HB 19-44: Make Peebs Happy Again Act (Voting)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

SENATE BILL

A bill to make the life of the Registrar General easier

Be it enacted in both Houses of the Atlasian Congress

Make Peebs Happy Again Act

1. Section 14, point 6 of F.L. 1-9: Federal Election Act shall be amended as follows:

6. Any political party that has a total number of members equal to or greater than five is considered to be an organized political party.

2. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Sponsor: tbd
House Designation: HB 19-44

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This needs a sponsor.

[YE]

Are we good with 2%? An exact percentage was a bit of a concern on the Senate debate thread.

[fhtagn]

Absolutely cannot support this. It only hurts smaller and newer parties, and will do absolutely nothing to stop "meme parties".

Whether or not it looks "nice" on a page is completely irrelevant.

[Dr. MB]

amendment:

SENATE BILL

A bill to make the life of the Registrar General easier

Be it enacted in both Houses of the Atlasian Congress

Make Peebs Happy Again Act

1. Section 14, point 6 of F.L. 1-9: Federal Election Act shall be amended as follows:

6. Any political party that has a total number of members equal to or greater than two percent of the total number of Register voters five is considered to be an organized political party.

2. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

[Esteemed Jimmy]

amendment:

SENATE BILL

A bill to make the life of the Registrar General easier

Be it enacted in both Houses of the Atlasian Congress

Make Peebs Happy Again Act

1. Section 14, point 6 of F.L. 1-9: Federal Election Act shall be amended as follows:

6. Any political party that has a total number of members equal to or greater than two percent of the total number of Register voters five is considered to be an organized political party.

2. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Isn't 5 currently the rule?

[Poirot]

I post one of my intervention in the Senate thread bill. If the problem is presentation of the census I suggest of finding other ways to present census, maybe put the bigger parties in a table and the others separately. I'm Chair of a small party and this bill will make it harder to be visible and survive.

I am strongly opposed to increasing the number of members required for an organized party. You should not make it harder for small parties to be visible to give them a chance to grow. Or only because a few people should have a party they believe in, and respecting political divversity.

Not sure if it's the formating in the census that is causing problems (too many columns). If it's that maybe it would be acceptable to list the smallest parties below the table, just one line by party. Like
SOS party 2-0-1
XYZ party 0-0-3 (numbers are members for the three regions).

Or even if it respects the requirements, just for the smallest parties list only the number of members below the table so the public knows they exist.

SOS party 3
XYZ party 3 

The problem we have is mammoth parties, it's not the tiny parties so maybe try to find ways to accomodate the RG without changing a longstanding rule of our democracy.

[Dr. MB]

Isn't 5 currently the rule?

It’s at 3 now.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

I believe 2% of our current voters is around 5 anyway. So unless anyone has a problem with the amendment I'm fine with it

[Vern]

Here is the thing. If you set it at a percentage that is linked to the total population, then the number will always be a fair number no matter what the population is.

[Former President tack50]

I believe 2% of our current voters is around 5 anyway. So unless anyone has a problem with the amendment I'm fine with it

2% would be 6 people under the current numbers and unless Atlasia's population drops below 250.

[Poirot]

Is it fair the more zombies are recruited, the harder it becomes for small parties to blossom. I ask to review the method of census presentation if it causes a problem but not change the political party requirement.

[Dr. MB]

Motioning for a final vote

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Motioning for a final vote

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[Dr. MB]

Withdrawing the motion

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Motion for a final vote.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Motion for a final vote.

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[fhtagn]

Objecting to the final vote motion

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A vote on whether to hold a final vote has started. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Nay

[YE]

Aye

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[JGibson]

AYE