SB 104-14: Senate Special Elections Amendment (Rejected)

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

AN AMENDMENT
To restore special elections

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Senate Special Elections Amendment.

Section 2. Content

1. Section 2, Part 3 of the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to be

iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the executive of the former Senator’s Party; but should a vacancy occur as the result of the death, expulsion, or resignation of an at-large Senator not being a member of a major Party, then a special election that shall be held within twenty days of the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term.

Sponsor: Ishan

The gentleman from the Virgin Islands is recognized.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I find it odd that party chairs make appointments. Why not have the president make appointments with a same-party rule?

Even then, to prevent abuse you would have to allow the party chair to approve the president's choices. Otherwise a Fed seat could open and Labor could just register someone for the seat.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I gave this some thought, and ultimately I believe special elections are appropriate. I'm proposing an amendment to standardize when the elections take place and to not hold special elections if the vacancy is created less than two weeks before the general.

AN AMENDMENT
To restore special elections

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Senate Special Elections Amendment.

Section 2. Content

1. Section 2, Part 3 of the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to be

iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the executive of the former Senator’s Party; but should a vacancy occur as the result of the death, expulsion, or resignation of an at-large Senator not being a member of a major Party, then a special election that shall be held within twenty days one week from the Friday following the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term, unless the vacancy is created less than two weeks before the general election.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Ultimately this is an instance of subtraction by addition. More democracy, via special elections, ultimately results in a less true representation of the voter base.

I wholeheartedly agree with both the President and Yankee.

Yeah, I'm definitely reevaluating my past stance. For regional legislatures, it works and is necessary given a) the small number of legislators you typically have to begin with and b) the fact that we don't consider legislative or gubernatorial elections to be reflective of the public's perception of the federal government.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A final vote will open in 24 hours, barring objections.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Sorry about this one, folks.

A final vote is now open. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Senate Special Elections Amendment.

Section 2. Content

1. Section 2, Part 3 of the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to be

iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through a special election that shall be held one week from the Friday following the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term, unless the vacancy is created less than two weeks before the general election.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Nay

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

This amendment has enough votes to fail. Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

With two votes in favor, twelve opposed, and four not voting, the amendment is rejected.