Midwest Electionfest, April 2008

[ilikeverin]

Midwest Ballot, April 2008
This election begins at 5:00 PM CST today and ends Monday, April 21, at 5:00PM (10:00 PM GMT).

Granumi Hoc Bonus

Lieutenant Governorship
Please rank your selections for Lieutenant Governor in preferential order.
[  ] Write-in



Propositions

Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature

Section 1: The people of the Midwest Region hereby condemn the Pacific legislature for its democratic insolence, demand that it repents, and demand that it pay the State of New Mexico in reparation.

Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act
1. Whenever the Senate of Atlasia passes legislation affecting only non-Regional territories of Atlasia, the Midwest Governor or Lieutenant Governor may designate said legislation for consideration by the Midwest Region.
2. All passed legislation flagged for consideration by the Region shall be placed on a Regional ballot.
3. Any of said legislation which passes a Regional vote shall take effect in the Midwest without amendment and shall be considered Regional law, not subject to future review by the Senate of Atlasia.



Amendments

Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears
Article 1. An unregulated horde of heavily armed ursines being necessary to the security of a free Midwest Region, the right of the people to keep and arm bears shall not be infringed.
Article 2. Article 1 does not apply to polar bears.

Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment
Article 1. Section III, Article I of the Midwest Constition is amended to read as follows:

"Clause I – Any registered voter of the Midwest may make a petition to place a proposition or an amendment on the ballot. The petition will gain ballot access when it meets the requirement specified in The VIIIth Amendment. The Proposition or Amendment will be put to a vote as soon as possible, but no less than two days after it fulfills requirements.

Clause II – Votes will begin between 12:00 PM Central Time Thursday and 12:00 PM Central Time Friday, and will end one week later. "

Article 2.

The second sentence of Section IV, Article I, of the Midwest constitution is hereby repealed.

Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment
Article 1: The right of Midwestern citizens to secede from the region of the Midwest shall not be infringed.
Article 2: The Region of the Midwest shall be free to make resolutions to support this right in other regions.

[SPC]

Granumi Hoc Bonus

Lieutenant Governorship
Please rank your selections for Lieutenant Governor in preferential order.
[X] Write-in: Speed of Sound



Propositions

Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature Yea

Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act Nay



Amendments

Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears Yea

Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment Yea

Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment Yea

[Speed of Sound]

Midwest Ballot, April 2008

Granumi Hoc Bonus

Lieutenant Governorship
Please rank your selections for Lieutenant Governor in preferential order.
[X] Write-in: Speed of Sound



Propositions

Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature

Section 1: The people of the Midwest Region hereby condemn the Pacific legislature for its democratic insolence, demand that it repents, and demand that it pay the State of New Mexico in reparation.

AYE

Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act
1. Whenever the Senate of Atlasia passes legislation affecting only non-Regional territories of Atlasia, the Midwest Governor or Lieutenant Governor may designate said legislation for consideration by the Midwest Region.
2. All passed legislation flagged for consideration by the Region shall be placed on a Regional ballot.
3. Any of said legislation which passes a Regional vote shall take effect in the Midwest without amendment and shall be considered Regional law, not subject to future review by the Senate of Atlasia.

AYE



Amendments

Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears
Article 1. An unregulated horde of heavily armed ursines being necessary to the security of a free Midwest Region, the right of the people to keep and arm bears shall not be infringed.
Article 2. Article 1 does not apply to polar bears.


AYE

Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment
Article 1. Section III, Article I of the Midwest Constition is amended to read as follows:

"Clause I – Any registered voter of the Midwest may make a petition to place a proposition or an amendment on the ballot. The petition will gain ballot access when it meets the requirement specified in The VIIIth Amendment. The Proposition or Amendment will be put to a vote as soon as possible, but no less than seven days after it fulfills requirements.

Clause II – Votes will begin between 12:00 PM Central Time Thursday and 12:00 PM Central Time Friday, and will end one week later. "

Article 2.

The second sentence of Section IV, Article I, of the Midwest constitution is hereby repealed.

{note the friendly amendment, Lewis: this way amendments which fulfill requirements at some time that is not between 12:00 PM Central Time Tuesday and 11:59 AM Central Time Friday can be voted on }


AYE

Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment
Article 1: The right of Midwestern citizens to secede from the region of the Midwest shall not be infringed.
Article 2: The Region of the Midwest shall be free to make resolutions to support this right in other regions.


NAY

[Јas]

Lieutenant Governorship
Please rank your selections for Lieutenant Governor in preferential order.
[] Speed of Sound


Propositions

Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature


Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act



Amendments

Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears


Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment


Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment

[minionofmidas]

That's not a friendly amendment, that's a deeply hostile amendment
"As soon as possible, but no less than two days" means: if it fulfills requirements less than two days before that week's voting period starts, it goes to the vote a week later. So depending on when in the week a bill fulfills requirements, it takes 2-9 days until voting starts.
With your text, it takes 7-14 days.

[ilikeverin]

((Whoops.  I must've read it as "more", which understandably confused the heck out of me   I'll change it back.))

Lieutenant Governorship
Please rank your selections for Lieutenant Governor in preferential order.
[1] Write-in: PBrunsel
[2] Write-in: Speed of Sound
[3] Write-in: South Park Conservative
[4] Write-in: Brown University's Financial Aid Department Giving Me $100,000

Propositions

Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature: Yup
Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act: Yup


Amendments

Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears: Yup
Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment: Yup
Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment: Nope

[minionofmidas]

Granumi Hoc Bonus

Lieutenant Governorship
[] Jas
[] Speed of Sound

[] Proposition 01: Resolution Concerning the Pacific Legislature
[] Proposition 02: Because We're Worth It, Too Act
[] Amendment 01: Right to Arm Bears
[] Amendment 02: Open Legislature Amendment
[] Amendment 03: Free Secession Amendment

[ilikeverin]

Lieutenant Governorship: With three votes, a majority, Speed of Sound wins and is declared duly elected, his vote for himself counting as an acceptance of his Write-in status (as I believe has been done in the past).

Propositions

Proposition 01: This proposition passes, 5-0.
Proposition 02: This proposition passes, 4-1.


Amendments

Amendment 01: This amendment passes, 5-0.
Amendment 02: This amendment passes, 5-0.
Amendment 03: This amendment fails, 1-4.