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Bill: Mayoral Election Devolution Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centrist Party of Hobrazia
Status[?]: defeated
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: September 2673
Description[?]:
| The electorate's faith in the government can be increased if they are allowed to vote for the Mayor of their town. The Mayor will affect decisions closely linked to the local electorate and will ensure that they feel autonomous with specific issues. It makes sense to allow people this freedom to more involve the citizens of Hobrazia in the politics that will affect them closest to home. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:21:11, November 28, 2008 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Mayoral Election Devolution Bill |
| Message | We will support this bill. |
| Date | 09:08:22, November 28, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Mayoral Election Devolution Bill |
| Message | Devolution is a foolhardy and expensive proposition that does nothing to increase civil liberties but increases bureaucratic expenditure. We would rather that the position of local mayors be abolished and local councils take control as the bureaocracy for them already exists. |
| Date | 17:23:51, November 28, 2008 CET | From | Centrist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Mayoral Election Devolution Bill |
| Message | Mayors can be a good link between the councils and the electorate. A mediator perhaps, in order for change and progress in small towns. |
| Date | 21:20:00, November 28, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Mayoral Election Devolution Bill |
| Message | The majority of small towns have no requirement for a mayor as there are not enough constituents to make such a position worthwhile. To introduce such a position is expensive bureacratic ineptitude of the highest order. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 123 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 178 |
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