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LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Passed)
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OneJ
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LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Passed)
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October 29, 2019, 08:58:23 PM »
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October 31, 2019, 08:55:08 PM
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Uniform Election Time Amendment
I.
To allow for consistency in our election procedures and times, and to bring them to the same standards as federal elections, the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln is amended as follows:
Quote from: Lincoln Constitution, Article 5.7
Except in December, all elections for governor, Council, and federal Senate shall begin on the penultimate Friday of the given month. In December, all elections shall begin on the second Friday of the month. All special elections for governor and by-elections for Council shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy to be filled; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the third Friday following the creation of the vacancy. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern
Standard Time (or Eastern Daylight Time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.)
Standard Time.
Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid. The election administrator must accept any absentee ballots cast no more than 168 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
II.
This Amendment takes effect after ratification by the people of Lincoln as pursuant to Article VI of the Lincoln Constitution.
Sponsor: S019 for AustralianSwingVoter
Status: Debating
The debating period on LC 5.1 has commenced and shall last no longer than 72 hours.
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AustralianSwingVoter
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Re: LC 5.1: Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:08:55 PM »
FYI, this is actually the wrong amendment (apologies for the mistake). This amendment passed in time, so can someone please sponsor this amendment to make it the right constitutional amendment.
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Uniform Election Time Amendment
I.
To allow for consistency in our election procedures and times, and to bring them to the same standards as federal elections, the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln is amended as follows:
Quote from: Lincoln Constitution, Article 5.7
Except in December, all elections for governor, Council, and federal Senate shall begin on the penultimate Friday of the given month. In December, all elections shall begin on the second Friday of the month. All special elections for governor and by-elections for Council shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy to be filled; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the third Friday following the creation of the vacancy. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern
Standard Time (or Eastern Daylight Time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.)
Standard Time.
Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid. The election administrator must accept any absentee ballots cast no more than 168 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
II.
This Amendment takes effect after ratification by the people of Lincoln as pursuant to Article VI of the Lincoln Constitution.
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OneJ
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Re: LC 5.1: Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:11:09 PM »
Quote from: AustralianSwingVoter on October 29, 2019, 09:08:55 PM
FYI, this is actually the wrong amendment (apologies for the mistake). This amendment passed in time, so can someone please sponsor this amendment to make it the right constitutional amendment.
Quote
Uniform Election Time Amendment
I.
To allow for consistency in our election procedures and times, and to bring them to the same standards as federal elections, the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln is amended as follows:
Quote from: Lincoln Constitution, Article 5.7
Except in December, all elections for governor, Council, and federal Senate shall begin on the penultimate Friday of the given month. In December, all elections shall begin on the second Friday of the month. All special elections for governor and by-elections for Council shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy to be filled; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the third Friday following the creation of the vacancy. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern
Standard Time (or Eastern Daylight Time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.)
Standard Time.
Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid. The election administrator must accept any absentee ballots cast no more than 168 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
II.
This Amendment takes effect after ratification by the people of Lincoln as pursuant to Article VI of the Lincoln Constitution.
Ah, it's fine. Let me fix it.
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AustralianSwingVoter
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Re: LC 5.1: Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:11:53 PM »
Quote from: Speaker OneJ on October 29, 2019, 09:11:09 PM
Ah, it's fine. Let me fix it.
Thanks very much, sorry for the mistake.
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AustralianSwingVoter
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Re: LC 5.1: Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:15:53 PM »
Link to the debating thread from last session
This bill has already been very well debated last session, and all 3 councillors have publicly supported this, so unless anyone has any new questions you really should move to a vote on this quickly.
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S019
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:20:50 PM »
This bill is a very simple change. It will make it so that our elections observe Daylight Savings Time. The federal government has already done this, as has Fremont. We have already seen confusion, with people posting in the voting thread before the booth is open. This is a simple and necessary fix, and I urge the Council to support it
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OneJ
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Re: LC 5.1: Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:22:46 PM »
Quote from: Speaker OneJ on October 29, 2019, 09:11:09 PM
Quote from: AustralianSwingVoter on October 29, 2019, 09:08:55 PM
FYI, this is actually the wrong amendment (apologies for the mistake). This amendment passed in time, so can someone please sponsor this amendment to make it the right constitutional amendment.
Quote
Uniform Election Time Amendment
I.
To allow for consistency in our election procedures and times, and to bring them to the same standards as federal elections, the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln is amended as follows:
Quote from: Lincoln Constitution, Article 5.7
Except in December, all elections for governor, Council, and federal Senate shall begin on the penultimate Friday of the given month. In December, all elections shall begin on the second Friday of the month. All special elections for governor and by-elections for Council shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy to be filled; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the third Friday following the creation of the vacancy. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern
Standard Time (or Eastern Daylight Time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.)
Standard Time.
Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid. The election administrator must accept any absentee ballots cast no more than 168 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
II.
This Amendment takes effect after ratification by the people of Lincoln as pursuant to Article VI of the Lincoln Constitution.
Ah, it's fine. Let me fix it.
And by the way, I'll sponsor the amendment.
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S019
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:35:26 PM »
As this was already debated last Council and largely failed to pass, because of the automatic tabling rule, I motion to waive the 72 hour debate requirement and move for cloture
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OneJ
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:40:29 PM »
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October 29, 2019, 09:57:06 PM
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Quote from: Chancellor S019 on October 29, 2019, 09:35:26 PM
As this was already debated last Council and largely failed to pass, because of the automatic tabling rule, I motion to waive the 72 hour debate requirement and move for cloture
This motion has my approval.
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OneJ
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 09:57:14 PM »
As a majority of the council is in favor of the move for cloture, councilors may vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN within 48 hours.
Aye.
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (Debating)
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October 29, 2019, 10:05:20 PM »
AYE
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (CLOTURE)
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October 30, 2019, 11:22:42 AM »
Aye
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (CLOTURE)
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October 30, 2019, 06:13:03 PM »
As all three members of the council have voted in favor during the cloture vote, I now move for a final vote on LC 5.1. Councilors have 48 hours to vote AYE, NAY or ABSTAIN.
Aye
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (FINAL VOTE)
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October 30, 2019, 08:07:48 PM »
AYE
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (FINAL VOTE)
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October 30, 2019, 10:55:09 PM »
Aye
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OneJ
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Re: LC 5.1: Uniform Election Time Amendment (FINAL VOTE)
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October 30, 2019, 11:27:58 PM »
All councilors have voted and I think it's a good time to close the vote. Via a unanimous vote in favor of LC 5.1, the first bill of the 5th council has passed.
AYE: 3 (OneJ_, S019, Pragmatist_TNAG)
NAY: 0
Abstain: 0
Not Voting: 0
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