September Southeast Initiative Thread

[Bacon King]

Better late than never.

If you have any initiatives for the ballot, please propose them here. Also, please note that the election is set to begin on this friday (the 14th) and any initiatives to appear must have three signatures.

[Jake]

Southeast Election Law Amendment

Article VII
2. Opening of the polls: Polls shall be opened by the Governor between midnight and 11:59am Central Time on the day appointed for the election to begin. In the event that the polls shall not have been opened by 6:00 am Central Time on the day appointed for the election to begin, any official authorized by the seventh section of Article I of the Constitution to act in the event of the inability of the Governor, or the Southeast Region Senator, shall be authorized to open the polls and conduct the vote.

6. Counting of Ballots: As soon as possible after a vote has concluded, an official count shall be posted in the same thread as the vote by the offical conducting the vote. If such official fails to count the ballots within 12 hours after the vote has concluded, any official authorized by the seventh section of Article I of the Constitution to act in the event of the inability of the Governor, or the Southeast Region Senator, shall be authorized to close the polls and count the ballots. Any attempts to vote that are disallowed shall be listed in that same post along with the reason for the disallowal. In the event that that two or more candidates shall have received the largest number of approvals in a non-runoff Gubernatorial or Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, then a runoff shall be held in a seperate thread.
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It attempts to correct the situation that occurred two weekends. Adding the Regional Senator makes about completely certain there will be an active member of Southeast government to open/close the polls.

[Bacon King]

XBacon King.

[Brandon H]

X Brandon H

[Sensei]

x sensei

[Bacon King]

Jake's 'Southeast Election Law Amendment' has enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

[Sensei]

Article II Section 2 of the Southeast Constitution shall be amended to read:

2. The Citizens of the Southeast Region may recall any regional official. A recall petition must have the signatures of six registered Southeast voters, and said signatures must be attained in a time less than two weeks in order to be brought before the electorate in an immediate vote. The vote may begin within 24 hours of receiving the required number of signatures.

Article VII Section 5 shall be amended to read
5. Method of Voting: (a) In non-runoff Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections, IRV voting shall be used with voters listing in numerical order all candidates, including any who may not be listed on the ballot, in the voter's order of preference

(b) In runoff Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections, plurality voting shall be used with voters listing a single candidate that is on the ballot as their favored choice.

(c) In referendums and confirmation votes, voters shall vote either yes or no.

(d) Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5 shall also apply to Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections. 

[DWPerry]

Article II Section 2 of the Southeast Constitution shall be amended to read:

2. The Citizens of the Southeast Region may recall any regional official. A recall petition must have the signatures of six registered Southeast voters, and said signatures must be attained in a time less than two weeks in order to be brought before the electorate in an immediate vote. The vote may begin within 24 hours of receiving the required number of signatures.

Article VII Section 5 shall be amended to read
5. Method of Voting: (a) In non-runoff Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections, IRV voting shall be used with voters listing in numerical order all candidates, including any who may not be listed on the ballot, in the voter's order of preference

(b) In runoff Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections, plurality voting shall be used with voters listing a single candidate that is on the ballot as their favored choice.

(c) In referendums and confirmation votes, voters shall vote either yes or no.

(d) Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5 shall also apply to Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections. 

X Southern Patriot (aka DWPerry)

[Brandon H]

I take it these are two separate amendments.

I'll sign on both to put it on the ballot, though I oppose changing from approval to IRV. I like the uniqueness that it gives us.

[Bacon King]

I'll sign both; this gives us three amendments for the ballot.

Please note that any remaining ballot measures must be submitted and signed by midnight.