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Bill: Mayoral Election Act 2359
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Libertarian Front
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2359
Description[?]:
| This act changes the election of mayors from being decided by individual councils to being direct across the board |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Current: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:24:20, February 13, 2007 CET | From |  Pensioners' Party | To | Debating the Mayoral Election Act 2359 |
| Message | I see no reason why local councils shouldn't determine their own constitutions. Abraham Bridgewater (Leader of the Pensioners' Party) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 211 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 328 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." - John Maynard Keynes |