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Title: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 25, 2011, 06:36:02 PM Commissioners, please sign in here.
This thread will be used for the procedures and deliberations of the Commission and its members, but citizens' input is also welcome at any time. We should begin by selecting a commission chair. x homelycooking Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 25, 2011, 06:42:39 PM X Cincinnatus
Commission chair; homelycooking, naturally. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 25, 2011, 07:10:53 PM Thanks, Cincinnatus. I'd be happy to chair the commission, but I'll wait to hear Simfan's input before going ahead.
I'll send him a PM. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on July 26, 2011, 09:13:37 PM I would be delighted to serve.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 26, 2011, 09:30:51 PM Great, Simfan. Are you all right with me serving as commission chair?
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 28, 2011, 11:03:47 AM We need to move forward with this, has Simfan responded to any PM's? If he doesn't want to be an active participant, he should let it be known so he can be replaced and we can start getting work done.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 28, 2011, 07:36:26 PM For future reference, I'm going to keep the legislation under Winfield in this post, so it won't have to be looked up;
--- Signed Quote Vote Sanctity Act A voter who edits his ballot any length of time after it has been posted in the voting booth thread for any Northeast Election nullifies it. Election authorities shall not count a ballot altered in the above manner. Quote Northeast Wiki Reform Act I. Responsibilities a. The Northeast Governor is hereby responsible for updating and maintaining records of Northeast legislation during his/her term(s), in a manner that is in accordance with the format determined by the Northeast Wiki Reform Commission. b. The CJO of the Northeast is hereby responsible for updating and maintaining records of elected officials, and changes in the Northeast constitution during his/her term(s). c. In the event the CJO or Northeast Governor do not have a wiki account, the Assembly shall choose a member with a wiki account to temporarily adhere to the responsibilities of the Governor and CJO delegated by this Act. The Northeast Governor and CJO shall be required to obtain a wiki account within two weeks of this bills passage in order to adhere to the responsibilities delegated by this Act. d. The responsibilities designated in subsections a, b and c shall fall to their respective officeholders once the Northeast Wiki Reform Commission is decommissioned by the Assembly, in accordance with section III, subsection c of this Act. II. Updating the Wiki a. The constitution page of the Northeast wiki shall be maintained, and updated no later than 7 days after a change to the Northeast constitution. b. Legislation shall be maintained and updated by the Northeast Governor in a manner consistent with section 3 of this Act, no later than 7 days after the passage, amendment, proposal, repeal, or failure [in the Assembly] of legislation. III. Northeast Wiki Reform Commission a. A number of Northeast citizens, to be determined by the Northeast Assembly, shall hereby form a temporary Northeast Wiki Reform Commission. b. This commission will be active until the Assembly deems it no longer necessary for the purpose of this Act. c. This commission will be responsible for the initial reform of the wiki where, upon its termination, Section 1 will apply. These responsibilities include; (1) Determining the format the wiki will take. The format MUST include; Standing law, Regional officials, and the NE constitution. (2) Organizing the wiki in accordance with the determined format. IV. Northeast Wiki Format a. The Format of the wiki is to be determined by the Northeast Wiki Reform Commission in accordance with Section III, subsection c of this bill. V. Participation Clause a. Though the responsibilities of this act are delegated in the text of this bill, it shall not restrict the ability of citizens to maintain the Northeast wiki. Quote Natural Beauty Preservation Act Local governments shall have the power to ban billboards within their jurisdiction. Local governments shall include municipalities such as cities, towns, or villages, or counties, townships, or parishes. Quote The Crime is Actually what Matters Act Clause 2 of the Amendments to the Northeast Gun Safety Act is repealed. --- Failed Quote Amendment to the Northeast Assembly Speaker Act The Northeast Assembly shall elect a Speaker from among its members by a majority vote of all members of the Northeast Assembly at the start of each new Northeast Assembly term. In the event that the members of the Assembly cannot come to a decision 48 hours after voting has commenced, the Lt. Gov [or in the case of vacancy, the acting Lt. Gov] shall break any ties and declare the new Speaker. Quote Write-in Votes Act I. Any person who wishes to accept write-in votes cast at an election for himself or herself must declare, in the Candidate Declaration Thread, that he or she will accept write-in votes at least twenty-four hours before the opening of a regional election. II. No candidate shall be declared elected to any office of the Northeast who has neither declared his acceptance of write-in votes in the manner prescribed in section I of this Act nor secured a place on a regional ballot by declaring his candidacy at least seven days before the opening of a regional election. III. All write-in votes cast for persons who have neither declared his acceptance of write-in votes in the manner prescribed in section I of this Act nor secured a place on a regional ballot by declaring his candidacy at least seven days before the opening of a regional election shall be considered null and void. IV. A write-in vote, cast for a candidate who has secured a place on a regional ballot by declaring his candidacy at least seven days before the opening of a regional election, shall not be construed to have not been cast for that candidate. V. A person's casting of a write-in vote for himself or herself at a regional election shall not be construed to constitute acceptance of write-in votes, unless that person has already declared his acceptance of write-in votes in accordance with section I of this Act. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 28, 2011, 07:43:10 PM We need to move forward with this, has Simfan responded to any PM's? If he doesn't want to be an active participant, he should let it be known so he can be replaced and we can start getting work done. He hasn't. I don't think there's a reason to ask for another member and waste more time, we can get on with this right away, Cincinnatus, just the two of us. I think the first thing to do is take care of legislation: I'm thinking one page/section for approved legislation, one for rejected legislation, one for the Constitution, etc. I can get started assembling all the bills from Assembly sessions that came after the last wiki update. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Lincoln Republican on July 28, 2011, 07:53:33 PM Yes, I was just going to recommend that the two of you proceed, as homelycooking has just stated. You beat me to it.
I would like to say that if Lieutenant Governor Simfan wishes to join later, he should be made welcome and given some responsibilities. I have no doubt that Simfan is a very capable individual. We do not know why Simfan has not responded lately, but I am sure he has a very good reason. Thanks for taking the initiative to get this commission rolling. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 28, 2011, 08:02:14 PM That's what? Two-three years? Ought to take a bit :P
I think that's a good idea, one page for "signed", and one page for "Proposed" (or "Rejected" rather), legislation. I think when the time comes to actually post the reorganized information, that we should consider timestamps of passage, or certain notes that might be of future use. That's just something to keep in mind. I don't want to double up on any responsibilities, so I'll let you determine what responsibility I should undertake. As of now, I'm going to start looking at legislation already on the wiki page, searching it, seeing it's current standing (passed when, still law?, ect). If you give me a different duty, I will of course proceed with that instead :) Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 28, 2011, 08:03:58 PM This is also of great importance, which I will keep in mind while doing what I suggested in my previous post;
Your signature or veto is requested. Report of the Statutory Review Commission The Statutory Review Commission of the Northeast, having concluded its review of the statute, recommends the following changes to Northeast law: 1. Section IV of the Northeastern Healthcare Act is amended to include: Quote - The provisions of this act shall not be construed to limit the award of compensatory damages. - The loser of the said lawsuit is hereby required to pay the legal fees of the winning party up to a reasonable maximum. 2. Article B, Section 2 of the Northeast Medical Savings Account Act is hereby repealed. 3. The Children's Healthcare Act is hereby repealed. 4. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of The Smoking Age Standardization Act are amended as follows: Quote SECTION 1. Smoking age. Except as provided in Section 3, no person under 18 years of age may do any of the following: a. Buy or attempt to buy any cigarette or tobacco product. b. Falsely represent his or her age for the purpose of receiving any cigarette or tobacco product. c. Possess any cigarette or tobacco product. SECTION 2. Sale to persons under 18. Except as provided in Section 3, no person may do any of the following: a. Knowingly sell or otherwise distribute cigarettes to a person under the age of 18. b. During the course of a sale of tobacco products, fail to perform a reasonable check of identification on persons appearing to be under the age of 28. SECTION 3. Exception. A person under the age of 18 may purchase or possess cigarettes of tobacco products for the sole purpose of resale in the course of employment of a business registered under the tax code of the Northeast. 5. Section 4 of the Predatory Lending Prohibition Act is amended as follows: Quote SECTION 4. Penalties. The penalty for violation of any section of this act on the part of the lender shall be $10,000 per offense. 6. Section 1 of the Fair Property Valuation Act is hereby repealed. 7. The Northeast Speed Limit Standardization Act is hereby repealed. 8. The Northeast Region Legislation Standardization Act is hereby repealed. 9. The Preferential Voting Act is amended as follows: Quote Whereas preferential voting is more representative of the will of the voters than the current first-past-the-post plurality voting method used by the Northeast, Be it resolved that future elections in the Northeast for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be done by preferential voting, wherein, if no candidate has a majority of first preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first preference votes is eliminated and his/her votes redistributed, until a candidate has reached a majority of votes or there is a tie between all remaining candidates, in which a case a run-off shall be held one week from the date of the opening of the polls in the regular election. 10. Subsections 1 and 2 of Section 1 of the The Campaigning for Invalidation of Votes Initiative are amended as follows: Quote 1. It shall be a crime against the Northeast Region for any Northeast citizen to instruct or encourage a voter who has already cast his or her ballot in an election for a regional office to take an action that would have the effect of invalidating the ballot. 2. The above provision applies to any election for Northeast Governor or Lieutenant Governor, any vote on a Proposition, Initiative, Recall, Regional Constitutional Amendment or other regional referendum, election or plebiscite. 11. The Nullification Resolution is hereby repealed. 12. Section 2 of the Proposition on the Officialization of the Separation of Religion and State is amended as follows: Quote While education based upon religious law, dictates or dogma is hereby forbidden in all schools funded by the Regional government, any private educational institution not receiving funds from the Government shall not be subject to any controls regarding the religious nature of its curriculum. 13. Section 5 of the Northeast Assembly Speaker Act is amended as follows: Quote 5. If the office of the Speaker becomes vacant for any reason, the Northeast Assembly shall elect a new Speaker from among its members by a majority vote of all members of the Northeast Assembly with an immediate nomination period followed by a vote, until which time no legislation may be brought to the floor. 14. Subsections a and c of Section 1 (Proposed Legislation Thread) of the Standing Order on Assembly Procedure are hereby repealed and subsection e of Section 2 (Movement of Legislation to the Northeast Assembly Floor) of the Standing Order on Assembly Procedure is hereby repealed. 15. Section 2 (Movement of Legislation to the Northeast Assembly Floor) of the Standing Order on Assembly Procedure is amended to replace all references to the Lieutenant Governor with references to the Speaker of the Assembly. 16. Section 2 (Movement of Legislation to the Northeast Assembly Floor) of the Standing Order on Assembly Procedure is specifically amended as follows: Quote Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the Speaker shall place legislation from the Northeast Assembly proposed legislation thread on the Northeast Assembly floor (on behalf and stating the name of the sponsor) in chronological order, starting with the earliest piece of proposed legislation. 17. The Northeast Tax Initiative of March 2005 is hereby repealed. 18. The following amendment shall be made to the Northeastern Green Jobs Act: Quote 5. A “green job”, for the purposes of this legislation, is defined as any full time employment in a business producing renewable energy, consumer or industrial products at least 50% more energy efficient than the market average, retrofits or installations intended to increase energy efficiency, or suppliers thereto. 19. The Self Defense Act is hereby repealed. 20. The Wiki Emergency Act is hereby repealed. 21. The Northeast Order of Precedence Act is amended as follows: Quote 1. The Northeast Region shall use following order for ceremonial purposes: a. Governor; b. Lieutenant Governor; c. Chief Judicial Officer; d. Speaker of the Assembly; e. Current Representatives by length of service 22. Section 2 of the Vacancy Filling Act is amended as follows: Quote 2. The special election must take place on the nearest Friday falling on or after the third day following the vacancy. The booth for the special election shall open at 12:00 AM EST on that Friday and shall close on the following Sunday at 11:59 PM EST, and shall be administered by the appropriate official. We, the undersigned commissioners, do hereby endorse these recommendations and urge the Assembly to adopt them forthwith. Signed this 11th day of May 2011, x homelycooking, Commissioner x Dallasfan65, Commissioner x Polnut, Commissioner x Napoleon, Commissioner Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 28, 2011, 08:05:50 PM I don't want to double up on any responsibilities, so I'll let you determine what responsibility I should undertake. As of now, I'm going to start looking at legislation already on the wiki page, searching it, seeing it's current standing (passed when, still law?, ect). If you give me a different duty, I will of course proceed with that instead :) The job is yours. Pay close attention to changes made in the SRC report (edit: enterprising minds think alike ;)) - and I'll notify you of any amendments made during the section I will research. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on July 29, 2011, 12:15:33 AM I am very sorry, I have been away these past few days, and my ability to access the internet is limited. I shall be back on Sunday.
I approve of all the decisions made so far, although I think there ought to be a special page on repealed legislation. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on July 29, 2011, 12:20:03 AM Commissioners,
I have proposed a new Constitution. Were this Constitution to be taken up by the Assembly and follow procedure to take effect, I'd like to know if you think it would be wise to include a section on keeping the legislative record in the Constitution. Feel free to post in the thread about it, or just post any comments or concerns regarding my proposal there Thanks! Senator Napoleon Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 29, 2011, 09:20:10 AM From Napoleon's tenure as Speaker (April to June)
I omitted things that have no relevance to statute (recommendation resolutions, etc.) Passed: Statutory "Spring Cleaning" Act 1. The Assembly hereby creates a temporary Statutory Review Commission (hereafter referred to as SRC) comprised of one to four current or former Representative(s) of the Northeast. 2. The SRC's member(s) shall be appointed by the Assembly by simple majority vote. 3. The SRC shall be entrusted with preparing a report to the Assembly regarding the following: a. The establishment of a centralized list of all statute signed into law since January 1, 2004; b. The relevance, clarity and integrity of all said statute; c. Whether certain laws in said statute contradict others, or are unconstitutional; and d. Recommendations for future legislation or amendment of existing legislation intended to rectify problems relating to sections 3b and 3c above. 4. The SRC shall establish a set of guidelines that assign specific duties to each commissioner. 5. The SRC's commission to carry out section 3 above shall expire after the fifteenth calendar day after the SRC commissioner's appointment, unless additional time is granted by a majority vote of the Assembly, on which the SRC shall present its report to the Assembly. 6. The Assembly shall then take action upon the SRC report by accepting and implementing, rejecting or qualifying the recommendations made by the SRC. 7. The SRC’s report will be used to update the Northeast Wiki, to be added by a Northeast citizen with Wiki access privileges. Vital Civic Information Act 1. The Government of the Northeast shall keep a complete and accurate record at all times of the names of current members of the Assembly, the names of the region's executive and judicial officers, the dates of any forthcoming general or special elections and any other information which the government sees fit to make its citizens aware of. 2. The information to be made public by this act shall be published within three days of the passage of this Act. 3. Any future changes to the above information must be made within three days of an event necessitating a change, such as a new officer/legislator's ascendance to or removal from his respective office or the calling of a new special election. 4. Any member of the Legislature, or of the Executive or Judicial Branches, may make any necessary changes to the above information. 5. The above information shall be made public through at least one of the following media: a. A new thread in the Regional Governments subforum of the Atlas Fantasy Government forum; or b. The appropriate pages in the Atlasia Wiki. 6. If any inappropriate information, such as any egregious self-promotional, offensive or irrelevant text is made public through the media specified in 5 a or b, the Chief Judicial Officer is hereby authorized to remove it, at his discretion, upon the recommendation of any Northeast Citizen. The SRC Report Northeast Parks and Recreation Use Act 1. This act shall be applied only to those lands and facilities operated and maintained by the state and/or regional governments. 2. Citizens and legal residents of the Northeast shall not be required to pay any fee for use of state and/or regional parks or recreational facilities. 3. Citizens and legal residents of the Northeast are eligible for free admission to state parks and recreational facilities not operated or maintained by the regional government irrespective of their state of residence. 4. Nonresidents of the Northeast may be required to pay a fee for use of state and/or regional parks or recreational facilities where applicable. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 29, 2011, 09:20:42 AM Failed/tabled: Quote The Small Government Act of 2011 ARTICLE IV - EXECUTIVE BRANCH is amended to read as follows: i) The executive authority of the Northeast Region shall be vested first and foremost in the Governor of the Northeast Region. ii) The Governor must be elected democratically by the people of the Northeast Region. iii)Elections are to be held every October, February and June for Governor. iv) All citizens of the Northeast Region shall have one vote for Governor. A polling booth shall be created by the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region. He or she will open the booth on the third Friday at 12:00:00am Eastern Standard Time of every October, February and June and will close said both on the following Sunday at 11:59:59pm Eastern Standard Time. Every citizen will be given the opportunity to vote during this time. The Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region must accept any absentee ballot conducted one week prior to the opening of the polls. v) Candidates for Governor will be given until the second Friday of the month in which he or she wishes to run in an election thereof to announce his candidacy. This is to be done by officially notifying the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region. vi) When the polls close, the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region shall be given twenty-four hours to count the votes and declare a winner. The candidate with the most votes for the office of Governor shall be made Governor. The newly elected Governor is to be officially sworn in on the Tuesday following the election and shall immediately assume office at that point. In the case of a tie, all tied candidates are to run in a run-off election the following week to determine a winner. vii) There may only be one Governor at any point in time. Once a new Governor is sworn in, the former one forfeits his or her office. A temporary acting Governor may not swear in, and shall not be considered a replacement for the Governor. viii) If the office of Governor is to become vacant at some point while he or she is in office, than the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is to be immediately sworn in as Acting Governor of the Northeast Region, while maintaining his or her role as presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly. ix) A Governor may be impeached at any time while they are in office by the will of two thirds of the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast Region. x) The Governor has the power to make political appointments and to be the official representative of the Region to the rest of Atlas Forum with the recommendation of the General Assembly of the Northeast Region. The Primary responsibility of the Governor shall be to work with the regional Senators and the Forum President to ensure that the rights, liberties, and interests of the people of the Northeast Region are protected. xi) The Governor has veto power over any piece of legislation that the Northeast Assembly shall successfully vote in favor. The Governor may not have the power to veto parts as opposed to the whole of any legislation. The Governor is required to sign all pieces of legislation he supports into law after it passes a successful vote in the Legislative Assembly within one week of its passing. Once he or she has signed the legislation, it immediately becomes law unless otherwise stated in the legislation itself. If the Governor does not sign the successful legislation after one week, than it becomes law immediately. xii) The Governor is obligated to present the Legislative Assembly a budget every January, if he or she is in office at that time. The budget of all government activities is to be voted on by the Assembly in the same January. The Governor is obligated that the budget does not provide for any deficits excepting times of emergency or war, a condition the Legislative Assembly must successfully endorse. xiii) In the temporary absence of the Governor, then the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly may be allowed to temporarily conduct the duties of the Governor as acting Governor. Temporary absence may last up to seven days unless specifically determined by the Governor. If seven days of undeclared absence pass, a special election shall be held to replace the Governor for the remainder of the term. The special election must take place no less than 5 days following the seven day absence and the booth shall be opened by the Chief Judicial Officer at 12:00 AM EST on the nearest Friday, provided that Friday is at least 5 days since the vacancy occurred and shall close on that Sunday at 11:59 PM EST. xiv) The chain of command for the Governorship of the Northeast Region shall be as follows: Governor, , Chief Judicial Officer, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Longest continuously serving Representative of the Northeast Region, followed by the next longest and the next and so on. The chain of command shall be used to fill sudden vacancies in the office of Governor. Article V is amended to read as follows: xiv) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast acts as the President of the Northeast Legislative Assembly. He officially opens and closes the sessions, organizes votes on legislation and notifies the Reps of the results of any official vote. If a vote results in a perfect tie. In this case, the Governor shall be allowed to vote to break said tie. xv) The Assembly shall have the power to override the Governor’s veto. If the Assembly passes legislation previously vetoed by the Governor by more than a two-thirds majority vote, it becomes law without the Governor’s signature. An override vote resulting in an exactly two-thirds majority shall be considered failed. Article VI is amended to read as follows: iv) No persons shall hold the positions of Governor and Chief Judicial Officer at the same time. Resolution Thanking Rowan Brandon The Northeast Assembly hereby thanks Senator Rowan Brandon for his invaluable service to the Region and we on this day declare him Atlasia's greatest senator in modern history. The Assembly also hopes that his service to Region and Nation will continue as the nation's President. Additional Amendments to the Northeast Gun Safety Act The Northeast Gun Safety Act shall be re-amended to read: 1. Any person who has committed a non-murder felony while under the age of 21, will automatically have his rights restored at age 35. a. Except in cases where the victim of the offender's crime is a minor. b. Except in cases where the offender has committed two or more felonies during this period. 2. Whenever a gun is used as an instrument in the crime, an additional five years will be added to the sentence. a. In cases of abduction, rape, or murder of any degree, in which a gun is used as an instrument in the crime, these rights will not be restored. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on July 29, 2011, 09:29:13 AM The Parks Act included a very important Section 5. :)
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Lincoln Republican on July 29, 2011, 07:35:26 PM Lieutenant Governor Simfan has been away lately and has had limited internet access. He will return this following Sunday.
I have asked him to check into the Wiki Reform Commission Thread, and have advised him that he would be given some responsibility on the commission. Thank you. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 29, 2011, 07:37:34 PM I got through some of the information on this (https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Legislation) page last night. I have everything compiled into separate notebooks on my desktop, and I'm not really inclined to fight with the 11,000 character limit right now :P
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 30, 2011, 08:11:06 AM Would it be preferred that I start creating separate pages for laws so that they can be linked to under the Main Page. It would look something like the IDS "law" page. Here's the page I created for a separate law;
https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Relief_and_Recovery_Act Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 30, 2011, 11:12:07 AM This is what I've compiled so far. Let me know what you think of the format, ==Text==, ==Notes==.
Signed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Relief_and_Recovery_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Repeal_of_the_Notwithstanding_Clause_Amendment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/September_11_Remembrance_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Motorcycle_Safety_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Preferential_Voting_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Regional_LEED_Standards_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Surplus_Protection_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_School_Rescue_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Fair_Property_Valuation_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Eminent_Domain_/_Property_Tax_Valuation_Linkage_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Smoking_Age_Standardization_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Public_School_Choice_Act_of_2008 Proposed/Failed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Freedom_To_Undress_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Year-Round_Schooling_Act Repealed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Speed_Limit_Standardization_Act Other; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Joe_Wilson_Act Edit later; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/FREE_HIGHWAY_ACCESS_ACT_OF_2009 Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 30, 2011, 12:02:55 PM A fine list; but I think it might be cumbersome to create a new Wiki page for every law that is enacted.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 30, 2011, 12:06:15 PM A fine list; but I think it might be cumbersome to create a new Wiki page for every law that is enacted. I just did all of those in a span of 5-10 minutes. I have no problem taking the reports and putting them in separate pages. Of course, if you think this format is less convenient, perhaps I should abandon it. I just think it offers organization, and, I don't have to post cumbersome amounts of bills here for reference, because I have a list of where I can see them. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 30, 2011, 12:25:39 PM A fine list; but I think it might be cumbersome to create a new Wiki page for every law that is enacted. I just did all of those in a span of 5-10 minutes. I have no problem taking the reports and putting them in separate pages. Of course, if you think this format is less convenient, perhaps I should abandon it. I just think it offers organization, and, I don't have to post cumbersome amounts of bills here for reference, because I have a list of where I can see them. Really? Oh, that's fantastic. That could work quite well, then. I should get started on converting my bills in that way. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on July 30, 2011, 02:13:09 PM The Free Highway Access Act was repealed. Don't ask me why.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on July 30, 2011, 02:27:39 PM The Free Highway Access Act was repealed. Don't ask me why. Thank you. I haven't triple-checked with the search button, so if you happen to scan over anything else in the future like so, please let me know. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 30, 2011, 10:50:48 PM during Wormyguy's second term (Feb-Apr 2011)
PASSED The Flat Tax Act 1. A flat tax of 5.5% of one's individual household income is hereby established. 2. This tax shall be paid every year on tax day. 3. April 15th is hereby established as the Northeast region's yearly tax day. 4. Taxes on purchases, land and other taxes of the sort are hereby lifted. 5. Taxes on alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and other health hazards are exempt from what is outlined in section four. 6. The Northeast Government shall not create new taxes on anything other than income or health hazards. 7. The Northeast Government shall not create tax brackets that could allow for one income class to pay more taxes. Everyone shall pay the same percentage of tax on income per year. 8. The Northeast Government may only collect this tax once per year. The GTO Remembrance Act 1) Every January 26th shall hereby be declared "GTO Remembrance Day" and shall be officially considered a holiday. All Government offices will fly the Atlasian flag at half mast on this day as a tribute to the tragedy. 2) Schools, post offices and other public buildings that display a flag outside shall be recommended, but not forced, to fly the flag at half mast as well. If passed, I suggest that this bill also be introduced in the Senate so it could become national law. NE Legislative Salary Cuts Act of 2011 1) Members of the Northeast Assembly shall take a $40,000 (Fourty thousand dollar) pay cut, effective 90 (ninety) days after the passage of this act. 2) The Northeast Governor shall take a $30,000 (Thirty thousand dollar) pay cut, effective 90 (ninety) days after the passage of this act. 3) Northeast regional Senators shall receive a $40,000 (Fourty thousand dollar) pay cut, effective 90 (ninety) days after the passage of this act. 4) All money collected from politician's salary cuts shall be used to reduce deficit and increase a surplus. FAILED The Recall Amendment of 2011 1. The Recall Amendment is repealed. 2. a. If the Northeast Regional Senator misses four votes in one senate session (including "present" or "abstain" votes as votes that were not missed), the seat may be declared vacant and a special recall election held for the seat, provided at least one-fifth (1/5) of the registered voters in the Northeast Region sign a petition requesting a recall. b. Recall petitions for Northeast Regional Senator must be started by a registered and valid voter in the Northeast. c. The Northeast Regional Senator may run in a recall election for his or her own seat. d. A recall election for Northeast Regional Senator shall be opened either by the Governor or the creator of the recall petition, and the poll must remain open for 48 hours. e. The election shall be performed via approval voting. f. If no candidate receives the approval of 50% + 1 of the voters, the recall fails and the Northeast Regional Senator retains his or her seat. g. In the event of a tied election, a runoff, also using approval voting, shall be held between the tied candidates. h. The candidate elected in the recall election shall take office immediately following the conclusion of the election. 3. a. If the Northeast Governor fails to sign or veto two (2) bills from the Northeast Assembly within the 10-day signing period in a row, or four non-consecutive bills in one gubernatorial term, the office of governor may be declared vacant and a special recall election held for the office, provided at least one-fifth (1/5) of the registered voters in the Northeast Region sign a petition requesting a recall. b. Recall petitions for Northeast Governor must be started by a registered and valid voter in the Northeast. c. The Northeast Governor may run in a recall election for his or her own seat. d. A recall election for Northeast Governor shall be opened either by the Governor, or the creator of the recall petition, and the poll must remain open for 48 hours. e. The election shall be performed via approval voting. f. If no candidate receives the approval of 50% + 1 of the voters, the recall fails and the Northeast Governor retains his or her seat. g. In the event of a tied election, a runoff, also using approval voting, shall be held between the tied candidates. h. The candidate elected in the recall election shall take office immediately following the conclusion of the election. Making Competitive Elections Amendment: Article V, vii shall be amended from: vii) The number of Reps to be elected corresponds to the entire part of the quotient C/6, with C being the number of citizens in the Northeast Region as of the third Friday at 12:00:00am EST of the month of the election. to vii) The Northeast Assembly shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be registered voters residing in the Northeast Region. Corporate Accountability Act of 2011 Section 1) All businesses that broadcast a commercial on television, radio or the internet will be held accountable for all statements made in said advertisement. Section 2) "Held accountable" shall be defined as: • Broadcasting accurate and truthful information • Using accurate consumer accounts, not exaggerated in any fashion Section 2, Subsection A) "Truthful information" shall be defined as not exaggerating the product's capabilities. For instance, if a company is selling a cereal, they do not possess the right to claim that the cereal could "make you live 10 years longer" unless it is scientifically proven that the cereal possesses such ability. Section 3) If a company is found guilty of lying about a product by the Northeast Government, they shall be fined a sum of $1,500 (One thousand, five hundred dollars) on the first offense. If found guilty a second time, the fine shall increase to $2,500 (Two thousand, five hundred dollars.) if a company is found guilty a third time, the fine shall be $15,000 (Fifteen thousand dollars) as well as a trial conducted by the Northeast Government in which if a company is found guilty of false advertisement, they shall be suspended from advertisement and will not be allowed to broadcast an advertisement for 15 (Fifteen) months. Section 4) If a citizen or citizens of the Northeast find that they are the victims of false advertisement, they shall immediately report the complaint to the Northeast Government in which the situation will be dealt with from thereon. Section 5) Any citizen found guilty of making a false claim shall face a 2 (Two) month jail sentence as well as 7 (Seven) months of probation. Section 6) A citizen may sue a company without reporting the complaint to the Northeast Government, but it is likely that the trial will be delayed while the Government reviews the complaint. Section 6, Subsection A) If a citizen has no proof that they are a victim of false advertisement, their claim shall be rendered null and void. Death Penalty Abolition/Criminal Rights Establishment Act of 2011 1) The Death Penalty is hereby abolished in the Northeast Region. 2) Criminals that are currently awaiting a death sentence shall instead be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. 3) The abolition of the use of the death penalty shall also apply to the abolition of torture mechanisms to acquire information relating to a crime. 4) If a Government official or police officer is found to be violating the no torture law, they shall immediately be dismissed from their position. 5) Furthermore, criminals shall have the right to remain silent when arrested, as well as rights to personal property that shall not be searched without a search warrant signed by a licensed law official. 6) Criminals shall also have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. 7) A criminal shall keep these inaliable rights under any circumstance. 8 ) Criminals shall not have to face a suspension of their rights in wartime or a time of invasion. 9) Unless their is a proper warrant, police may not invade a person's private property for any reason whatsoever unless to make an arrest that had been reported to the police via a 911 call. Sex Ed Optionality Act 1) Schools in the Northeast region that offer sexual education courses are hereby required to send home a letter to parents explaining that the school will be offering sexual education courses and the parents will then have the ability to opt their child out of the class. 2) Parents shall have the right to pull their child out of a sex ed class in the middle of the course if they feel the child is not mature enough to take the class. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on July 30, 2011, 11:06:30 PM Flat Tax Act was vetoed by GHOSTWHITE when he was Governor.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on July 31, 2011, 06:36:30 PM Flat Tax Act was vetoed by GHOSTWHITE when he was Governor. Thanks, Napoleon. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on July 31, 2011, 07:30:03 PM I would like to thank you all for your patience and cooperation. I am now here. I will be pleased to edit pages- but my knowledge of prior legislation is limited.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 03, 2011, 08:40:31 PM Passed;
https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Vehicle_Procurement_Act_of_2007 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Death_Penalty_Reform_Act_of_2007 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Euthanasia_Act_of_2007 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Resolution_Honoring_FezzyFestoon_and_Rin-chan https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Consumer_Menu_Information_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Raw_Produce_Origins_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Region_Greyfield_Redevelopment_Act Proposed/Failed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Cellular_Telephone_Safety_Bill Failed (Not linked) Northeastern Region Legislation Standardization Act Snowmobile Act Public School Vouchers Act Election Day Act Edit Later; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Initiative Quote 10. Subsections 1 and 2 of Section 1 of the The Campaigning for Invalidation of Votes Initiative are amended as follows: 1. It shall be a crime against the Northeast Region for any Northeast citizen to instruct or encourage a voter who has already cast his or her ballot in an election for a regional office to take an action that would have the effect of invalidating the ballot. 2. The above provision applies to any election for Northeast Governor or Lieutenant Governor, any vote on a Proposition, Initiative, Recall, Regional Constitutional Amendment or other regional referendum, election or plebiscite. I'll edit this in a couple hours with more information, and edit the bill under that last category. I also have to double-check the legislation after I post more for the night. Simfan, I don't know if homely has given you any instruction as of yet, but if you have the time, use the search button on wiki, and on here to check laws I've added and insure they are correct (Still law, repealed, ect.) I don't expect every thing will be right when we're done (lots of work to do), but I do want to try hard to get close. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 04, 2011, 08:16:09 AM December 2010 to February 2011 - Speaker Polnut
Passed Quote The Un-Stealing Bill (Wormyguy) All unimproved regional lands shall be immediately transferred to the original Indian tribes indigenous to said lands. Quote The Public Safety Bill of 2011 (Wormyguy) 1. Any seller of firearms may refuse a sale to any buyer for any reason. 2. Any laws preventing the preceding clause from taking effect are hereby amended to allow it to do so. Quote The Self-Ownership Bill (Or, the If You Are Pro-Choice and You Oppose This Then You Are a Hypocrite Bill) (Wormyguy) 1. All persons are defined as the sole owners of their bodily organs. 2. Any non-minor person who has not been deemed mentally incompetent by a judge shall be allowed to sell their non-essential organs (such as the kidneys, skin, and spleen) to others. 3. Any organ removal surgery must be performed under standard levels of anesthesia and cleanliness by a licensed surgeon. 4. The surgeon must inform the donor of the potential risks of organ removal surgery. 5. All donors must be blood-tested for diseases transmittable through organ donation surgery. 6. A surgeon may, at his or her own discretion, declare a person mentally incompetent for the purposes of selling his or her bodily organs. 7. Unlawfully coercing a person to sell his or her bodily organs shall be a felony punishable by not less than 60 months in prison and/or a fine of not less than $50,000. Attempting to unlawfully coerce a person to sell his or her bodily organs shall be a felony punishable by not less than 30 months in prison and/or a fine of not less than $25,000. 8. Persons with valid organ donor cards shall be eligible for a $500 yearly tax credit. Quote Freedom to Enjoy Oneself in Public Bill (sbane) 1) Possession of open containers of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol, and public intoxication in public open space and when riding on public transportation shall no longer be prohibited. All laws prohibiting the above are hereby repealed. 2) This act shall not be construed to allow possession of open containers of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol, or public intoxication in public buildings or in private vehicles. Quote The NAME Bill (FallenMorgan) 1. Every citizen of the Northeast has a right to have a name of their own choosing. 2. In order to legally change one's name, only the completion of a government-provided form is required. Filing fees will be subsidized by the government. 3. No change of name may be rejected, as long as it meets the requirement of being in Unicode characters. 4. If the name change is fraudulent, he or she may be sued within a year after the name change, and a court may order the change reversed. This may only be done if the person obtaining the name change had only fraudulent intent. 5. A minor that is fourteen or older may change his or her name freely with consent of their parent/guardian. 6. No limit on the number of name changes one can obtain may be established. 7. The same procedure will be required for a name change after marriage or divorce. 8. The Northeast Assembly supports the right of women to keep their surname after marriage, and supports the right of men to take their female partner's surname after marriage. Failed Quote Wind Farm Bill (sbane) 1) Immediately allow establishment of wind farms on the entire continental shelf of the Northeast region. 2) Only big, slow rotating windmills that don't kill birds will be allowed. 3) There must be a community consultation process prior to the construction of any wind power turbine, as well as a environmental impact study of the site and surrounding area. 4) The state can take part ownership of projects up to 49% in order to help startups and companies wanting to share the risk. Profits realized from the endeavor will be shared with the state, with profit sharing being proportional to ownership. 5) The state will assist utilities in building transmission lines to transport this energy from the coast. Improvements to the existing grid shall be made to accomodate this increase in electricity production and to deliver it efficiently to population centers. 6) Funding for provisions 4 and 5 shall come from the repeal of the Freedom to Drive Act. The Regional Gas Tax rate goes back to the level before the imposition of the moratorium. Quote The Terror Register Bill (polnut) 1) The Assembly can, with a minimum of 75% of support, declare an organisation a terrorist organisation. 1a) The Assembly, can, by the same margin, declare any organisation of sponsor of terrorism. 2) The consequences will be that they cannot legally organise, recruit or meet anywhere in the region and in certain cases, by court order, assets directly connected can be seized and/or frozen. 2a) The consequences for sponsors are that any government support will be frozen or quarantined and in certain cases, by court order, assets directly connected to the terror organisation can be seized or frozen. 3) An organisation on the register, may petition to be removed from the register, with the support of a 75% minimum vote in the Assembly. 4) The Governor cannot override the Assembly. Quote The Airport Renaming Bill (wormyguy) 1. John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City is hereby renamed the Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. International Airport 2. LaGuardia International Airport in New York City is hereby renamed the Seth Low International Airport. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 04, 2011, 08:37:38 AM October 2010 to February 2010 - Speaker Dallasfan
Passed Quote The Hurrdurr Act (FallenMorgan) 1) The phrase "hurrdurr" is hereby added to the end of the motto of the Northeast. Quote The Public Transport Integration Bill (polnut) 1. This will require planning authorities, as a condition of approval, that all large-scale residential developments of more than 1000 dwellings (or with 3000 expected residents) must meet standards to ensure adequate connections to public transport. 2. This standard will apply to developments no further than 20 miles from the next large (25000 residents) settlement. 3. This standard will include (but not limited to); - bicycle lockers at railway stations and bus interchanges - Increased car parking capacity at railway stations and bus interchanges, with any fees charged to not exceed $8 per day - bicycle paths between community and railway stations and/or bus interchanges - Installation of bicycle racks on buses 4. This will apply to all developments proposed from 1 July 2011 Quote Nullification Resolution (wormyguy) The Northeast Assembly asserts its authority, when a federal law, order, treaty, ruling, regulation etc. is unconstitutional (either being not contained within the powers enumerated by the the constitution, or otherwise in violation of the rights guaranteed by the constitution), to declare that Federal action to be illegal, and to prevent its being enforced within the Northeast with appropriate legislation. Nullification Resolution Amendment 1 The Northeast Assembly acknowledges that the Governor is Commander-in-Chief of all military, paramilitary, and militia forces raised at the regional level, and that they may not be placed under Federal command without permission from the Governor. Nullification Resolution Amendment 2 The Northeast Assembly acknowledges the authority of state and local governments, when a regional law, order, treaty, agreement, regulation etc. is unconstitutional (either being not contained within the powers enumerated by the the regional constitution, or otherwise in violation of the rights guaranteed by the regional constitution), to declare that regional action to be illegal, and to prevent its being enforced within their state or local borders with appropriate legislation. Quote Amendment to the SOAP (Standing Order on Assembly Procedure) (Dallasfan) Section 1, subsection A of the SOAP is amended to read (a) The Speaker or Lieutenant Governor shall open a new Northeast Assembly Legislation Introduction Thread at the start of each session, or the one from the previous session may be carried over into the next session, at the Speaker's discretion. Failed Quote Hepatitis B Prevention Bill (polnut) 1. A full course of Hepatitis B vaccinations will be made available for all students in the Northeast from grades 6 - 12 2. Parents of students under the age of 16 will have the option to opt-out of the vaccinations 3. If the student is 16 but not 17, both student and parent must sign the form of withdrawal 4. If the student is 17 or over, only the student's signature is required 5. There will be a token cost to parents of $10 per child, parents on government support or household incomes below $50,000 are exempt from this cost, with a maximum cost of $50 per family regardless of family size. Quote Making Competitive Elections Amendment (Dallasfan) Article V, vii shall be amended from: vii) The number of Reps to be elected corresponds to the entire part of the quotient C/6, with C being the number of citizens in the Northeast Region as of the third Friday at 12:00:00am EST of the month of the election. to vii) The Northeast Assembly shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be registered voters residing in the Northeast Region. Quote Northeast Regional Drinking Policy (Dallasfan) 1. In accordance The Regional Legal Age Act, the Northeast hereby sets the drinking age to 18. 2. Any bar, liquor store, or other legitimate distributor unknowingly accepting a false ID will not be penalized. 3. Any bar, liquor store, or other legitimate distributor knowingly accepting a false ID shall be fined no less than $5,000, and no greater than $10,000 for a first offence. Each repeat offense will increase the fine by a multiplier of two, with the distributor's liquor licence being revoked after four instances. 4. Any minor having been found using a false ID shall face destruction of the ID in question and twenty-four hours of community service for a first offense. Each subsequent act will incur an additional twenty-four hours of community service, as well as a $1000 fine, which will go towards alcohol rehabilitation programs. Quote The Random Statist Mandate Act (RSM) - Will Dallasfan Vote for It? (wormyguy) 1. As of April 1, 2011, all schools and workplaces will be required to provide chocolate to anyone who requests it, charging no more that $0. 2. The amount of chocolate provided must be sufficient. 3. The chocolate must be suitably high-quality. 4. Schools and workplaces must also provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss free of cost to prevent tooth decay from the chocolate. 5. Schools and workplaces must also keep their restroom sinks to a reasonable degree of cleanliness, so that they may be used for oral hygienic purposes. 6. An independent commission shall be created to enforce these regulations. 7. The independent commission shall be empowered to impose fines of no more than seventy trillion dollars ($70,000,000,000,000) for violations of these regulations. 8. The independent commission shall be empowered to create any additional regulations necessary or useful to the enforcement of those above. Quote The Theft Prevention Act of 2010 (Wormyguy) 1. The Governor is hereby authorized to use any means at his disposal to prevent revenues from all taxes, subscriptions, charges, fees etc. collected by the Republic of Atlasia from reaching the Treasury UNLESS i. The Senate passes by a simple majority, and the President signs, a resolution specifically requesting said revenues from the Northeast. And EXCEPT ii. For all voluntary and/or "a la carte" fees charged for individual federal government goods and services. Quote The Northeast Omnibus Anti-Fascism Act (wormyguy) 1. The Bipartisan Safe Sex Education Act is amended to allow students to voluntarily withdraw from sex education, or at the request of their parents. 2. The Northeastern Green Jobs Act is hereby repealed. 3. The Northeastern Home Ownership Protection Act of 2009 is hereby repealed. 4. The Sustainable Forestry Act is hereby repealed. 5. The second amendment to the Northeast Gun Safety Act is hereby repealed. 6. Sections 2 and 3 of the Practical Labor Policy Redux are hereby repealed. 7. The Combat HIV/AIDS Act of 2010 is hereby repealed. Any existing needle exchanges will be provided with $100,000 to continue operation as nonprofit organizations. 8. The Prisoner Diet Reform Act is hereby repealed. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on August 09, 2011, 08:57:19 PM Excellent. Any recommendations?
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 09, 2011, 09:01:37 PM I have off Wed and Thur, so I should be able to get some work done again :P
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 09, 2011, 09:10:02 PM I just have one more Assembly's worth of bills to go through.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 10, 2011, 05:43:16 PM I've gone through this (https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Legislation) page. Here's my list (to be compiled with the others, and checked against SRC/new legislation in a bit];
Law/Signed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Voting_Regulations https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_National_Guard_Regulations https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Concealed_Carry_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Medical_Savings_Account_Act [Article B, Section 2 of the Northeast Medical Savings Account Act is hereby repealed.] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Flag_Proposal https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Pornography_and_Age_of_Consent_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_24_Hour_Vote_on_Constitutional_Preamble https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendments_to_Northeastern_National_Guard_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Stem_Cell_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Constitutional_Convention_Vote https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Regional_Symbols_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Northeast_Minimum_Wage_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendment_to_the_Northeastern_National_Guard_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Constitutional_Amendment_to_Clarify_Registration_Changes [No longer relevant, repealed?] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Marriage_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Water_Purity_Initiative https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Proposition_5 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Soldier_Quartation_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Pay-to-Play_Ban https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Bestiality_Criminialization_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_illegal_immigrant_act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Thirteen_Northeast_States_Proposition https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Revitalization_Proposal [Repealed? If not, clearly forgotten about :P] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Removal_of_Governor_Joel https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Darfur_Divestment_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Stem_Cell_Funding_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Recall_Amendment [Note: Check Later] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Minimum_Wage_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Rapid_Transit_Investment_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Fluoresent_Light_Bulb_Recycling_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Proposition_on_the_Officialization_of_the_Seperation_between_Church_and_State https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Public_Access_to_the_Legislative_Record_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Health_Insurance_Option_Restoration_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Adoption_Reform_Bill Proposed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_March_2005_Tax_Initiative [Repealed by SRC] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Constitutional_Amendment [Repealed] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Capital_Punishment_Abolishment_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Consitutional_Amendment_Abolishment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Motor_Fuel_Tax_Amendment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Abortion_Ban https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/January_2006_Sales_Tax_Elimination_Initiative https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Alexander_Hamilton_Day https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendment_to_Article_IV,_section_vi_of_the_Northeast_Constitution https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendment_to_Strike_the_Office_of_Lt._Governor https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Vote_on_the_Removal_of_Governor_Joel https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/A_Bill_to_Create_an_Associate_Judicial_Officer/Clerk_of_the_Northeast https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/To_change_the_Constitution_to_change_when_we_elect_our_governor https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Ban_on_%27Joke%27_Parties https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Sucession_Amendment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Smoking_Initiative [Vetoed] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Metric_System_Bill [Vetoed] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/DEATH_PENALTY_ABOLITION_BILL [Vetoed] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Children%27s_Health_Care_Act [Repealed by SRC] Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 10, 2011, 07:55:10 PM Bills posted by homely;
Law/Signed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Statutory_%22Spring_Cleaning%22_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Vital_civic_information_act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Parks_and_Recreation_Use_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_GTO_Remembrance_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/NE_Legislative_Salary_Cuts_Act_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Un-Stealing_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Public_Safety_Bill_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Self-Ownership_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Freedom_to_Enjoy_Oneself_in_Public_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_NAME_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Hurrdurr_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Public_Transport_Integration_Bill Fix Later; Quote Amendment to the SOAP (Standing Order on Assembly Procedure) (Dallasfan) Section 1, subsection A of the SOAP is amended to read (a) The Speaker or Lieutenant Governor shall open a new Northeast Assembly Legislation Introduction Thread at the start of each session, or the one from the previous session may be carried over into the next session, at the Speaker's discretion. Proposed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Small_Government_Act_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Resolution_Thanking_Rowan_Brandon https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Additional_Amendments_to_the_Northeast_Gun_Safety_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Flat_Tax_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Recall_Amendment_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Making_Competitive_Elections_Amendment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Corporate_Accountability_Act_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Death_Penalty_Abolition/Criminal_Rights_Establishment_Act_of_2011 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Sex_Ed_Optionality_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Wind_Farm_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Terror_Register_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Airport_Renaming_Bill https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Making_Competitive_Elections_Amendment https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Regional_Drinking_Policy https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Random_Statist_Mandate_Act_%28RSM%29 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Theft_Prevention_Act_of_2010 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Northeast_Omnibus_Anti-Fascism_Act Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 10, 2011, 09:34:08 PM From the amusingly inactive Sixth Assembly (Hantheguitarman, speaker):
Passed: Quote Northeastern Healthcare Act (justW353) Section I 1). A Health Insurance Company may not manipulate prices for specific treatments because of the discovery of a medical ailment, or a change in the customer's occupation or marital situation. A Health Insurance Company also cannot manipulate premium or deductible prices due to a customer's race, sex, country of origin, or occupation. 2). A Health Insurance Company may not drop a Northeastern Citizen's coverage due to any reason related to their current or past medical status. Section II 1). An Insurance Company caught violating any clause in Section I of the Insurance Company Regulation Act will be subject to a fine of no less than $200,000, and no more than $1,000,000. Section III 1). A Health Insurance Exchange shall be created to generate competition between insurance providers and to aid the citizens of the Northeast in finding the most desirable care possible. Section IV 1). An action for any health-related malpractice claim must be commenced within two years of the act, omission or failure complained of; provided the patient is not incapacitated as a result of the act, omission or failure during that period. 2). Specialized medical courts shall be created. Within these courts, medically-trained judges shall evaluate malpractice cases to determine whether any claims were legitimate and decide the case based on medical fact. Said judge shall also decide the value of any damages to either party and order compensation accordingly. Quote The Northeast Small Business Incentive (AndrewCT) Section I 1) Small businesses may apply to this incentive, and be able to pay new employees a minimum of $7.00 an hour depending on the companies annual revenue. 2) If a small business has a final take home of under $500,000 and already has 2 full time employees, they are available for a tax rebate of 4% per year for the next 2 years. 3) The employee must work a minimum of 35 hours a week, but no more than 43 hours per week. Section II 1) If the employer lays off any employee taken in under this incentive, they are still available for the rebate if the reason for the employee being laid off is documented behavior issues, or financial strain. 2) Financial strain must be proven by accurate financial documents showing significant loss of income, and will need to be signed off by a state financial expert before being finally approved. 3) Abuse of this system will result in expulsion of being able to use this incentive, and possibly any other tax incentive offered by the regional, or federal government in the future. Yeah, that's right, they passed two bills. There was no activity on the floor of the Assembly for forty-three days. Thanks for all your help, Cincinnatus. If you could take care of these two bills, we can go ahead with fixing up the Wiki. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 10, 2011, 09:41:37 PM I can do these bills easily. However, this (https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Legislative_work_of_the_Northeast_Assembly#Vacancy_filling_Act) still has to be tackled. It's a shorter page, so it shouldn't take me long, though I'm not sure if I'll work on it tonight.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 19, 2011, 09:34:09 PM Passed; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Assembly_Speaker_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Standing_Order_on_Assembly_Procedure https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Bipartisan_Safe_Sex_Education_Act [Fix later] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendment_to_the_Northeast_Pornography_and_Age_of_Consent_Act [Amend later] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_2009 [No longer applicable] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Fair_Distribution_of_Public_Money_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Veto_Override_Amendment_to_the_Northeast_Constitution https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Gun_Safety_Act [I know this isn't the bills current text. If anyone knows what it really looks like, I'd rather not have to search around :D] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Resolution_in_Support_of_Cape_Wind https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Green_Jobs_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Home_Ownership_Protection_Act_of_2009 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Sustainable_Forestry_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Pornography_and_Age_of_Consent_Act_of_2010 https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Economic_Recovery_Stimulus_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendments_to_the_SOAP_for_a_faster_legislative_work [Need to amend SOAP?] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Natural_Gas_Leasing_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Vacancy_filling_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Order_of_Precedence_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Free_Highway_Access_Act_of_2009_Implementation_Bill [Edit wiki law. Repealed bill] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Practical_Labor_Policy_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeast_Self_defense_act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Freedom_To_Drive_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Northeastern_Emergency_Militia_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Practical_Labor_Policy_Redux [Edit original] https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Animal_Protection_Act https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/The_Prisoner_Diet_Reform_Act [Repealed?] Later; https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Amendments_to_the_Northeast_Gun_Safety_Act [Here's part of it. I know we repealed #2, and may have #1. I'll have to check when I'm more awake.] Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on August 19, 2011, 09:36:10 PM If I get the chance I will try to go through old threads so sponsors may be credited.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 21, 2011, 07:01:55 PM Not to step on the Chair's toes here, but should we start talking about how we want to organize things? Yes, we still need to review what's been compiled, but meanwhile we can start a discussion on how we want to best arrange our regions wiki.
Commissioners, I have proposed a new Constitution. Were this Constitution to be taken up by the Assembly and follow procedure to take effect, I'd like to know if you think it would be wise to include a section on keeping the legislative record in the Constitution. Feel free to post in the thread about it, or just post any comments or concerns regarding my proposal there Thanks! Senator Napoleon Also, this should be considered during discussion. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 21, 2011, 07:54:07 PM Yes, by all means. I am thinking: one page of links to passed legislation, one page of links to rejected legislation, one page for the Constitution, one page for proposed, rejected and passed constitutional amendments. Will any of those pages be too long?
I can start putting together some pages if necessary. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 21, 2011, 08:14:08 PM My biggest priority is to have one page with current law on it. If there's an amendment to an existing law, instead of adding that amendment into the "Law" page (or w/e be the name), I'd rather the existing law to be edited. This would be the easiest formula to guarantee citizens understand and can locate the proper text of legislation.
Proposed legislation, proposed constitutional amendments, repealed, ect, will take a while to do, but if we feel the need to include them, I'd be supportive of it. It's more work, so just weigh the time consumed V Value in the decision. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on August 21, 2011, 08:27:25 PM I'll start reading the forum and writing histories.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on August 23, 2011, 10:51:13 PM Back to the starting line. We need a replacement for homely (Napoleon *cough), and one for Simfan?
Either way we have to determine the new member(s) through the Assembly. Which is going to be slow until it gets a Speaker. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on August 24, 2011, 08:53:26 AM If there's anything you'd like me to do before I leave, I can do it for you.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on September 06, 2011, 11:19:58 AM Is there anyone that is available to take homely's place? It would be nice to continue this.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on September 08, 2011, 05:30:46 PM Is there anyone that is available to take homely's place? It would be nice to continue this. Ahem.. I'll repeat this call... Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Simfan34 on September 09, 2011, 03:25:15 PM I would like to announce my resignation from the Wiki Reform Commission.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on September 09, 2011, 05:21:43 PM I would like to announce my resignation from the Wiki Reform Commission. Thank you Lt. Gov. Two available slots. Anyone actually going to volunteer, or should I continue myself..? I warn you, you might not like how I organize the wiki without anyone else to discuss its format :P Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on September 09, 2011, 05:24:36 PM I'm willing to help but keep in mind I can't edit the Wiki. Also worried about burning the house down with so many pots on the stovetop. Scott or Dallasfan might be good picks too.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on September 09, 2011, 05:52:51 PM I'm willing to help but keep in mind I can't edit the Wiki. Also worried about burning the house down with so many pots on the stovetop. Scott or Dallasfan might be good picks too. You would be a great addition I believe. Actually, we don't really need to limit to only people who can edit. We need experienced regional politicians such as yourself to ensure the commission posts the right text of legislation. The fact that you posted several times as to repeals, amendments, ect, testifies to the value you would bring ;) Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on September 17, 2011, 03:29:34 PM The Un-Stealing Act was repealed before it took effect.
The SRC report is missing. Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on September 18, 2011, 07:33:25 AM I'll take a look at this again tonight. You're going to have to explain how you want to do this.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on October 03, 2011, 08:36:36 PM Sorry this got put on the back burner. If you have time tonight/tommorow, we can discuss what direction we're going to take here. It's become a bit confusing since we lost homely :(
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on October 29, 2011, 07:13:38 AM Well.. homely is back. Perhaps he'd join again so we can move forward some.. :P
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: homelycooking on October 29, 2011, 08:17:44 AM Sure, I'm willing to get back to work. Tell me what I can do for you.
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Napoleon on December 31, 2011, 04:39:07 PM Bumpity
Title: Re: Northeast Wiki Reform Commission Thread Post by: Cincinnatus on December 31, 2011, 04:48:03 PM Right.. We have to figure out where the hell we were. I can create a new law page, but I need to figure out what's linked and what's not. After that, we'll need to figure out how to categorize the legislation. |