Gass3268
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« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2012, 07:25:50 AM » |
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« edited: October 01, 2012, 07:33:25 AM by Gass3268 »
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Also I think we should have a quick vote on the by-laws, we could do that during the election for party officials.
Labor Party By-laws
Establishment of regular conventions
- Convention will start one month before the Atlasia Presidential Election
- The location of the convention will rotate among the five regions of Atlasia in the fallowing order: Mideast, Imperial Dominion, Pacific Northeast and Midwest
- Establishing the next convention shall employ the fallowing process:
o Each Member is given 24 hours to nominate one city in the given region assigned for the next convention
o Top three nominations will be put on a ballot
o Members will be given 24 hours ton select their choice
- Each convention will have the fallowing agenda
1. Updating and amending the party by-laws
2. Election of the new Politburo
3. Updating and amending the party platform
4. Endorsements for the upcoming Atlasia Federal Elections
5. Special and irregular business put forward by the Politburo
6. Establishing the date and city for the upcoming convention
7. Selection of by-laws and platform committee for the next convention
Creation and amending of party by-laws
- The Chairman, along with two party members appointed by the Chairman, will have the initial task of creating the party platform and will be in charge of initial changes in subsequent conventions
- By-laws are then presented to the members
- Members will then be allowed to make objections and suggest changes to the by-laws
- If there are no objections, the by-laws will be automatically approved
- If there are objections, 24 hours will be given for the members to discuss and make changes as a group, more time can be given by the Politburo if necessary
- Then a 72 hour vote will take place to approve or reject the by-laws
Creation and amending of the of party platform
- The Vice Chair, along with two party members appointed by the Vice Chairman, will have the initial task of creating the party platform and will be in charge of initial changes in subsequent conventions
- Platform are then presented to the members
- Members will then be allowed to make objections and suggest changes to the platform
- If there are no objections, the platform will be automatically approved
- If there are objections, 24 hours will be given for the members to discuss and make changes as a group, more time can be given by the Politburo if necessary
- Then a 72 hour vote will take place to approve or reject the platform
Election of the Politburo
- Members will have 24 hours to declare that they wish to have the fallowing positions: Chairman, Vice-Chairman & General Secretary
- There will then be 24 hours for campaigning
- We will then have a 72 hour election
- The elected Chairman will then have the ability to appoint other party members to positions he or she wishes to create
Role of the Politburo
-Chairman:
o The official leader of the party, unless there is a Labor Party President
o Is in charge of the convention process and all of the actives that take place
o Officiates party voting
o Giving the Vice Chairman and the General Secretary goals and objectives for their given jobs
o Is allowed to create appoint other party officials as he or she sees fit
o In charge of creating and updating the by-laws at the party convention with the assistance of a personally appointed committee
- Vice Chairman:
o Takes over for the Chairman if the Chairman requests a leave of absence or has been absent for 24 hours
o Is in charge of party political strategy
o Responsible for keeping up with business on the Federal and Regional levels and making sure that the Labor Party has an official stance on the issue, this will be done in collaboration with the rest of the Politburo and the advise of the members
o In charge of creating and updating the platform at the party convention with the assistance of a personally appointed committee
-General Secretary
o Takes over for the Chairman and Vice Chairman if the Chairman and Vice Chairman both have requested a leave of absence or both have been absent for 24 hours
o Deals with logistics and personnel
o Responsible for getting party members out to vote for the right candidates in elections, that party members vote the right way in the legislatures and governors approve/veto the correct bills
o In charge of party recruitment with the goal of growing the party
o In also in charge of candidate requirement for all levels of government
Endorsement and primary procedure
- All Labor party members are automatically endorsed by the party, except for the following situations in which there will be a Labor Party Primary:
o There are more Labor party members running then open spots in a given election, then we have a primary
o A Labor party member is a party of a cross party ticket for President or Governor, then we will also have a primary
o A Labor party member lost a primary and proceeded to run as a independent
- Primaries
o Primaries will take place 3 weeks before the respective election
o Voting will last for 72 hours
o The loser is strongly encouraged not to run as an independent, as doing so will result in losing a position in the politburo, not being allowed to run in primaries or receive the party’s endorsement subsequent 3 Federal elections
- Non Endorsements
o If there are not enough Labor Party members running for a given election, we will then endorse candidates from other parties, in order for our party to have endorsed the same number of candidates as openings
o Endorsement elections will take place 3 weeks before the respective election
o In order to receive the endorsement of the Labor Party, the candidate from the other party has declare that he or she wishes to receive or party’s endorsement at least 24 hours before the endorsement election takes place
o Voting will last for 72 hours
- Convention Endorsements
o Will follow the same procedures as regular endorsements, except it takes place during the convention
o Only deals with the upcoming Federal Elections for President and Senate
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