HB 28-12: Regional Registration Act (debating)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

For a minute I thought we would get a contested sponsorship.

Co-sponsor is really only a symbolic gesture, and has no rights regarding the outcomes of the bill etc unless they go through the process to become sponsor. Its not like a deputy sponsor, its just a symbolic association.

[Sestak]

I am in theory supportive of the goals of this bill, but am unsure if I can support this particular method of doing it. All I can say on this particular front is...stay tuned.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am in theory supportive of the goals of this bill, but am unsure if I can support this particular method of doing it. All I can say on this particular front is...stay tuned.

Interesting.

[Joseph Cao]

For Talleyrand and anyone else examining this bill for the first time, YE's amendment last Congress struck the second clause and we are only considering the 1-year limit at the moment.

With that said, long overdue amendment:

A BILL
To protect the integrity of the regions

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: TITLE
1. This legislation may be referred to as the Regional Registration Act.

SECTION II: CONTENT
1. Section 4, clause 2 of FL 22.9, the Census Act of 2019, is hereby amended to read the following:

If a voter has been registered in more than one region over the previous one hundred and eighty days, they cannot register outside the region they were most recently registered in.

After establishing residency in a region, a voter may not change residences to another region for another three hundred sixty-five two hundred and seventy days. This shall not be affected by deregistration.

SECTION III: TIMING
1. The amended restriction shall apply to registrations taking place after March 31st, 2021 this bill's passage of both houses of Congress and signature into law by the President.

I believe the 9-month figure here was originally a suggestion from razze.

We are bumping up against the March 31st deadline Ninja originally set, so I have also extended that by a week. On MB's suggestion, this has been changed to come into effect after the President signs it.

[Dr. MB]

For Talleyrand and anyone else examining this bill for the first time, YE's amendment last Congress struck the second clause and we are only considering the 1-year limit at the moment.

With that said, long overdue amendment:

A BILL
To protect the integrity of the regions

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: TITLE
1. This legislation may be referred to as the Regional Registration Act.

SECTION II: CONTENT
1. Section 4, clause 2 of FL 22.9, the Census Act of 2019, is hereby amended to read the following:

If a voter has been registered in more than one region over the previous one hundred and eighty days, they cannot register outside the region they were most recently registered in.

After establishing residency in a region, a voter may not change residences to another region for another three hundred sixty-five two hundred and seventy days. This shall not be affected by deregistration.

SECTION III: TIMING
1. The amended restriction shall apply to registrations taking place after March 31stApril 7th, 2021.

I believe the 9-month figure here was originally a suggestion from razze.

We are bumping up against the March 31st deadline Ninja originally set, so I have also extended that by a week.

You might want to change it to "when passed" since it's obviously going to take more than a week to go through the senate.

Otherwise no objections.

[Joseph Cao]

For Talleyrand and anyone else examining this bill for the first time, YE's amendment last Congress struck the second clause and we are only considering the 1-year limit at the moment.

With that said, long overdue amendment:

A BILL
To protect the integrity of the regions

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: TITLE
1. This legislation may be referred to as the Regional Registration Act.

SECTION II: CONTENT
1. Section 4, clause 2 of FL 22.9, the Census Act of 2019, is hereby amended to read the following:

If a voter has been registered in more than one region over the previous one hundred and eighty days, they cannot register outside the region they were most recently registered in.

After establishing residency in a region, a voter may not change residences to another region for another three hundred sixty-five two hundred and seventy days. This shall not be affected by deregistration.

SECTION III: TIMING
1. The amended restriction shall apply to registrations taking place after March 31stApril 7th, 2021.

I believe the 9-month figure here was originally a suggestion from razze.

We are bumping up against the March 31st deadline Ninja originally set, so I have also extended that by a week.

You might want to change it to "when passed" since it's obviously going to take more than a week to go through the senate.

Otherwise no objections.

Good point about the Senate (I temporarily forgot that this hadn't passed the other chamber yet). Amendment has been modified accordingly.

[Dr. MB]

Amendment is adopted.

Since Harvey motioned for a final vote I'll start it. Here's the bill as it stands:

A BILL
To protect the integrity of the regions

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: TITLE
1. This legislation may be referred to as the Regional Registration Act.

SECTION II: CONTENT
1. Section 4, clause 2 of FL 22.9, the Census Act of 2019, is hereby amended to read the following:

If a voter has been registered in more than one region over the previous one hundred and eighty days, they cannot register outside the region they were most recently registered in.

After establishing residency in a region, a voter may not change residences to another region for another two hundred and seventy days. This shall not be affected by deregistration.

SECTION III: TIMING
1. The amended restriction shall apply to registrations taking place after this bill's passage of both houses of Congress and signature into law by the President.

72 hours to vote.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[Continential]

Aye

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

Point of order.

Why was there no vote on changing the period to 9 months?

I motioned for a final vote on the one year limit.

[Sirius_]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Nay

[Dr. MB]

Point of order.

Why was there no vote on changing the period to 9 months?

I motioned for a final vote on the one year limit.

There was no objection to the amendment in the 24 hour period

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

The last question I saw raised was of sponsorship.  You haven't been declaring what the issue being considered is...

[Talleyrand]

NAY

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

Aye I guess.  Not happy with the process.  Would have liked to objected and forced a vote on the number of days changingfrom 1 year.

[Dr. MB]

This bill passes. 4-2-0-3.

Aye: MB, Ishan, Ninja, Harvey (late)
Nay: Deadprez, Talleyrand
No vote: Cao, Lfromnj, Razze

[Dr. MB]

A BILL
To protect the integrity of the regions

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: TITLE
1. This legislation may be referred to as the Regional Registration Act.

SECTION II: CONTENT
1. Section 4, clause 2 of FL 22.9, the Census Act of 2019, is hereby amended to read the following:

If a voter has been registered in more than one region over the previous one hundred and eighty days, they cannot register outside the region they were most recently registered in.

After establishing residency in a region, a voter may not change residences to another region for another two hundred and seventy days. This shall not be affected by deregistration.

SECTION III: TIMING
1. The amended restriction shall apply to registrations taking place after this bill's passage of both houses of Congress and signature into law by the President.

Passed 4-2-0-3 in the Atlasian House assembled