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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 11, 2014 15:31:14 GMT -6
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.
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 11, 2014 17:59:59 GMT -6
I second this motion to the GGS,
However, I would like to nominate Davíu Lundescu to be the preliminary M3 for the next election, should we decide to hold our own elections again.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Jan 11, 2014 21:58:34 GMT -6
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. Noted, and will be done.
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 12, 2014 8:58:41 GMT -6
Wow I just realized today happens to be Maritiimi-Maxhestic Istuporaziua, let us take this time to remember who we are, and how far we have come.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 14, 2014 13:21:29 GMT -6
True! An amazing day!
Okay, so let's talk about elections. S:reu Lundescu has volunteered to be M3 this next time around, but there's the issue with turnout to discuss before we decide whether we actually want to run our elections.
Now, the last time we ran our election, turnout was miserable. We never got the M3 to really explain why (at least to my satisfaction), although he did offer some potential solutions. I was of the opinion that provincial elections simply didn't attract as much attention, and that it would be best to piggy-back on the national election again. But when we did that, turnout got even worse!
So was that just a coincidence, since overall national turnout was really terrible? Was the first time we ran our election the real outlier, and maybe we could do a better job this time?
My initial inclination is to appoint S:reu Lundescu as M3 and give it another shot - to be bold - but what does everyone else think?
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 14, 2014 17:54:29 GMT -6
Well first off, do we have an accurate list of all provincial residents, with accurate ways in which to reach out to communicate with them( via email, phone, etc.)? If so, I believe this should be made available to the M3 slightly before the election, and if not, then one should be at least attempted to be made up. This way, we can be sure that all citizens (or most citizens) could be reach to notify them of the election and where the said election is being held (wether nationally or provincially). I know I personally have never been contacted in regards to the elections (if notices were even distributed) Even if we do not host the election, this would be a good way to test our capability to get the word out.
Thoughts??
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 14, 2014 19:18:18 GMT -6
Our list is fairly accurate, but probably not perfect. If we do decide to do this, we should definitely spend the time until the election updating our list. In fact, perhaps we should do that anyway, and then assess our success to determine if we then want to conduct our own election.
Hm. Should the M3 be inaugurated regardless, and tasked with keeping a verified contact list of all Maritiimi-Maxhestic citizens?
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 15, 2014 10:09:42 GMT -6
If called to duty, I will gladly step up to the challenge
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 18, 2014 11:53:27 GMT -6
I note that S:reu Epic is off traveling, so we'll wait for his input and that of the GGS before proceeding.
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 18, 2014 14:56:59 GMT -6
I concur
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Post by Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun on Jan 19, 2014 8:27:14 GMT -6
First off, I thank you for your courtesy of waiting for me while I have myself a good time in Barcelona (my greetings to you all from here, it's gorgeous!)
Then, I would like to ask: Why confuse the Chancery by telling them, quasi preliminarily, to conduct the election when we don't know if we will conduct them ourselves? Such a notice and then withdrawal could also cause confusion. Why not wait three or four months and see if we can get this sorted out (by updating our Citizenry Contact Details)? Should we realise that we cannot, in fact, conduct the elections satisfactorily, then we can still notify the Chancery of our desire to have our elections conducted for us.
Because you see, if we were to keep in mind that the elections will be conducted by the Chancery anyway, we might run the risk of being too (re)lax(ed).
Verifying/updating the contact details will be truly absolutely extremely necessary, in my humble opinion.
Do we have any ideas as to how we were to conduct the elections?
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 19, 2014 9:28:34 GMT -6
The reason why we have always (except for the 8th assembly election) told the Chancery to conduct the election is that we want to be sure that the election happens... it's a safety precaution, taken in case a majority of the Assembly is unable to convene or reach a decision. With such small numbers of people involved, it's always been a smart idea, I think. To pick just one example, imagine that the Assembly gets split and upset about how the election should be conducted, and we can't break the deadlock of 2 v 2. Unlikely, I know, but possible. If we ensure that the election will occur, then that's not a worry.
Okay, anyway, it seems as though a clear majority favors having a new M3, who has volunteered, update the contact list no matter what else we decide. Let's vote on that and get it official, and then we can sort out further specifics, like whether or not Cezembre and Fiova should be allowed to vote in our elections in some limited degree (as our rightful domain). So then, a vote:
I propose that S:reu Davíu Lundescu be appointed this term's Maximally Magnificent Majordomo, and that he be tasked with updating the official contact list of all citizens of Maritiimi-Maxhestic to the best of his ability, ensuring that we have a reliable and easy way of contacting everyone within Maritiimi-Maxhestic. All in favor?
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Post by Davíu Lundescu on Jan 19, 2014 19:19:59 GMT -6
Per
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 19, 2014 21:35:35 GMT -6
I also vote in favor.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 19, 2014 22:35:08 GMT -6
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