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Bill: Bill NP-121: Right to vote for everyone
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress Party
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: March 4262
Description[?]:
| (This bill was proposed by the Prime Minister Alex McKane) Democracy is at the base the hutorian society and we have no right to take away the vote of someone just because we judge that he doesn't deserve it. Even if prisoners have commited crimes that doesn't mean their are not part of our society anymore. Criminals or not, their opinion is still valuable and must be taken in consideration. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Current: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are 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 | 03:57:48, August 24, 2017 CET | From | Hutori Freedom Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-121: Right to vote for everyone |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Incarcerated criminals give up many privileges when they decide to break the law. The right to vote is one of those. Criminals should not be able to vote on policy while they are incarcerated. Hutori Freedom Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 167 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 334 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 104 |
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| Random quote: "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." - Oscar Wilde |