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Bill: election reform bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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: August 2070
Description[?]:
| Allowing the people to cast a vote more often, gives them more control over their government and by that enhances democracy. |
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: 60
Proposed: 30
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:43:31, June 19, 2005 CET | From |  Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | I could have called for earlier elections as well, but why not be ambitious and call for "earlier" elections the whole time. |
| Date | 19:38:56, June 19, 2005 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | Heh, why not. |
| Date | 19:51:06, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | If FCP are for it, I see little reason to disagree. |
| Date | 20:38:50, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | Neither can I. Elections are fun, and will ensure that politicians remain connected to the wishes of the electorate. |
| Date | 21:03:29, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | I believe I can move the bill to the vote now? |
| Date | 21:04:58, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | I believe I can move the bill to the vote now? |
| Date | 21:14:14, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | You sure can! You seem keen enough... |
| Date | 21:23:16, June 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | of course I am, so exciting, my first bill :p |
| Date | 17:01:50, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | does stability mean something to you. I don't want to be impertinent, but it's not about fun, but about responsibility. there is no responsiblity if there is no time to proceed with government program. |
| Date | 17:20:08, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | That's four RL days, Dusoft. |
| Date | 17:23:03, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | Now that you mention it, how long does a voting last (irl)? |
| Date | 18:51:37, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | (in the UK, using "Single Member, Single Plurality", votes are from 7am to 10pm, and the result is known by the end of the next day, although most results will have come in by 7am) |
| Date | 19:23:14, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | In Scotland it lasts 15 seconds. :P |
| Date | 21:55:23, June 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | uhm, no, I meant, how long does a vote in this parliament last, if you calculate in irl time. |
| Date | 14:34:44, June 21, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | 24 motnsh = 4 days, that's pretty pathetic. |
| Date | 17:23:11, June 21, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | In the hope to obtain the support of the LP, I'll change my proposal to 30 months. |
| Date | 21:41:42, June 21, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | 36 is already too short period |
| Date | 02:09:28, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the election reform bill |
| Message | what can i do with you all |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 305 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 95 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, it is the responsibility of players to ensure the candidate boxes on their Party Overview screens are filled in with appropriate names. If a player is allotted seats in a Cabinet bill and has not filled in names for the relevant candidate position, then the program will automatically fill in the positions with names which might not necessarily be appropriate for the Cultural Protocols. |
| Random quote: "Politics have no relation to morals." - Niccolo Machiavelli |