Citizens HQ - Provisional Convention coming

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

I won't join, but I wish you the best of luck! Congratulations on your new party!

[rpryor03]

I self-nominate for Secretary.

[SamTilden2020]

I nominate myself for the open Class 2 Lincoln Senate Seat. I'm joining this.

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

I nominate myself for the open Class 2 Lincoln Senate Seat. I'm joining this.

You have to change your party registration.

[Lumine]

A welcome to our newest members! Citizens is by numbers the third-largest party now, and we still have room to grow!

I won't join, but I wish you the best of luck! Congratulations on your new party!

Many thanks, Haslam, that means a lot.

So far our nominations are as follows:

Chairman:
Lumine

Vice-Chairman:
Spiral

Secretary:
Rpryor
Simfan

[Talleyrand]

Should we begin working on the platform soon?

[Simfan34]

I nominate myself for Vice-Chairman and Spiral for Secretary. I second the nomination of Lumine as Chairman.

[Lumine]

Should we begin working on the platform soon?

Indeed, we'll hold a brief election for Vice-Chairman and Secretary (no other candidate has risen as Party Chairman) for 48 hours, and then I'll open the process for by-laws and the platform. We'll be recieving ideas for platform planks, debating them and voting, a process which I hope will take anywhere from a week to two weeks (so we do this well).

Also, I'll remember the party members that some elections are coming in November (particularly in Fremont), so please consider whether you can or wish to run for office!

I hereby open the election for Secretary and Vice-Chairman for 48 hours, please rank the candidates:

Vice-Chairman:

[ ] Spiral
[ ] Simfan

Secretary:

[ ] Rpryor
[ ] Simfan
[ ] Spiral

[Dereich]

Vice-Chairman:

[1] Spiral
[2] Simfan

Secretary:

[2] Rpryor
[1] Simfan
[3] Spiral

EDIT: changed to ranked; my mistake!

[Simfan34]

Vice-Chairman:

[2] Spiral
[1] Simfan

Secretary:

[2] Rpryor
[3] Simfan
[1] Spiral

[wxtransit]

Vice-Chairman:

[1] Spiral
[2] Simfan

Secretary:

[1] Rpryor
[2] Simfan
[3] Spiral

[PPT Spiral]

Vice-Chairman:

[1] Spiral
[2] Simfan

Secretary:

[2] Rpryor
[1] Simfan
[3] Spiral

[SamTilden2020]

Vice Chair:
1: Simfan
2: Spiral

Sec:
1: Rpryor
2: Spiral
3: Simfan

I nominate myself for the open Class 2 Lincoln Senate Seat. I'm joining this.

You have to change your party registration.

It has been changed.

[SamTilden2020]

If the Class 1 senate race goes to a special election, I may swap to that race's special election.

Edit: Nope

[Talleyrand]

Vice-Chairman:

[1] Spiral
[2] Simfan

Secretary:

[2] Rpryor
[1] Simfan
[3] Spiral

I also intend to run for the NE Senate seat in December.

[rpryor03]

Vice Chair:
1. Spiral

Sec:
1. Rpryor
2. Simfan
3. Spiral

[Lumine]

Spiral is elected our Vice-Chairman, Rpryor our secretary. Congratulations, gentlemen!

I leave a period of a week open to debate the platform and the by-laws. I will be posting a basic framework for simple by-laws, and I encourage party members to propose planks to our platform so we can debate them and then vote on them.

[SamTilden2020]

ReaganClinton20XX results:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=275653.0

I'm in a three-way tie with ReaganClinton20XX and Generic Labor Nominee for the Class 2 race. We may have a shot at a senate seat.

[Senator Cris]

I'll post something about platform in the next two days.

[Lumine]

Apologies for not having been around, I'll be posting proposals soon. Evidently the time for by-laws and platform is extended.

[SamTilden2020]

I assume candidates will be chosen by primaries?

(Since I appear to be headed toward a tough primary against Talley, this is something i'd like to know.)

[Lumine]

I assume candidates will be chosen by primaries?

(Since I appear to be headed toward a tough primary against Talley, this is something i'd like to know.)

Ideally, yes, there should be primaries. I have the draft of by-laws almost ready and will post them in a few minutes. There will be 72 hours for further proposals, and then we vote (so we can have this ready ASAP).

[Lumine]

By-Laws Proposal:

CITIZENS
By-Laws

I.- Members:

1.- All members registered by the Registrar General as belonging to Citizens will be considered as full members of the party.
2.- Party members are expected to behave in a dignified manner suitable for a political party, and therefore can be subject to censure or expulsion from the party. Motions for reprimands or expulsions can be raised by either the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or at least two party members. Censure votes require a simple majority of voting party members, and Expulsion votes will require a two-thirds majority of voting party members.
3.- Party members are entitled to the endorsement and full support of the party in elections in which they are candidates, unless the number of party candidates is superior to the available seats, in which case primaries shall be held. The only other exception to automatic endorsements are Presidential Elections.
4.- Primaries for party endorsement will be run with an STV vote organized by the Chairman, or in his absence, Vice-Chairman or Secretary.

II.- Party Leadership:

1.- The Citizens party leadership will be comprised by a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary, all  offices to be voted on at every party convention.
2.- The Chairman will provide executive leadership for the party and will be in charge of overall strategy and planning.
3.- The Vice-Chairman is entitled to lead the party as Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman, and tasked with party recruitment and GOTV efforts regarding elections.
4.- The Secretary is tasked with keeping record of the party's activities, running online and wiki efforts including updating of articles and necessary information. The Secretary is entitled to lead as Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
5.- Leadership Elections will be held by Citizens at every party convention with an STV vote to last 48 hours. Should there be a single candidate for a particular office said candidate will be immediately appointed to that office.

III.- Party Conventions:

1.- Citizens will hold party conventions on February, June and October. These conventions will provide for the election of the party leadership, endorsement votes for President and Vice-President, debates on the platform and by-laws.
2.- These conventions must begin at least three weeks before the scheduled presidential election.
3.- A week before the convention is to open the Chairman will open nominations for the location, accepting one nomination per-party member during a period of 48 hours and then holding a 48 hour STV vote to determine the winner.
4.- All Citizens members who sign in at the convention will be granted status of delegates, as long as they joined Citizens at least a week before the start of the convention.
5.- The schedule of each convention is left to the party leadership.

IV. - Party Dissolution:

1.- Dissolution motions for Citizens can be brought up by a party member on the Citizens HQ, and if seconded by at least one party member an immediate 48 hour debate will commence. Then a public 48 hour vote (between YES and NO) will be held, dissolution only passing with a majority of at least two-thirds.

[Lumine]

You know the drill, ladies and gentlemen, 72 hours for amendments or alternative proposals, and then we vote.

[DFL]

Just joined today -- count me in for Citizen's!