Happy Star Wars day!

It is my duty now to call upon members of the Cosa to elect a Seneschal for the 57th Cosa General Election. The relevant sections of the Organic Law are below:

QuoteArticle V Section 5 The election of a Seneschál shall be the sole and exclusive business of the first Clark of every newly seated Ziu, but neither a member of the Senäts nor the King may vote on the matter. The Senäts may undertake during such Clark any of their business for which the consent of the Cosâ or the King be not requisite. (54RZ23)

The method of election of a Seneschál shall be Ranked Choice Voting. Each member of the Cosâ shall have as many votes in the election as the seats which he hold in the Cosâ, but shall cast his votes as one bloc and have no divided conscience. The candidates for each such election shall be nominated by each political party which shall have earned representation in the Cosâ at the most recent general election. (54RZ23) (55RZ22)

No member of the Cosâ may abstain in the election of a Seneschál, and shall rank on his ballot at least two distinct preferences, which itself shall be made public. (54RZ23)

Whichever candidate shall have earned a majority of the votes in his election, as according to the method of Ranked Choice Voting, shall be appointed subsequently and forthwith by the King to serve as Seneschál, and the results of the election shall be published at large in the Clark. (54RZ23)

This election will be conducted entirely on Wittenberg. All MCs are invited to cast their votes in this thread.

This election has two candidates for Seneschal. As this is a ranked choice vote, and per OrgLaw requirements, all MCs must cast a vote for their first choice and their second choice.

Candidates:
Brenier Tzaracompadra
Ian Plätschisch

MC's eligible to vote:



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Name	Seats in the Cosa	Party
@Açafat del Val	10	FREEDEM
@Alexandreu Davinescu[/member	12	TNC
@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir	22	FREEDEM
@Antonio Montagnha	1	NO PARTY
@Ián Txaglh	5	PDR
@Cresti da Ion Nouacastra-Läxhirescu	22	FREEDEM
@Eovart Xhorxh	13	TNC
@Francesco Manzella	13	TNC
@Litz Cjantscheir	13	TNC
@Mic'haglh Autófil	20	PDR
@Miestră Schivă, UrN	22	FREEDEM
@Mximo Carbonel	3	RCT
@Muhammed Yasir	13	TNC
@Munditenens Tresplet	18	DIEN
@Tric'hard Lenxheir	1	TNC
@Vitxalmour Axhairsegol	1	NO PARTY
@X Pol Briga	13	TNC
Total Seats	202

The Seneschal Election opens on May 1, 2022 at 6:00 AM TST and closes on May 21, 2022 at 7:30 PM TST. Any votes cast on this thread prior to the opening time will not be counted.

Email reminders to vote will be sent twice during the election.



Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

As part of my application to the Royal Society, I have added to the Wiki at the following link a preliminary lecture on the topic of Teacher Bias and Isolated Instructional Routines in English Learner Education.

If you are interested in reading the lecture, please visit this link. If you have questions or wish to discuss the short lecture, please reply to this thread.

Thanks! (I've also added the link to the lecture on the Royal Society's Wiki page)

http://wiki.talossa.com/Teacher_Bias_and_Isolated_Instructional_Routines_in_English_Learner_Education

I hereby request membership in the Royal Society for the Advancement of Knowledge.

My qualifications are that I possess a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. I intend to post an initial lecture on the topic of the equity gap in English Learner education.

Thank you,

Dr. Txec dal Nordselva

(It appears that according to the Wiki I'm already a Senior Fellow, but alas, I did not actually provide a lecture, so I am re-applying to make it formal).

Azul,

I'm not the Minister of Defense, but as the Captain of the Zouavs, I respectfully request that the Royal Talossan College of Arms create a badge or other achievement for the Royal Zouavs.

Respectfully submitted,
Txec dal Nordselva
Captain of the Zouavs

El.Lex H.21 states

QuoteThe Cosa shall elect one of its members to serve as Speaker of the Cosa (Talossan: el Túischac'h) for the upcoming term. The Speaker shall preside, direct and maintain order during Living Cosas and in the Hopper, in an unbiased fashion. Otherwise, his function will be to advise Members of the Cosa of appropriate decorum. He is considered the honourable President of the Cosâ and shall be awarded all due veneration when serving as such. In the absence of the Túischac'h from the Hopper, the Mençéi shall perform these duties. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)

The Cosa shall elect the Túischac'h as follows. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)

17.1. At any time between the Election Deadline and the following Dissolution of the Cosa, any Member of the Cosa shall be empowered to publish and open for signatures a petition nominating an eligible person for the office of Túischac'h. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)
17.2. Once a petition is published, any eligible Member of the Cosa shall be empowered to second the nomination by countersigning the petition in public. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)
17.3. Members may not second multiple nominations concurrently; if a Member wishes to support a different petition, he/she shall first publicly retract the earlier countersignature. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)
17.4. Following any number of petitions, presented as above and supporting the same candidate, being signed or counter-signed by members currently representing an absolute majority of seats in the Cosa, the candidate named in the petition(s) shall be declared by the Secretary of State to be the Túischac'h. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)
17.5. Petitions may not be carried over from one vacancy in the office of Seneschal to Túischac'h. Once a Túischac'h is elected as above, all petitions shall be made moot. (54RZ21) repealing both (50PD01) (52RZ3)

As such, nominations are now open.



Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

At this time it is my duty to call for nominations for Seneschal for the 57th Cosa.

Article VI of the Organic Law states:

QuoteSection 5 The election of a Seneschál shall be the sole and exclusive business of the first Clark of every newly seated Ziu, but neither a member of the Senäts nor the King may vote on the matter. The Senäts may undertake during such Clark any of their business for which the consent of the Cosâ or the King be not requisite. (54RZ23)

The method of election of a Seneschál shall be Ranked Choice Voting. Each member of the Cosâ shall have as many votes in the election as the seats which he hold in the Cosâ, but shall cast his votes as one bloc and have no divided conscience. The candidates for each such election shall be nominated by each political party which shall have earned representation in the Cosâ at the most recent general election. (54RZ23) (55RZ22)

No member of the Cosâ may abstain in the election of a Seneschál, and shall rank on his ballot at least two distinct preferences, which itself shall be made public. (54RZ23)

Whichever candidate shall have earned a majority of the votes in his election, as according to the method of Ranked Choice Voting, shall be appointed subsequently and forthwith by the King to serve as Seneschál, and the results of the election shall be published at large in the Clark. (54RZ23)

Section 6 The Seneschál shall announce publicly both the members of the incoming Government and the Government's legislative agenda at least before, if not sooner than, the last day on which a member of the Ziu may submit a measure to the second Clark. Failing this, the King shall dissolve the Cosa and call new elections.(54RZ23)(55RZ22)

Section 7 No election for the Seneschál shall occur, except during the first Clark of a newly seated Ziu. (54RZ23)

Party Leaders, please make your nominations for Seneschal. The voting (and the 1st official Clark of the 57th Cosa) will begin on April 1, 2022 and will end on April 21, 2022.

DIEN - @Munditenens Tresplet - Party Leader
FREEDEMS - @Txec dal Nordselvă - Party Leader
PDR - @Mic'haglh Autófil - Party Leader
RCT - @Mximo Carbonèl - Party Leader
TNC - @Breneir Itravilatx - Party Leader

Party leaders - please make your seat choices in this thread.

Thank you,



Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

As three Senators have been elected, it is now time to remind them of the statutory required fee for successfully winning a seat in the Senate.

El Lex B.9 states, in part, "9. The Secretary of State, or his appointed agent, shall charge a registration fee of... of 3¤20 (three louise and twenty bence, equivalent to $5 USD) to each successful candidate in a Senäts election. in forthcoming elections... and no successful candidate in a Senäts election shall be declared elected until they pay the fee."

The fee may be paid to the Burgermeister via the usual methods.

• @Txoteu É. Davinescu - Maricopa. Fee paid: Yes
• @Ian Plätschisch - Maritiimi-Maxhestic. Fee paid: Yes
• @Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h - Fiova. Fee paid: Yes

Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

At this time it is my duty to announce the call for MCs for the 57th Cosa.

Seat Distribution:

DIEN - 18 seats @Munditenens Tresplet - Party Leader
FREEDEMS - 76 seats @Txec dal Nordselvă - Party Leader
PDR - 25 seats @Mic'haglh Autófil - Party Leader
RCT - 3 seats @Mximo Carbonèl - Party Leader
TNC - 78 seats @Breneir Itravilatx - Party Leader

Party leaders - please make your seat choices in this thread.

Thank you,



Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

Currently Assigned Seats in the 57th Cosa



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Name	Seats in the Cosa	Party
@Açafat del Val	10	FREEDEM
@Alexandreu Davinescu[/member	12	TNC
@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir	22	FREEDEM
@Antonio Montagnha	1	NO PARTY
@Ián Txaglh	5	PDR
@Cresti da Ion Nouacastra-Läxhirescu	22	FREEDEM
@Eovart Xhorxh	13	TNC
@Francesco Manzella	13	TNC
@Litz Cjantscheir	13	TNC
@Mic'haglh Autófil	20	PDR
@Miestră Schivă, UrN	22	FREEDEM
@Mximo Carbonel	3	RCT
@Muhammed Yasir	13	TNC
@Munditenens Tresplet	18	DIEN
@Tric'hard Lenxheir	1	TNC
@Vitxalmour Axhairsegol	1	NO PARTY
@X Pol Briga	13	TNC
Total Seats	202

   

Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă   Scribe of Abbavilla

Azul,

As has been pointed out numerous times, I have a lot of jobs here in Talossa. As such, I am hoping to find someone to either replace me as the Scribe of Abbavilla, or agree to become an Deputy Scribe. It's not a ton of work, but it does add to the workload for me.

You need to be able to edit wiki text on our Wiki, and be ready to regularly update the laws after each Clark or Referendum passes.

If you are interested, please let me know.

Thanks,

Txec dal Nordselva
Scribe of Abbavilla

Article X Section 5 of the Organic Law states, "Any citizen who neither votes in any general election nor responds to any national census established by law for a period of two years, as calculated at any Election Deadline, shall be deemed to have renounced his citizenship."

It is with sadness that the Chancery announces that the following people have lost their citizenship as a result of this law:

Patrick Woolley
Nicolâ Casálmac'h
Txec Rôibeardsëfiglheu
Ben Putnam
Ian del Puntadeireu
Adam da Simeon
Thomas Dray
Salman Farizi
Cresti Françell
Mertgedes Perla Cucumatsch
Luiz Paulo Ferreira
Angelo Barjamcanaj
Marco Morvillo
Andrew Dillman
Larry Song
Simeon Lhiunell Zestroxheir
Gödafrïeu Airignha
Ian Alexandrewu Moritzescu
Bakou Hearthless
Federica Viola

Any person on this list (indeed any former citizen who lost their citizenship via not voting) may have their citizenship reinstated automatically if the provisions of El.Lex E.14 are met,

Quote14. An individual whose citizenship has been terminated solely by effect of Article XVIII, Section 10 of the Organic Law may apply to the Chancery for reinstatement of citizenship by providing the contact information required by section E.2. (47RZ46)

14.1. The Secretary of State shall reactivate the citizenship of the individual upon confirming that the individual can be contacted at the same e-mail address previously on file with the Chancery, or otherwise verifying to the Secretary of State's satisfaction the identity of the applicant as a former citizen.

Done under my hand and seal this third day of March, 2022



Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

WHEREAS our statutory law is sometimes filled with errors whenever changes are made elsewhere to it, or in the Organic Law;

and WHEREAS one of the unfortunate jobs of the Secretary of State is to revoke citizenship for "those poor, unfortunate souls" at the end of an election cycle (Little Mermaid reference was intended!);

and WHEREAS reading El.Lex and realizing that it is, sadly, filled with errors, and seeing that as the Secretary of State, I am entitled to hopper bills;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Ziu does amend El.Lex 14, which currently reads, "An individual whose citizenship has been terminated solely by effect of Article XVIII, Section 10 of the Organic Law may apply to the Chancery for reinstatement of citizenship by providing the contact information required by section E.2. (47RZ46)"

SHALL BE AMENDED to read "An individual whose citizenship has been terminated solely by effect of Article X Section 5 of the Organic Law may apply to the Chancery for reinstatement of citizenship by providing the contact information required by E.2."

Uréu q'estadra så
Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă, - Secretár d'Estat

DIEN 7 votes - 17 seats
FreeDems 30 votes, 76 seats
PDR 10 votes, 25 seats
RCT 1 vote, 3 seats
TNC 31 votes, 78 seats

These results are unofficial until the Electoral Commission certified them.

Effective immediately, for his already outstanding service to Talossan culture, I hereby promote Private Mic'haglh Autófil to the rank of Private First Class.

Congratulations Private First Class Autófil.

Captain Txec dal Nordselvă
El Capitán da l'Altahál

As the current Premier of Maricopa, it falls to me to open the nomination period for Premier.

The nomination phase will stay open for ONE WEEK. Voting will commence on April 10, 2022, as soon as the national election is concluded.

Candidates:

• Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă
• Danihel Txechescu
• Béneditsch Ardpresteir

Azul fellow Maricopans,

I figure I can get the ball rolling even while the national election is underway. As such, as Premieir of Maricopa, I hereby open the call for seats in the Maricopa Cabana.

As a reminder, ANY citizen of Maricopa may claim a seat in the Cabana - the hottest spot north of Havana - and maybe this term we will have business to conduct!

Members of the Cabana (claimed seats)

• Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă
• Danihel Txechescu
• Béneditsch Ardpresteir
• Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat

I have had a look through OldWitt and added to the Arms of the Gentry page on the wiki (http://wiki.talossa.com/Arms_of_the_Gentry) the grants from the 2015 Saint Aaron's Day Honours and the 2017 Independence Day Honours. The problem is, I don't have images to represent those grants of arms, so all I've been able to do thus far is list the holders name, blazon, and status.

If anyone has an image that can be used for the following people, please let me know: @Txoteu Davinescu, @Cresti Nouacastra, @Jordan Placie, @Audrada Roibeardet, and @Ian Plätschisch and Eiric La Carita (former citizen).

I'm going to continue combing the archives, since I hope the 2017 honours is not the last time there has been a grant of arms (but it is the last one I can find on OldWitt).

-REH

--Polling Station 1: Wittenberg-

NB: This is a polling place. Only use this thread for your votes! (Opinions, questions, comments can be posted elsewhere.)

NB: Your vote cannot be changed once cast. Do not edit your posts!

The March 2022 General Elections to elect the 57th Cosa, provincial assemblies and 3 senate seats in addition to the three referenda on amendments to the Organic Law is now active.

You can find the election rules here: http://www.talossa.ca/files/electionrules.php

Ballots will be sent today. If you do not receive a ballot today, please send me a pm.

If you believe there is something wrong with the ballot, please contact me ASAP.


HOW TO VOTE

As per the Organic Law, all votes are final, and cannot be retracted, modified or altered in any way: if multiple votes are sent, only the first one is counted. The only exception is that if you vote on the Cosa part, but forgot to vote on the Senate part, you may add your Senate vote before the election deadline using voting method 1, 2, or 4* (see below). The database admin will then manually insert your Senate vote into the database.

*In this case, make a new separate post, do not alter your original post.

There are five ways to vote:

1 ) You can reply to their Ballot email with your vote, provided the PSC code is in the email. Those votes will be entered manually into the Database system.

2 ) You can write a different email (to talossachancery@gmail.com), provided the PSC code is in it. Those votes will be entered manually into the Database system.

3 ) You can vote using the online form: www.talossa.ca/files/vote.php using only your citizen number (available online and in the email) and the PSC code from the email. Those votes will be entered automatically into the Database system.

4 ) Voters will be able to vote on Wittenberg publicly. A single vote thread will be created for casting votes on Wittenberg. If you have received your vote code (PSC), you are requested to cast your vote in that thread. It is suggested that for privacy purposes you send a PM with your PSC but not post it in the public forum. A vote without PSC will be validated provided the account clearly belongs to a single eligible voter.

5 ) You can print the ballot located here at www.talossa.ca/files/votebymail.php and mail it to the address located at the bottom of the ballot. Keep in mind that votes need to arrive before the election deadline to be valid and voting by mail might take long, especially from a location outside western Europe. (NOTICE: the vote by mail ballot is not fully updated yet.  When voting by mail please keep in mind the instructions on the email ballot or here.)


KEEP IN MIND WHEN VOTING

Especially when voting using a different method than the database, keep in mind the following:

* Specify which part you are voting for. Unspecified party votes will only count towards the Cosa election.

* Write-in parties for the Cosa elections cannot receive votes. A write-in vote has the same effect as Present/Invalid.

* For the Senate part, rank as many eligible candidates as you want in order of preference. Do not include one candidate multiple times. Please include a candidate's full name or citizen number. Ambiguous votes may be rejected. Write-In votes for eligible citizens are allowed.

* Party votes do not count in any way for Senate elections.

* As per the Organic Law, all votes are final, and cannot be retracted, modified or altered in any way: if multiple votes are sent, only the first one is counted. The only exception is that if you vote on the Cosa part, but forgot to vote on the Senate part, you may add your Senate vote before the election deadline using voting method 1, 2, or 4* (see above). The database admin will then manually insert your Senate vote into the database.

* *In this case, make a new separate post, do not alter your original post.

WHAT TO VOTE ON

If you vote on witt, please include the following parts:
(On witt your vote will always be public.)

Part 3: Cosa Election
For the Cosa, please vote for the party you want to vote for.

5 parties have registered:

• Free Democrats (FreeDems)
• Talossan National Congress (TNC)
• Raßemblamaintsch dels Citaxhiens Talossáes (RCT)
• Parti da Reformaziun (PdR)
• The Independent Monarchist (Dien)

More information about these parties (50 word statements, leaders, link to party platform, etc) can be found on your ballot, on the online voting form and on the election rules page.

If you do not wish to vote for a party you can also indicate "PRESENT" for the Party Vote. This counts as vote in regards to keeping your citizenship.
(You risk losing your citizenship if you did not vote or take part in a census during the last two years.)

Part 5: Referendum
There are three  referenda this year:

RZ9 - The Small OrgLawAmendment (Seneschal's Rights in the Hopper) Act
RZ10 - The Small OrgLawAmendment (Dignity of the Tuischach'h) Act
RZ11 - Amendment on Reserved Seats for New Citizens

You may vote Për (in favour), Contrâ (against), or Abstain on these amendments.
The full texts can be found by clicking the links.

Part 6: Senate Election
Please include your vote for Senator if you are a citizen of any of the following provinces: Maricopa, Maritiimi-Maxhestic, Fiova

To vote for Senate, list 1 or more (the database ballot accepts up to 5) eligible citizens of your province in order of preference!

If you leave this empty your vote will count as abstain and your vote for the other parts will still be valid.
Important: votes for a party do NOT count here. You will need to vote for an individual candidate.

The following candidates have registered for senate seats:
Maricopa -   Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu
Maritiimi-Maxhestic - Ian Plätschisch
Fiova    - Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h

Write-in votes for Senate are also allowed

Part 7: Provincial Election
Here you can vote for whichever party you wish to represent you in your provincial assembly. The provincial assembly elections of the following provinces are conducted by the chancery:

- Atatürk

- Benito
(For the Benito Legislative Assembly, please vote for a party, or PRESENT if you wish to cast a null ballot.)

- Florencia
(Vote for a party or vote "present")

- Fiova
Ranked choice voting, same as for Senators

If you leave this empty your vote will count as abstain and your vote for the other parts will still be valid.

WHEN TO VOTE

Any time between 15 March 07:00 TST and 1 April 19:30 TST (UTC-5) (This corresponds to 19:30 in Milwaukee (WI), USA)




Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă,
Secretár d'Estat

I would like to formally request that the current Squirrel King of Arms, @Sir Cresti Siervecul, appoint a Viceroy Squirrel King of Arms to act in his stead in the necessary functions of the Royal Talossan College of Arms. As the RTCoA is becoming ever more active, and requests for arms are advancing, the task of asking the King for honors is becoming more relevant. Active leadership of the RTCoA is an important part of our kingdom.

Thank you,

- The Rouge Elephant Herald