As Chair of the Revolutionary Federalist Party, I hereby open a vote on whether or not to ratify the following agreement. The vote will run for 72 hours or until a majority of voting members have voted yes on the question of ratifying it. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.
An agreement
to join forcesUpon passage of this agreement,
The Communist Party and Revolutionary Federalist Parties are hereby merged into one. The new Party shall be called the "Revolutionary Communist Party."
The by-laws of the Revolutionary Communist Party are to read as follows:
Revolutionary Communist Party by-laws
Article 1. Membership and Voting
1. All people who have been registered under "Revolutionary Communist Party" or any variation of, or under the past monikers of "Communist Party", "Liberal Party", or "Revolutionary Federalist Party", shall be considered full members of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Atlasia.
2. All registered members shall have the right to vote, propose amendments to the party platform and to the by-laws, and to participate in party caucuses and forums.
3. All votes shall be held using instant-runoff voting with all voters ranking the candidates from first to last preference if so desired.
Article 2. Conventions
1. Revolutionary Communist Party conventions shall start during the months preceding each Presidential election.
2. All Party Conventions shall be held online, and during the convention, party business shall be conducted.
3. In the first and second weeks of the convention, the party is open to endorsements of elections during the month of the convention. In the latter two weeks, the party will be open to endorsements in the month following the election, should there be an election. All Revolutionary Communist Party candidates are auto-endorsed
4. Throughout the entire convention, the party shall be open to by-law/platform changes.
5. In the final two weeks of the convention, there shall be nominations for party leadership, with there being a vote in the final week for the leadership.
Article 3. Leadership Structure
1.
General Secretarya. The official leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party
b. In charge of the convention
c. Officiates Party voting
d. Is in charge of negotiating with Other Parties
e. Is in charge of party strategy
2.
Deputy General Secretary (2 slots)
a. Takes over the responsibilities of the General Secretary should they be absent for 72 hours, or be on a leave of absence.
b. Is in charge of party recruitment
c. Responsible for leading the party in NPC affairs
CraneHusband shall be the inaugural General Secretary of the Revolutionary Communist Party while MB and FrancoAgo shall take the positions of Deputy General Secretary.
The official color of the new Party shall be #440000.
To enact this agreement,
The Chairs of both the Communist Party and Revolutionary Federalist Party shall open a vote in their respective Party threads in which this merger agreement shall be listed. If a majority of members of the respective parties vote in favor of the merger, it shall be completed as soon as the results are certified.