SB 104-13: NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021 (Passed)

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AN ACT
Establishing greater visibility for NPC elections.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

Section I. Title.

This legislation may be cited as the NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021.

Section II. National news updates.
1. The Game Moderator shall post updates on actions taken by state governors and state legislatures as a part of the national news cycle.
2. Each state should have at least one feature in each four-month national election cycle (October to February, February to June, and June to October).

Section III. Determining state-based actions.
1. In order to determine the actions of specific legislators, groups of legislators, or governors, the Game Moderator should consult the chairman of the national party (or a publicly announced designated official by the party chairman) that the officeholder is a member of to determine said officeholder's actions. If a group of officeholders consists of officials from multiple parties, the Game Moderator should consult the leaders or designated officials from each party involved.
2. If no party chairman or designated party official is available for such an officeholder (if, for example, said officeholder is an Independent), then the Game Moderator shall determine the actions such officeholders take.

Section IV. Effects on current actions taken by the Game Moderator.
1. State-based actions, on the advice of partisan officials or on the decision of the GM (as determined in Section III), may affect or be affected by national news stories.
2. State-based actions have the potential to affect regional unemployment rates.

Sponsor: wxtransit Weatherboy

The gentleman from Texas is recognized.

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This is a very interesting proposal, but we need Peanut to sign on. Don't forget that the GM job isn't exactly an easy one as is.

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We still need Peanut to comment first. Contacting him.

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Sorry, but the more I read this bill the less I see it actually working in practice,

For a modest rule change, currently campaigns are graded by home state and then home region. Why not give subregions somewhere between that system that gives both players and non-players the ability to subregional campaigners and more to elected officials (including legislators) extra credit for that as well, especially since they directly represent the people who elected them?

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Sorry, but the more I read this bill the less I see it actually working in practive,

For a modest rule change, currently campaigns are graded by homestate and then home region. Why not give subregions somewhere between that system that gives both players and non-players the ability to subregional campaigners and more to elected officials (including legislators) extra credit for that as well, especially since they directly represent the people who elected them?

I am inclined to agree, specifically given the fact that feedback has not yet been delivered on this bill. As such, given the fact that this session is winding down, and given the fact that several new avenues of reforming NPC elections have been brought up in this bill, I will be introducing a large-scale amendment sometime either tonight, Monday, or Tuesday. I am also supportive of the inclusion of subregions into the NPC process, though I am a bit confused about your application -- are you suggesting that subregions be taken into account for "home subregion effect" or that NPC legislators are elected on a subregional level and they are allowed to campaign for NPC elections?

The former - home subregion effect.

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Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment, and to the sponsorship of Senator Weatherboy.

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Hearing no objection, the amendment is adopted and Weatherboy is recognized as sponsor.

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It would be nice if the current GM *cough cough cough cough* would give us some indication as to when or if he plans to continue these...

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Since there's clearly no interest in NPC elections anymore, I'm honestly of the opinion we should just suspend them indefinitely. Being one of three people in the entire game to give a crap sucks, frankly.

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Sounds fair. Here's an amendment giving the GM unilateral authority to suspend or resume NPC elections at a given time.

AN ACT
Establishing greater visibility for NPC elections.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

Section I. Title.

This legislation may be cited as the NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021.

Section II. National news updates.
1. The Game Moderator shall post updates on actions taken by state governors and state legislatures as a part of the national news cycle.
2. The Game Moderator's office should strive to cover each state at least once a year, but may suspend all NPC elections indefinitely due to lack of perceived interest.

Section III. Determining state-based actions.
1. In order to determine the actions of specific legislators, groups of legislators, or governors, the Game Moderator should consult the chairman of the national party (or a publicly announced designated official by the party chairman) that the officeholder is a member of to determine said officeholder's actions. If a group of officeholders consists of officials from multiple parties, the Game Moderator should consult the leaders or designated officials from each party involved.
2. If no party chairman or designated party official is available for such an officeholder (if, for example, said officeholder is an Independent), then the Game Moderator shall determine the actions such officeholders take. Additionally, if an official as identified from part one does not respond to a request from the Game Moderator's office within a week, the Game Moderator reserves the right to determine the actions of such NPC officeholders.

Section IV. Effects on current actions taken by the Game Moderator.
1. State-based actions, on the advice of partisan officials or on the decision of the GM (as determined in Section III), may affect or be affected by national news stories.
2. State-based actions have the potential to affect regional unemployment rates.

After this, I think we should move to a vote. And maybe a moment of silence for what was a really neat part of the game at one point.

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Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment.

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Hearing no objection, the amendment is adopted.

Well, I think we're done here for now. Final vote opens in 24 hours.

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Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment.

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Hearing no objection, the amendment is adopted.

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A final vote will open in 24 hours, barring objections.

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Hearing no objection, a final vote is now open. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

AN ACT
Establishing greater visibility for NPC elections.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

Section I. Title.

This legislation may be cited as the NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021.

Section II. National news updates.
1. The Game Moderator shall post updates on actions taken by state governors and state legislatures as a part of the national news cycle.
2. The Game Moderator's office should strive to cover each state at least once a year, but may suspend all NPC elections indefinitely due to lack of perceived interest.

Section III. Determining state-based actions.
1. In order to determine the actions of specific legislators, groups of legislators, or governors, the Game Moderator should consult the chairman of the national party (or a publicly announced designated official by the party chairman) that the officeholder is a member of to determine said officeholder's actions. If a group of officeholders consists of officials from multiple parties, the Game Moderator should consult the leaders or designated officials from each party involved.
2. If no party chairman or designated party official is available for such an officeholder (if, for example, said officeholder is an Independent), then the Game Moderator shall determine the actions such officeholders take. Additionally, if an official as identified from part one does not respond to a request from the Game Moderator's office within a week, the Game Moderator reserves the right to determine the actions of such NPC officeholders.

Section IV. Effects on current actions taken by the Game Moderator.
1. State-based actions, on the advice of partisan officials or on the decision of the GM (as determined in Section III), may affect or be affected by national news stories.
2. State-based actions have the potential to affect regional unemployment rates.

Section V. Enactment.
1. Upon the passage of this Act, the contents of this Act shall, in conjunction with the Burr System, be acted upon by the Game Moderator during all periods of NPC elections activity.

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Aye

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This bill has enough votes to pass and concludes later at night.

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With eleven votes in favor, one opposed, one abstention, and four members not voting, the bill is passed.

Vote on the NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021:

Aye (11): Scott, Kuumo, Western Democrat, Spark, AGA, Weatherboy, DeadPrez, OBD, Joseph Cao, Old School Republican, discovolante
Nay (1): S019
Abstain (1): KoopaDaQuick

Didn't vote (4): FalterinArc, Muad'dib, North Carolina Yankee, tack50

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AN ACT
Establishing greater visibility for NPC elections.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

Section I. Title.

This legislation may be cited as the NPC Elections Visibility Act of 2021.

Section II. National news updates.
1. The Game Moderator shall post updates on actions taken by state governors and state legislatures as a part of the national news cycle.
2. The Game Moderator's office should strive to cover each state at least once a year, but may suspend all NPC elections indefinitely due to lack of perceived interest.

Section III. Determining state-based actions.
1. In order to determine the actions of specific legislators, groups of legislators, or governors, the Game Moderator should consult the chairman of the national party (or a publicly announced designated official by the party chairman) that the officeholder is a member of to determine said officeholder's actions. If a group of officeholders consists of officials from multiple parties, the Game Moderator should consult the leaders or designated officials from each party involved.
2. If no party chairman or designated party official is available for such an officeholder (if, for example, said officeholder is an Independent), then the Game Moderator shall determine the actions such officeholders take. Additionally, if an official as identified from part one does not respond to a request from the Game Moderator's office within a week, the Game Moderator reserves the right to determine the actions of such NPC officeholders.

Section IV. Effects on current actions taken by the Game Moderator.
1. State-based actions, on the advice of partisan officials or on the decision of the GM (as determined in Section III), may affect or be affected by national news stories.
2. State-based actions have the potential to affect regional unemployment rates.

Section V. Enactment.
1. Upon the passage of this Act, the contents of this Act shall, in conjunction with the Burr System, be acted upon by the Game Moderator during all periods of NPC elections activity.

Passed 11-1-1-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

Scott, President pro tempore