I have edited the bill to reflect my comments above.

Come hell or high water this bill will be Clarked in December, so please comment now if you so desire.

Azul,

Being the author of the RZ5, the Budget, I hope I am allowed to speak here despite not being a member of the Cosa. If not, I suppose you are free to toss me out.

The expenditures are based on either the Government's past experiences or our best estimates. While we have been informed that stamps cannot be purchased for $50, the Ziu will have to opportunity to vote again solely on the matter of stamps if the Government later decides to request additional monies. This decision will likely be based on how much income we receive through donations and sales of coins and stamps.

PER on all.

Voting on the Talossan Music Top 20 has entered Round 2. Now is a great time to get involved if you haven't already (all you have to do is listen to some songs and give points to your favorites).

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 03, 2021, 10:06:14 PM
I propose that we formally thank Ian Plätschisch for his efforts on behalf of the province last term.  I'd like to move to a vote in a week if there are no objections.  I will present text at that time.

You're too kind.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 03, 2021, 06:41:40 AM
And did he have arms?

From the picture I can see that he had at least one arm.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on September 29, 2021, 02:27:17 PM
So if I understand S;reu Perþonest correctly, about 50 usd was raised in stamp sales/donations last year.

On what basis does the government think it is realistic that 200 dollars will be raised this term (noting that a cosa term is less than a year)?

Also, what is the government's plan regarding the stamps now that it turns out 50 dollars for stamps may not be feasible?

Depending on the amount of donations received, we may deem it worthwhile to request the extra money for the full run of stamps, or we may decide now is not the right time to purchase that many stamps.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on September 23, 2021, 05:29:33 PM
How many commemorative stamps would be produced for this amount?

The Burgermeister informed me that we could get 1,000 stamps for $140. Therefore we should be able to get at least a couple hundred for $50, even though the unit cost would likely be higher for a smaller order.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on September 23, 2021, 05:24:01 PM
Can you expand a bit more on the registered agent bit? How much would this cost us yearly?

We do not know exactly how much it will cost; the $100 figure is probably on the high end. The purpose of having one is to gain some recognition as a legal entity in the US, which provides some advantages when it comes to managing our assets. D:na Schiva has taken point on this so she would be the best person to ask for more details.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on September 23, 2021, 05:18:12 PM
Is there any link available to the latest financial report?

Unfortunately I have not received that from the Burgermeister yet.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on September 23, 2021, 05:16:35 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on September 20, 2021, 10:03:26 PM
I really do appreciate the comedy here, so do not take this the wrong way, but the LCC bill is very likely to be put to a vote in some form, so how do you feel about it?

I suppose that depends on the "some form" bit. What did you think of my suggestions in that thread?

Thanks for drawing my attention to those. I have responded.

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on August 24, 2021, 06:11:33 PM
Some suggestions:

* remove MC's, Senators and the Seneschal from the convocation (or even better: explicitly exclude them). The King should ideally be some counterbalance to the short term politics that govern us and represent its long-term culture and history. I'd be nice if the system that produces the monarch was completely separated from the partisan politics which already dominates everything else.
(We shouldn't really want parties with silly names like the King Lüc Party explicitly campaigning on their position in the convocation whenever a convocation is coming up)

I am very afraid that doing this would remove almost all active citizens from the Convocation.

Perhaps we do away with position-based entry and do it solely based on tenure of citizenship. That way politicians aren't automatically entered but aren't automatically excluded either.

Quote* The convocation should probably also be convened whenever we are without a King for other reasons than the convocation removing him.

I'd be good with that.

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* Maybe establish some explicit procedure for convening the convocation. I.e. have someone (the SoS?) call all eligible members (maybe an email requirement) and then set some deadline at which point the convocation is fixed (and anyone who hasn't responded to the call at that point is not part of that particular convocation.

* Some formal system for the various voting round when choosing a new King. For example:
Each vote takes two days and is preceded by three days of discussion.
New votes are called until a candidate reaches 2/3rd of the vote
In the first two rounds all votes are free
In the third round members are only allowed to vote for candidates who received votes in the second round (or abstain)
In the fourth round members are only allowed to vote for candidates who received at least 10% of the vote in the third round (or abstain).
In the fifth round members are only allowed to vote for the top 4 candidates from the fourth round (or abstain).
In the sixth round members are only allowed to vote for the top 3 candidates from the fifth round (or abstain).
In the seventh and eight round members are only allowed to vote for the top 2 candidates from the sixth round (or abstain).
In the ninth and tenth round members are only allowed to vote for or against the candidate with the most votes in the eight round.
If after ten rounds the remaining candidate does not get 2/3rd of the vote, the convocation is dissolved and a referendum is held on the remaining candidate during the next election. If the candidate fails a new convocation is called the month following the election.

The above is just an example, but this is supposed to be a major event that solidifies the Monarchy and its legitimacy for another seven years. Some overly formal and pompous rules would be nice (plus there should definitely be some rules to establish what happens if no candidate gets 2/3rd of the vote anyway).

I am not opposed to this but I would rather such detail be laid out in statute, or by the Convocation itself.

I must say that I looked into this trip more seriously than I probably should have.

It could be technically possible for me to attend (depending on how my time off accrues at my job). That being said, it would be very difficult given that it is less than two months from now and I've never travelled independently abroad before (if this were in the US I'd be much more willing and able to go).

How soon could you find out if your idea could really happen?

Please Clark the Budget: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=1009.0

I really do appreciate the comedy here, so do not take this the wrong way, but the LCC bill is very likely to be put to a vote in some form, so how do you feel about it?