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Bill: Election Reform Act (Increase in seats)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Reform Party of Kalistan
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: December 4530
Description[?]:
| This bill proposes to increase the number of seats available for election in Kalistan. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 275
Current: 79
Proposed: 375
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:52:53, February 12, 2019 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | To | Debating the Election Reform Act (Increase in seats) |
| Message | We support this. |
| Date | 03:58:47, February 13, 2019 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Election Reform Act (Increase in seats) |
| Message | We oppose: There is no reason to believe that more seats equals better representation. As t doesn't matter if 50 or 250 seats are given to each District, relative power is still the same after election. 25% of 50 is just as powerful as 25% of 250 when we can't divide how our seats vote. So at the end of the day, since just having more representatives in Government does not equal a change in relative power for the Parties who earn them, we should focus on how to eliminate wasted votes as much as possible, while trying to keep the Government as responsive to the needs of the people. The sweet spot turns out to be between 175 and 275. We picked 275 over 250 because it is an odd number and the only way we end up with ties is in the case of abstentions, which are then counted as no's anyway. |
| Date | 08:27:36, February 13, 2019 CET | From | Alliance of Techno-Progressives | To | Debating the Election Reform Act (Increase in seats) |
| Message | We support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 87 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
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