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**Jay Coop** · 11-21-2020, 02:12 AM

Now, I find this to be an interesting finding because I found it while doing some proofreading of the dispatch project as part of the MoE. As it happens, you could still hold elected office while serving as election commissioner, just as long as it is as a member of the Local Council or Chair of the Assembly. Considering that we rely on the EC to oversee these elections too, I think that we should restrict their eligibility so that they cannot run for or hold an elected office.

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

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**Belschaft** · 11-21-2020, 06:32 AM

This is a terrible idea and will make it even harder to find a qualified EC than it has been in the past. The key thing is that they shouldn't be running in the election are administering.

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Comfed · 11-21-2020, 10:09 AM

What if we had more than one member of the EC, and let them hold other elected offices as long as they can’t administer elections that they’re running in?

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**Belschaft** · 11-21-2020, 10:24 AM

What happens in practice is that each election the CRS checks to see who is available - not running for an election, holding a restricted post, or busy IRL - and then appoints them as Election Commissioner. Usually it's a member of the CRS but on occasion it has also been a Justice.

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**Jay Coop** · 11-26-2020, 03:34 PM

That argument makes no sense when the proposal is basically in line with how we've chosen ECs before. The proposal just includes the Chair and LC membership as disqualifying. I mean, would we appoint the Chair to be the EC over their own election? Let's be real.

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**Belschaft** · 11-27-2020, 12:49 PM

That's a reasonable point, actually. It really wouldn't effect many roles - and in practical terms I don't think we've ever had a Chair or Local Councillor act as Election Commissioner.

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***Tsunamy*** · 11-27-2020, 03:50 PM

I believe the original intent of the clause was that we didn't want anyone overseeing an election where they could theoretically solidify power, so no delegate running and LC election for example.

In practice, though, I think it's generally been conducted more in the vein of what Jay is proposing; I can't imagine an election where we had someone in elected office overseeing a different election.

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Volaworand · 11-28-2020, 05:20 AM

Currently the CRS selects the Election Commissioner... and realistically I can't see the CRS losing its collective mind and selecting some ethically questionable EC.

I'm open to listening to the debate, but am pretty happy with leaving this as an administrative decision of our most trusted members.

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**Rebeltopia** · 11-28-2020, 12:32 PM

(11-28-2020, 05:20 AM)Volaworand Wrote: Currently the CRS selects the Election Commissioner... and realistically I can't see the CRS losing its collective mind and selecting some ethically questionable EC.

And, if they were ever to do so, we gots the powah of the recall! Tounge

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Jebediah · 11-29-2020, 06:09 AM

(11-28-2020, 12:32 PM)Rebeltopia Wrote:
(11-28-2020, 05:20 AM)Volaworand Wrote: Currently the CRS selects the Election Commissioner... and realistically I can't see the CRS losing its collective mind and selecting some ethically questionable EC.

And, if they were ever to do so, we gots the powah of the recall!

Unfortunately, the recall power has been... recalled for maintenance.

But it should be good soon... probably Tounge

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