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Bill: Local Democracy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia
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: March 2598
Description[?]:
| An act to promote local democracy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:17:55, June 25, 2008 CET | From |  We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Local Democracy Act |
| Message | There is no requirement to do this, moreover the change would not promote any more local democracy than already occurs. Currently the councils are elected by the electorate and they then operate together to exercise all the powers of local democracy. All this bill will do is increase local bureaucracy by introducing another level to bureaucracy whilst increasing costs to the taxpayer without any improvements in operation or in democracy. We would also point out that this is not a bill in its truest sense as there is no description of the changes the act would make, rather it is merely a statement of intent. |
| Date | 21:05:32, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Social Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Local Democracy Act |
| Message | We support the bill as it provides the purest form of demoracy in the local districts. |
| Date | 09:08:06, June 26, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Local Democracy Act |
| Message | Actually this bill reduces democracy in local districts as the current system forces the local councils to vote and act on all items placed before them, whilst this change introduces a dictatorial approach to local government by allowing a single individual increased control over local politics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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