[PRESS RELEASE] Free Democrats release Cosâ Candidate List
Jan 14, 2016 12:54:06 GMT -6
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on Jan 14, 2016 12:54:06 GMT -6
BEGINS
A statement from Free Democrat Leader/President M. A. Schivâ
It is the policy of the Free Democrats of Talossa (that's FreeDems, not an acronym, thanks) that the people who will fill the seats we win the Cosâ will be named before the election, so that (a) the people know who they're voting for, (b) other parties may be influenced not to dole out seats to people who publicly vote for them, a corrupt practice which was rife in pre-Reunision days.
For the 49th Cosâ election, as Party Leader, I decided to go one step further, and specify how many seats each candidate will get. This means that the people lower down the list, if we don't get a huge vote, will simply not make it into the Cosâ, unless a higher-ranked person quits or disappears. This adds another factor to the election, the fact that by voting for the Free Democrats, you get to influence which individuals get in the Cosâ.
My original plan was to give each candidate 10 seats. So, for example, if we won 57 seats, the top 5 candidates would get 10 seats; the 6th candidate, 7 seats; and everyone else nothing. However, this was not feasible due to the different abilities of various candidates to commit. Therefore, I took the unusual step of dividing the list into A and B Teams - the first being assigned 15 seats each, the latter 5 seats each.
According to FreeDems Constitution XIV, this list was drawn up by the Party Officers of the Free Democrats and ratified by a referendum of all party members. The vote was 10-0 out of the 18 FreeDem members. The successful candidates will be whipped (i.e. held to vote according to Free Democrat policy), as explained in FreeDems Constitution XV.
So, without further ado:
Free Democrats Candidate List for the 49th Cosâ
A Team (15 seats each)
1. Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
2. Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă
3. Adm. T.M. Asmourescu, O. Ben.
4. C. Carlüs Xheraltescù ***
5. T. A. Zilect
B Team (5 seats each)
6. Munditenens Tresplet ***
7. Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h
8. Óïn Ursüm
9. Chirbi Scherpa-Carriedo
10. Iason Bitxichë Taiwos
Note that candidates marked with *** are both running for Senäts this time, and thus will get no Cosâ seats if they win those races, and will vanish off the list. If by the grace of Allà we happen to exhaust our party list, we will go back to the top and give everyone an additional 5 seats. And, of course, any sitting MC who quits or vanishes during the term will be replaced by the next person down on the list.
Right. Questions? Comments?
ENDS
A statement from Free Democrat Leader/President M. A. Schivâ
It is the policy of the Free Democrats of Talossa (that's FreeDems, not an acronym, thanks) that the people who will fill the seats we win the Cosâ will be named before the election, so that (a) the people know who they're voting for, (b) other parties may be influenced not to dole out seats to people who publicly vote for them, a corrupt practice which was rife in pre-Reunision days.
For the 49th Cosâ election, as Party Leader, I decided to go one step further, and specify how many seats each candidate will get. This means that the people lower down the list, if we don't get a huge vote, will simply not make it into the Cosâ, unless a higher-ranked person quits or disappears. This adds another factor to the election, the fact that by voting for the Free Democrats, you get to influence which individuals get in the Cosâ.
My original plan was to give each candidate 10 seats. So, for example, if we won 57 seats, the top 5 candidates would get 10 seats; the 6th candidate, 7 seats; and everyone else nothing. However, this was not feasible due to the different abilities of various candidates to commit. Therefore, I took the unusual step of dividing the list into A and B Teams - the first being assigned 15 seats each, the latter 5 seats each.
According to FreeDems Constitution XIV, this list was drawn up by the Party Officers of the Free Democrats and ratified by a referendum of all party members. The vote was 10-0 out of the 18 FreeDem members. The successful candidates will be whipped (i.e. held to vote according to Free Democrat policy), as explained in FreeDems Constitution XV.
So, without further ado:
Free Democrats Candidate List for the 49th Cosâ
A Team (15 seats each)
1. Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
2. Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă
3. Adm. T.M. Asmourescu, O. Ben.
4. C. Carlüs Xheraltescù ***
5. T. A. Zilect
B Team (5 seats each)
6. Munditenens Tresplet ***
7. Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h
8. Óïn Ursüm
9. Chirbi Scherpa-Carriedo
10. Iason Bitxichë Taiwos
Note that candidates marked with *** are both running for Senäts this time, and thus will get no Cosâ seats if they win those races, and will vanish off the list. If by the grace of Allà we happen to exhaust our party list, we will go back to the top and give everyone an additional 5 seats. And, of course, any sitting MC who quits or vanishes during the term will be replaced by the next person down on the list.
Right. Questions? Comments?
ENDS
