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Bill: Electoral Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Endralon
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: July 2035
Description[?]:
This bill aims to enshrine the principle of one man, one vote, and to reduce the length of a legislative term from 4 years to 2. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 72
Proposed: 24
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | 4 game years means 8 real days. I don't want to wait that long for elections. :) |
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | Vote to get elections more often! |
Date | not recorded | From | Unified Communist Labor Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | The MLP cannot support Article 1, because it negates the idea of "one person one vote." Remove it, and we'll vote for Article 2. |
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | We cannot make any changes in the voting phase. But how exactly does Article 1 negate the idea of "one person one vote"? If anything, it AFFIRMS it, by removing the overrepresentation of smaller regions. |
Date | not recorded | From | Unified Communist Labor Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | Yes, but then it under-represents large regions. You're trading one problem for another. We need a method for true proportionality, whereby each region gets a fair number of seats based on its population. |
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | That's exactly what we are proposing. It says "Equal representation, regardless of region population". That means... oh wait. You're right. Whoops. |
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | I'll make another bill. |
Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | Please ask Parecon, ASGP and RSP to either vote No or abstain. We don't want this bill to PASS... |
Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Bill |
Message | Yet another example where the options need clarifying? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |
yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
no | Total Seats: 13 | |
abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life brand names (eg. Coca Cola, McDonalds, Microsoft). However, in the case of military equipment brand names it is permitted to use simple number-letter combinations (eg. T-90 and F-22) borrowed from real life, and also simple generic names, like those of animals (eg. Leopard and Jaguar). |
Random quote: "The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart." - Mahatma Gandhi |