Labor Party Standing Committee (10/12-6/13)

[Adam Griffin]

Our Founding (We Almost Ended Up Being the Social Democratic Union)

View Labor Party Standing Committee, Jan-Oct 2012

View Labor Party By-Laws (Adopted 5/27/13)

View Labor Party Platform (Adopted 6/15/13)

2013 Federal/Regional Elections, Labor Party Endorsement Deadline & Labor Party Event Dates

Labor Party Chat

Welcome to the Committee HQ of the Labor Party. Currently Atlasia's true beacon of center-leftism, our mission is to further the broader debate on the economic and social issues that impact the lives of everyday Atlasians. We are prepared and poised to fight for progressive ideals in every region across the country by being the most evenly distributed political movement in Atlasia. All current information, events, votes and other announcements will be displayed in this post, making it easier to keep up with all that is going on in both Atlasia and the Labor Party.

Current Members:

National: 42

Mideast: 7
Midwest: 10
Northeast: 6
Pacific: 8
South: 11

Current Elected Officers:

Chair – Adam Griffin
Vice-Chair – Gass3268
General Secretary – Seatown

Regional Co-Ordinators:

Mideast –
Midwest –
Northeast –
Pacific –
South (IDS) –

Current Elected/Appointed Members of Government

Marokai Blue - President

Snowstalker - Midwest Regional Senator
Averroes Nix - Northeast Regional Senator
MaxQue - At-Large Senator
Gass3268 - At-Large Senator
opebo - Associate Justice, Supreme Court
Adam Griffin - Game Moderator

Alfred F. Jones - IDS Legislator
Velasco - IDS Legislator
Njall - Mideast Assemblyman
Bore - Northeast Assemblyman & Lieutenant Governor
Snowball - Northeast Assemblyman

Progressive Caucus Reps:

Averroes Nix - Chair

Alfred F. Jones - Labor Board Member
Bacon King - Labor Board Member
Velasco - Labor Board Member
Vacant - Labor Board Member

Aggregate PM Score:

-5.49 E
-5.75 S



Ongoing Votes/Events:

[Adam Griffin]

THESE ARE NO LONGER THE CURRENT BY-LAWS; PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR LATEST VERSION

The first order of business will be to approve the proposed by-laws as laid out by Gass3268. Everybody should give him a round of applause for taking the time to craft this framework. Since we currently have no established by-laws, we will need to approve a set in order to determine the future structure of the Party. Please read through it and cast your votes below in the affirmative, negative or abstention; the procedure will be line-item approval, broken up into 13 separate votes:

APPROVED BY-LAWS:

Establishment/Management of Conventions

1. Convention will start one month before the Atlasia Presidential Election, with the location 
of the convention rotating among the five regions of Atlasia in the following order: Mideast, 
Imperial Dominion, Pacific, Northeast and Midwest.

2. Establishing the next convention shall employ the following process: Each Member is given 24 hours to 
nominate one city in the given region assigned for the next convention, with the top three nominations 
being placed on the ballot. Members will be given 24 hours to select their choice.

3. Each convention will have the following agenda:
   a. Updating and amending the party by-laws
   b. Election of the new Politburo
   c. Updating and amending the party platform
   d. Endorsements for the upcoming Atlasia Federal Elections
   e. Special and irregular business put forward by the Politburo
   f. Establishing the date and city for the upcoming convention
   g. Selection of by-laws and platform committee for the next convention

Creation and Amending of Party By-laws

1. The Chairman, along with two party members appointed by the Chairman, will have the initial task 
of creating any proposed changes to the by-laws and will be in charge of initial changes in subsequent 
conventions. By-laws are then presented to the members, with members allowed to make objections and
suggest changes to the by-laws.
   a. If there are no objections within 24 hours, the by-laws will be automatically approved.
   b. If there are objections, 24 hours will be given for the members to discuss and make changes as a 
        group; more time can be given by the Politburo if necessary.
   c. Then a 72 hour vote will take place to approve or reject the by-laws.

Creation and Amending of the Party Platform

1. The Vice Chair, along with two party members appointed by the Vice Chairman, will have the initial 
task of creating the party platform and will be in charge of initial changes in subsequent conventions. 
Platform is then presented to the members, who will then be allowed to make objections and suggest changes 
to the platform.
   a. If there are no objections within 24 hours, the platform will be automatically approved.
   b. If there are objections, 24 hours will be given for the members to discuss and make changes as a 
        group; more time can be given by the Politburo if necessary.
   c. Then a 72 hour vote will take place to approve or reject the platform.

Election of the Politburo

1. Members will have 24 hours to declare that they wish to have the following positions, beginning on the 
first Monday of the following months: February, June and October: Chairman, Vice-Chairman & General 
Secretary. There will then be 24 hours for campaigning, followed by a 72 hour election.

Role of the Politburo

1. Chairman
   a. The official leader of the party, unless there is a Labor Party President
   b. Is in charge of the convention process and all of the activities that take place
   c. Officiates party voting
   d. Giving the Vice Chairman and the General Secretary goals and objectives for their given jobs
   e. Is allowed to create appoint other party officials as he or she sees fit
   f. In charge of creating and updating the by-laws at the party convention with the assistance of
        a personally-appointed committee

2. Vice Chairman
   a. Takes over for the Chairman temporarily if the Chairman requests a leave of absence or has been 
        absent for 48 hours
   b. Is in charge of party political strategy
   c. Responsible for keeping up with business on the Federal and Regional levels and making sure that 
        the Labor Party has an official stance on the issue, this will be done in collaboration with the 
        rest of the Politburo and the advise of the members
   d. In charge of creating and updating the platform at the party convention with the assistance of a
        personally appointed committee

3. General Secretary
   a. Takes over for the Chairman and Vice Chairman if the Chairman and Vice Chairman both have requested
        a leave of absence or both have been absent for 24 hours
   b. Deals with logistics and personnel
   c. Responsible for getting party members out to vote for the right candidates in elections, that 
        party members vote the right way in the legislatures and governors approve/veto the correct bills
   d. In charge of party recruitment with the goal of growing the party
   e. Is also in charge of candidate requirement for all levels of government

Endorsement and Primary Procedure

1. All Labor party members are automatically endorsed by the party, except for the following situations 
in which there will be a Labor Party Primary:
   a. If there are more Labor party members running than open spots in a given election, then we have a 
        primary.
   b. A Labor party member is a party of a cross party ticket for President or Governor, then we will 
        also have a primary.
   c. A Labor party member lost a primary and proceeded to run as a independent.

2. In the event there are multiple Labor party members vying for the same seat, a primary will be held
to determine who receives endorsement.
   a. Primaries will take place 3 weeks before the respective election.
   b. Voting will last for 72 hours.
   c. The loser is strongly encouraged not to run as an independent, as doing so will result in losing 
        a position in the Politburo, not being allowed to run in primaries or receive the party’s
        endorsement in the subsequent 3 Federal elections.

3. Non Endorsements
   a. If there are not enough Labor Party members running for a given election, we will then endorse
        candidates from other parties, in order for our party to have endorsed the same number of candidates 
        as openings.
   b. Endorsement elections will take place 3 weeks before the respective election.
   c. In order to receive the endorsement of the Labor Party, the candidate from the other party has to 
        declare that he or she wishes to receive or party’s endorsement at least 24 hours before the 
        endorsement election takes place.
   d. Voting will last for 72 hours.

4. Convention Endorsements
   a. Convention endorsements will follow the same procedures as regular endorsements, except it takes
        place during the convention.
   b. The only endorsements decided upon during a convention will be the upcoming Federal Elections for 
        President and Senate.

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The voting booth is officially open and will close in 72 hours.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

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X denotes "Aye".

[Gass3268]

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X denotes "Aye".

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

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X denotes "Aye".

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

One clarification, what are the point of convention endorsements.

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[Adam Griffin]

One clarification, what are the point of convention endorsements.

Convention endorsements are simply the endorsements that would be handled during each convention. Since conventions are designed to be held every four months in conjunction with the Presidential run - and since regional Senate races fall during this cycle as well - it is basically the time where we make formal endorsements for these races. At-large Senate races, special elections and regional races will be treated as regular endorsement events and not done during any convention.

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

okay, I thought we would have a second endorsement process, and a second vote if we had no candidate etc. Thanks for the info

[Gass3268]

One clarification, what are the point of convention endorsements.

The idea is that these endorsements would just be apart of the convention process. I'm thinking we should add primary procedure to the convention as well just in case more then one Labor Party member chooses to run for president or more run for the Senate then spots. Thoughts?  

[Adam Griffin]

One clarification, what are the point of convention endorsements.

I'm thinking we should add primary procedure to the convention as well just in case more then one Labor Party member chooses to run for president or more run for the Senate then spots. Thoughts?  

Since this is our first attempt at setting by-laws, I think it would be a good idea if we opened the floor to suggestions for other by-laws not outlined in the vote above.

The window of suggestion is hereby open until the end of the existing by-law voting period (10/7, 4:35 PM EST). Individuals are responsible for crafting the proposed language. After voting ends on the initial by-law approval, there will be an additional 24 hour period where members will be able to vote on suggested provisions. If a suggested provision is in direct opposition to a by-law that is approved on the first ballot, then it will not be included on the second ballot.

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

alright,

[bore]

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[Adam Griffin]

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[LastVoter]

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We need a different Primary procedure, if we want to win more at-large Senate seats.

[Barnes]

Aye on all sections.

[opebo]

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[Gass3268]

What don't people like about the endorsement/primary procedures? Just curious.

[LastVoter]

What don't people like about the endorsement/primary procedures? Just curious.

See last at-large Senate election. We need to limit the number of endorsements to less than 5 so we can get the most Labor candidates elected.

[Adam Griffin]

I should mention that this ballot is not confined to federal election rules and individual line items can be edited prior to the close of the poll.

[Velasco]

Labor Party By-Law Approval Ballot

Establishment/Management of Conventions
1. X
2. X
3. X

Creation and Amending of Party By-laws
1. X

Creation and Amending of the Party Platform
1. X

Election of the Politburo
1. X

Role of the Politburo
1. X
2. X
3. X

Endorsement and Primary Procedure
1. X
2. X
3. X
4. X

X denotes "Aye".

[Adam Griffin]

With the voting booth closed, all 13 line-item sections of the proposed by-laws hereby pass. With no additional suggestions or amendments proposed by Labor members, these by-laws are hereby adopted.

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[Adam Griffin]

With 12 days to go until the regional Senate elections, we should probably open up the floor for Labor candidates who want to run for office. Anyone who is interested should announce their intentions shortly.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Is Redalgo running for reelection? I don't think so.

[Adam Griffin]

Is Redalgo running for reelection? I don't think so.

Not to my knowledge.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Who do we have that can run?