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Bill: electorate reform act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Conservative Party
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: June 2074
Description[?]:
| Currently the larger region has an extra advantage over the smaller ones. Why should they have a double advantage? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Proposed: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:27:17, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | Giving the advantage to the more populous regions, is like having the richest people pay a lower percentage in taxes: the regions with the most votes, gets extra seats; the people with the most money, can keep extra money in their pockets. |
| Date | 20:34:02, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | OOC: how is region size determined anyway? By population or geographical area? |
| Date | 20:38:13, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | the number of seats depends on the population. |
| Date | 00:10:17, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | We agree with the SCP. |
| Date | 12:42:39, June 27, 2005 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | We don't. |
| Date | 22:44:20, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | Why not? |
| Date | 00:19:21, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | Because bigger regions need more representation. |
| Date | 10:49:49, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | why? |
| Date | 17:43:54, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | AGSP, I'm not asking for equal representation for all regions. So, bigger regions still get more seats than smaller ones. Their advantage is only smaller than it is now. |
| Date | 17:44:35, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | Oh, and I have to admit, I don't like the "considerable" part in the proposal, but there just isn't any other. |
| Date | 17:55:07, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | That's why I'm sticking with what there is... You could always put this to vote.. you never know.. |
| Date | 17:55:43, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | FDP- because there are more people in larger regions, that's why. |
| Date | 21:28:44, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | And the larger regions still get more seats than the smaller ones. And don't worry, I will put it to vote. But all in due time. |
| Date | 21:33:26, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | What? This makes no sense whatsoever. |
| Date | 22:34:51, June 28, 2005 CET | From | Social Conservative Party | To | Debating the electorate reform act |
| Message | Of course it does. By the way, it is actually in use in the US for the presidential elections. Smaller states are proportionnally more significant than they should be. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 245 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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