I nominate @Munditenens Tresplet as Tuischac'h.

One more addition, namely BUS.A.3

Quote from: Sir Lüc on April 21, 2025, 08:16:25 AMI think Title E should also specify what happens should someone rank fewer than three candidates.

So updated

I have updated Title B, Section 2.5 to reflect that sometimes, Founders' Day itself may fall on April 20 -- like today! Happy Birthday, Belacostă!

I've also added Title E to the proposal -- this clarifies a few things on provincial elections that the Constitution did not specify.

I don't really like doing this on principle, but for the sake of moving things forward I nominate myself. A mick will carry that nomination, or the other two Consuls may agree on a candidate themselves.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 14, 2025, 10:46:23 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on April 14, 2025, 10:30:48 PMThis proposal was never officially archived; please consider this notice that it is "officially no longer on hold".

Open Society is now the Green Party but I re-submit my request to co-sponsor if the sponsor would allow it.

Sponsorship updated.

This proposal was never officially archived; please consider this notice that it is "officially no longer on hold".

Posting my feedback on the proposed changes as well.

One of the key changes is a mild reduction in the powers of the Senäts; namely allowing the Cosa to override the rejection of a bill by the Senäts by a 3/5 supermajority on regular legislation only (i.e. not OrgLaw amendments).

* This balances an increase in the power of individual Senators (because of the decrease in their number) with a reduction in their power as a body.
* It brings the Senäts more in line with the "postponement" model of upper house legislative consideration seen in most other parliamentary systems.
* It does not affect the power of a royal veto, which the King is still completely entitled to use on bills for which the Cosa has overridden Senäts rejection.
* As I mentioned earlier, the consent of the Senäts is still mandatory under this model for amendments to the Organic Law.

WHEREAS, the Fixed Electoral Date Amendment (60RZ21) was not ratified by the Talossan People at the most recent General Election, and

WHEREAS, that amendment included a streamlined, updated definition for HM Loyal Opposition, and

WHEREAS, this definition is worth implementing into El Lexhatx, where the Opposition is currently defined, then

BE IT RESOLVED, that Title H of El Lexhatx, Section 4.3, which currently reads

QuoteMembers of the Cosâ who (in a given session of the Cosa) have voted NON on the most recent Vote of Confidence, or intend to do so on the next Vote of Confidence, shall be known as El Contrapharti Fieir da Sieu Maxhestà, or "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" in English, or in short "El Contrapharti / The Opposition". Unless and until the members of the Opposition decide otherwise by majority vote , the "Leader of the Opposition" shall be the leader of the party with the most Cosa seats assigned to MCs who voted NON on the last Vote of Confidence.

is replaced in its entirety with

QuoteAll political parties holding seats in the Cosă but not having representation in the Cabinet shall be known as El Contrapharti Fieir da Sieu Maxhestà, or "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" in English, or in short El Contrapharti or "The Opposition". Unless and until the members of the Opposition decide otherwise by majority vote , the "Leader of the Opposition" shall be the leader of the party within The Opposition with a plurality of seats. Should more than one party within the Opposition possess a plurality of seats, a majority vote shall be conducted among Opposition MCs upon the seating of a new Cosa to select a Leader of the Opposition from among those parties so tied for a plurality. This shall include multiple rounds of balloting as necessary in the event that more than two parties are initially so tied until one eligible candidate receives the support of a majority of Opposition Cosă seats. In the event this vote results in a tie among the final two participants, one of those two shall be chosen by random draw conducted by the Chancery.

Uréu q'estadra så:
Mic'haglh Autófil MC (PdR/Avant)

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 12, 2025, 10:15:26 PMREVOLUTION

Caught in 4K, the unholy alliance between Davinescu and Autofil commences

Under Article III, Section 3 of the Belacostan Constitution, the first order of business for a newly-seated Provincial Council is the election of a Governadeir for the term. I open the floor for nominations.

@Sir Lüc @Iason Taiwos

The electoral results having been certified, the provisional results reported above are unchanged and thus final.

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on April 13, 2025, 08:17:25 AMAt this point I don't even know if I want a Talossan ID. I don't want to waste your time for just one ID because surely I will be the only one signing up for one in the next Cosă term.

I wouldn't be so sure. We have several new citizens who may want one as well.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 13, 2025, 03:09:59 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on March 31, 2025, 11:17:44 PMThe Ministry of STUFF requests an update from the following citizens regarding whether or not their IDs have been delivered:

@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu
@Flip Molinar

I don't know if you'll get a response from Flip :⁠-⁠(

I received one. I am appreciative of the effort you have gone to.

I'm glad to hear you've gotten yours! As for S:reu Molinar...hoping against hope, you know? :/

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 10, 2025, 05:41:08 PMTo be honest, the idea of replacing the essay requirement with a very brief, 10-point multi-choice "civics quiz" which you can pass just by reading the front page of talossa.com is growing on me. Something that couldn't be easily brute-forced by a spambot.

I'd support this.
- Tests are unbiased (well, less so anyway) compared to essay questions.
- As you say, spambots can't really force their way through (nor can you really ChatGPT your way through, lol)
- If you can't be bothered to take a ten-question quiz to demonstrate the faintest interest in Talossa, with all due respect, what brings you here? This is like the bare minimum.
- The "two sponsor" method now in use should stay, IMO.

Quote from: mximo on April 10, 2025, 09:55:20 PMAzul,

We should go back to a vote in both chambers, Cosa and Senate, like in the good old days. People had to network to get the support of parliamentarians. Personally, I often use Google Translate and Chat GPT to translate my texts from French to English. For me, the goal of making immigration more complex is simply to avoid having more people who do not participate. Our goal should be to have people ready to show us their desire to participate in the improvement of the kingdom; our immigration laws should reflect this.

Mximo

I can't say I'm in favor of citizenship votes. That basically means the Government of the day actually has a much easier path than they do now of filtering prospective citizens based on political alignment. I could maybe see an argument that the two petitioners must be one MC and one Senator, maybe, because at least then all you need is one, not 50%+1.