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Bill: Electoral Act
Details
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: January 4352
Description[?]:
| We see voting rights as a really precious gift - and we don't think that such precious rights should be given to criminals, it offends all the law-abiding citizens. |
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 released from jail are not allowed to vote.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:12:12, February 20, 2018 CET | From | House Lawton | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | Former criminals are still citizens, they pay taxes, use our roads and are under our laws. They have a right to vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 56 |
| Random fact: It is possible for a player to transfer ownership of a character or a royal house to another player. This should be done in a public way, such as on the Character Transfers thread, so that if a dispute arises in the future, Moderation can be pointed towards evidence of the transfer. |
| 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 |