Following on from @Pronoun 's point about Iou, and I hope these changes aren't about IoU, rather they are an opportunity to ensure those who are postively dedicated to the region float to the top.

(Deep breath)

May I highlight an issue with the last election and the comment that 'democracy will weed out the poor candidates'.

The last del election was close. Depending on voting method it could have fallen 4 ways. (I'm getting to the point and it's not voting methods).

IoU has said on discord he invited friends to the Assembly to support his campaign. Then IoU 'lobbied' me to withdraw my candidacy in the last hours of the election. This is because he had worked out if I withdrew at the last moment, he would knock Tim out second place and run off against Tsu. I (IMO rightly) didn't and it was left the way it was. (Good decision or bad decision by me?)

The point is, Our democracy can be subverted by a well organised campaign and a good lobbying technique.

To me, it's sensible to have minimum involvement standards. This protects the keys to region and doesnt mean newer delegate candidates get excluded unnecessarily. Because we've expanded opportunities for 'newer' legislators to get more involved, there are more opportunities now than there were 6 months ago to make a difference. This doesn't though, imo, mean people need to have held an elected position (like the LC), we have had some interesting elected officials who wouldn't necessarily make good delegates ! But includes the long list of other activities we do.

Further, If I recall at that time there was a thought that iou and I were newer than the other candidates and we were both called populists (although I think IoU and I are quite different). Since then both of us are involved in different ways in the region at a deeper level.

I read the comments earlier on the CRS.
If the CRS is demoralised or disfunctional, it hasn't necessarily impinged on the ability of the region to look after itself and I think the CRS should be proud of itself and the work its done. These changes may well help invigorate it.