As we are now approaching the final Clark of the 59th Cosa, and pursuant to El Lex B.13.2., it falls to me as the Secretary of State to establish an Electoral Commission. The relevant portion of El. Lex is below:

QuoteThe Electoral Commission shall be comprised of one Uppermost Cort justice to be appointed by the Cort, one Senator whose term will not expire at the conclusion of the Cosa term to be appointed by the Mençei, and one member to be appointed by the King upon recommendation of the Seneschal, pursuant to the following subsections. The Secretary of State shall be a permanent ex officio member of the Commission, and shall not be entitled to a vote nor affect quorum.

Therefore, I ask @King John  in consultation with The Seneschal, @þerxh Sant-Enogat, the Mençei @Ian Plätschisch, and Chief Judge @Dame Litz Cjantscheir, UrN appoint their chosen member.

As the next General Election is quickly approaching, I will need to consult with the EC to establish the rules of the election as soon as I can.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

IF ANY OF THE INFORMATION BELOW IS INCORRECT, PLEASE NOTIFY ME ASAP.

Attention Citizens of Talossa!

The rules for the upcoming election are available here: http://www.talossa.ca/files/electionrules.php. These rules are an addition to Talossan law regarding elections, specifically OrgLaw Sections III,IV and V and Lexhatx title B. Be aware that not every detail of the law has been explicitly included in the rules so knowledge of the relevant laws might be useful.

The rules can also be found on the rules page of the database.

This thread serves to announce and inform Parties, Senatorial Candidates, King and Provinces about what needs to happen before the election and as a way for parties and candidates to register.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

1. Timetable (unless a month of recess is called in which case the dates shall be adjusted)
13 June, 2024 23:59 TST (-5 UTC) - Registration deadline Political Parties.
14 June, 2024 23:59 TST - Registration deadline Senatorial Candidates.
15 June, 2024, morning - Balloting Day, all citizens receive their ballots.
1 July, 2024 19:30 TST - Election deadline, results are announced.
14 July, 2024 - Certification deadline
30 July, 2024 - Party fee deadline to sit in the Cosa during the first Clark

2. Information for Parties
In the upcoming election the 200 seats of the 60th Cosa will be elected.

For a party to be able to obtain seats in the 60th Cosa two things need to happen.
1. You need to register with the Chancery. This needs to happen at least 24 hours before balloting day!

Registration should include:
* Full Party name
* Party Initials
* 50 word statement
* Party Leader(s)
* Candidate list (this is optional, but if no list is supplied only the party leader is allowed to receive seats (see Lex.b.2.3 for the full rules regarding party lists).
* Party platform URL (optional)

All of the above can be done by posting in this thread, sending me a pm or sending an email to talossachancery@gmail.com. (Information can be updated at any time before the deadline, but the initial registration needs to include at least all the mandatory parts).
Candidate lists and Platform URLs can still be provided/updated the day before balloting day.

The Chancery has a list of approximately 51 citizen email addresses that parties can only contact via the Chancery. The Chancery will send out a maximum of TWO emails per party. If you are a party leader, please email the Chancery at talossachancery@gmail.com EXACTLY what you want sent out. Please allow 48 hours notice. The Chancery will email exactly what you send (no editing). The Chancery will not target specific citizens and will not send out more than one email per party per week.

2. You need to pay a fee. This needs to happen before assigning cosa seats.
The fee is 6¤40 ($10 USD) and needs to be paid to the Bürgermeister of Inland Revenue, Sir X. Pol Briga. Contact him to find out more about the best way to pay the fee. Parties can appear on the ballot before the fee has been paid.

3. Information regarding referenda statements (King + existing parties)
In addition, parties that currently hold cosa seats may provide a statement of up to 50 words for each referendum either in favour or against the bill.

In addition, the King may provide a 150 word statement for each amendment that was passed after the Ziu overruled an earlier objection.

This can be done by posting in this thread, sending me a pm or sending an email to talossaChancery@gmail.com. Please do not wait until the last minute for this as they may have to be manually added to the ballot by the database admin


4. Information for Senatorial Candidates
Three Senate seats will be contested during the upcoming elections: Fîovâ (3 cosa terms), Benito (3 cosa terms), and Maritiimi-Maxhestic (3 cosa terms)
.
Some of these will be conducted by the provinces themselves. Others will be conducted by the Chancery. A list will be included in this post with the most up to date information about which elections are conducted by the Chancery.

If elections are conducted by the Chancery, the election will use IRV and allow write-in candidates, but candidates do get the opportunity to be listed on the ballot. All you have to do to appear on the ballot is register with the Chancery. This can be done by posting in this thread, sending me a pm or sending an email to talossaChancery@gmail.com.

In order to appear on the ballot you have to register before the start of the elections.

5. Information for Provinces
The Chancery provides the option for provinces to have their Senate and Assembly elections conducted by the Chancery. Additionally in the case of assembly elections, provinces may provide supplementary instructions to the voters (this could be a description of the relevant provincial law, whether to vote for a party or person, a list of provincially registered parties, etc). The Chancery requests that provincial representatives supply this information (what elections should be conducted, voting instructions) to the Chancery. I will also look at relevant provincial law and post a thread in each province asking for details. If no information is provided by the province (in whatever form) the default option will be to include an option for a provincial assembly vote, but NOT to conduct the senatorial election, as this requires an explicit request from the province.

6. Assembly elections (Could be subject to change until balloting day.) -Pending confirmation by the provinces
Atatürk - Election conducted by the Chancery.
Benito - Election conducted by the Chancery. Instructions: "For the Benito Legislative Assembly, please vote for a party, or PRESENT if you wish to cast a null ballot."
Cézembre - Election conducted by the province.
Fîovâ - Election for the Prasidïeu conducted by the Chancery. Instructions: "Ranked choice voting, same as for Senators.
Florencia - Election conducted by the Chancery. Instructions: "Vote for a party or vote "present""
Maricopa - No election, all citizen can claim a seat in the Cabana.
Maritiimi Maxhestic - No election, all citizens can claim a seat in the Provincial assembly during the election.
Vuode - No election, all citizens can claim a seat in the Estats Xhenerais during the election..

7. Senate elections (Could be subject to change until balloting day.)
Fîovâ (3 cosa terms) - Election conducted by TBD.
Benito (3 cosa terms) - Election conducted by TBD.
Maritiimi-Maxhestic (3 cosa terms) - Election conducted by TBD.

Registration Status

Currently Declared Senate Candidates

• NAME, PROVINCE. Fee paid: No

Currently Registered Parties

• PARTY, party leader _____. Fee paid: No Cosa List: NO

IF ANY OF THE INFORMATION ABOVE IS INCORRECT, PLEASE NOTIFY ME ASAP.

Page updated 4/11/24 1:34 Pacific Time

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on April 11, 2024, 09:21:24 AMI may have already voted but I received a reminder so just in case. I vote per

You probably did vote, I likely just didn't enter the vote yet. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Pardon my intrusion, but I'm sure there is some AI option out there that can create a unique musical arrangement that fits your lyrics.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 09, 2024, 04:54:11 PMThe only problem application right now is Txec's, since I'm sure there's some law about me issuing multiple IDs so quickly, especially when his explicit purpose is "to commit crimes and stuff." Also these pictures he sent in are wildly inappropriate.

Which Txec are you talking about? It certainly isn't me!

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on April 05, 2024, 11:14:51 AM

Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on April 05, 2024, 09:54:22 AMThe only mass mailers the Chancery can send are to those citizens who have opted in to receive such emails. I would think that in the case of an election, every citizen must receive notice.

So my question then is -- how do we notify citizens who have opted out of receiving emails? Apart from the occasional "someone who knows someone else and can pass the word along" it would seem rather difficult.

I don't want to exclude anyone, but I also question the feasibility of including everyone if some members of {Everyone} have basically said "don't bug me".

Okay let me try to be more clear if possible. The provincial executive may email all citizens in a province with election/voting emails. That is why I offered to provide the list of citizen emails to the executive of your province.

The Chancery, on the other hand, handles specific elections such as General Elections, referenda called by the Seneschal, and upon request during a general election, provincial elections for Senate and provincial legislatures. The Chancery doesn't handle provincial referenda.

Apart from that, the only other emails the Chancery sends out are to those who have opted in, which includes L'Chronica, party emails, etc.

Whomever is the provincial executive of Benito can gain access to ALL citizen emails of Benito for the sole purpose of election balloting for provincial-based elections.

I hope that clears it up. It's not really as complicated, but there are certain laws the Chancery has to follow.

The only mass mailers the Chancery can send are to those citizens who have opted in to receive such emails. I would think that in the case of an election, every citizen must receive notice.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on April 04, 2024, 11:33:12 PMOne thing I have thought of -- this bill as worded requires a referendum. Presumably, that would require polling Benitians whether or not they are on Witt, which means emails. At this point, would it make sense to wait and send this out as part of the General Election ballot? Can GE ballots contain questions specific to voters from one province, apart from Senatorial elections?

Perhaps @Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB could weigh in on what the Chancery's capabilities are?

The Chancery doesn't conduct local referendum elections. However, it is allowable under the law to provide to the provincial Governor (or whatever term you use locally) with the email address of those citizens who opt in to receiving emails.

Relax folks, your ID cards will come. Imagine a time when citizens would go for YEARS without an ID card. Some of you've been citizens for a very short time, and the Baron has had some serious family issues recently. Nothing happens overnight in Talossa as it is a purely volunteer-based nation.

Nice April Fools joke!

The April 2024 Clark is now here.


www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=59&clark=5

Or here: www.talossa.ca/files/print_clark.php (this is the printer friendly version)


In PDF Form (which was made from the print_clark.php page):

www.talossa.ca/files/clarks/April2024Clark.pdf

or can vote online here: www.talossa.ca/files/clark_vote.php

Or in this thread, until the 21st of the month, at 19h30 TST.

Senators are allowed to create a single thread in the Senate chamber to post all of the Senate Votes that are not cast in this thread. Any votes not posted either using the form above, the current thread or the Senate thread might be ignored and void. Please do not vote by email or private messages.

When you vote, do not indicate any conditions which may make it sound like this vote isn't final: you can always change your vote later.

Please do not vote by email: We've had problems with email votes being caught in the spam filter.

All nominated Cosa Members and Senators have been emailed.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Anyone is free to provide input S:reu da Miéletz. While the Bavarian coat of arms is impressive, I don't believe we will be interested in entirely scrapping the arms our kingdom has used for decades.

However, if you are interested in heraldry, Talossa has a rich heraldic tradition. For example, I am the Squirrel Viceroy of Arms and the Rouge Elephant Herald. We also have Baron Alexandreu Davinescu as the Dean of the College of Arms and the Noir Raven Herald. Several other Talossans are members of the College as well.

Visit our page on the Wiki and you can learn a lot more, including how to request arms for yourself.

https://wiki.talossa.com/Royal_College_of_Arms

-SVA/REH

TANDI QE Pablo Dapena Lopez tent compiaçat toct i resquiraziuns lexhitais per l'aðmiçiun àl Regipäts Talossan, es tent comvimçat la naziun es noi da sieu intereçù in la citaxhienità Talossan (la Mhiglhor Cosă Qe L'Erxhent Non Put Comprar), da sieu intenziun es desireu à partiçipar in noastră vidă naziunal, es da sieu leialtà àl Coronă, noi sint rat es þonourat àð aðmiçar perventüră Pablo Dapena Lopez àl statüs exaltat del 578-l:t CITAXHIÉN VEITAT/VEITADĂ DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Benito, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.



Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Ian es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 26. Març in l'anneu dal eră comun 2024, in el 15-l:t anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Ian, es el 45-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.


Secretár d'Estat

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WHEREAS Pablo Dapena Lopez has completed all the legal requirements for admission to the Kingdom of Talossa, and has satisfied the nation and us of his interest in Talossan citizenship (the Best Thing Money Can't Buy), of his intention and desire to participate in our national life, and of his loyalty to the Crown, we are pleased and honoured hereby to admit Pablo Dapena Lopez to the exalted status of the 578th NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Benito , with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.




Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 26th day of March in the year of the common era 2024, in the 15th year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 45th.


Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the April 2024 Clark.

Eventually, the clark can be viewed in real time here:

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=59&clark=5 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=59&clark=5 (for the bills )

It is NOT too late to submit bills, of course, as you have OFFICIALLY until the morning of the 31st of this month, provided your bills have been in the Hopper before end of business day the 15th, of course. I will make the Clark on April 1st's morning and bills submitted up to a few hours before that will probably also be taken.

PLEASE note that in order to support a bill, you need to:

1 ) Be a Senator, the Secretary of State or the King
or
2 ) Have been nominated as a Cosa Member for the upcoming Clark BEFORE the 15th,

To vote on the Clark, you will once again have 2 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of April), as usual. I will enter your votes in the DB.

2 ) You will be able to vote directly in the database, using your usernumber and DB password (which you can retrieve at: www.talossa.ca/files/login.php using the PSC of the election) or by login via Facebook (which retrieve manual activation on my part).




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

I suppose a party could register at any time, but they wouldn't have the same standing as a party that ran during the election.