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Bill: Voting rights for criminals
Details
Submitted by[?]: Wind of Change
Status[?]: defeated
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: November 4199
Description[?]:
| Although criminals have comitted offenses , many of them very serious, there is no reason to ban the right to vote of these people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.
Current: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Proposed: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:55:37, April 19, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Voting rights for criminals |
| Message | Our party will support this bill. |
| Date | 16:07:38, April 19, 2017 CET | From | Blackshirts | To | Debating the Voting rights for criminals |
| Message | It is the view of our founder and current party president that all persons who intentionally commit high crimes renounce their right to participate in civilian society. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 250 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 450 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy |