, not enough time to draft the election reform bill that I have in mind, but long enough to draft that.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 28, 2015 12:27:35 GMT -6
Okay, well, whatever. I tried.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 28, 2015 14:06:11 GMT -6
Okay, well, whatever. I tried. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTION LAW ACT
WHEREAS Maritiimi-Maxhestic usually allows the national chancery to conduct our elections, and
WHEREAS We are the best, most capable province, so we should definitely be handling that ourselves, and
WHEREAS Having a chancery election allows only to vote for a party, but having the option to vote for specific people instead is desirable
THEREFORE Section I of the Election law of Maritiimi-Maxhestic, which reads
I. The size of the Provincial Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be equal to the number of citizens who voted for a registered political party in the most recent election. This is intended to give each individual voter their share of representation in the Assembly.
Shall be amended to read
I. The size of the Provincial Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be equal to the number of citizens who voted for a registered political party or for a citizen of Maritiimi-Maxhestic in the most recent election. This is intended to give each individual voter their share of representation in the Assembly.
FURTHERMORE Section II, which currently 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 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.
Shall be amended 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 and who is the provincial leader of the party, if the two are different. The provincial party leader must be a citizen of Maritiimi-Maxhestic. While it is not required to have information about the political positions of the party, this is something that is recommended.
FURTHERMORE Section III, which currently reads
III. Elections shall be held in public, and shall begin at the time of national elections. They will be conducted by whoever is chosen unanimously by the outgoing Provincial Assembly; if no one is so chosen, then the Secretary Of State shall conduct the election.
Shall be amended to read
III. Elections shall be held in public, and shall begin at the time of national elections. They shall be conducted by the Grand General Secretary of the outgoing Provincial Assembly, unless another provincial official is unanimously chosen by the Assembly.
FURTHERMORE Section IV, which currently reads
IV. The head of each party named in the party Sticla shall distribute seats in the Assembly to citizens of the province. Any citizen may be designated duly assigned seats never to exceed 50% of the total seats. Seats may not be reassigned unless first voluntarily relinquished by their Assemblyperson, who may relinquish either all or any of their seats as they choose.
Shall be amended to read
IV. Voters may vote either for an citizen of Maritiimi-Maxhestic or for a registered party. Citizens elected to the Assembly shall have as many seats as votes received, and registered parties shall also have as many seats as votes received, to be distributed by the provincial leader, or, in the absence of a provincial party leader, the party leader. Within 3 days of the conclusion of the election, the Grand Specific Undersecretary must open the new Assembly, and all citizens awarded seats in the Assembly must claim their seat by replying in the Assembly by no later than 14 days after the creation of the Assembly. Votes for individuals who fail to claim their seats are considered spoiled. Seats assigned via a party which are not claimed are assigned to the provincial party leader. Seats may not be reassigned for any other purpose unless first voluntarily relinquished by their Assemblyperson, who may relinquish either all or any of their seats as they choose. All Assemblypersons must be citizens of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
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Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 28, 2015 14:06:56 GMT -6
See how those two acts took differing amounts of time to write?
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jul 28, 2015 14:14:02 GMT -6
lol! You misunderstood. I'm talking about the next item on the suggested agenda, as listed in the first post here, and as previously done in the last few Assemblies like so: Voting is closed, and S:reu Mick Preston is continued in office as Grand General Secretary. Congratulations are due to him! I propose that this body asks the Grand General Secretary to officially request that the Chancery conduct our next election. As always, this is a decision prompted by safety - even if we change our minds later, we want to make sure that the election will occur if disaster strikes. Then the motion passes unanimously. Resolved, then, that the Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic unanimously extends the solemn gratitude of the province to Sir Mick Preston, who has exemplified all that we wish to see in our province: probity, wisdom, fun, and grandeur. The next item on my proposed agenda, if no one objects, is to request that our GGS communicate to the national Chancery our official request that the Chancery conduct the next election. As other members of this Assembly know, I have always urged this as a cautionary action - whatever we decide to do with our elections in the future, we may always rescind this request, and it guards against calamity. Barring objection, I move that we do so request this of this GGS. I propose that we request the Secretary of State run our election. I call a vote, and vote in favor.
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Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic
Posts: 4,001
Talossan Since: 3-21-2015
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Post by Ian Plätschisch on Jul 28, 2015 15:02:39 GMT -6
Well, the only thing between thanking the GGS (which we did) and having a discussion about running our own election was telling the chancery we want them to do our next election. But I don't want to tell the chancery that!
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