Constitutional Amendment: Special Elections Amendment (Passed)

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Advocacy

Vacancies to the House of Representatives should be filled by special elections because it is more democratic. Citizens elect the individuals who will represent them in the House. When there is a vacancy citizens should vote to elect a new representative. Representatives get a mandate from the voters. When a party Chair decides who will sit in the House, there is no choice made by the people.

This is an elections game. Filling vacancies by elections is natural, it goes with the game. Election time seems to be a time that wakes up people. Special elections were accepted pre-reset. There are not huge numbers of resignations so we won't be constantly in elections.

Holding a special election for all vacancies treats all vacancies the same way. Right now there is a special election if the seat is held by a person from a recognised party or not. The unrecognised party or Independent doesn't pick the replacement like a major party can do.

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the proposed amendment is not friendly.
The original proposition is to fill vacancies by special election instead of by designation. The proposed amendment removes the special election so it goes against the basic principle of what I introduced. It even adds a power to the Speaker to designate a replacement. If a party fails to designate a replacement it is a good case to have a special election. 

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The original proposal is about filling vacancies and it's not about the Green Party situation.
I've run in special elections and it was fun. If players don't like elections or voting, they don't have to vote, if they are annoyed by elections maybe they are in the wrong game. Special elections are not more stress. In a special election not all parties are forced to run a candidate so if it's too much work or nobody in the party  is interested, a party just doesn't have to run a candidate.

Appointments for vacancies can be acceptable if there is one week left in the term and there is no time to have an election but otherwise voters should decide who will represent them.

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Nay
It goes against the original proposal that is to have special elections instead of appointments. This just adds a case for appointment, and by someone who could decide the replacement of another party.

[Poirot]

The purpose of the text I introduced was to fill vacancies by special elections. The House changed the main purpose to get special elections with amendment. Because of this I ask to be removed from sponsoring since what the House has now has no relation to what was introduced.

The explanation that goes with the amendment will also need to be altered. The name of the amendment modified because it's not about special elections anymore.

On the new text, I think a party member can become Chair in case of emergency so if a party member is interested in filling a vacancy the member could become Chair and nominate oneself.

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Nay
I'm against giving a power of picking the replacement to the Speaker. I prefer people choose their representative.