Social Democratic Party Convention

[Hatman 🍁]

1. The symbol of the party shall be the Chairman. nay
2. The executive organization of the party shall be the Politburo. nay
3. The head of the party administration shall be the General Secretary. nay
4. The Politburo shall elect the General Secretary by a majority vote of its membership. nay
5. Elections for the post of Chairman shall take place every four months. aye
6. Elections to each seat in the Politburo shall take place every two months. nay
7. The number of seats in the Politburo shall be equal to one-fourths of the membership. aye
8. If the position of Chairman falls vacant, the General Secretary shall hold an election for Chairman to fill the remainder of the term. aye
9. If a seat in the Politburo falls vacant, the General Secretary shall appoint a member to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. aye
10. If multiple candidates from the Social Democratic Party are running for an office, a primary election shall be held among the membership. aye
11. The General Secretary may suspend any party member for up to one month. nay
12. The Chairman may expel any suspended party member. nay
13. A suspended or expelled member may appeal his penalty through a partywide vote of approval on the punishment. nay
14. Failure to comply with the bylaws shall result in an official warning. If the incompliance is not rectified within a 72-hour period, action shall be taken by the leadership. abstain
15. The bylaws may be amended by a majority vote. aye

[minionofmidas]

Sorry for not getting into the debate earlier.

1. The symbol of the party shall be the Chairman.
2. The executive organization of the party shall be the Politburo.
3. The head of the party administration shall be the General Secretary.
4. The Politburo shall elect the General Secretary by a majority vote of its membership.
5. Elections for the post of Chairman shall take place every four months.
6. Elections to each seat in the Politburo shall take place every two months.
7. The number of seats in the Politburo shall be equal to one-fourths of the membership.

Don't like the line about "symbol", hate the idea of the Politburo (no matter what it would be called). The whole membership should vote on positions.

8. If the position of Chairman falls vacant, the General Secretary shall hold an election for Chairman to fill the remainder of the term.
9. If a seat in the Politburo falls vacant, the General Secretary shall appoint a member to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.
10. If multiple candidates from the Social Democratic Party are running for an office, a primary election shall be held among the membership.
11. The General Secretary may suspend any party member for up to one month.
12. The Chairman may expel any suspended party member.
13. A suspended or expelled member may appeal his penalty through a partywide vote of approval on the punishment.

I'm fine with members being excluded from party business by a majority vote, if there's grave reasons. Nothing more.

14. Failure to comply with the bylaws shall result in an official warning. If the incompliance is not rectified within a 72-hour period, action shall be taken by the leadership.

Wouldn't such failure be the leadership's failure?

15. The bylaws may be amended by a majority vote.

[MaxQue]

1. The symbol of the party shall be the Chairman. Aye
2. The executive organization of the party shall be the Politburo. Abstain
3. The head of the party administration shall be the General Secretary. Aye
4. The Politburo shall elect the General Secretary by a majority vote of its membership. Abstain
5. Elections for the post of Chairman shall take place every four months. Aye
6. Elections to each seat in the Politburo shall take place every two months. Abstain
7. The number of seats in the Politburo shall be equal to one-fourths of the membership. Nay
8. If the position of Chairman falls vacant, the General Secretary shall hold an election for Chairman to fill the remainder of the term. Aye
9. If a seat in the Politburo falls vacant, the General Secretary shall appoint a member to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. Nay
10. If multiple candidates from the Social Democratic Party are running for an office, a primary election shall be held among the membership. Aye
11. The General Secretary may suspend any party member for up to one month. Abstain
12. The Chairman may expel any suspended party member. Aye
13. A suspended or expelled member may appeal his penalty through a partywide vote of approval on the punishment. Aye
14. Failure to comply with the bylaws shall result in an official warning. If the incompliance is not rectified within a 72-hour period, action shall be taken by the leadership. Aye
15. The bylaws may be amended by a majority vote. Aye

[Хahar 🤔]

Current status:

1. 1-2
2. 0-2-1
3. 2-1
4. 0-2-1
5. 3-0
6. 0-3
7. 1-2
8. 3-0
9. 1-2
10. 3-0
11. 0-2-1
12. 1-2
13. 1-2
14. 1-1-1
15. 3-0

Looks like there's more work to be done.

[MaxQue]

13. 0-3

I see 1-2.

[Hatman 🍁]

13. 0-3

I see 1-2.

#2 is wrong as well

[Хahar 🤔]

13. 0-3

I see 1-2.

#2 is wrong as well

Fixed. I did it rather hurriedly.

[Хahar 🤔]

Okay, Senatorial candidates?

[MaxQue]

Okay, Senatorial candidates?

You are not a candidate?

[Хahar 🤔]

Okay, Senatorial candidates?

You are not a candidate?

I don't plan on being one.

[minionofmidas]

Okay, Senatorial candidates?

You are not a candidate?

I don't plan on being one.

I'll write Al and you in anyways.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Stuck my name on the declaration-of-candidacy thread. Hope it's not too late.

[Хahar 🤔]

Stuck my name on the declaration-of-candidacy thread. Hope it's not too late.

There's still an hour and a half, so you're not.

[War on Want]

I'm running for Senator, so Xahar you can withdraw for running from Senate.

[MaxQue]

I know that isn't my job, but we should vote the endorsement of the SDP candidates' for Senate, Governor and Lt. Governor.

We can, that is a by-laws who passed. We should alsoreopen the debate on the by-laws since the current by-laws are:

1. The head of the party administration shall be the General Secretary. Aye
2. Elections for the post of Chairman shall take place every four months. Aye
3. If the position of Chairman falls vacant, the General Secretary shall hold an election for Chairman to fill the remainder of the term. Aye
4. If multiple candidates from the Social Democratic Party are running for an office, a primary election shall be held among the membership. Aye
5. The bylaws may be amended by a majority vote. Aye

We have a position without power and a position with no selection process.

[HappyWarrior]

I would appreciate an endorsement from the SDP in the senate race.

[Hatman 🍁]

I'm running for Senator, so Xahar you can withdraw for running from Senate.

It's too late for either of those things to happen.

[MaxQue]

I would appreciate an endorsement from the SDP in the senate race.

Since you are an independent, you can join us. That has nothing to do with the senate race, but if you want our endorsement, you probably have common ideas with us.

For the endorsement, I don't know if we can.

[HappyWarrior]

I would appreciate an endorsement from the SDP in the senate race.

Since you are an independent, you can join us. That has nothing to do with the senate race, but if you want our endorsement, you probably have common ideas with us.

For the endorsement, I don't know if we can.

I don't think I'll be joining, for now I'm happy without a party but I am an economic liberal, and a social moderate.

[MaxQue]

I would appreciate an endorsement from the SDP in the senate race.

Since you are an independent, you can join us. That has nothing to do with the senate race, but if you want our endorsement, you probably have common ideas with us.

For the endorsement, I don't know if we can.

I don't think I'll be joining, for now I'm happy without a party but I am an economic liberal, and a social moderate.

I understand, being an independent has some advantages. For the endorsement, I don't know if we can endorse you, but perhaps than we will endorse you in the third position like the RPP who endorsed Xahar for the second place.

[HappyWarrior]

I would appreciate an endorsement from the SDP in the senate race.

Since you are an independent, you can join us. That has nothing to do with the senate race, but if you want our endorsement, you probably have common ideas with us.

For the endorsement, I don't know if we can.

I don't think I'll be joining, for now I'm happy without a party but I am an economic liberal, and a social moderate.

I understand, being an independent has some advantages. For the endorsement, I don't know if we can endorse you, but perhaps than we will endorse you in the third position like the RPP who endorsed Xahar for the second place.

I'm happy with whatever I can get, just trying to wrangle up some votes.

[Sensei]

I would like to seek the endorsement of the SDP for Senate.

[War on Want]

I would like to seek the endorsement of the SDP for Senate.

I move we give it to him. Sensei is a good leftist and the left needs to stand together. Besides he is fellow hispanic so I can't let him down.

[MaxQue]

The Seisei's opinion of our party was not very good at the beginning.

Thank the possibly existent higher power for this.

I hope than he changed his opinion of us.

[Sensei]

The Seisei's opinion of our party was not very good at the beginning.

Thank the possibly existent higher power for this.

I hope than he changed his opinion of us.

I have no negative opinion towards this party and never have. There are many members of this party that I hold in very high esteem.