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(last post: March 13, 2008 - 16:29)
Citizen #22:
Miestrâ Schivâ | > > > > Kill a deputy and force a by-election!
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> > > But don't forget to read the Eletoral Act first to see what it says in regard of by-elections, just to make sure that you're not recommending to commit a senseless crime, Herr Minister.
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> > As long as I'm not a Deputy myself, why should I ca... Ah, NOW I see. Of course, my special task in this government is to make sure the population grows, not shrinks. Right. Thanks, Deet, for keeping me in check!
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> I wanted to avoid the following embarrassing situation:
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> Attorney-General: "Citizen, why did you try to commit this terrible crime, why did you pull the trigger of your gun?"
> The Citizen: "Because I was told to do so, and because I wanted to trigger by-elections."
> The Deputies: "LOL! Yet we didn't even vote on introducing something like by-elections, so trigger right away."
Er, we do have provision for by-elections.
Constitution of the Republic, Title Two, Article One, Section 9(b) and (c):
The following powers may be exercised by the President at his own discretion:
[...]
b) The President shall dissolve either or both Houses of Parlamînt at the times specified in Article 4 and then immediately ask the Secretary of State to conduct a general election.
c) The President may dissolve both Houses of Parlamînt at any other time, and then immediately ask the Secretary of State to conduct a by-election.
Electoral Code, Section 4.1
All provisions of this Section shall apply equally to elections to fill vacancies in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senäts[...]
Translated out of legalese:
- The President can call a byelection whenever he wants, but only for all seats in the House - like a special general election in other words.
- Such elections are conducted by the same rules as regular elections.
Miestrâ Schivâ
Seneschál dal Repúblicâ Talossán / Prime Minister of the Republic of Talossa
"The Republic's Most Articulate Spokeswhatever" - R. B. Madison
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