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Bill: Change Election Cycle
Details
Submitted by[?]: Klassiskt Liberala Partiet
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: January 2200
Description[?]:
| because elections are fun! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 36
Current: 48
Proposed: 24
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:50:28, March 12, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | No. In this way will have only 8 months of real legislature, that it is very short. |
| Date | 12:35:28, March 12, 2006 CET | From | Klassiskt Liberala Partiet | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | you are wrong. |
| Date | 12:50:47, March 12, 2006 CET | From | Radikale Folkeparti | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | SD you would have 16 months with which to put forward legislation and have it voted upon, plenty of time. |
| Date | 13:01:20, March 12, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | Since each law have an iter legis of 8 months and all laws put on vote on elections are back on debate, we have 8 months before elections that are useless and 8 months after them. Then, we can vote only on 8 months. |
| Date | 14:45:22, March 12, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | How are the eight months after an election useless? You can still put bills to vote, that oddly enough will passed/defeated prior to the next election. |
| Date | 16:13:22, March 12, 2006 CET | From | Black Magic | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | We see SDs point - no bills passed for the first eight months and any bills proposed in the last eight months are pointless, with the exception of those few bills where a majority brings immediate passage. True there is still 16 months to work with but it is restrictive. Too bad we could not also change the time till voting to six months or even four, but this would be unfair to those who cannot make it online every day. How about 32 months? |
| Date | 16:24:30, March 12, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | ooc: I prefer a multiple of 6, since in this way we have election on the same time (6 months = 1 RL day). Personally, I prefer a 42 months legislature (a RL week), better if elections are on wednesday afternoon. In this way we can have the first votation on sunday, when it seems that all players return active. Last saturday is an example of what I mean. |
| Date | 22:39:48, March 12, 2006 CET | From | Klassiskt Liberala Partiet | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | well a multiple of 6 discriminates against players who arent online at that particular time. With an uneven cycle, everybody would have a chance to get an election at his favourite time. |
| Date | 23:28:07, March 12, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Change Election Cycle |
| Message | Or, more probably, make all unhappy. Since the timezones of each players have a maximum difference of 8, I think that CET midday could be a nice solution. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 38 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
| Random fact: It usually takes up to an hour for election results to generate. During this time, the "Next Election" date is put forward a month, which is confusing. Do not worry! In a short time, the election result will generate and the "Next Election" date will then correct itself. |
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