DA April National Convention - Welcome to Piscataway, NJ

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Community Center, Piscataway, NJ
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Delegates, please sign in:

x WB, Chair
x MR TCHENKA
x Utah Neolib, Vice President of Atlasia
x wxtransit, Secretary of State of Atlasia
x Sirius, Fmr. GM of Atlasia

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Democratic Alliance Bylaws

Article 1. Membership and Voting

Section 1. Registration

All voters registered under “Democratic Alliance” or “Democratic Alliance Party” shall be considered full members of this party, unless they have been expelled via the procedures detailed in Article 1, Section 5.

Section 2. Voting

All voters registered under “Democratic Alliance” or “Democratic Alliance Party” shall have any vote cast of theirs in the convention counted, unless they have been expelled via the procedures detailed in Article 1, Section 5..

Section 3. Instant-runoff Voting

In votes using instant-runoff voting, an “X” shall count as the highest and only preference, and ties shall be broken through either which ballot choice got the most first preferences, or through a runoff in the event of tied first preferences, unless in the case of a leadership election, if one candidate concedes by posting in the convention thread.

Section 4. Vote Abstentions

Abstain votes are not counted in the vote totals or percentage requirement for any election.

Section 5. Expulsion
1. Members whose actions are judged inappropriate or unbecoming of the Party may be subject to expulsion, initiated by a motion consisting of two (2) Party Members.

2. A simple majority of those Party Members voting in favor of expulsion shall be sufficient to expel a Member, assuming the total number of Members voting in favor of and against expulsion is at least one-quarter (25%) of the Party's Membership.

Article 2. Conventions

Section 1. Schedule

The Democratic Alliance Convention shall take place in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December, beginning on the first day of such month, and closed on the last day of the month following such month.

Section 2. Location

The Democratic Alliance Convention shall take place in a nominated city in the Region of Fremont in the months of February and August, the Region of Lincoln in the months of April and October, and the Region of the South in the months of June and December.

Section 3. Business

Each Democratic Alliance Convention shall have the following business: voting on party bylaws and platform amendments, voting on party endorsements, nominating the city for the next convention, and electing party officers.

Section 4. Location Nomination Process

The city for the next Democratic Alliance Convention shall be nominated during the last week of the convention as follows: party members shall have 48 hours to nominate one or more cities of their choice, all nominated cities located in the region as determined in Article 1, Section 2 shall be put on a ballot, and party members shall have 48 hours to vote to determine the nominated city through instant-runoff voting.

Article 3. Officers

Section 1. Officer Structure

The Democratic Alliance Convention shall have an elected Chair and Vice Chair, with other roles appointed at the discretion of the Chair.

Section 2. Officer Elections

The Democratic Alliance Convention shall hold an election for Chair and Vice Chair during the second to last week of the conventions that start in the months of April, August, and December as follows: party members shall have 48 hours to nominate one or more members of their choice for either of the positions, all nominated members shall be put on a ballot, and party members shall have 48 hours to vote to elect the Chair and Vice Chair through instant-runoff voting.

Section 3. Chair Powers

The Democratic Alliance Convention Chair shall be the official leader of the party, manage the convention and any votes that take place, and create additional positions as they see fit and appoint party members to them.

Section 4. Vice Chair Powers

The Democratic Alliance Convention Vice Chair shall temporarily assume the powers of the Chair in the case of the Chair’s absence for 48 hours during party business, a leave of absence, or resignation, until they return; the Vice Chair shall become the Chair if the current Chair is absent for more than 168 hours during party business without a posted leave of absence, or if the Chair resigns.

Article 4. Endorsements

Section 1. Automatic Endorsements

A Democratic Alliance candidate/ticket running for an office shall be automatically endorsed, unless there is an objection raised by a party member against such endorsement, if they are the only candidate/ticket running in a single-seat election, or if the number of Democratic Alliance candidates running is equal to or less than the number of seats needed to hold a majority in such legislature in a multi-seat election.

Section 2. Endorsements of Candidates From Other Parties

A candidate who is not a member of Democratic Alliance may request an endorsement for an upcoming election that is taking place no more than 30 days later.

Section 3. Endorsement Vote Schedule

All endorsement votes shall begin 3 weeks before such election is scheduled to take place; in the case no Democratic Alliance candidate/ticket running for an office, the endorsement vote for such office shall be held 1 week before such election is scheduled to take place.

Section 4. Endorsement Vote Process

If two or more Democratic Alliance candidates/tickets running in the same single-seat election, if the number of Democratic Alliance candidates running greater than the number of seats needed to hold a majority in such legislature in a multi-seat election, or if an objection was raised by a party member against an automatic endorsement of a Democratic Alliance candidate/ticket, a primary hall be held as follows: the applicable candidates for each office should each be put on a ballot, and party members shall have 48 hours to vote to determine which candidate or candidates shall receive full support in the election from the party through instant-runoff voting; a Democratic Alliance candidate/ticket needs a simple majority of support, and a non-party candidate needs a 60% majority of support to be endorsed, unless there is no Democratic Alliance candidate/ticket running for such office, where in such case a non-party candidate only needs a simple majority of support to be endorsed.

Article 5. Platform and Amendments

Section 1. Platform Adoption

Democratic Alliance shall adopt a platform at the beginning of each convention with input from party members, using the amendment process described in Section 3 of this Article.

Section 2. Amendment Proposals

Any party member may propose an amendment to the party bylaws or platform.

Section 3. Amendment Process

Amendments to the party bylaws or platform shall happen as follows: party members shall have 24 hours to object to a proposed amendment; if there are no objections, the amendment shall be adopted; otherwise, if there is an objection, a vote lasting 48 hours shall be held on whether to adopt or reject the amendment, requiring a simple majority to pass.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Greetings from me @ the neighboring township's train station, 7 whole years ago.

[T'Chenka]

x T'Chenka

[Utah Neolib]

x Utah Neolib

[wxtransit]

x wxtransit

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

last call for signing in.

[West_Midlander]

Attending as an observer (if allowed).

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

extending the deadline to sign in

[West_Midlander]

Pre-filing a request for endorsement.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Requesting an endorsement for Southern Chamber.

[Pedocon Theory is not a theory]

I request a total and complete endorsement until we figure out what the hell is going on!

[West_Midlander]

I request a total and complete endorsement until we figure out what the hell is going on!

Bruh...you already used that one once in the Fed thread...it was funny the first time, granted.

EDIT: It was DC's joke to begin with...oof.

[Joseph Cao]

Also requesting an endorsement for Great Lakes subregional Senate.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I request an endorsement for Southern Governor.

[Dr. MB]

I'd love to get the support of this illustrious party for at-large Senate!

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

last call for endorsements.

[AGA]

Requesting an endorsement for Northeast Senate.

[Sirius_]

xSirius

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Unless anyone raises objections, myself and RC are auto-endorsed for at large senate, transit is endorsed for Mtn west, I am endorsed for Deep South, and RC is also endorsed for LGC.

At Large Senate Endorsement
[ ] CalamityBlue (NKT)
[ ] MB (RC)
[ ] West_Midlander (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Great Lakes Senate
[ ] Joseph Cao (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Northeastern Senate
[ ] AGA (Liberal)
[ ] No Endorsement

Southern CoD
[ ] Spark (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

[Utah Neolib]

Unless anyone raises objections, myself and RC are auto-endorsed for at large senate, transit is endorsed for Mtn west, I am endorsed for Deep South, and RC is also endorsed for LGC.

At Large Senate Endorsement
[ ] CalamityBlue (NKT)
[X] MB (RC)
[X] West_Midlander (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Great Lakes Senate
[X] Joseph Cao (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Northeastern Senate
[X] AGA (Liberal)
[ ] No Endorsement

Southern CoD
[ ] Spark (Federalist)
[X] No Endorsement

[Sirius_]

At Large Senate Endorsement
[ ] CalamityBlue (NKT)
[X] MB (RC)
[X] West_Midlander (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Great Lakes Senate
[X] Joseph Cao (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Northeastern Senate
[X] AGA (Liberal)
[ ] No Endorsement

Southern CoD
[ ] Spark (Federalist)
[X] No Endorsement

[wxtransit]

At Large Senate Endorsement
[ ] CalamityBlue (NKT)
[X] MB (RC)
[X] West_Midlander (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Great Lakes Senate
[X] Joseph Cao (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Northeastern Senate
[X] AGA (Liberal)
[ ] No Endorsement

Southern CoD
[ ] Spark (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

[Sirius_]

I move to pass the following emergency resolution:

A Resolution
on electoral conduct

1. Democratic Alliance hereby condemns the decision by the president to fire Registrar General Peebs from the position of Secretary of Federal Elections. Peebs displayed herself to be a capable and impartial election administrator during her long tenure, and there is no apparent reason to fire such an experienced individual and break a long tradition of treating the office of Secretary of Federal Elections in a nonpartisan manner, especially mere hours before an election.

2. Democratic Alliance hereby condemns the decision by the president to appoint Attorney General Truman as the temporary administrator for the April 2022 federal elections. Mr. Truman is currently on trial for several violations of federal law and has lost the confidence of the Atlasian public to administer this election in an impartial manner. Being that he has been a staunch political ally of the president, and that this election has become a referendum on the president's controversial actions, we can see no other reason for this move than personal political gain.

3. Democratic Alliance hereby calls on the president to immediately suspend Attorney General Truman from the role of temporary election administrator and appoint an individual whom the Atlasian public can trust to administer this election in an impartial manner.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

At Large Senate Endorsement
[ ] CalamityBlue (NKT)
[X] MB (RC)
[X] West_Midlander (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Great Lakes Senate
[X] Joseph Cao (Federalist)
[ ] No Endorsement

Northeastern Senate
[X] AGA (Liberal)
[ ] No Endorsement

Southern CoD
[ ] Spark (Federalist)
[X] No Endorsement