World Assembly voting policy (version 6)

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World Assembly Voting Policy (version 6)​


Article 1: Voting Threads
  1. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs (hereinafter "Ministry") will create an individual voting thread in the World Assembly Affairs subforum for every proposal that could foreseeably make quorum in the near future in a timely manner. Each voting thread will be used for discussion and voting on their respective proposal.
  2. Voting threads will be titled with [GA/SC - Status] (Proposal Name). The Ministry will update the title of the thread when appropriate, and the vote counts of each thread regularly.
  3. When a proposal comes to vote, its corresponding voting thread should be stickied for the period of the vote and marked [GA/SC - at vote - (stance)] (Proposal Name). At the end of a vote, a voting thread should be unsticked, locked, and updated to read [GA/SC - Passed/Defeated/Discarded] (Proposal Name) with the results of the vote marked in red (should the proposal have failed) or green (should the proposal have passed). A notation, if passed, may be added detailing the number of resolutions now passed by the author.
  4. Voting thread titles need not be identical to the templates above, but must still be to that effect.
Article 2: Voting Eligibility
  1. All members able to post in the voting thread of a proposal may partake in discussion related to the proposal in the thread.
  2. All members whose World Assembly member nation is in the North Pacific, or who are in the North Pacific Army, or on a military deployment on behalf of the North Pacific may have their votes counted in a voting thread. Members must satisfy these requirements for the entire length of time a voting thread is open.
  3. Residents who do not satisfy the requirements in 2.2 should note with their vote that they do not satisfy the requirements. If a resident is only eligible to vote under the third condition, said resident should name their deployed nation when voting.
  4. Members who have switched their status should note their change in status in their vote.
  5. The Ministry may specify a region on whose regional message board nations may vote. This region is currently "TNP Gameside Voting Box". Nothing in this section shall be construed as obligating the Ministry to maintain such a region.
  6. Votes on this regional message board shall be added to the voting tally for that proposal, counting for half of what a vote on the voting thread would. Votes shall not be counted if they are from nations not in the World Assembly, nations not in The North Pacific, or players who have already voted in the voting thread.
Article 3: Powers and Duties of the Delegate
  1. The Delegate possesses full autonomy over their vote on all WA proposals at-vote and over any proposal approvals they choose to exercise. In transitional periods, the outgoing in-game Delegate shall liaise with the incoming in-game Delegate regarding approving WA proposals and votes on at-vote WA proposals and follow their recommendations or orders.
  2. The Delegate should strive to update their vote in accordance with the voting tally in a manner that does not diminish the influence of the regional vote.
  3. If the Delegate chooses to vote differently from the vote tally result, they should strive to vote in accordance with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
  4. If the Delegate cannot vote in conformity with either the vote tally result or the voting recommendation from the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs, they must issue a statement detailing why they cannot do so. The Delegate may use their discretion in whether to append this to the IFV linked to the proposal.
  5. If a voting thread is not posted by the time a proposal is at vote, the Delegate should coordinate with Ministry leadership to issue a preliminary recommendation on the proposal. A voting thread should subsequently be created and a formal recommendation crafted.
Article 4: Principles of the Transitional Delegate’s Vote
  1. The elected Delegate may instruct the in-game WA Delegate to vote a certain way on a World Assembly proposal. The in-game WA Delegate must comply with such an instruction.
  2. If no recommendation is given to the in-game WA Delegate, the in-game WA Delegate shall vote for the stance which leads the voting tally, if the leading side in the voting tally leads by two or more votes.
  3. If no side leads the voting tally by a margin of two or more votes approximately two days into the vote and there is no instruction to the in-game Delegate by the elected Delegate, the in-game Delegate shall vote in line with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
Article 5: Guiding Principles of the Delegate’s Vote, Voting Recommendations, and General World Assembly Etiquette
  1. The Delegate shall refrain from voting For, and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall refrain from recommending a vote For, any proposal authored by a resident of a region on the Civil Defense Siren.
  2. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall, barring exceptional circumstances and a statement as to why the vote and recommendation For are necessary, refrain from voting For or recommending a vote For any proposal authored by a nation or player who is currently banned from The North Pacific or its off-site properties.
  3. The Delegate shall strive to vote For and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall strive to recommend a vote For any proposal which has received majority support from Ambassadors to the World Assembly Legislative League (WALL).
  4. Officially sanctioned and endorsed counter-campaigning, or other methods of denying a proposal the approvals necessary to either achieve the formal queue or come to vote, should only be used in reference to proposals authored by players who fall into 5.1 or 5.2 or if the Delegate believes that the proposal’s arrival at vote would undermine regional security or interests.
  5. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs may maintain a formal or informal list of individuals whose proposals shall not receive For votes or recommendations at their discretion.

Last updated: Update. October 30, 2023.
Previous Versions:
Update - 2024-05-24
Update - 30/10/2023
Update - 2/16/2021
Grammar - 9/2/2019
Update - 3/1/2019
Delegate's Directive - 2/16/2021

Article 1: Voting Threads
  1. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs (hereinafter "Ministry") will create an individual voting thread in the World Assembly Affairs subforum for every proposal that could foreseeably make quorum in the near future in a timely manner. Each voting thread will be used for discussion and voting on their respective proposal.
  2. Voting threads will be titled with [GA/SC - Status] (Proposal Name). The Ministry will update the title of the thread when appropriate, and the vote counts of each thread regularly.
  3. When a proposal comes to vote, its corresponding voting thread should be stickied for the period of the vote and marked [GA/SC - AT VOTE - (stance)] (Proposal Name). At the end of a vote, a voting thread should be unsticked, locked, and updated to read [GA/SC - PASSED/DEFEATED/DISCARDED] (Proposal Name) with the results of the vote marked in red (should the proposal have failed) or green (should the proposal have passed). A notation, if passed, may be added detailing the number of resolutions now passed by the author.
  4. Voting thread titles need not be identical to the templates above, but must still be to that effect.
Article 2: Voting Eligibility
  1. All members able to post in the voting thread of a proposal may partake in discussion related to the proposal in the thread.
  2. All members whose World Assembly member nation is in the North Pacific, or who are in the North Pacific Army, or on a military deployment on behalf of the North Pacific may have their votes counted in a voting thread. Members must satisfy these requirements for the entire length of time a voting thread is open.
  3. Residents who do not satisfy the requirements in 2.2 should note with their vote that they do not satisfy the requirements. If a resident is only eligible to vote under the third condition, said resident should name their deployed nation when voting.
  4. Members who have switched their status should note their change in status in their vote.
  5. The Ministry may specify a region on whose regional message board nations may vote. This region is currently "TNP Gameside Voting Box". Nothing in this section shall be construed as obligating the Ministry to maintain such a region.
  6. Votes on this regional message board shall be added to the voting tally for that proposal, counting for half of what a vote on the voting thread would. Votes shall not be counted if they are from nations not in the World Assembly, nations not in The North Pacific, or players who have already voted in the voting thread.
Article 3: Powers and Duties of the Delegate
  1. The Delegate possesses full autonomy over their vote on all WA proposals at-vote and over any proposal approvals they choose to exercise. In transitional periods, the outgoing in-game Delegate shall liaise with the incoming in-game Delegate regarding approving WA proposals and votes on at-vote WA proposals and follow their recommendations or orders.
  2. The Delegate should strive to update their vote in accordance with the voting tally in a manner that does not diminish the influence of the regional vote.
  3. If the Delegate chooses to vote differently from the vote tally result, they should strive to vote in accordance with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
  4. If the Delegate cannot vote in conformity with either the vote tally result or the voting recommendation from the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs, they should issue a statement detailing why they cannot do so. The Delegate may use their discretion in whether to append this to the IFV linked to the proposal.
  5. If a voting thread is not posted by the time a proposal is at vote, the Delegate should coordinate with Ministry leadership to issue a preliminary recommendation on the proposal. A voting thread should subsequently be created and a formal recommendation crafted.
Article 4: Principles of the Transitional Delegate’s Vote
  1. The elected Delegate may instruct the in-game Delegate to vote a certain way on a World Assembly proposal. The in-game Delegate must comply with such an instruction.
  2. If no recommendation is given to the in-game Delegate, the Delegate shall vote for the stance which leads the voting tally, if the leading side in the voting tally leads by two or more votes.
  3. If no side leads the voting tally by a margin of two or more votes approximately two days into the vote and there is no instruction to the in-game Delegate by the elected Delegate, the in-game Delegate shall vote in line with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
Article 5: Guiding Principles of the Delegate’s Vote, Voting Recommendations, and General World Assembly Etiquette
  1. The Delegate shall refrain from voting For, and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall refrain from recommending a vote For, any proposal authored by a resident of a region on the Civil Defense Siren.
  2. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall, barring exceptional circumstances and a statement as to why the vote and recommendation For are necessary, refrain from voting For or recommending a vote For any proposal authored by a nation or player who is currently banned from The North Pacific or its off-site properties.
  3. The Delegate shall strive to vote For and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall strive to recommend a vote For any proposal which has received majority support from Ambassadors to the World Assembly Legislative League (WALL).
  4. Officially sanctioned and endorsed countercampaigning, or other methods of denying a proposal the approvals necessary to either achieve the formal queue or come to vote, should only be used in reference to proposals authored by players who fall into 5.1 or 5.2 or if the Delegate believes that the proposal’s arrival at vote would undermine regional security or interests.
  5. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs may maintain a formal or informal list of individuals whose proposals shall not receive For votes or recommendations at their discretion.
Article 1: Voting Threads
  1. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs will create an individual voting thread in the World Assembly Affairs subforum for every proposal that could foreseeably make quorum in the near future in a timely manner. Each voting thread will be used for discussion and voting on their respective proposal.
  2. Voting threads will be titled with [GA/SC - Status] (Proposal Name). The Ministry will update the title of the thread when appropriate, and the vote counts of each thread regularly.
  3. When a proposal comes to vote, its corresponding voting thread should be stickied for the period of the vote and marked [GA/SC - AT VOTE - (stance)] (Proposal Name). At the end of a vote, a voting thread should be unsticked, locked, and updated to read [GA/SC - PASSED/FAILED/DISCARDED] (Proposal Name) with the results of the vote marked in red (should the proposal have failed) or green (should the proposal have passed) with a notation, if passed, of what resolution passed in the chamber it is for the author.
Article 2: Voting Eligibility
  1. All members able to post in the voting thread of a proposal may partake in discussion related to the proposal in the thread.
  2. All members who have their World Assembly member nation residing in the North Pacific or who are part of the North Pacific Army may have their votes counted in a voting thread. Members must satisfy these requirements for the entire length of time a voting thread is open.
  3. Residents who do not satisfy the requirements in 2.2 should note with their vote that they do not satisfy the requirements.
  4. Members who have switched their status should note their change in status in their vote.
Article 3: Powers and Duties of the Delegate
  1. The Delegate possesses full autonomy over their vote on all WA proposals at-vote and over any proposal approvals they choose to exercise. In transitional periods, the outgoing in-game Delegate shall liaise with the incoming in-game Delegate regarding approving WA proposals and votes on at-vote WA proposals and follow their recommendations or orders.
  2. The Delegate should strive to update their vote in accordance with the voting thread tally in a manner that does not diminish the influence of the regional vote.
  3. If the Delegate chooses to vote differently from the forum vote tally result, they should strive to vote in accordance with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
  4. If the Delegate cannot vote in conformity with either the forum vote tally result or the voting recommendation from the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs, they should issue a statement detailing why they cannot do so. The Delegate may use their discretion in whether to append this to the IFV linked to the proposal.
  5. If a voting thread is not posted by the time a proposal is at vote, the Delegate should coordinate with Ministry leadership to issue a preliminary recommendation on the proposal. A voting thread should subsequently be created and a formal recommendation crafted.
Article 4: Principles of the Transitional Delegate’s Vote
  1. The in-game Delegate shall vote in accordance with the instruction of the elected Delegate.
  2. If no recommendation is given to the in-game Delegate, the Delegate shall wait at least two days into the voting period before casting their vote and shall vote for the stance which leads the voting thread if the leading side in the voting thread leads by two or more votes.
  3. If no side leads the forum voting thread by a margin of two or more votes approximately two days into the vote and there is no instruction to the in-game Delegate by the elected Delegate, the in-game Delegate shall vote in line with the voting recommendation of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
Article 5: Guiding Principles of the Delegate’s Vote, Voting Recommendations, and General World Assembly Etiquette
  1. The Delegate shall refrain from voting For, and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall refrain from recommending a vote For, any proposal authored by a resident of a region on the Civil Defense Siren.
  2. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall, barring exceptional circumstances and a statement as to why the vote and recommendation For are necessary, refrain from voting For or recommending a vote For any proposal authored by a nation or player who is currently banned from The North Pacific or its off-site properties.
  3. The Delegate shall strive to vote For and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs shall strive to recommend a vote For any proposal which has received majority support from Ambassadors to the World Assembly Legislative League (WALL).
  4. Officially sanctioned and endorsed quorum raiding or other methods of denying a proposal the approvals necessary to either achieve the formal queue or come to vote should only be used in reference to proposals authored by players who fall into 5.1 or 5.2 or if the Delegate believes that the proposal’s arrival at vote would undermine regional security or interests.
  5. The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs may maintain a formal or informal list of individuals whose proposals shall not receive For votes or recommendations at their discretion.
Article 1: Thread Creation
  1. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs will create an individual voting thread in the World Assembly Affairs subforum for every proposal that could foreseeably make quorum and vote in the near future in a timely manner. Each voting thread will be used for discussion and voting on their respective proposal.
  2. Voting threads will be titled with [GA/SC - Status] (Proposal Name). The Ministry will update the title of the thread when appropriate, and the vote counts of each thread regularly.
  3. When a proposal comes to vote, the corresponding voting thread should be stickied for the period of the vote and marked [GA/SC - AT VOTE - (stance)] (Proposal Name). At the end of a vote, the voting thread should be unsticked, locked, and updated to read [GA/SC - Passed/Failed/Discarded] {Proposal Name) with the results of the vote marked in the bottom of the OP in red (should the proposal have failed) or green (should the proposal have passed).
Article 2: Discussion and Voting eligibility
  1. All members able to see and post in the voting thread of a proposal may partake in discussion related to the proposal in the thread.
  2. All members who have their World Assembly member nation residing in the North Pacific or are currently deployed in a mission as a part of the North Pacific Army may have their votes counted in a voting thread. Members must satisfy these requirements for the entire length of time a voting thread is open.
  3. Members who do not satisfy the requirements in 2.2 should make a note on their vote signifying that it does not satisfy the requirements.
  4. Members who have switched their WA nation or status, or are voting for the first time in a thread should note their WA nation in their vote.
  5. Exemptions from 2.2 may be made in cases of military OPSEC or other extraordinary circumstances by the Delegate or the leadership of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
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Article 3: Powers and Duties of the Delegate
  1. The Delegate possesses full autonomy over their vote on all WA proposals.
  2. The Delegate should strive to update their vote in accordance with the voting thread tally as often as possible in a manner that does not diminish the influence of the regional vote.
  3. If the Delegate chooses to vote differently from the forum thread vote tally result, they must issue a statement regarding their choice which will be noted in the IFV linked to the proposal.
  4. In the case that a voting thread is not posted by the time a proposal is at vote, the Delegate may coordinate with Ministry leadership to issue a preliminary vote on the proposal. A voting thread should subsequently be created.
  1. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs is to create a forum thread for each individual World Assembly proposal
    • This thread shall be created in the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs sub-forum when it can be easily recognized that the proposal will make quorum and vote within the immediate future.
    • The forum thread should be headed by “[GA/SC – Nearing Quorum/In Queue] (Proposal Name)” when the thread is originally posted.
    • Upon the proposal reaching the voting floor, the proposal thread must be updated to read “[GA/SC – At Vote] (Proposal Name)” and then set to “sticky” in the WA Affairs subforum. If the proposal does not make quorum for whatever reason, then the proposal must read “[GA/SC – Failed to make Quorum/Withdrawn/Any other applicable reason] (Proposal Name)”.
    • At the conclusion of the vote, the proposal thread must be updated to read “[GA/SC – Passed/Failed/Discarded] (Proposal Name)” and assuming a pass or failure, the voting results reflected on the WA page should be copied and pasted in green/red (passed/failed) at the bottom of the OP on the forum thread.
  2. Members eligible to submit votes in a forum thread are all persons that:
    • Have a World Assembly nation either residing in The North Pacific, or deployed in an official mission of the North Pacific Army; and satisfy this condition for the entire time the forum thread is open. Votes may only be submitted through posts in the forum thread. All votes must include their WA Nation if it is their first time voting in the thread or they have switched WA nations since the last time they have participated in a voting thread.
      • In the case of sensitive OPSEC information not being released, the Minister of Defense or any relevant staff may contact the Delegate and Ministry of World Assembly Affairs leadership regarding persons voting while on NPA deployment.
      • Special exemptions can be made to (a.) in the case of extenuating circumstances as judged by MoWAA leadership.
    • Those voting must supply their WA nation if this is their first time voting or they have swtiched their WA nation since the last time they voted
  3. Eligible to take part in the discussion in a forum thread are all persons that have forum permissions to post within the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
  4. The Delegate will update their vote as the tally changes and as frequently as practically possible while not diminishing the regional voting influence.
  5. Powers of the legally elected delegate:
    • The delegate possesses full autonomy to vote how they please on all WA proposals.
      • If the delegate chooses to vote in a way that contradicts the will the result of the forum thread vote, the delegate must issue a statement that will be reflected in IFV released during the vote.
      • The delegate may request a forum thread be closed and to cease accepting votes should the delegate declare the way he will vote in advance of the thread or during the voting process.
      • The delegate may issue a preliminary vote in conjunction with Ministry leadership should a proposal make quorum and reach vote without a forum thread being posted. Following this, a voting thread must be posted immediately.
1) The Delegate and the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs will endeavour to create a forum thread for each World Assembly resolution that is At Vote or a World Assembly proposal likely to reach such status. Forum threads will be used for discussion of and voting on the respective resolution or proposal.

2) Forum threads will be located within the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs. Forum threads will be created as soon as practically possible after a proposal reaches quorum, and will remain open until either the proposal fails to reach quorum or the corresponding resolution is no longer At Vote.

3) Eligible to submit votes in a forum thread are all persons that: have a World Assembly nation either residing in The North Pacific, or deployed in an official mission of the North Pacific Army; and satisfy this condition for the entire time the forum thread is open. Votes may only be submitted through posts in the forum thread. All votes should include their WA Nation.

4) Eligible to take part in the discussion in a forum thread are all persons that have forum permissions to post within the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.

5) In most cases, the Delegate’s vote on each resolution will be determined by the running tally of the corresponding forum thread, and will be updated as the tally changes and as frequently as practically possible while not diminishing the regional voting influence. In the event that the Delegate has decided to vote differently to public opinion they will give a reason for it.

6) In the event that a resolution reaches At Vote status without a forum thread having been started, the Delegate will cast a preliminary vote in consultation with the staff of the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs and the World Assembly Legislative League. The delegate’s vote will be updated as soon as practically possible after a forum thread has been created and received votes.
 
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Is it correct to presume that we external-WA "friends of TNP" are still willing to lobby and try to persuade voters of our point of view? :)
 
It won't let me post in the WA voting thread. My nation in the North Pacific is a World Assembly nation; is there something else I need to do to get posting privileges?
 
Apologies for that, I've notified the forum administrators to fix the issue. In the meantime, feel free to send me your vote through personal message, and I will count it along with those in the voting thread.
 
Alternatively, you could apply for citizenship or join the regional assembly. You won't be able to post in most government areas of the forum without at least a citizens mask.
 
Consultation has been published for minor changes to the TNP WA voting policy. Please leave any comments in thread. There are very few changes compared to the policy we've had in the last ten years or so. If there are no further changes, this would become a delegate directive.

Update: no changes were made. The October 2023 policy has been published as Delegate Directive #11.
 
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