VC Abolishment Act of 3489

[Malliki]

Let the following changes to the Procedures of the Landsraad be passed, effective upon passage:

1. That the Procedures are amended as follows:

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3. Voting
A.

1. After a bill has been presented to the Landsraad, it is the duty of the Praetor to open the voting by posting the amount of voting credits held by each Duke at that time. There is a period of exactly four days (96 hours) during which the members of the Landsraad can then vote on it. Each member has one vote with a value outlined below, which he or she may cast in any unambiguous way to represent a vote of aye or nay, on any bill during the voting period. A vote only applies to a bill exactly as it has been presented. At the end of the period, the Praetor counts the votes, announces the result, and if the weighting of the ayes outnumber the weighting of the nays, updates the LawBook with the changes.

2. The weighting of a vote in The Landsraad shall be pegged to the amount of Voting Credits held by each Duchy, such that each Ducal vote cast counts as as many votes as the number of Voting Credits held by the Duchy. Only Dukes have a voting right in the Landsraad, either Aye or Nay. a. The only exception to this weighting is that no vote may pass when only one Duke has voted in support of it.

3. Voting Credits shall be sold by the Ministry of Trade for 100 erb each. The Ministry of Trade shall maintain an up to date list at all times.
a. Voting Credits may be purchased by any citizen for any Duchy, as long as the Duchy is stated at time of purchase.
b. Voting Credits may not be transferred between Duchies.

4. The Ducal voting shall be public, and the amount of Voting Credits in each Duchy shall be tabled at the start of each vote. Only the amount of Voting Credits held at the start of voting may be counted towards that vote.

B.

1. Voting Credits are not terminated at the end of each vote, but may be reused.

2. Voting Credits shall be terminated at the end of each month.

3. Each Duchy shall initially start with 1 Voting Credit, and start again with 1 Voting Credit at the start of each month.

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3. Voting
A.

1. After a bill has been presented to the Landsraad, there is a period of exactly four days (96 hours) during which the members of the Landsraad can then vote on it. Each member has one vote, which he or she may cast in any unambiguous way to represent a vote of aye or nay. A vote only applies to a bill exactly as it has been presented. At the end of the period, the Praetor counts the votes, announces the result, and if the ayes outnumber the nays, updates the LawBook with the changes.

2. The Ducal voting shall be public.

B. removed in its entirety

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I hope that everyone voting on this remembers that it is a part of a deal.

[Gman Russell]

Yardistan remembers the deal, and we'll honor our part of the bargain (whether we like it or not).



Yardistan votes AYE (1)

[Nathan of Natopia]

I hereby open voting on this bill at the following values at what will hopefully be the last time I'll have to do this.

Brookshire - 1
Elwynn - 1
Kildare - 1
Yardistan - 1
Straylight - 3

I retroactively recognize Yardistan's vote of Aye.

[Kaiser Agni I]

I support this bill as Kaiser.

[Andreas the Wise]

Kildare ABSTAINS (1)

[Gman Russell]

Thanks Praetor.

[Malliki]

Brookshire AYE (1)

[Iskander Mirkdale]

Elwynn AYE (1)

[Nathan of Natopia]

this bill passes 3-0-1

[Kaiser Agni I]

I am pleased. Now on to phase 2.