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Bill: Voting Rights of Criminals Act 3859
Details
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: July 3860
Description[?]:
| Currently, criminals in jail are allowed to vote, however this is absolutely absurd, we should not be allowing convicted murderers, rapists and frauds play a role in deciding our country's future, we propose changing this legislation to only allowing them to vote once released from jail. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Current: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:15:24, June 12, 2015 CET | From | Royalist Party (Carlist) | To | Debating the Voting Rights of Criminals Act 3859 |
| Message | This is consistent with the Progress Party's agenda bill, which is about to pass anyway. |
| Date | 00:25:29, June 12, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Voting Rights of Criminals Act 3859 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Convicted criminals, however still citizens. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 253 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 31 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 92 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
| Random quote: "We have a culture, a strong, vibrant, 'real' culture. Most of the outside world does not. They haven't bled enough for it." - Lászlo Nádašdy, former Deltarian nobleman |