SENATE BILL: Candidacy Declarations Thread Bill (Law'd)

[Napoleon]

Amendment (offered as friendly): Declarations for candidacies in which the candidate does not reside in the region he or she is running for office in shall be considered invalid.

[Napoleon]

Amendment (offered as friendly): Declarations for candidacies in which the candidate does not reside in the region he or she is running for office in shall be considered invalid.

If we limit that to regional Senate seats I would support that, as those candidates would not be able to serve anyway if elected under federal election law. Eligibility for offices of regional government however vary for each region, and I don't believe we shall confuse that by making a person ineligible to declare a candidacy for a position that may legally hold.

Do you have any examples?

[Napoleon]

No, if that wasn't clear, sorry.

[Napoleon]

i object, on the basis of the part about the time limit for candidacy declarations, which I don't see the need for.

It would take for ever to sift through months worth of pages to see if anyone declared for an election more than two months ahead of time.

[Napoleon]

Aye

[Napoleon]

i object, on the basis of the part about the time limit for candidacy declarations, which I don't see the need for.

It would take for ever to sift through months worth of pages to see if anyone declared for an election more than two months ahead of time.

I think that's less work than checking every time someone declares to see if they are declaring too early for the position they are seeking and letting them know they have to wait and declare later.

Nay

They could open a declaration period for each election onthe specified day.

[Napoleon]

has there ever been a problem with the issue of someone declaring so early the election administer missed it? I'd like to understand what the rationale here is and see if we can't come up with a compromise.

I don't see what's wrong with what I suggested.

[Napoleon]

Nay

[Napoleon]

Abstain

[Napoleon]

Aye