| Re-thinking Article 1 of the COL |
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This is a good change. Finely detailed and organized. Even the simplest of minds could understand this organized, detailed article amendment. I support this.
Deputy Regional Minister of the Planning and Development Agency(March 8-May 19, 2014)
Local Council Member(April 24-August 11) Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)
I like this change, no issues from me.
(12-21-2014, 10:30 PM)Unibot Wrote: I agree that that section is especially unwieldy. Here's an alternative idea... Splitting Elections into a new document called the Elections Act or something like that. And divided the sections like you've outlined. I agree with Unibot...And then Hell froze over.
The Third Imperium
Journalist, South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN) Provost, Magisterium Sergeant, East Pacific Sovereign Army Journalist, East Pacific News Service Foreign Affairs Minister, The West Pacific
I think that with the new edits, this is much easier to read and interpret. It's also much more organized and pleasing to the eye, especially with adding the categories. I would also support this.
~ Tomb
Loyal Citizen of The South Pacific
Captain, The North Pacific Army Former positions - TNP: Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Election Commissioner, Deputy Minister of Communications, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of WA Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Communications, and Former Delegate of The North Pacific.
I'd prefer a separate act, but this is also an improvement
Formerly Relevant, Currently Former.
Since we are discussing this, do we want a single Code of Laws, or do we want to have separate acts?
Former Delegate of the South Pacific
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What does turning it into a separate act achieve?
It makes our election law more accessible to new citizens.
The Third Imperium
Journalist, South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN) Provost, Magisterium Sergeant, East Pacific Sovereign Army Journalist, East Pacific News Service Foreign Affairs Minister, The West Pacific
I do think a single Code of Laws is better than a bunch of separate acts, because it means you don't have to search through the forums to find out what the law is. However, our existing code is confusing and could be better organized. With the possibility of a Great Council happening, I've actually started reorganizing the Code of Laws, so that things are organized by subject matter. For example, this particular article has many subjects: Cabinet elections, judicial elections, vacancies, run-off elections, how to qualify for the ballot, COI disclosures, who runs elections, and when they're run and for how long.
The original idea was that the current format would be easier to read and understand. But we keep making it longer, and it's become unwieldy. I think a more formalized format, akin to the real-world US Code, would make things much easier to read. I plan on releasing my suggested reformatting when a Great Council is held. I think that's the easiest way to go about it. If we're going to hold a Great Council anyways, it may be a waste of time to do this right now.
God-Emperor Wrote:It makes our election law more accessible to new citizens. How is that any more accessible than it is right now? |
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