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Bill: Bill PC-1: Fair Elections Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Hutori
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 4182
Description[?]:
| In order to ensure the fairness of the electoral process we propose the following changes. Article I.) PUBLIC FUNDS 1.) Only Parties that Obtain "Official Party Status" may be eligible for Public Election Funds from the Ministry of Finance. 1.1) Parties are defined as having obtained "Official Party Status" at the Provincal Level by Obtain 5% of the popular vote minimum. 1.2) Parties are defined as having obtained "Official Party Status" at the Federal Level by obtaining 5% of the Popular Vote, or seats in at least Two distinct Provinces. 2.) Public Election Funds will be from the Ministry of Finance with the stipend to be decided jointly by the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Elections Commission. 2.1) Public Election Funds not used during a Campaign will need to be returned to the Federal Elections Commission, or distinct Provincial Election Commission. 3. Distinct Funds will be set up for Party Presidential Campaigns, Federal Senate Campaigns and administered and overseen by the Federal Elections Commission. 4.) Money for Provincial Campaigns will be drawn from the appropriate Provincial Ministry of Finance and overseen by the appropriate Provincial Election Commission. 5.) Political Parties, Federal Senate Candidates or Presidential Candidates who raised above a determined sum of money are prohibited from accepting money from the Federal Elections Commission. 5.1) The donation floor prohibiting public funds is to be decided by the Federal Elections Commission. Article II.) PRIVATE DONATIONS 1.) All Presidential Candidates, Federal Senate Candidates, and Federal Political Parties may accept private donations. 2.) Private Donations for Presidential Candidates are prohibited from exceeding 10,000 HLR per person per candidate. 2.1) Presidential Candidates can only accept donations once they have registered their candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission 2.2) Campaign Donations not used during a Presidential Campaign must be disclosed to the Federal Elections Commission. 3.) Private Donations for Federal Senate Candidates may not exceed 5,000 HLR per person per candidates 3.1) Federal Senate Candidates can only accept donations during Federal Election Campaigns. 3.1.1) Federal Election Campaigns are defined as the period 8 months prior to a scheduled Election when the Seating of the current Senate session has been adjourned. 3.2) Funds not used during Federal Election Campaigns must be disclosed to the Federal Elections Commission and then transferred to the control of the Political Party from which the candidate ran for. 3.3) Independent Candidate need to store funds in a locked trust for the explicit purpose of re-election. 4.) Private donations directly to Federal Political Parties may not exceed 10,000 HLR per person per Party per annum. 4.1) All private donations given to Federal Political Parties must be disclosed to the Federal Elections Commission Article III.) PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION 1.) Individual Provinces have the power to set their own rules concerning Provincial Campaign Donations as long as those rules are registered with the appropriate Provincial Elections Commission. 2.) Federal Political Parties & Provincial Political Parties may not exchange or share Donation Campaign Funds under any circumstances. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Public financing of political campaigns
Old value:: All candidates receive public funds but are not allowed to accept donations.
Current: Campaigns are never publicly financed.
Proposed: Candidates receive public funds unless they have raised more than a certain amount of money.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:00:46, March 14, 2017 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill PC-1: Fair Elections Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker I open Private Member's Bill up for debate before this body. Madison Lewis (PC-KE) Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Hutori Senator for Durham-Fredericksburg, Saint Adrian |
| Date | 06:31:35, March 16, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill PC-1: Fair Elections Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker We'll allow debate on this Bill to continue until May and then will move it to a vote thoigh will be disappointed if anyone vote against it without stating their opinion or at least justifying why they'll oppose it. Madison Lewis Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Hutori Senator for Durham-Fredericksburg |
| Date | 10:57:26, March 16, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill PC-1: Fair Elections Act |
| Message | Mr.Speaker, The Liberal Party of Hutori Supports this bill and believes that as this act will allow candidates to accept private donations but at the same time regulates It so that it is done in a fair manner,There is no reason for us to oppose it. Jessica Wilson, Senator For Axminster West and Leader of the Liberal Party of Hutori |
| Date | 13:26:56, March 16, 2017 CET | From | Centrist Choice Coalition | To | Debating the Bill PC-1: Fair Elections Act |
| Message | We will absolutely support this. Michael Pole, Leader of the CCC |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 353 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 129 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 118 |
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