OFFICIAL Southeast Initiative Election - January 2005

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I would appreciate it if Gustaf would sticky this thread as soon as possible.  I will unlock this thread as soon after midnight Central Time (1 a.m. Eastern Time or 06:00 GMT) as I can so that voting may commence.  Voting will end as 11:59 pm Central time on Sunday, January 23 (12:59 am Eastern Time on Monday, January 24).

This election shall be conducted in strict accordance with the Southeastern Election Regulations.  You must be a validly registered voter of the Southeastern Region during the entire time this ballot is open in order for your vote to be valid.  All discussion of the election must be conducted in a seperate thread.

There are nine initiatives up for a vote on this ballot, numbered #9 thru #17.

• # 9 Excise Tax Administration Initiative
• #10 Frivilous Lawsuit Initiative
• #11 Professional Malpractice Lawsuit Initiative
• #12 Punitive Damages Initiative
• #13 Fast Tort Resolution Initiative
• #14 Paper Cut Tort Initiative
• #15 Tort Voucher Damages Initiative
• #16 Individual Person Initiative
• #17 The Abortion Initiative

Official Ballot
Referenda
Please vote either Yes, No, or Abstain on each initiative.  The use of other phrasing will not neccessarily render the ballot invalid, but may subject it to interpretation.

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration):
Initiative #10 (Frivilous Lawsuits):
Initiative #11 (Proefessional Malpractice):
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages):
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution):
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts):
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages):
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and  Person):
Initiative #17 (Abortion):

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I hereby declare the Southeast Initiative Election of January 2005 open.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration):  Yes
Initiative #10 (Frivilous Lawsuits):  Yes
Initiative #11 (Proefessional Malpractice):  Yes
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages):  Yes
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution):  Yes
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts):  Yes
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages):  Yes
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and  Person):  Yes
Initiative #17 (Abortion):  Yes

[2952-0-0]

9: Yes
10: Yes
11: Yes
12: Yes
13: Yes
14: No
15: Yes
16: No
17: No

[John Dibble]

9: yes
10: yes
11: yes
12: yes
13: yes
14: yes
15: yes
16: no
17: abstain

I must vote no on #16, I do not consider a corporation to be a person. Also, 'person' might get written into law where a corporation or business is not meant to apply, but it does by accident.

[Jake]

Initiatives
# 9) Abstain
# 10) Yes
# 11) Yes
# 12) Yes
# 13) Yes
# 14) Yes
# 15) Yes
# 16) Abstain
# 17) Yes

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration):  Yes
Initiative #10 (Frivilous Lawsuits):  Yes
Initiative #11 (Proefessional Malpractice):  Yes
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages):  Yes
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution):  Yes
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts):  Yes
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages):  Yes
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and  Person):  Yes
Initiative #17 (Abortion): No

[CheeseWhiz]

Initiative #09: Yea
Initiative #10: Yea
Initiative #11: Nay
Initiative #12: Yea
Initiative #13: Yea
Initiative #14: Abstain
Initiative #15: Yea
Initiative #16: Nay
Initiative #17: Abstain

[WiseGuy]

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration): No
Initiative #10 (Frivolous Lawsuits): Yes
Initiative #11 (Professional Malpractice): No
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages): Yes
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution):
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts): Yes
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages): Yes
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and  Person): Yes
Initiative #17 (Abortion): Abstain

[7,052,770]

9: Yes
10: Yes
11: Yes
12: Yes
13: Yes
14: Yes
15: Yes
16: No
17: Yes

[ThePrezMex]

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration): Yes
Initiative #10 (Frivolous Lawsuits): No
Initiative #11 (Professional Malpractice): Yes
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages): Yes
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution): Yes
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts): No
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages): Yes
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and  Person): Yes
Initiative #17 (Abortion): Abstain

[??????????]

Initiatives
# 9) Abstain
# 10) Yes
# 11) Yes
# 12) Yes
# 13) Yes
# 14) Yes
# 15) Yes
# 16) Abstain
# 17) Yes

[Sam Spade]

Initiative # 9 (Excise Tax Administration): Yes
Initiative #10 (Frivilous Lawsuits): Yes
Initiative #11 (Proefessional Malpractice): No
Initiative #12 (Punitive Damages):  Yes
Initiative #13 (Fast Tort Resolution): Yes
Initiative #14 (Paper Cut Torts): Yes
Initiative #15 (Tort Voucher Damages): Yes
Initiative #16 (Definition of Individual and Person): No
Initiative #17 (Abortion): Yes

[George W. Bush]

#9- Abstain
#10- YES
#11- YES
#12- YES
#13- Abstain
#14- YES
#15- YES
#16- NO
#17- YES

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

This election is closed.  Results in a moment.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The results have been checked, and in the one close result rechecked.  Thirteen voters cast ballots in this election.

# 9 (Excise Tax Administration)
Passes 9-1
#10 (Frivilous Lawsuits)
Passes 12-1
#11 (Professional Malpractice)
Passes 10-3
#12 (Punitive Damages)
Passes 13-0
#13 (Fast Tort Resolution)
Passes 11-0
#14 (Paper Cut Torts)
Passes 10-2
#15 (Tort Voucher Damages)
Passes 13-0
#16 (Definition of Individual and Person)
Fails 5-6
#17 (Abortion)
Passes 6-2