Voting on the October 2026 Clark (the first of the 63rd Cosă) is now open, until the 21st of the month, at 19h30 TST.

You can find the Clark at: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark (html) or at https://database.talossa.com/ziu/terms/63/clarks/1/pdf (pdf)

MCs and Senators can all vote on the new Database using the credentials you have been sent by email: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark/vote

If you wish to vote on Wittenberg, MCs can vote here and Senators can vote here.



Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State

Senators, you can cast your votes on the First Clark here or on the database: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark/vote

You can find the Clark at: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark (html) or at https://database.talossa.com/ziu/terms/63/clarks/1/pdf (pdf)

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

 Members of the Cosă, you can cast your votes on the First Clark here or on the database: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark/vote

You can find the Clark at: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/clark (html) or at https://database.talossa.com/ziu/terms/63/clarks/1/pdf (pdf)

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

Quote from: owenedwards on September 29, 2026, 12:10:02 PMWas Korallia a former Dandelion?

Yes, she is MPF's daughter, and came of age in 2016, first voting in a Talossan election in the GE for the 50th Cosa.

Hearty congratulations and my very best wishes to all incoming and continuing ministers! I think this all hands on deck stuff is a rare chance to get a lot of big and small fixes through, and delivering on that won't be easy, but there's plenty of expertise in this Cabinet to give it the best shot.

Judging by who's in and who's out, as the leader of the largest party out of Government, I am marking down @Crement Itravilatx as Leader of the Opposition for the time being, pending the outcome of the first VoC.

--SoS

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on September 28, 2026, 08:58:32 PMI hereby request that His Majesty appoint þerxh Sant-Enogat to the office of Minister of Propaganda

Typo?

TANDI QE Liz Quiehui 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 Liz Quiehui àl statüs exaltat del 616-l:t CITAXHIÉN VEITAT DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Fiovă, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.

Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Txec es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 28. Setemvar in l'anneu dal eră comun 2026, in el secund anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Txec, es el 47-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.

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WHEREAS Liz Quiehui 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 Liz Quiehui to the exalted status of the 616th NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Fiovă, with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.

Done by my hand in the name of King Txec and under his Royal Seal this 28th day of September in the year of the common era 2026, in the 2nd year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King Txec, and of the independence of Talossa the 47th.




Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretar d'Estat / Secretary of State

Oath sent.

For the record, I have okayed this approach, based on multiple precedents that dictate that a bill's 10-day Hopper timer runs down from the initial draft, if the submitted version is still germane. Most recently, 62RZ26 was moved to the CRL the same day the final draft was posted, and the Advisory Opinion Removal bill was moved 8 days after the final version.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on September 26, 2026, 09:14:10 PMI'm not sure your tweaked #1 will work, since the Tuischac'h automatically leaves office at the end of the Cosa because the Cosa has been dissolved and there are no more MCs.  The Tuischac'h is the head of the Cosa, after all.  We'd need to write special provisions allowing that the Cosa continues even after its dissolution, but only in the person of the Tuischac'h, but also that they can't exercise any of the powers of the Cosa in their own person except for the ones specifically for their office.

I am aware, and I was consciously suggesting we enact exactly those provisions. The rationale being that we have given the Túischac'h some additional powers, beyond their core mission of moderating debate, that we also accept will go in abeyance for two months. How would you apply Lexh.C.2.1 and Lexh.C.3.1 during those two months?

(For the record - I would personally go even beyond that, and stipulate that outgoing MCs may also exercise some powers after dissolution, such as the power to petition for a prospective citizen's application to require a Ziu vote.)

But of course, it would be much simpler (but not equivalent, because this still means almost two months without a Túischac'h to wield those additional powers) to add a seniority provision similar to what is already used in the Senäts.

I would strongly caution against 3, but would welcome 2 and would suggest 1 be tweaked so that the outgoing Túischac'h be allowed to perform every statutory function after Dissolution until a new incumbent is in place (so CRL, Chancery oversight and so on).

The call for bills for the October 2026 Clark (the first of the 63rd Cosă) is now open. You may post a link to a bill's Hopper thread underneath in the usual fashion, provided it has passed the Hopper according to Lex.H.2 and you are entitled to Clark bills.

I will accept for Clarking any such bills (except for any that fall foul of H.2.7) that are presented between now and September 30th 11:59 PM TDT, as I will begin assembling the Clark on the European morning of October 1st.

Anyway, that's all 200 seats assigned.

I will now be opening the Call for Bills as time is running low - I had been holding off on doing so because we don't have a new Túischac'h, Mençei and A-X to form a new CRL, but time is running low and the former CRL, sans Sir Marcel who Organically ceased to be the Túischac'h upon Dissolution, is still legally empowered to scrutinise bills.

Quote from: Garth Spencer on September 25, 2026, 10:41:42 PMGarth him say

"Wow. I have ten seats. I really should put on more weight."

You can also try and lie down across all of them!

Quote from: King Txec on September 24, 2026, 10:18:53 PMAs a long-time Secretary of State, I very much understand the challenges and hard work of running a general election. Sir Luc I very much appreciate your excellent service to the kingdom.

-Txec R

Thank you, your Majesty!

Thank you Baron Seneschal!

It's never easy to conduct a General Election - it truly is the closest thing Talossa has to a sacred tradition that simply cannot go wrong. And, to be clear, this election did throw us some unexpected, nerve-wracking curveballs (most obviously the Google AI tampering), alongside some things that, while minor or subjective, might still call for future improvements (such as the Database IRV ballot design).

But I'm glad that those curveballs were successfully managed, and I'm equally glad to have felt that all major party leaders had my back all throughout the process. I hope that remains the case for many more elections and Clarks to come; I may be an impartial arbiter, but I'd rather everyone be equally happy than equally angry!

Again, I do feel there's room for improvement. The Chancery will implement in due time stronger ballot tampering protections, improve the design of the Database ballot, as well as finish the already started work to adapt the Database to the new provisions of the electoral system.

But still, even though I think we all feel Talossa is in a bit of a lull lately, and even though some might be additionally disappointed by the high number of PRESENT ballots, turnout was still strong and this election saw a good number of improvements to the voting process (to name the first three that come to mind: the new paper ballot, "Are you sure?" modals when voting on the Database, and the reintroduction of email receipts).

I am again thankful for the Seneschal's kind words and support, and I wish everyone a successful term ahead.

Lüc

TANDI QE Kinrin Lee 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 Kinrin Lee àl statüs exaltat del 615-l:t CITAXHIÉN VEITAT DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Fiovă, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.

Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Txec es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 24. Setemvar in l'anneu dal eră comun 2026, in el secund anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Txec, es el 47-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.

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WHEREAS Kinrin Lee 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 Kinrin Lee to the exalted status of the 615th NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Fiovă, with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.

Done by my hand in the name of King Txec and under his Royal Seal this 24th day of September in the year of the common era 2026, in the second year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King Txec, and of the independence of Talossa the 47th.




Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretar d'Estat / Secretary of State

TANDI QE Hoder Alston 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 Hoder Alston àl statüs exaltat del 614-l:t CITAXHIÉN VEITAT DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Fiovă, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.

Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Txec es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 23. Setemvar in l'anneu dal eră comun 2026, in el secund anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Txec, es el 47-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.

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WHEREAS Hoder Alston 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 Hoder Alston to the exalted status of the 614th NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Fiovă, with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.

Done by my hand in the name of King Txec and under his Royal Seal this 23rd day of September in the year of the common era 2026, in the second year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King Txec, and of the independence of Talossa the 47th.




Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretar d'Estat / Secretary of State

Noted - will get to sending the oath and the grant for Hoder later today.