SENATE BILL: Deletion Is Bad Act (Law'd)

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

This bill brings back memories.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I think the time frame we should be focused on is the period between the close of the vote and some short period of time after the certification. If someone wants to delete their vote before the end of the election, that can be annoying for those trying to keep track of the votes, but it wouldn't call into question the integrity of the vote and so making criminal penalties for it and requiring the SoFE to be constantly screen capturing during the vote is overkill.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I think the vote deletion ban should last until the elected officeholders are sworn in. Even after the election is certified, some guy could always delete his vote and pretend the SoFE has made an error. Actually, it's what happened last time.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

So, this is my final draft. Hopefully we can finish it.

Deletion Is Bad Act

1. Deleting a vote in the federal election during a period between closing the booth and swearing-in of the new officeholders is hereby illegal, and is punishable up to a half of a year year ban from voting in any Atlasian elections and/or up to one year ban from holding any office under the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Soliciting another Atlasian to delete a vote is hereby illegal as well, and is punishable up to one year ban from voting in any Atlasian elections and/or up one years ban from holding any office under the Republic of Atlasia.
3. The Secretary of Federal Elections shall be hereby required to save screenshots of the booth as the vote is proceeding.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Um... Dallas?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

He is probably at work.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Since the sponsor has requested a final vote, it shall commence twenty-four hours from now.

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

BEEP BEEP BEEP ERROR


That amendment hasn't been properly dealt with yet.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

well that's better but we still need to fix 2 and 3 to be more reasonable. the penalty should be maybe 3 months and the SoFE should only need to make a screenshot once the voting is done. 

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

All right, once current amendment is adopted, I propose the last one:

3. The Secretary of Federal Elections shall be hereby required to save screenshots of the booth from the moment vote was closed until elected officeholders are sworn-in

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Twenty-four hours have passed, and without any objections, Kalwejt's bill is amended as such.

We will now wait another twenty-four hours for any objections to Kalwejt's new amendment.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

if the SoFE makes a screenshot just once when the booth closes, wouldn't that be enough?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[bgwah]

What if they forget to do it?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What if they forget to do it?

Then the SoFE is tossed into that Moat to feed the alligators (see General Discussion board for to find the stupid thread that inspired this sentence).

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

What if they forget to do it?

We'll make their life miserable and they will be ashamed of themselves?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

What if they forget to do it?

or, as has happened a few times, they are not available until some time after the close of the vote?

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Twenty-four hours have passed, and without any objections, Kalwejt's bill is amended as such.

We will now wait another twenty-four hours for any objections to Kalwejt's new amendment.

Twenty-four hours have more than passed.

Kalwejt's bill is amended as such (I believe)...

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[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

All right, so, to clean up this once and for all, one final amendment.

3. The Secretary of Federal Elections, or a person acting on his behalf, shall be hereby required to save screenshots of the booth at the moment moment vote was closed


Since shua raised a possibility of SoFE absence, it would be wise to include that whoever administers the election, shall do it.

And, yeah, one screenshot just after vote closed ie enough.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

All right, so, to clean up this once and for all, one final amendment.

3. The Secretary of Federal Elections, or a person acting on his behalf, shall be hereby required to save screenshots of the booth at the moment moment vote was closed


Since shua raised a possibility of SoFE absence, it would be wise to include that whoever administers the election, shall do it.

And, yeah, one screenshot just after vote closed ie enough.

Senators have twenty-four hours to object.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

THIS AMENDMENT IS VIRUS AND SPYWARE FREE

WINDOWS 7 RECOMMENDS USERS TO ADOPT IT

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Kay, now what?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its time for me to corrupt your system files. With Wagner's Tannhauser Overture blasting in the background.

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Amendment 7 has been passed.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

No futher qu... amendments, your honor.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I propose this amendment:

Deletion Is Bad Act

1. Deleting a vote in the federal election during a period between closing the booth and swearing-in of the new officeholders is hereby illegal, and is punishable up to a half of a year year 90 day ban from voting in any Atlasian elections and/or up to 90 day one year ban from holding any office under the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Soliciting another Atlasian to delete a vote is hereby illegal as well, and is punishable up to one year 90 day ban from voting in any Atlasian elections and/or 90 day up one years ban from holding any office under the Republic of Atlasia.
3. The Secretary of Federal Elections, or a person acting on his behalf, shall be hereby required to save screenshots of the booth at the moment moment vote was closed.