Electoral Act 2009 (MP's Voting Only)
PostPosted:05 Jul 2009 11:50
The following bill is being put forth by the members of SN-RF for consideration by the full house of parliament.
Voting shall run for three full days. Polls shall "officially" open at 11:00 am GMT and will close on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the same time. To reiterate, that is July 5 until July 8 at 11:00 am GMT.
The appropriate voting parameters are as follows:
Aye: support for the bill.
Nay: Against the bill.
Abstain: Neither for nor against. (Per interim constitution these votes will be thrown out).
No vote at all: Counted as Abstention.
Electoral Act 2009
Registration of political parties
a) The Clerk of the House shall after announcing the date of an election declare a period when parties may register an intention to contest said election
b) If an application for registration of a political party is made under this part, the Clerk of the House must register the party
c) If the Clerk of the House registers a political party, the commissioner must prepare written notice of the registration on the ballot paper.
d) The notice is a notifiable instrument.
Entitlement to vote
a) Subject to subsection (b), an elector enrolled for an electorate is entitled to vote at an election for the electorate.
b) A person who is enrolled is not entitled to vote at an election unless he or she will;
i. have more than 100 posts
ii. They have been a member of the PoliticsForum for a period of at least one month.
on the day the poll for the election is required to be held.
c) The omission of the name of a person from a roll because of official error does not disqualify the person from voting.
d) In a roll or a certified list of electors, an omission of a given name, or an error in a name, does not disqualify an elector from voting.
e) An elector whose surname has changed is not disqualified from voting if a former name entered for the person on a roll or certified list of electors qualifies the elector.
Ordinary elections
a) A general election under this Act must be held within 3 days of the 60th day after the day when the last ordinary election was held.
b) If an extraordinary general election has been held in the 14 days before the day when an election in accordance with subsection (a) would, apart from this subsection, have been held—
i. the election shall not be held; and
ii. this section applies in relation to subsequent ordinary elections as if the election had been held.
Extraordinary elections
a) For this Act, an extraordinary election is any election not ordinary
Polling day
a) A poll must be held for an election on the day when the election is required to be held under this part.
b) A polling day shall last 72 hours
Voting shall run for three full days. Polls shall "officially" open at 11:00 am GMT and will close on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the same time. To reiterate, that is July 5 until July 8 at 11:00 am GMT.
The appropriate voting parameters are as follows:
Aye: support for the bill.
Nay: Against the bill.
Abstain: Neither for nor against. (Per interim constitution these votes will be thrown out).
No vote at all: Counted as Abstention.
Electoral Act 2009
Registration of political parties
a) The Clerk of the House shall after announcing the date of an election declare a period when parties may register an intention to contest said election
b) If an application for registration of a political party is made under this part, the Clerk of the House must register the party
c) If the Clerk of the House registers a political party, the commissioner must prepare written notice of the registration on the ballot paper.
d) The notice is a notifiable instrument.
Entitlement to vote
a) Subject to subsection (b), an elector enrolled for an electorate is entitled to vote at an election for the electorate.
b) A person who is enrolled is not entitled to vote at an election unless he or she will;
i. have more than 100 posts
ii. They have been a member of the PoliticsForum for a period of at least one month.
on the day the poll for the election is required to be held.
c) The omission of the name of a person from a roll because of official error does not disqualify the person from voting.
d) In a roll or a certified list of electors, an omission of a given name, or an error in a name, does not disqualify an elector from voting.
e) An elector whose surname has changed is not disqualified from voting if a former name entered for the person on a roll or certified list of electors qualifies the elector.
Ordinary elections
a) A general election under this Act must be held within 3 days of the 60th day after the day when the last ordinary election was held.
b) If an extraordinary general election has been held in the 14 days before the day when an election in accordance with subsection (a) would, apart from this subsection, have been held—
i. the election shall not be held; and
ii. this section applies in relation to subsequent ordinary elections as if the election had been held.
Extraordinary elections
a) For this Act, an extraordinary election is any election not ordinary
Polling day
a) A poll must be held for an election on the day when the election is required to be held under this part.
b) A polling day shall last 72 hours