Poll: Should the below bill be adopted as law?

Omega · 09-29-2016, 10:14 PM

The following has received a motion to vote and a second:

Quote:
Regional Communications Act

An act clarifying proper communication by government officials

1. Scope

(1) Modes of mass communication covered include
a. Mass Telegrams to the region
b. Dispatches pinned to the regional World Factbook Entry
c. Changes to the regional World Factbook Entry
d. Any other form of communication, apart from the Regional Message Board, that is directly visible on the NationStates website by the in-game region at large.

(2) Any individual capable of engaging in mass communication with the region as described above shall be subject to the regulations contained herein.

2. Mass Communication

(1) Communications to the region shall be
a. respectful
b. honest
c. restrained to a reasonable frequency of notifications
d. neutral with respect to political ideology or debate

(2) Communications to the region shall not
a. mislead the public
b. attack or otherwise diminish other officials
c. attack or otherwise diminish The South Pacific or her allies
d. directly or indirectly threaten the security apparatus of the South Pacific or her allies

(3) The Delegate may, at their discretion, enact further restrictions, guidelines, or approval processes on the use of mass communications.

(4) The Council on Regional Security may temporarily suspend the provisions contained herein for themselves or any duly chosen surrogates for purposes of regional security.

3. Infractions

(1) Infractions may be brought before the Permanent Justice in a court case. For the duration of the court proceedings, the Delegate may suspend the mass communication capabilities of the accused.

This is treated as a general act, thus it will require a 50%+1 majority in favor to pass.
Voting will las for 3 days and will end on October 2 at 2130 CDT. A countdown timer is available here.

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ProfessorHenn · 09-29-2016, 10:36 PM

Aye

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**Belschaft** · 09-30-2016, 01:44 PM

The ability to change your vote in the poll might be handy for some people.

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W. Charlesfort · 09-30-2016, 02:46 PM

(09-30-2016, 01:44 PM)Belschaft Wrote: The ability to change your vote in the poll might be handy for some people.

yeah, the kind of ppl with malicious intend will benefit greatly from it.

**Belschaft** · 09-30-2016, 03:05 PM

...

Because changing your vote is malicious... how exactly?

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**Belschaft** · 09-30-2016, 03:30 PM

Ignore me anyway, as I've just spotted the "undo vote" button <_<

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**Belschaft** · 10-02-2016, 12:07 PM

With 74 Aye votes, 8 Nay votes and 9 abstentions, 90% of regional World Assembly members have voted in support of this legislation. With 27 votes currently cast in the Assembly I work the block vote out as likely being five votes; as such I assign all five votes to Aye.

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ProfessorHenn · 10-02-2016, 07:41 PM

74 Aye, 8 Aye? Autocorrect must be overworking.

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**Belschaft** · 10-02-2016, 08:47 PM

Typo corrected - also, it looks like the block vote will be six votes, in which case five aye one nay best represents 90% aye.

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Omega · 10-04-2016, 11:07 PM

Thanks for helping me with the math.
This bill passes 32-3-3

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Poll: Should the below bill be adopted as law? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
AYE	84.38%	27	84.38%
NAY	6.25%	2	6.25%
Abstain	9.38%	3	9.38%
Total		32 vote(s)	100%