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Bill: COM Equitable Elections Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2878
Description[?]:
| We reform our election procedures to be truly representative whereby citizens are proportionally represented based on the population of each region. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:17:34, January 14, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM) | To | Debating the COM Equitable Elections Reform |
| Message | We are not sure if the JDL and DCD are aware but voting in favor of this bill will give both parties more power and support (based on the results of last election). Voting against this bill will result in limiting the power bases for both JDL and DCD. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 189 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 217 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." - Oscar Wilde |