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Bill: Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 4217
Description[?]:
| Increase the Legislative Council, This allows for more responsive legislators and increases the visibility of underserved communities. Effective during the next legislative elections. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 255
Current: 402
Proposed: 305
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:23:20, May 24, 2017 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Me Speaker, This act will decrease the population per disctrict from around 390,000 to 330,000, allowing the legislators to be more responsive to the needs of their constituents. |
| Date | 04:10:58, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Sunrise Party 해돋이당 | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Dear Speaker, We oppose this bill as it unnecessarily increases the size of government for little representative gain. We intend to keep government small. Signed Sung Joo Wong President of Dranland |
| Date | 04:55:12, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Mr. President, Small government refers to the actions of the government not the size of the legislature. Using your definition, this increases small government as the number of those represented in a disctrict is significantly smaller. This allows for a broader scope of ideas and increases the visibility of certain unsung groups in this great nation. I have all the respect in the world for you, President Wong, but you are wrong on this issue. I simply want to increase the representative quality of our legislators and better their service to the citizens of this nation. I would hope that the party changes its stance on this proposal, for the good of the nation. |
| Date | 04:59:58, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, This could also help with malapportionment and unfair gerrymandering. |
| Date | 05:02:50, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker and Legislators of the Council, Legislators would also be more keen to be more engaged with their constituents, becoming more aware of their concerns and problems. |
| Date | 01:47:20, May 26, 2017 CET | From | Independent Democratic Party (IDP) | To | Debating the Representation Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The IDP and NCP are deliberating on this bill as we see the benefits but also see the down fall. We will decide our position soon. Gore Warick Acting IDP Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 255 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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