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Elections Act
#21

4th February 2020, vote thread here


 
Amendment to Articles 3 & 5' Wrote:
ELECTIONS ACT

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3. Office of the Delegate

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(2) On the first of every January and July, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate elections.
a. Any eligible legislator wishing to run for Delegate may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform. Any player who has been banned from World Assembly membership will be considered ineligible and any candidate who is later discovered to be banned from World Assembly membership will be immediately disqualified.
b. The campaign and debate period will last one week, after which the Assembly will vote for 3 days.
c. This round of voting for delegate will be conducted using Approval Voting.
d. The two candidates with the highest number of approvals will move to a second round of voting conducted via a poll of Native World Assembly members.
e. Should the voting result in a tie, more than two nations may move onto the second round of voting.
f. If an advancing candidate receive less than 50% approval, the option to Re-Open Nominations will be "approved", and the process for that slot shall begin again at the campaign and debate period.

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5. Office of the Chair

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(2) The voting for the Chair will be conducted using Approval Voting.
a. Voters may vote for as many candidates as they approve of, or vote for none by voting to Re-Open Nominations.
b. The candidate with the highest percentage of approval will be elected.
c. Should noIf the winning candidate receive at leastless than 50% approval, the option to Re-Open Nominations will be "elected".   
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#22

Article 3 of the Elections Act was amended on the 20th of February, 2020.

Debate Thread | Voting Thread
 
Amendment to Article 3 of the Elections Act Wrote:
Elections Act
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3. Office of the Delegate

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(3) After receiving the top candidates in the forum election, an Election Commissioner will create a week-long regional poll accessible to Native World Assembly members, instructing them to vote for their preferred candidate.
a. A Dispatch containing the campaigns of all candidates will be created to aid voters in their choice.
b. Members of the South Pacific Special Forces who are on deployment for the whole duration of the regional poll are eligible to cast a vote. The Minister of Military Affairs shall provide a list of deployed personnel to the Election Commissioner. Members on the list who send the Commissioner their vote through a telegram and a public post on the Regional Message Board which tags the Election Commissioner and notes who their vote goes towards shall have it added to the final tally.  
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#23

Article 5 of the Elections Act was amended via Chair's discretionary powers (Pursuant to Article 2 Section 4 of the Legislative Procedure Act) on the 06th of March, 2020.

Debate thread
 
Amendment to the Elections Act Wrote:
Elections Act

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5. Office of the Chair

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(2) The voting for the Chair will be conducted using Approval Voting.
a. Voters may vote for as many candidates as they approve of, or vote for none by voting to Re-Open Nominations.
b. The candidate with the highest percentage of approval will be elected.
c. If the winning candidate received less than 50% approval, the option to Re-Open Nominations will be "elected".    
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#24

The Elections Act was amended 30 May 2020.

Debate Thread | Voting Thread
Amendment to the Elections Act Wrote:
Elections Act
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3. Office of the Delegate

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(2) On the first of every January and July, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate elections.
a. Any eligible legislator wishing to run for Delegate may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform. Any player who has been banned from World Assembly membership will be considered ineligible and any candidate who is later discovered to be banned from World Assembly membership will be immediately disqualified. Legislators wishing to run for Delegate must hold a number of endorsements equal to at least 80% of the existing applicable endorsement cap at the commencement of the election period.

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(4) The incumbent Delegate will coordinate with the Delegate-elect in transitioning the seat, along with cooperation from the Council on Regional Security. Until the Delegate-elect achieves the most endorsements, the incumbent Delegate will still be responsible for all responsibilities that involve use of Delegate-restricted regional controls.(4) The Delegate-elect will be considered formally inaugurated upon achieving the most endorsements. Prior to inauguration, the sole responsibility of the Delegate-elect is to gather endorsements, in coordination with the incumbent Delegate and in cooperation with the Council on Regional Security. The incumbent will continue to hold the office of the Delegate and will remain responsible for all responsibilities of that office, serving out the remainder of their term, until the inauguration of the Delegate-elect.   
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#25

The Elections Act was amended on 10 August 2020

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Amendment to the Elections Act Wrote:
Elections Act
An act establishing elections for office

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Vacancies of Office

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(2) A special election will be held for vacancies arising within the Local Council, if more than half of the term remains. If less than half of the term remains, or the position is vacant due to nobody running in its election, the Delegate may appoint a replacement until the next regularly scheduled election.

(32) Should the office of Delegate become vacant, the next person in the line of succession will become interim Delegate until the next regularly scheduled election. If no person qualifies for the office, then a special election will be held.       
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#26

The Elections Act was amended on 7th September 2020.

Debate Thread | Voting Thread

Amendment to the Elections Act Wrote:
Elections Act
An act establishing elections for office
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3. Office of the Delegate

(3) After receiving the top candidates in the forum election, an Election Commissioner will create a week-long regional poll accessible to Native World Assembly members, instructing them to vote for their preferred candidate.
a. A Dispatch containing the campaigns of all candidates will be created to aid voters in their choice.
b. Members of the South Pacific Special Forces who are on deployment for the whole duration of the regional poll are eligible to cast a vote. The Minister of Military AffairsDefense shall provide a list of deployed personnel to the Election Commissioner.   
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#27

The Elections Act was edited by Chair discretion on 9th September 2020.
Quote:Table of contents
  1. Election Commission
  2. Electoral System
  3. Office of the Delegate
  4. Offices of the Cabinet
  5. Office of the Chair
  6. Vacancies of Office
  7. Separation of Powers
  8. Constitutional Law
 
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#28

Articles 1, 4, and 7 of the Elections Act were amended on 25 September 2020 using discretionary powers.

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Elections Act


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1. Election Commission

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(3) The Commissioner may not run for office or hold the office of Delegate, Prime Minister, or Cabinet Mministers, during their tenure as Commissioner.

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4. Offices of the Cabinet

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(3) The terms for the incoming Prime Minister and Cabinet Mministers will begin the week after elections, during which any and all election-related disputes must be settled. The outgoing Prime Minister and Cabinet Mministers will maintain their offices until then.

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7. Separation of Powers

(1) Offices of the Coalition are the Delegate, the Prime Minister and Cabinet Mministers, the Chair of the Assembly, Local Councillors, the Chief Justice, and any of their appointed deputies.
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#29

Article 8 of the Elections Act was amended on 11 October 2020 using discretionary powers.

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Elections Act
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8. Constitutional Law

(1) The Election Act is a constitutional law, and further amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.
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#30

The Elections Act was amended on 2 November 2020 by discretionary powers.

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Elections Act

An act establishing elections for office
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