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Bill: Crownlands Legislative Powers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberaldemokratische Allianz
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2674
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted upon the Emperor s most Illustrious and Lutheran Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the representatives of the people of Greater Hulstria, in this present Imperial Diet assembled: An Act to create elected assemblies and chief executive positions to handle local and devolved affairs. Article I - Short title, Definitions, and etc. 1) This Act may be cited as the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act, 2673. 2) Unless otherwise stated, Crownland(s) refers to the crownlands of Hilgar, Hulstria, Budenlar, Mitrania, and Kuratha. 3) Unless otherwise stated, crownland legislatures shall each be titled "Landtag" and crownland executives "Chief Minister" Article II 1) Each Crownland shall have an elected assembly, called a Landtag, which shall exercise all powers delegated by the Imperial Diet and His Majesty's Government to local governments, not including municipalities. 2) Each Crownland shall have a Chief Minister, appointed by the Crown Commissioner of the crownland, who shall be responsible for the administration of the crownland. 3) Representation in the Landtag shall be proportional based on the Imperial Diet vote in that crownland. Each Landtag shall comprise of 100 ordinary seats and no more than 3 overhang seats, should such seats be necessary to maintain proportional representation. 4) The term of the Landtag shall be simultaneous with the term of the Imperial Diet. 5) The appointed Crown Commissioner of the Crownland shall appoint the head of the largest party, or the head of the largest group of parties, in the Landtag to be Chief Minister. The Chief Minister and his cabinet shall conduct the administration of the crownland. 6) The Imperial Diet reserves the right to review and overturn acts passed by a Landtag. The Imperial Diet may, by two-thirds vote, remove the Chief Minister of a crownland. 7) The first session of the Landtags shall be seated after the first Imperial Diet elections after this Act has come into force. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:21:04, November 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | An example of two Landtags according to this law (based on the results of the 2670 election): Landtag of Hilgar LPH - 23 HW - 20 CLP - 16 HNP - 14 HLP - 9 FAP - 8 NKP - 6 RC - 5 Total - 101 (overhang of 1 seat) Landtag of Miltrania FAP - 23 CLP - 19 HW - 18 LPH - 16 HNP - 14 RC - 4 HLP - 3 NKP - 3 Total - 100 |
| Date | 01:14:07, November 27, 2008 CET | From |  Hulstro-Trigunian Crown Alliance | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | Crownlands don't have Governors they have Crown Commissioners. |
| Date | 02:07:14, November 27, 2008 CET | From | Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | Indeed, I wrote the last government bill. |
| Date | 02:11:39, November 27, 2008 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | So changed. |
| Date | 11:41:43, November 27, 2008 CET | From | Herrenclub Werffenberg | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | We will support, but we suggest the Emperor appoint the Chief Minister. |
| Date | 20:50:28, November 29, 2008 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Crownlands Legislative Powers Act |
| Message | The Emperor already appoints the Crown Commissioner so a firm link to the central monarchy already exists. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 553 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 97 |
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