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The Constitutional Ad Hoc Committee is hereby created. The committee is charged with an ongoing review of the constitution to identify any loopholes or clauses that are impractical in reality.

The committee is charged with providing me with a report by the end of the first session with issues they have identified and providing an amendment(s) to rectify said issues.

The committee shall consist of five members, though it is encouraged that they seek feedback from citizens outside of the committee. Among them shall be: Harry S. Truman (Chair), North Carolina Yankee, and Tmthforu94. I will open up the last two positions for any interested Atlasians to apply, and will appoint those as quickly as possible.

Dereich is nominated as Federal Supreme Court Justice.

The Wiki Committee is hereby created. Our wiki is currently out-of-date and needs substantial changes with consolidation and a reset on legislation. The committee is charged with formulating a plan to update the wiki and maintain it.

If deemed necessary, the committee is charged with providing legislation to help address the charges listed above.

The committee shall consist of five members, though it is encouraged that they seek feedback from citizens outside of the committee. Among them shall be: Adam Griffin (Chair) and Clyde 1998.  I will open up the last three positions for any interested Atlasians to apply, and will appoint those as quickly as possible.

The Currency Tactile Feature Act
1. All Atlasian dollar bills, including $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 notes, must carry the designation in Braille to make it possible for the blind people to determine the denomination.
2. The currency denomination must be recognized easily, thus the banknotes use full Braille blocks (or cells) of 6 dots. The $5 bill has one cell, with the $10, $20, and $50 denominations each having one more cell than previous. The $100 bill has two cells arranged such that there is a space of two empty cells between them.
3. All new bills will be plastic bills, made from a polymer materials because are harder to fake, recyclable, and two to three times more resistant to tearing. They also can print dots for braille much easier than current currency material.
4. New bills will be 6 different colors which will make our currency more distinguishable and also still be legible, red, white, blue, light green, yellow, and purple. Each color is to represent Atlasian Patriotism and each region.
5. New 'watermarks' (an optically variable shadow image) will be added to the bills that will represent famous Atlasian buildings in Nyman and nationally.
6. These new changes will be slowly substituted and rotated into currency by 2030.

The Currency Tactile Feature Act
1. All Atlasian dollar bills, including $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes, must carry the designation in Braille to make it possible for the blind people to determine the denomination.
2. The currency denomination must be recognized easily, thus the banknotes use full Braille blocks (or cells) of 6 dots. The $1 has one cell, with the $2, $5, $10, $20, and $50 denominations each having one more cell than previous. The $100 bill has two cells arranged such that there is a space of two empty cells between them.
3. All new bills will be plastic bills, made from polymer materials. They will print dots for braille easier than current currency material.
4. New bills will be 7 different colors which will make our currency more distinguishable and also still be legible: red, white, blue, light green, yellow, purple, and orange. Each color is to represent Atlasian Patriotism, each region, and Nyman.
5. New 'watermarks' (an optically variable shadow image) will be added to the bills that will represent famous Atlasian buildings in Nyman and nationally.
6. These new changes will be slowly substituted and rotated into currency by 2030.

Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2016

1. The Republic of Atlasia, hereby declares the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in conjunction with other countries that already have including Russia and Egypt.

2. The Muslim Brotherhood has called for the destruction of Atlasia and its allies and the call for a so called "global jihad."

3. The Republic of Atlasia hereby freezes all money or supplies given to the Muslim Brotherhood if there are any and indefinitely immediately after the passage of this bill.

Basic Information

1. This hereby creates the Census Bureau, a Federal Department presided over by the Registrar General.

2. The Registrar General shall have Cabinet rank, and as Constitutionally mandated will be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Roles

The duties of the Census Bureau, performed by the Registrar General, shall be:

1. To update and maintain the Registered Voter Roll of those eligible to vote in Federal Elections.

2. To remove persons from the Registered Voter Roll when required by legislation.

3. To publish revisions to the Registered Voter Roll for public use at least once every two weeks.

4. To provide any officer of the Federal Executive or Federal Judiciary, or any Regional official responsible for Regional elections, with a copy of a section of the Registered Voter Roll as required for their duties.

5. To maintain historical statistics related to the Registered Voter Roll.

Replacement

1. The President will have the right to terminate the Registrar General at any time for any reason.

2. If the Registrar General announces a leave of absence longer than one week, the President can appoint an Interim Registrar General to run the Census Bureau until the Registrar General returns.

3. The Interim Registrar General is a non-cabinet official, and thus does not need Senatorial approval.

Expiration

1. This executive order shall expire when formal legislation is passed concerning the Census Bureau, or on November 4th, 2016 should Congress not have taken action by then.

Basic Information

1. This hereby creates the Department of Federal Elections, a Federal Department presided over by the Secretary of Federal Elections.

2. The Secretary of Federal Elections shall have Cabinet rank, and as Constitutionally mandated will be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Roles

The duties of the Department of Federal Elections, performed by the Secretary of Federal Elections shall be:

1. To act in most cases as the Administrator of any federal voting booth and absentee voting booth, including for elections to the Presidency, Vice-Presidency, Senate, and any nationwide federal poll, excepting Impeachment Trial polls.

2. To administer the declaration of candidacies for federal elections.

3. To represent the Federal Government in any federal election dispute, with such assistance from the Attorney General as shall be expedient.

4. To provide consultancy to the Regions on matters of electoral administration and federal electoral precedent when requested by a Regional official responsible for elections.

5. To administer a Regional election when requested by a Region, but only with the consent of the President, and with possibility of review by the Senate within 5 days.

Replacement

1. The President will have the right to terminate the Secretary of Federal Elections at any time for any reason.

2. If the Secretary of Federal Elections announces a leave of absence that coincides with an election, or has failed to open the voting booth within an hour of the election's scheduled start, the President can appoint an Interim Secretary of Federal Elections to run the Census Bureau until the Secretary of Federal Elections returns.

3. The Interim Secretary of Federal Elections is a non-cabinet official, and thus does not need Senatorial approval.

Expiration

1. This executive order shall expire when formal legislation is passed concerning the Department of Federal Elections, or on November 4th, 2016 should Congress not have taken action by then.

Peebs is nominated Registrar General

Rpryor03 is nominated Secretary of Federal Elections

TedBessell is hereby appointed to the Wiki Committee

Peebs is hereby appointed to the Wiki Committee

Basic Information

1. This hereby creates the Department of Internal Affairs, a Federal Department presided over by the Secretary of Internal Affairs.

2. The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall have Cabinet rank, and as Constitutionally mandated will be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Roles

1. The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall be responsible for the following portfolios: Health, Education, Welfare, Housing, Taxation, Social Security, and any other briefs conferred upon the Secretary by the President.

Replacement

1. The President will have the right to terminate the Secretary of Internal Affairs at any time for any reason.

2. The President can make appointments to lower offices within the Department of Internal Affairs, such as an at-large Deputy Secretary of Internal Affairs, or as heads of various sub-departments.

3. These lower offices will have a non-cabinet rank, and therefore will not need to be confirmed by the Senate. However, they will be subject to Senatorial approval should a Senator decide it's necessary.

Basic Information

1. This hereby creates the Department of State, a Federal Department presided over by the Secretary of State.

2. The Secretary of State shall have Cabinet rank, and as Constitutionally mandated will be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Roles

1. The Secretary of State shall be responsible for the portfolios of diplomatic and military affairs.

Replacement

1. The President will have the right to terminate the Secretary of State at any time for any reason.

2. The President can make appointments to lower offices within the Department of State, such as an at-large Deputy Secretary of State, a Secretary of Defense to head military affairs, or as Ambassadors to various nations.

3. These lower offices will have a non-cabinet rank, and therefore will not need to be confirmed by the Senate. However, they will be subject to Senatorial approval should a Senator decide it's necessary.

Harry S. Truman is nominated Secretary of State

Spiral is nominated Secretary of Internal Affairs

NeverAgain is hereby appointed to the Wiki Committee

Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Act of 2016

1. Due to numerous concerns regarding the intentions and actions of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Republic of Atlasia will hold an investigation into whether or not the organization should be classified as a terrorist group.

2. The investigation will be administered by a committee consisting of Harry S. Truman, Classic Conservative, and Tmthforu94.

3. An official report on the investigation's findings will be due six weeks from the passage of this bill.

evergreen-Tmthforu LGBTQ+ Rights Act

Section 1. Inclusion in Existing Civil-Rights Law
1. The protections described in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Titles II, III, VI, and VII, shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
2. The protections described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. The protections described in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the "Fair Housing Act", shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Section 2. The Right to Security in One's Own Body
1. All insurers within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia shall be required to cover options for hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers.
2. There shall be no requirement that parents or guardians consent to a minor accessing puberty blockers.

Section 3. Grants for LGBTQ+-Friendliness in Schools
1. The government of the Republic of Atlasia shall distribute $1.5b through the Department of Education to provide schools with grants to fund anti-bullying programs and LGBT+-positive sex education.

Section 4. Ban on Conversion Therapy
1. All forms of "conversion therapy", "reparative therapy" or other practices with the intention of affecting a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 per day in violation and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted or completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 5. Inclusion in Official Gender Markers
1. All official documents issued by any body under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia that contain gender markers, including but not limited to drivers' licenses, shall be required to require an "other" option for non-binary genders and no requirements to change such markers, beyond regular administrative fees, shall be allowed to exist.
2. Congress strongly recommends that all future statutes, resolutions, etc. of the Republic of Atlasia or its subsidiary bodies refer to singular persons of indeterminate gender with the pronoun "they", rather than gender-specific pronouns.

Section 6. An End to the Mass Mutilation of Intersex People
1. All forms of "genital normalisation surgery", or other sex assignment treatments and/or surgical interventions on the sex characteristics of a minor with intersex characteristics, are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, except with the express informed consent of the subject or in the case of medical necessity.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted of completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 7. Marriage
1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others.
2. It is recognized that officials of religious groups are free to refuse to perform marriages that are not in accordance with their religious beliefs.
3. For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Atlasia Government  solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex.

Section 8. Implementation
1. Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of this bill shall be considered effective immediately upon entering into law.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this bill shall be considered effective beginning January 1st, 2017.

Freedom to Donate Act of 2016

1. All men and women regardless of sexual orientation, gender orientation, race, color, creed or religion are hereby allowed to donate blood to a local, regional or national blood bank in the Republic of Atlasia as long as they do not carry any diseases that can be transferred through bodily fluids.

2. A National Blood Database Center is to be hereby opened to collect information about the health of the blood and to track the whereabouts of all blood donated in the Republic of Atlasia.

3. Before donating blood all citizens will be required to fill out a form about their sexual past. The forms are to include if the donator has previously had or currently has a sexually transmitted disease or a disease involving blood or bodily fluids ex. Ebola.

4. If someone receives blood and receives HIV/AIDS or hepatitis virus because of the blood donation they have the right to sue the Food and Drug Administration.

5. This act goes in effect on October 15, 2016 because of the construction of the National Blood Database Center and software development.

The Game Moderator Reform Act
1. The Office of Game Moderator shall hereby be created.
2. The Game Moderator, which is not a member of the cabinet and an autonomous official in the executive branch, shall be nominated by the President of Atlasia, and shall be confirmed by a simple majority of the Senate.
3. Upon confirmation, and swearing in, the Game Moderators duties will be maintaining a newspaper to update the citizens on events occurring to Atlasia, as well as provide unemployment numbers for the several regions and the nation.
3a. The Game Moderator is charged with the following duties;
3a1: to simulate the effects of, and responses to, of the Republic of Atlasia, or of the Several Regions, both domestic and international;
3a2: to simulate the actions of foreign nations, and all characters no otherwise controlled by a registed player;
3a3: and to serve as the final arbitrator in all questions relating to the context in which the Republic of Atlasia exists.
4. The Game Moderator holds the right to publish all binding storyline decisions. No player-created storylines will be considered valid unless they are deemed so by the Game Moderator.
5. All events that occurred before July 1, 2016, shall be considered valid and real. Any events that happen in real life will be considered valid unless otherwise specified by the Game Moderator. Events related to real life laws that are passed are not considered valid.
6. No story the Game Moderator writes is valid if it kills an active citizen who is registered to vote in Atlasia without the consent of that player.
7. The Game Moderator may be removed by the President and a two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress.

Kalwejt is nominated Game Moderator

Executive Order #005, Section 3, Clause 2, shall be amended as follows:

Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Act of 2016

1. Due to numerous concerns regarding the intentions and actions of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Republic of Atlasia will hold an investigation into whether or not the organization should be classified as a terrorist group.

2. The investigation will be administered by a committee consisting of Harry S. Truman, Classic Conservative and Southern Gothic.

3. An official report on the investigation's findings will be due six weeks from the passage of this bill.

The Currency Tactile Feature Act
1. All Atlasian dollar bills, including $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes, must carry the designation in Braille to make it possible for the blind people to determine the denomination.
2. The currency denomination must be recognized easily, thus the banknotes use full Braille blocks (or cells) of 6 dots. The $1 has one cell, with the $2, $5, $10, $20, and $50 denominations each having one more cell than previous. The $100 bill has two cells arranged such that there is a space of two empty cells between them.
3. All new bills will be plastic bills, made from polymer materials. They will print dots for braille easier than current currency material.
4. New bills will be 7 different colors which will make our currency more distinguishable and also still be legible: red, white, blue, light green, yellow, purple, and orange. Each color is to represent Atlasian Patriotism, each region, and Nyman.
5. New 'watermarks' (an optically variable shadow image) will be added to the bills that will represent famous Atlasian buildings in Nyman and nationally.
6. These new changes will be slowly substituted and rotated into currency by 2030.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Order of the Star of Atlasia Act.’

SECTION 2. PROVISIONS

1. The Order of the Star of Atlasia shall be a recognition of merit awarded by the President of the Republic of Atlasia to recognize the achievements rendered to it by its citizens.

2. The Order shall be granted in one of two degrees, the Silver Star or the Gold Star, which shall be for particularly meritous achievements.

3. Awardees of the Order shall be entitled to use the postnominal OSAS for the Silver Star and OSAG for the Gold Star.

4. The Senate and House, by a two-thirds vote, may strip a recipient of this award.

LGBTQ+ Rights Act

Section 1. Inclusion in Existing Civil-Rights Law
1. The protections described in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Titles II, III, VI, and VII, shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
2. The protections described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. The protections described in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the "Fair Housing Act", shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Section 2. The Right to Security in One's Own Body
1. All insurers within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia shall be required to cover options for hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers.
2. There shall be no requirement that parents or guardians consent to a minor accessing puberty blockers.

Section 3. Grants for LGBTQ+-Friendliness in Schools
1. The government of the Republic of Atlasia shall distribute $1.5b through the Department of Education to provide schools with grants to fund anti-bullying programs and LGBT+-positive sex education.

Section 4. Ban on Conversion Therapy
1. All forms of "conversion therapy", "reparative therapy" or other practices with the intention of affecting a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 per day in violation and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted or completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 5. Inclusion in Official Gender Markers
1. All official documents issued by any body under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia that contain gender markers, including but not limited to drivers' licenses, shall be required to require an "other" option for non-binary genders and no requirements to change such markers, beyond regular administrative fees, shall be allowed to exist.
2. Congress strongly recommends that all future statutes, resolutions, etc. of the Republic of Atlasia or its subsidiary bodies refer to singular persons of indeterminate gender with the pronoun "they", rather than gender-specific pronouns.

Section 6. An End to the Mass Mutilation of Intersex People
1. All forms of "genital normalisation surgery", or other sex assignment treatments and/or surgical interventions on the sex characteristics of a minor with intersex characteristics, are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, except with the express informed consent of the subject or in the case of medical necessity.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted of completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 7. Marriage

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others.

2. It is recognized that officials of religious groups are free to refuse to perform marriages that are not in accordance with their religious beliefs.
3. For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Atlasia Government  solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex.

Section 8. Implementation
1. Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of this bill shall be considered effective immediately upon entering into law.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this bill shall be considered effective beginning January 1st, 2017.
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Section 7, subsection 1 shall be amended to read

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons who have reached the age of majority to the exclusion of all others.

Section 1: Votes
1. In their vote in the Elections to the House and the Presidency, each voter shall list some, none, or all of the candidates in the voter's order of preference for them.
2. If no numbering of the preferences is stated, then the candidate at the top of the list shall be presumed to be the first preference, the candidate on the second line of the list shall be presumed to be the second preference, and so on.
3. A voter may cast a write-in vote in any election, except a runoff election.
4. In order to write-in a candidate, the voter shall not be required to explicitly specify that their vote is for a write-in candidate.
5. In order for write-in votes for a candidate to qualify as countable votes, the person written-in must formally accept the write-in candidacy before the end of voting in the given election.
6. A voter may vote for "None of the Above" in any election, except a runoff election. Any voter may vote "None of the Above"; any and all lower preferences of the voter shall be ignored.
7. Persons who edit their post in which their vote(s) are contained at the place of voting after twenty minutes shall have their vote counted as void. Campaigning shall also be prohibited in the voting booth and shall result in the disqualification of their vote.

Section 2: Determination of the Winner
1. If any candidate shall gain a majority of highest preference votes, then that candidate shall be declared the winner of the election.
2. If no candidate has a majority of highest preference votes, the candidate with the fewest highest preferences shall be eliminated, and their votes redistributed according to the next-highest preferences of the voters.
3. If, after the implementation of Clause 2 of this Section, any candidate shall have a majority of the highest preference votes, then that candidate shall be declared the winner of the election. If no such candidate shall exist, then Clause 2 of this Section shall be implemented again until such a candidate does exist, or until all candidates have the same number of highest preference votes.
4. If two or more candidates are tied for the least number of highest preference votes, but none of those candidates are tied for the greatest number of highest preference votes, then the following procedure shall be used to determine which candidate is eliminated:
     a. The candidate with the least total number of preferences expressed by voters shall be eliminated.
     b. The Senate shall vote on which candidate to eliminate, with the Vice President being able to cast a tie-breaking vote if necessary.

Section 3: Runoff Elections
1. If all remaining candidates shall have the same number of highest preference votes, then the following procedure shall be used to break the tie:
2. Runoff elections shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the first Thursday after the initial election and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the first Friday thereafter, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after the beginning.
3. Those candidates who have tied shall be automatically entered onto the ballot. No other candidacies shall be allowed.
4. Voters shall only be able to cast a vote for one candidate.
5. If any candidate shall gain a majority of the votes cast, then he shall be declared winner.
6. In the event that litigation is pending before the Supreme Court at the time a runoff is due to be held, the Supreme Court may delay the runoff in a specified manner if it thinks the result of such litigation would have a substantive impact on the runoff.

Section 4: Tied Runoff Elections
If the Runoff Election procedure specified in section 4 results in a tie, then:
1. One of the tied candidates may concede their portion of the term. The rules for determining the winner shall proceed based on as if the number tied candidates is reduced by one.
2. The two candidates shall each serve for one half of a term.
     a. The two candidates will be allowed to determine the order in which the term is split.
     b. If no agreement is reached regarding the order of the terms that each candidate serves in, if   
         one of the tied candidates is an incumbent, then that candidate shall serve the first session.
     c. If both of the tied candidates are incumbents, due to redistricting or other circumstances, or if
        neither of the candidates are incumbents, and no agreement has been reached regarding the
        order of the terms that each candidate serves in, then the candidates shall serve in alphabetical
        order, going by their names used on the Registered Voter Roll.
3. In the event of a tie between more than two candidates:
     a. The tied candidates may make any agreement they see fit.
     b. If an agreement cannot be made by (a), the Senate shall either:
                1. Select one candidate to serve the entire term.
                2. Select a schedule that will allow all tied candidates to serve a portion of the term.
4. If a runoff for a Presidential election results in a tie, the House of Representatives may choose of the two candidates to be President.
5. If one of the term sharing senators resigns or is elected or appointed to another office, than the other will serve out the remainder of the term.

Section 5: None of the Above
If, in an election, the None of the Above option shall have gained more votes than each candidate, then a new election shall be held under the following procedure
1. The new election shall be held between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the second Thursday after the initial election and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the first Friday thereafter at 1800 Eastern Standard Time on the second Thursday after the election, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after the beginning.
2. None of the candidates defeated by the None of the Above option in the original may be declared candidates in the new election. However, a voter may still write-in any such candidate.
3. The candidacy declaration deadline for the new election shall be the same as for special elections.
4. Except as regards Clause 2 of this Section, all other provisions of this Act shall apply to the new election.

Section 6: Absentee Voting
1. All voters shall have the right to cast absentee votes after the candidacy declaration period has expired.
2. Upon the candidacy declaration deadline occurring the Secretary of Federal Elections shall establish a thread for absentee voting which shall include a full ballot. In the event that a runoff is necessary, absentee voting shall open as soon as is practical after the certification of the original election results.
3. Voters wishing to vote by absentee shall post their votes as they otherwise would.
4. In the event that a person votes by absentee and regularly then both votes will be discounted.
5. In the case of runoff elections, an absentee booth shall be opened as soon as possible after the declaration by the Department of Federal Elections that a runoff election is to be held.

Section 7: Applicability
Any instance of the word "candidate" in Sections 1 through to 6 shall be read as "ticket" in the case of Presidential elections.

Section 8: Candidacy Declarations
1. The candidacy declaration deadline for regular elections to the House shall be twenty-four hours before the earliest possible commencement of the election and for special elections to the House shall be twenty-four hours before the commencement of the election.
2. A candidate for a regular or special election to the House may withdraw their candidacy up to twenty-four hours before the earliest possible commencement of the election.
3. The candidacy declaration deadline for full tickets of a Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate to declare shall be seven days before the earliest possible commencement of the election. However, should the Vice-Presidential candidate withdraw their candidacy, then the Presidential candidate may nominate a new Vice-Presidential candidate up to seventy-two hours before the commencement of the election.
4. In all cases, the assent of both the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate shall be necessary for them to appear together as a ticket on the ballot.
5. A declared or write-in candidate in a presidential election may only run as part of one ticket, indicating such in the Candidate Declaration Thread, or through his or her vote in the case of a write-in candidacy. A declared or write-in candidate in a presidential election must have a declared Vice Presidential candidate in order to be a valid candidate.

Section 9: Administration of Voting Booths
1. Whenever possible, the Secretary of Federal Elections shall be the administrator of the voting booth. If they are absent or unable to administer the voting booth, then the President shall designate an executive officer to do so instead.
2. The administrator of a voting booth shall be free to design the ballot as they see fit, as long as the content of the ballot is clear and unambiguous.
3. The administrator of a voting booth shall post links to all relevant statute regarding electoral law on the ballot.
4. The administrator of a voting booth shall give registered voters seven days advance public notice in the Fantasy Elections Forum of the hours in which voting shall take place for all regular federal elections.
5. The administrator of a voting booth shall give registered voters three days advance public notice in the Fantasy Elections Forum of the hours in which voting shall take place for all special House elections.

Section 10: Certification of Election Results
1. When the voting period has expired, the administrator of the voting booth or a moderator of the Forum shall lock the thread containing the voting booth. The thread shall not be unlocked except to enter the official certification of the election result onto the thread.
2. Certification of the election result shall be conducted as soon as reasonably possible after the voting booth shall have closed by the administrator of the voting booth. If the administrator of the voting booth shall not be available to conduct such certification, then he or she shall designate another executive officer of the federal government to carry out such certification in their stead.
3. In certifying the result the administrator shall list all those votes which he or she has discounted, and the reasons for these votes being discounted. The voting booth administrator shall discount all votes that are invalid under the law, and shall only count those remaining votes for which he or she is able to make a reasonable determination as to the intent of the voter subject to such conditions as imposed by Section 11 of this Act.
4. The certifying officer may post provisional certifications of the election results, but these shall be of no legal effect.
5. Once the certifying officer is content that he has a full and complete certification he shall post an official certification which shall be final in all respects, unless a Court order shall instruct otherwise.

Section 11: Reasonable Determination of Intent
1. Where a voter lists only the Presidential candidate of a ticket in a Presidential election and this is the sole occurrence of the Presidential candidate on the ballot, then the vote shall be construed to be for the ticket which the Presidential candidate is a member of.
2. Where a voter lists all candidates or tickets running and places some mark to the right or left of one and only one of the candidates or tickets, then the vote shall be construed to be for that candidate or ticket.
3. The enumeration of certain reasonable determinations of intent in this section shall not be construed to be exclusive.

Section 12: Concession of Victory
1. If a candidate shall concede their victory of a House election after the certification of the election result, then the candidate with the next greatest number of highest preference votes in that election shall then be declared victor.
2. If both members of a Presidential ticket shall concede their victory in the Presidential election after the certification of the election result, then the members of the ticket with the next greatest number of highest preference votes in that election shall then be declared victors.
3. If a victor who has conceded shall wish to retract their concession, then they may only do so with the permission of the newly declared victor.
4. If an election shall produce a tie, then any candidate or ticket may decline to go forward to the runoff. If such actions shall leave only one candidate or ticket in the runoff, then that candidate or ticket shall be declared the victor.
5. If a tied candidate or ticket that has withdrawn shall wish to re-enter the runoff, then they may only do so with the permission of the other candidates or tickets in the tie.
6. Concessions made before the certification of election results, or on or after the date on which the newly elected official is due to be sworn in, are of no legal effect whatsoever.

Section 13: Statute of Limitations
1. Lawsuits challenging the validity of certified election results shall only be valid if filed with the Supreme Court within one week of the certification of such results.
2. Lawsuits challenging the validity of election results certified on or before 31 May, 2016 shall not be valid.
3. Clause 1 shall not apply in the case of elections resulting in a runoff, in which cases, lawsuits challenging the validity of certified election results shall only be valid if filed with the Supreme Court before the official opening time of the official voting booth (not including any associated absentee voting booth) for the associated runoff election.

Section 14: Federal Activity and Political Party Requirements
1. A person may become a registered voter if they have attained fifteen posts and have been registered at the forum for at least 7 days. In registration, the person must state their name and State of fantasy residence; In addition, they may optionally state a political affiliation.
2. All those persons who have registered to vote 7 days (168 hours) before the commencement of the election posted at least 10 times in the 8 weeks (56 days) prior to the commencement of an election shall be defined as active for the purposes of that election. If a voter changes their state of registration within the 7 days, the state from which they were originally registered shall be the state from which their vote is cast.
3. Persons may only change their State of registration from one region to another region once every 180 days. Changes in State of registration may only occur within a single region every 72 hours.
4. Any registered voter who fails to vote in elections for six months for which they are qualified to vote shall have their registration no longer considered valid. The said voter may only be deregistered after missing three federal elections, not including runoffs and special elections. A vote in a special election or runoff will be counted towards activity the same as a vote in a regular federal election. This clause shall not be construed to deny a forum user the right to register anew.
5. Anyone who has cast an absentee ballot shall be regarded as an active voter, provided he or she fulfills the definition by the time the election commences for which the ballot was cast, of an "active voter"; However, the post containing the ballot shall not count towards the total number of required posts.
6. Any political party of three or more members is considered to be an organized political party.

Section 15: Determination of Election Dates
1. Presidential elections shall be held in the months of February, June and October. Elections shall begin between 0000 Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the election month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning.
2. Regular elections to the House of Representatives shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning, except in the month of December. Regular elections to the House of Representatives in the month of December shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the second Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the second Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning.
3. Candidates elected in federal elections for federal officeholders shall take office at 1200 Eastern Standard Time on the first Friday in the month after their election.

Section 1 (Title)
i. The long title of this Act shall be, the "Conservagreen Brigade Terrorist Designation Act." It may be cited as the "Conservagreen Act."

Section 2 (Preamble)
i. WHEREAS, the organization styling itself the "Conservagreen Brigade," or sometimes "Brigades," has taken deliberate measures to target and kill Atlasian citizens abroad;

ii. WHERAS, this organization has abducted two Atlasian citizens to date, without any act of provocation on the part of the Republic of Atlasia or the citizens in question;

iii. WHEREAS, these actions were directed towards unarmed civilians;

iv. WHEREAS, they have threatened the execution of the abducted citizens unless the Republic of Atlasia concedes to certain demands;

v. WHEREAS, they were conceived without the sanction of any legitimate government or constitutional power, and exist solely for the furtherance of chaos, bloodshed, and instability;


Section 3 (Designation)
i. The organization styling itself as the "Conservagreen Brigade," or sometimes "Brigades," is hereby designated a terrorist organization.
ii. The Secretary of State shall have power to designate any persons or groups of persons affiliated with the aforementioned Conservagreen Brigade as terrorists under the laws of the Republic of Atlasia.

Clyde1998 is nominated Game Moderator

dfwlibertylover is nominated Secretary of Internal Affairs

Ukrainian Freedom Act

1.  The Congress of Atlasia expresses it's unconditional support for the Government of Ukraine, and it's territorial Integrity in light of the attacks on it's sovereignty by the Government of Russia and rebel secessionist forces.

2. This Congress declares that the Russian invasion of Crimea defied international Law, and thus has Russia has no legal or political right to the Crimea. This house refuses to recognize Russian Control.

3. Military and Financial Support

A.)$70 million in Surplus Military Equipment is to be supplied to the Ukrainian Government, including Lethal weaponry.

B). $100 million is provided in an interest free loan from the Government of Atlasia.

C.) The Government of Atlasia will support Ukranian efforts to seek financial support from the IMF

D.) US troops will hereby be legally allowed to train, arm and support Ukrainian forces in a specifically non-combat role. Under no circumstances will US Armed Forces be allowed to take part in Combat role, or serve on the front line

End Abuse of Civil Forfeiture Act

1. The practice of asset forfeiture shall only be permitted in conjunction with evidence beyond a reasonable doubt of the subject(s) for a relevant crime, and its extent shall be regulated by the presiding judge, limited to those items which were acquired through criminal activity or where there is reason to believe the property will be used for criminal use.
2. If such a conviction is successfully appealed, the subject(s) shall be entitled to fair recompense.
3. The preceding protections shall not apply to the areas of maritime or customs law.

A Real Living Wage Act

1. The Federal Minimum Wage of Atlasia is hereby increased to $9 an hour on April 16th, 2017, followed by an increase to $10 by April 16th, 2018.  Regions, states, and localities may at any time adopt a minimum wage higher, but no lower, than the Federal Minimum Wage.

2. Businesses which employ less than 20 people (excluding franchises) may claim for a Federal Relief Tax credit amounting to 20% of wage per employee.  This tax credit shall expire on April 15th, 2018.

1184AZ is nominated Secretary of Internal Affairs

End Selective Service Act
1. Selective service is repealed, and all military service will be completely voluntary.
2. The bill will take effect immediately upon being signed by the president.

The Earth-friendly Packaging Act

1. In order to lead the way to a cleaner and healthier future for all life in our nation, and to demonstrate the use of more environmentally sustainable alternatives, the Federal Government of Atlasia commits to phase out its use of polystyrene foam packaging materials by one year from the passage of this act.  These materials will be replaced by materials which do not create debris ingestible by wildlife and which are not otherwise harmful to waterways or to the health of animals or humans.

2. Departments may reuse polystyrene foam for internal or interdepartmental use but will not purchase new polystyrene materials.  Departments will make efforts to provide for recycling of polystyrene and other plastics.

3. Food services which operate in federal buildings, or in national parks or other federal designated protected areas, shall not use polystyrene foam in consumer food packaging.  Additionally, a goal shall be set of using 95% recyclable or reusable and 75% biodegradable packaging by one year from the passage of this act.

4. This act shall not prohibit the use of polystyrene foam in architectural or medical applications, or applications determined of unavoidable necessity, or the acquiring of polystyrene foam for these purposes; however, the development and use of more environmentally friendly materials will be strongly encouraged in all applications wherever possible.

I hereby formally request the Senate call a 72-hour referendum on the Treaty on the Establishment of a Common Market between the Republic of Atlasia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take place from November 11th through November 13th 2016.

Harry S. Truman is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for consistent quality work in various positions, his leadership at the Constitutional Convention, and putting up with me over the past year.

Cris is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for his service to both the old and new Senates, and Atlasia as a whole.

Kalwejt is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for his long history of service to the game, even when we didn't deserve his creativity.

PiT is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for his long history of service to the game, and the fact that he opened Pandora's Box by bringing both the outgoing President and hopefully the incoming President into the game.

TJ is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for his lengthy service to the game, including almost two years as Justice.

Calvin Coolidge is hereby awarded the Gold Star of Atlasia for still being the best limited-government President of either this nation or it's predecessor.

Tmthforu94 is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his role in creating the new South, setting up Congress, and that in an alternate reality he is preparing to swear in as President.

North Carolina Yankee is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his role in creating the new South, along with surviving a late campaign start, hurricane, emergency room visit, actual job, tied election, runoff, and now lawsuits to maybe become President.

Ted Bessell is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for saving the Pacific, helping to get Fremont up and running, and officially making himself, at least to a political forum, a more well-known "Ted Bessell" than someone with his picture on Wikipedia.

Classic Conservative is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for being the one who put us on the road to reform with his Constitutional Convention petition.

Blair2015 is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his service to the Northeast and both Senates.

Peebs is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for her role in creating the New South and that in an alternate reality she is preparing to swear in as Vice President.

Scott is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his service to the game, honesty, and motivating me to work on the Wiki by working on it himself.

NeverAgain is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his dedication to active policy-oriented legislating and decorative fonts.

Potus2036 is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his service to the game in many ways and immense knowledge of the issues.

Robert Taft is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his service to the US Senate.

Ron Paul is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for his work as Representative until the end of the United States of America in 2004, where he peacefully went back to his medical practice.

J.D. Salinger is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for contributions to literature.

Elon Musk is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for contributions to humanity's future existence.

Randall Munroe is hereby awarded the Silver Star of Atlasia for contributions to the arts.

Edward Snowden is hereby granted a full, free, and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret NSA surveillance programs.

In addition to his typical secret service protection, Former President Leinad will recieve a personal chef who specializes in pizza and various types of pasta.