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Bill: Democracy Act. -2159-
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal-Progressive Union
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: February 2160
Description[?]:
| Returns the right for the people to directly elect their mayors. The denial of direct elections is undemocratic and must be restored to the people. The municipal councils that currently govern will be replaced by a mayor elected by the voters. |
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 | 21:13:26, December 21, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | I hope other parties will vote to restore true democracy to Hobrazia. |
| Date | 21:20:07, December 21, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | At present the role of mayors are performed by the local governments (aka municipal councils). You propose to create a seperate post of mayor which would simply be an increase in bureaucracy. The local governments are already democratically elected so this is unneccessary. |
| Date | 21:26:24, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | I would think having one mayor would be less bureaucratic than a council. |
| Date | 21:45:49, December 21, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | But the bill does not mention removing them. |
| Date | 21:51:20, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | I'll add it to description if that will make a difference. |
| Date | 22:17:03, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | Not to the HPP, we've already decentralized this law, we don't see the reason to go further. We rather see us going the opposite way. |
| Date | 23:37:58, December 21, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Democracy Act. -2159- |
| Message | The law, as written, would be impossible to implement. A mayor would require a council in order for the local system of governance to operate and, in which case, would merely add to the bureaucractic problems inherent in local government. As the municipal council is already directly elected, there is no requirement to increase the bureaucracy inherent in the introduction of mayors. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 171 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
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