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Bill: Democracy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Internationale Kommunistische Partei
Status[?]: passed
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: April 3445
Description[?]:
A bill to further the power of individual persons by allowing for the direct elections of local Mayors. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Current: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 02:30:28, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Allianz für Freiheit | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
Message | OOC: I'm honestly undecided on this one. On the surface, it seems like something that the AF would support. On the other hand, it sounds like the current method of mayoral elections is like a parliamentary system in miniature. Since the AF isn't pushing for a directly elected head of government, it would seem inconsistent for them to push for directly elected mayors. I'd need more information in order to make a decision. (Are municipal councils popularly elected, for a start?) |
Date | 02:37:34, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Internationale Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
Message | OOC: I've assumed that the Councils operate under the same principle as English local elections http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_local_elections,_2012 and that Mayoral elections operate under the same principle as English Mayoral elections http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salford_mayoral_election,_2012#2012. |
Date | 04:16:47, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Allianz für Freiheit | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
Message | OOC: I've decided that the AF caucus is divided. I'm randomly determined that 71 AFers support this measure, including party leader Ayu Takai, Critic for Environment and Tourism Martin Wechsler (who served as a mayor), and a majority of the frontbench. However, 78 AFers, led by Finance Critic Philipp Weissmuller, Foreign Affairs Critic Jana Schmitz, Health and Social Services Critic Rikae Suzuki, Food and Agriculture Critic Steffan Pfaff, and Trade and Industry Critic Ralf Zimmer, defiantly oppose the legislation. Since the bill will pass anyway, and a majority of the party leadership supports it, I vote yes, but "officially" its 71 AF votes for, 78 AF votes against. |
Date | 04:19:41, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Allianz für Freiheit | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
Message | OOC: This might also mean that some of the AF frontbench might not still be there next term... |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 525 | |||
no | Total Seats: 225 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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