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Bill: Regional Balance Act
Details
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: October 2334
Description[?]:
| Interstatia believes that the current voting system does not take the regional differences in population sufficiently into account. At present it is entirely possible for a smaller minority to alter the course of life and legislation for the larger majority. This does not strike us as a well organized system and we propose the regional votes be rebalanced to better reflect the views of the majority. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:43:31, December 17, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Regional Balance Act |
| Message | we feel the current system is the most democratic and flexible. we oppose any other such system. |
| Date | 17:15:26, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Regional Balance Act |
| Message | If it said smaller, we would have agreed to it. Since it says larger, we will oppose it. |
| Date | 04:48:01, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Regional Balance Act |
| Message | We shall also oppose it. |
| Date | 23:24:53, December 19, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Regional Balance Act |
| Message | Since we seemed to reach a consenses on this, can we move to a vote please? |
| Date | 13:17:14, December 22, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Regional Balance Act |
| Message | we scond the motion |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 33 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 386 |
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