Mideast November Ballot

HappyWarrior
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	Mideast November Ballot « on: November 15, 2007, 06:37:17 PM »
	« edited: November 15, 2007, 06:40:09 PM by Governor HappyWarrior »

Campaigning for Invalidation of Votes Initiatitve
Section 1: Definition of Crime
1. It shall be a crime against the Mideast Region for any Mideast citizen who may be called upon to make a determination as to the validity of a ballot cast in a Mideast election, including but not limited to the voting booth administrator, to instruct or encourage a voter who has already cast his or her ballot to take an action that would have the effect of invalidating the ballot.
2. For the purposes of this statute, Mideast election shall extend to (but is not limitied to) any election for Mideast Governor or Lieutenant Governor, any vote on a Proposition, Initiative, Recall, Regional Constitutional Amendment, or Federal Constitutional Amendment.
3. The instruction or encouragement of a voter shall be interpreted to include any action which indicates the possibility of invalidating a vote to affect a Mideast election.

Section 2: Trial and Punishment
1. Trial of this crime shall be by jury in the Superior Court of the Mideast Region.
2. The Judge may admit evidence of the crime at his own discretion.
3. Sentencing of the crime shall be by the Judge; He may use any combination of the following as punishment, depending upon the severity of the offense:
(i) Up to a four month ban from voting in any Mideast elections.
(ii) Up to a two month ban from holding any office under the Mideast Region.
4. Appeals to a Federal Court shall only be allowed where there is a matter of federal law involved.

Proposed by Lt. Governor Peter
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Cloning Act of 2007

1)The twenty first initiative, declaring cloning illegal, will hereby be repealed.
2)This will reestablish the legality of the practice of cloning in the Mideast Region by private companies.
3)No government funding will be given to the study or practice of cloning.

Proposed by Governor HappyWarrior
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Voting will begin at 12 o'clock EST and end 72 hours following.

Article IV, Section 2 and 3:

If a voter shall edit the post in which their vote(s) are contained, their vote(s) shall be counted as invalid.
No person shall campaign in the thread in which voting shall occur; If a person does so they shall have their vote(s) counted as invalid and shall be subject to further trial and punishment as the law may provide. A person's username and signature are exempt from this clause.

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