The Voting Booth for the February Northeast Propositions will be open from now, until the booth is closed at 7.00PM EST on Sunday, February 17, 2008. Under no curcumstances are you allowed to change your ballot after 20 minutes. If you do otherwise, your vote will
not count.
First Amendment to the Northeast Region Indoor Smoking BanWhereas, The Northeast Region passed a ban on smoking "in any and all public
places," and,
Whereas, The Northeast Region intended to pass a ban on smoking "in any and all public
buildings"; therefore:
Be it resolved by the Northeast General Assembly:
SECTION 1. The Northeast hereby amends the Northeast Region Indoor Smoking Ban, Section 1 to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. The Northeast shall ban the smoking of cigarettes, cigars, clove cigarettes, and marijuana in any and all public buildings."
Proposed by Senator Mr. Moderate of Massachussetts
Northeast Region Traffic Camera Limitation ActWhereas, The Northeast Region considers the use of traffic cameras to be an unwelcome intrusion and a violation of Northeasterners' right to privacy, and;
Whereas, The Northeast Region finds that some municipalities use traffic cameras in a manner that decreases public safety, such as intentionally shortening the length of yellow lights, and;
Whereas, The Northeast Region considers the use of traffic cameras to be focused more on increasing revenue through the issuance of fines rather than promoting public safety; therefore:
Be it resolved by the Northeast General Assembly:
SECTION 1. The Northeast hereby bans the use of existing traffic cameras for the purposes of issuing fines for infractions not resulting in an accident.
SECTION 2. The Northeast shall continue to permit the use of traffic cameras for the purposes of accident investigation, and for the purposes of issuing fines for moving violations that result in accidents (such as collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles).
SECTION 3.
Effective date. The Northeast Region Traffic Camera Limitation Act shall go into effect on May 1, 2008.
Proposed by Senator Mr. Moderate of Massachussetts
Legislative Renewal ActSection 1: Stated Goals
1. To keep legislation in the Northeast Region up-to-date with current affairs.
2. To encourage active participation in the legislative proceedings of the Northeast region.
Section 2: Reaffirmation
1. All legislation passed in the Northeast, save for legislation designed to last for less than one year, shall expire unless reaffirmed annually.
2. All legislation passed in the corresponding month of all preceding years shall be considered for reaffirmation by the Northeast.
3. In order that legislation not be turned over arbitrarily on slight changes in Regional ideology, reaffirmation of any legislation shall require only at least forty percent of all voters voting “Aye” or “Nay” in favor.
4. Legislation being considered for reaffirmation shall be voted upon together with new legislation for that month. In the voting booth, all legislation being reaffirmed rather than newly passed shall be marked as legislation to be reaffirmed.
Section 3: Implementation
This legislation shall be effective for the legislative month of March, 2008 and shall apply to all legislation previously passed in the Northeast, this legislation itself, and all legislation passed in the future.
Proposed by Senator Verily of New Hampshire
THE VOTING BOOTH IS NOW OPEN
