Honorable Speaker,
On behalf of the Electoral Commission of the Union, I present the following amendments to UL 018 to properly reflect the operational procedures that the Union uses to conduct elections. Namely, this amendment makes the following changes:
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KADE W. VASENTIUS
CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER FOR THE UNION
"Vivat Unionis"
A MOTION
To amend the law "The Elections Act UL-018"
Introduced into the SENATE of the Union of Democratic States on the DAY of MONTH, YEAR, by KADE VASENTIUS
As follows:
RECOGNIZING that the nature of long, drawn out elections do not benefit the Union,
NOTICING that the two day campaigning period has fallen to disuse,
BELIEVING that the current system employed by the EC deserves enshrinement in regional law:
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate:
Section 1: Definitions and Short Title
1. This Act may be referenced as the "Elections Act Update of 2021"
Section 2: Provisions
1. Any references to the Office of the Chancellor shall be changed to read Office of the Electoral Commission
2. Section 1, Clause 5 shall read "Run-off elections shall occur no later than 48 hours after the first multi-seat election and shall follow other electoral rules prescribed by the Electoral Commissioners."
3. Section 3, Clause 1 shall read "Elections shall last for a total period of 4 days, on the final 2 days of the election citizens may cast a single ballot aligned to the system in Section 1 and 2."
4. Section 4, Clause 1 shall read "In the event of a vacancy in the Senate, a by-election shall be held lasting total period of 4 days. For the first 2 days of a by-election the Office of the Electoral Commission shall release a candidacy form which shall close on the 2nd day, and the ballot shall open no later than 24 hours after candidacy has closed."
On behalf of the Electoral Commission of the Union, I present the following amendments to UL 018 to properly reflect the operational procedures that the Union uses to conduct elections. Namely, this amendment makes the following changes:
- Updates references to the chancellors to the EC
- Reduces the total election period to four days from six days, to better represent how elections are currently conducted and prevent the union from entering "perpetual election mode" with by elections
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KADE W. VASENTIUS
CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER FOR THE UNION
"Vivat Unionis"
Code:
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[B][SIZE=7]A MOTION[/SIZE][/B]
To amend the law "The Elections Act UL-018"
Introduced into the SENATE of the Union of Democratic States on the DAY of MONTH, YEAR, by KADE VASENTIUS
As follows:
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[I]RECOGNIZING that the nature of long, drawn out elections do not benefit the Union,
NOTICING that the two day campaigning period has fallen to disuse,
BELIEVING that the current system employed by the EC deserves enshrinement in regional law:
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate :[/I]
[B]Section 1: Definitions and Short Title[/B]
1. This Act may be referenced as the "Elections Act Update of 2021"
[B]Section 2: Provisions[/B]
1. Any references to the Office of the Chancellor shall be changed to read Office of the Electoral Commission
2. Section 1, Clause 5 shall read "Run-off elections shall occur [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]no later than[/COLOR] 48 hours after the first multi-seat election and shall follow other electoral rules [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]prescribed by the Electoral Commissioners[/COLOR]."
3. Section 3, Clause 1 shall read "Elections shall last for a [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]total period of[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]4[/COLOR] days, on the final 2 days of the election citizens may cast a single ballot aligned to the system in Section 1 and 2."
4. Section 4, Clause 1 shall read "In the event of a vacancy in the Senate, a by-election shall be held lasting 6 days. For the first 2 days of a by-election the [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Office of the Electoral Commission[/COLOR] shall release a candidacy form which shall close on the 2nd day, and the ballot [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]shall [/COLOR]open [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]within 24 hours after candidacy has closed[/COLOR]."A MOTION
To amend the law "The Elections Act UL-018"
Introduced into the SENATE of the Union of Democratic States on the DAY of MONTH, YEAR, by KADE VASENTIUS
As follows:
RECOGNIZING that the nature of long, drawn out elections do not benefit the Union,
NOTICING that the two day campaigning period has fallen to disuse,
BELIEVING that the current system employed by the EC deserves enshrinement in regional law:
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate:
Section 1: Definitions and Short Title
1. This Act may be referenced as the "Elections Act Update of 2021"
Section 2: Provisions
1. Any references to the Office of the Chancellor shall be changed to read Office of the Electoral Commission
2. Section 1, Clause 5 shall read "Run-off elections shall occur no later than 48 hours after the first multi-seat election and shall follow other electoral rules prescribed by the Electoral Commissioners."
3. Section 3, Clause 1 shall read "Elections shall last for a total period of 4 days, on the final 2 days of the election citizens may cast a single ballot aligned to the system in Section 1 and 2."
4. Section 4, Clause 1 shall read "In the event of a vacancy in the Senate, a by-election shall be held lasting total period of 4 days. For the first 2 days of a by-election the Office of the Electoral Commission shall release a candidacy form which shall close on the 2nd day, and the ballot shall open no later than 24 hours after candidacy has closed."
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