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[Discussion] Assembly Procedure Act Amendment (September 2018) - Arlo - 09-18-2018
Can I suggest we be allowed to vote "Against" instead of "Nay". The word nay is a relic of the past and makes me feel immensely awkward. Or, you know, ignore me if nobody agrees :lol:
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - TempestShadow - 09-18-2018
I'm fine with saying Against
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - McChimp - 09-18-2018
In order for this to happen you would have to propose an amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (August 2018) which is stickied in this forum.
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Arlo - 09-19-2018
Man that sounds like hard work
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Amerion - 09-19-2018
Nah, it'll be fine. It's just a little tweak in the Act. I'd support it
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Amerion - 09-21-2018
Assembly Procedure Act Amendment (September 2018)
Proposed By: Arlo
Proposed By: Arlo
Preamble
This amendment of the Assembly Procedure Act makes allowance for appropriate synonyms of voting declarations.
Section 1. Amendment of Section 2
(1) Subsection 5, as it is currently written, reads:
(2) An amended subsection 5, with the inclusion of new text highlighted in green, shall read:
This amendment of the Assembly Procedure Act makes allowance for appropriate synonyms of voting declarations.
Section 1. Amendment of Section 2
(1) Subsection 5, as it is currently written, reads:
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(5) All votes will take place for five days. Citizens eligible to vote may vote "Aye," "Nay," or "Abstain." Voters may not post any other content in a voting thread or embellish the format of their vote in any way, and votes that include additional content or embellishment will be discarded and split from the voting thread. Voters may cast their votes by posting in each voting thread.
[/cell][/table](2) An amended subsection 5, with the inclusion of new text highlighted in green, shall read:
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(5) All votes will take place for five days. Citizens eligible to vote may vote "Aye," "Nay," "Abstain," or an appropriate synonym which may be subject to the Speaker's edit. Voters may not post any other content in a voting thread or embellish the format of their vote in any way, and votes that include additional content or embellishment will be discarded and split from the voting thread. Voters may cast their votes by posting in each voting thread.
[/cell][/table]RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Amerion - 09-21-2018
Something like the above perhaps?
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Arlo - 09-21-2018
That looks perfect to me! You're a legend
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Amerion - 09-21-2018
All good
RE: [Discussion] "Nay" - Vulturret - 09-21-2018
This looks good to me, but we should exercise caution in the passing of this bill and bills similar to this.
Currently, most of the Speaker's job has very little discretion, (s)he is bound by the constraints of the Assembly Procedure Act (August 2018), and is limited on how (s)he can interpret that law. Although this seems reasonable, we should always be planning for a future time where a Speaker could become corrupt, and, for whatever reason, the Speaker could not be removed from the Office. This gives the Speaker broad authority to interpret votes, which, although Speaker McChimp is fully capable of doing well, a future Speaker could abuse.
I'm not saying we shouldn't pass this (I'll vote Abstain if it comes to it), but it certainly doesn't seem necessary. There really isn't any reason why people cannot vote "Aye," "Nay," or "Abstain," as required by both the opening post of all voting threads and the Assembly Procedure Act (August 2018).