[DRAFT] RA Highlights July 2019

[Oracle]

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Regional Assembly Highlights

by Artemis, Speaker of the Regional Assembly​

Regional Assembly June 2019

Speaker of The Regional Assembly: Artemis
Deputy Speakers of The Regional Assembly: Funkadelia and Brendog

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Vote

Passed

Security Council Member Standards put forward by Praetor.

Status: At Vote

Summary: The Security Council Member Standards bill was introduced to address an issue that several individuals felt in regards to the Security Council. As the law currently reads, members of the Security Council do not have to maintain citizenship in the region. This bill amends the constitution to remove that exemption for maintaining citizenship from the Security Council.

Results: 34 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 3 Abstentions.



Confirmation of Lord Lore and Robespierre as Election Commissioners put forward by Speaker Artemis.

Status: Passed

Summary: The Delegate, El Fiji Grande, appointed members of the Election Commission Lord Lore and Robespierre to serve for six months as Election Commissioners. The debate was quick as many felt that these individuals both wielded enough experience to supervise elections in the North Pacific.

Results: Lord Lore - 21 Ayes, 1 Nays, and 2 Abstention.
Robespierre - 23 Ayes, 0 Nay, and 1 Abstention.


Instant Runoff Election Bill, put forward by Gorundu.

Status: Passed

Summary: An amendment to the way that elections are run in the North Pacific. This bill introduces the idea of implementing an instant runoff voting system for the General Elections.

Results: 15 Ayes, 7 Nays, and 3 Abstentions.


Current Business


Lessening Repeating Work (L.R.W.) Bill, put forward by Praetor.

Status: In Discussion

Summary: An amendment to the way that elections are run in the North Pacific. This bill introduces some grammatical fixes to the election laws, changes the method of election for Court Justices to a preferential voting system instead of first past the post, and includes methods for dealing with candidates that either become ineligible or withdraw during the voting period. This bill additionally deals with instances of ties at the end of the voting period.​

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[Oracle]

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[RIGHT][I]by Artemis, Speaker of the Regional Assembly[/I][/RIGHT]

[CENTER][B]Regional Assembly June 2019[/B]

Speaker of The Regional Assembly: [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/5011753/']Artemis[/URL][/B]
Deputy Speakers of The Regional Assembly: [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/3125845/']Funkadelia[/URL] [/B]and [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/5008463/']Brendog[/URL][/B]

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[SIZE=7][U][B]Vote[/B][/U][/SIZE]

[SIZE=7][U][B]Passed[/B][/U][/SIZE]

[B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9190602/']Security Council Member Standards[/URL][/B] put forward by [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/3302031/']Praetor[/URL][/B].

[B]Status: At Vote[/B]

Summary: The Security Council Member Standards bill was introduced to address an issue that several individuals felt in regards to the Security Council. As the law currently reads, members of the Security Council do not have to maintain citizenship in the region. This bill amends the constitution to remove that exemption for maintaining citizenship from the Security Council.

[B]Results:[/B] 34 Ayes, 0 Nays, and 3 Abstentions.



[B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9190722/']Confirmation of Lord Lore and Robespierre as Election Commissioners[/URL][/B] put forward by Speaker [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/5011753/']Artemis[/URL][/B].

[B]Status: Passed[/B]

Summary: The Delegate, El Fiji Grande, appointed members of the Election Commission Lord Lore and Robespierre to serve for six months as Election Commissioners. The debate was quick as many felt that these individuals both wielded enough experience to supervise elections in the North Pacific.

[B]Results:[/B] Lord Lore - 21 Ayes, 1 Nays, and 2 Abstention.
Robespierre - 23 Ayes, 0 Nay, and 1 Abstention.


[B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9190606/']Instant Runoff Election Bill[/URL][/B], put forward by [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/5061448/']Gorundu[/URL][/B].

[B]Status: Passed[/B]

Summary: An amendment to the way that elections are run in the North Pacific. This bill introduces the idea of implementing an instant runoff voting system for the General Elections.

[B]Results:[/B] 15 Ayes, 7 Nays, and 3 Abstentions.


[SIZE=7][U][B]Current Business[/B][/U][/SIZE]


[B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9190741/']Lessening Repeating Work (L.R.W.) Bill[/URL][/B], put forward by [B][URL='https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/profile/3302031/']Praetor[/URL][/B].

[B]Status: In Discussion[/B]

Summary: An amendment to the way that elections are run in the North Pacific. This bill introduces some grammatical fixes to the election laws, changes the method of election for Court Justices to a preferential voting system instead of first past the post, and includes methods for dealing with candidates that either become ineligible or withdraw during the voting period. This bill additionally deals with instances of ties at the end of the voting period. [/CENTER]

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[Pallaith]

Looks good to me. Barring a second set of eyes finding something wrong with it, I'm inclined to give it the green light.