Amendment to The Elections Act 2021

[Kanglia]

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to propose the following:

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A MOTION
To Amend The Elections Act of 2021(UL-018), Introduced into the Senate of the Union of Democratic States on the 18th of August, by @Kanglia
As follows:
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Recognizing the necessity of fair and honest elections.
Believing that the current system can be improved upon.
Acknowledging the election guidelines are not enshrined and therefore whimsically modifiable
Be it enacted by the Senate

Section 1. Amendments

The following shall be inserted as a new section in UL-018, “The Elections Act”:


Section 6: Basic Guidelines

1. The NationStation Rules, Discord Terms of Service, UDS Administrative Team Rules, and regional law must be obeyed at all times.
2. All campaign messages are expected to be thoughtful. Spam or the posting of multiple repetitive messages is prohibited.
3. The Electoral Commission is the sole authority on the interpretation and enforcement of these rules. Should an action come close to but not necessarily violate the text of these rules, the Electoral Commission may determine wrongdoing.
4. Violation of these rules may result in action taken against the offender, including the possibility of removal from the ballot.

Section 7: Campaign Rules Pertaining to On-Site Campaigning

1. Regional Officers (ROs) are forbidden from using their permissions to influence the outcome of an election. No RO with the “communications” permission may send a region-wide telegram supporting a campaign. No RO with the “appearance” permission may promote a campaign on the world factbook entry.
2. Telegrams concerning a campaign must be limited to one recipient at a time. The use of the regional API or stamps for the dissemination of telegrams concerning a campaign are prohibited to promote fair and honest campaigns.
3. Candidates are permitted to make RMB posts concerning their campaign wherein they may cite their forum campaign thread or any other campaign method(i.e. dispatches) but may not post their platform in full.
4. RMB campaigning must follow the Standard Operating Procedures of the RMB Rules & Etiquette. The Election Commision may, at their discretion, institute a character limit on RMB campaign posts.

Section 8: Campaign Rules Pertaining to the Forum

1. All forum campaigning must be limited to the Liberty Square sub-forum under Union Center.
2. Campaigns must limit their primary promotional activities to one clearly marked campaign thread.
3. All players are welcome to respond and discuss candidate-related matters in a candidate’s campaign thread.

Section 9 Campaign Rules Pertaining to Discord

1. All Discord campaigning must be limited to the #campaign-channel on the main UDS Discord server.
2. The use of images shall be allowed on limited basis. Excessive spam of images will result in the same penalties as spam in other areas of the Discord would, and could result in removal from the ballot.