Northeast Assembly Thread

[Sbane]

Aye

[Lambsbread]

The bill passes. Because this is a constitutional amendment, it will go to the Governor and if approved, the voting booth. Now for the next order of business...

Northeast Election Reform Act of 2011

1) Any person who casts a vote in a local election, whether for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assemblyperson or any elected official of the Northeast Region, may not delete their post after voting has closed, nor while election results are being tallied, nor after election results are certified.

2) If one deletes their vote up to 30 (thirty) minutes after certification of votes, their vote shall be rendered null and void.

3) If there is no proof that one did not vote in any election, it shall be considered that they did not vote.

4) If a screen shot of a person's vote is produced up to 1 (one) hour after the supposed deletion of said vote, the vote shall still count.

Sponser: Jake Matthews

The question is whether the bill should be considered?

The ayes have it.

Debate shall continue until April 15th, 7:15 PM EST unless debate is extended or extended or shortened in accordance with the SOAP.

The sponser, Jake Matthews, has the floor.

[Lambsbread]

Colleagues,

After the giant fiasco that occured after the March Special Elections, this legislation is all but desperately needed.

Thank you.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

We never finished the LT. Governor recommendation but aye on this.

We won't need a Lt. Governor if this passes and is approved by the citizens of the NE

Regardless of the Representatives' personal biases or machinations, it is this body's duty to hold a recommendation vote. (This, coming from somebody who would probably vote to abolish the position.)

[Lambsbread]

Alright. Theoretically, since it is our duty to recommend a new Lt. Governor, let's settle this.

I recommend Homelycooking.

[Sbane]

I second Jake. Though we should ask him whether he actually wants to be Lt. Governor.

[Lambsbread]

I second Jake. Though we should ask him whether he actually wants to be Lt. Governor.

He's expressed interest, though he's running for Assembly and will most likely be elected tomorrow.

[Lambsbread]

Okay, since there's no debate going on, I'll end it here. The Amendment passes.

Also, it's time to vote on who our Lt. Governor should be so we can open elections today.

Lt. Governor:

[ ] Homelycooking
[ ] Write-in

[Lambsbread]

Lt. Governor:

[X] Homelycooking
[ ] Write-in

[tpfkaw]

Okay, since there's no debate going on, I'll end it here. The Amendment passes.

No it doesn't, amendments require an outright majority of assembly members to vote on them in order to pass, and only 3/6 voted.

[Lambsbread]

Okay, since there's no debate going on, I'll end it here. The Amendment passes.

No it doesn't, amendments require an outright majority of assembly members to vote on them in order to pass, and only 3/6 voted.

By my counts, Napoleon, Sbane, You and myself all voted (4/6) which makes for a majority.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

I have already PMed a few in private about this, but I ask that the Northeast begin drafting a Northeast Constitutional Convention upon certification of the Assembly results.

I will do more research and provide help if necessary.

[homelycooking]

I have already PMed a few in private about this, but I ask that the Northeast begin drafting a Northeast Constitutional Convention upon certification of the Assembly results.

We may run into the same problem all over again here. The governor is the only one who can certify election results, so nothing can happen until (or if) he does so.

...unless we can convince the Senate to certify the results in his place out of a reasonable expectation that the Governor's action will not be timely.

[courts]

I will personally certify the election results in two days.

[homelycooking]

Excellent. Thank you.

[Napoleon]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

[Lambsbread]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

I think it is.

[Napoleon]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

I think it is.

It wouldn't make voters elect capable people. That's the real problem.

[Lambsbread]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

I think it is.

It wouldn't make voters elect capable people. That's the real problem.

Meh, I don't see how that's true. The Convention needs to happen so we can modernize our Constitution - it is in desperate need of some reform.

[Napoleon]

You don't see how that's true? Um, what? And we have a pprocess for amendments in place so you can try to change what you want.

[Lambsbread]

You don't see how that's true? Um, what? And we have a pprocess for amendments in place so you can try to change what you want.

Yeah, but the Convention will help the amending process to be much smoother. Instead of having to write the amendment, vote on it, send it to the Governor, have the people vote on it, we just create the new Constitution and have the people vote on it.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

You don't see how that's true? Um, what? And we have a pprocess for amendments in place so you can try to change what you want.

The problem is that we actually pass amendments that merely do not reach a quorom. Last time we attempted to reduce the size of the Assembly to five, it passed with 77% of support from the Northeast, but we fell three votes short of the quorom.

[Napoleon]

Would a convention legitimately solve that problem?  If not, I can't support one.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Would a convention legitimately solve that problem?  If not, I can't support one.

Well, if we were able to eliminate the quorom requirement then it would.

[Napoleon]

Alright you guys have convinced me but we need to discuss how one would be set up and hopefully get some more signatures on the recall petition.