HB 1191: Party Organisation Act

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While the primary idea sounds like an interesting concept, some parties do not have enough support in all three regions to sustain a primary. Also, having delegates elected is a more complicated process and less engaging for party membership as opposed to the current process, where all members are delegates. In addition, I believe that it is best for the parties to have the freedom to choose when they want to hold their primaries (some may not want to hold them at the same time).

Finally, I believe, as a party leader, that it is best for the party itself to decide how to run their own conventions and the voting process, as the leader is best in tune to the system that the party is best suited for. For example, point 7:

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The leader is the best person to decide who should participate in the party's primary, not the regions.

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By this definition, Labor is one member away from losing major party status.

one-party state

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Why strip away party affiliation appearing on ballot for someone in a member party? I think they should have the right to run under the party's name of their registration.

Strange coming from someone claiming political parties had no control who could be on a ballot using their name, and now you want to stop a citizen from appearing with his registered party.

Tiny parties are not a problem. I don't see the need to try to make them invisible or more difficult to exist.

If you want to make rules for parties, male rules for big ones. Why not forbid them to run primaries to choose one canddiate for a race, that way every party member could have the right to run in any election with the party's name. It could produce races with more candidates and offer more choices to citizens.     

I'm going to agree with Poirot here. Having individual parties is what makes Atlasia interesting, and if this passes, parties like the Liberal Democrats would effectively, in terms of elections, cease to exist.

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Not sure if this is protocol since this amendment hasn't been adopted yet, but here's an amendment to the amendment:

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Aye.

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If there are no more concerns (which there seem to be none), I call for a final vote.

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Aye.