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I can send the receipt from my PayPal account, but if it helps track things down the receipt says it went to account stamps@kingdomoftalossa.net

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on September 01, 2026, 07:47:12 PMCongratulations on your victory Eðo Grischun. As I said I did not expect to win just didn't want to see someone run unopposed. Lead the province well!

Thank You, Tric'hard. I absolutely respect that stance. I will endeavour, as always, to represent the Province as best as I can. If you ever have any concerns over how a legislative proposal might affect Vuode please feel free to contact me.

Quote from: Sir Lüc on September 02, 2026, 11:40:42 AMThe Electoral Commission has been contacted to proceed with certification of the election results. I will update the citizenry on certification status as necessary.

Because of the large winning margins, I advise @Baron Alexandreu Davinescu , @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be and @Eðo Grischun to start making arrangements about paying the $5 Senate winner's fee to the Treasury, so they can be seated immediately after the election is certified.

I have made a $10 "donation" via the main website's donation function. 
Payment should appear in the Kingdom's PayPal from my English name on 2 Sep.

It's not quite true to say that the people of Vuode can expect me to only represent the views of my party and not those of Vuode.

Whenever I cast votes, I try to weigh the position of the party with what I believe would be good for Vuode. Although, that weighting also considers that the business of the National Parliament doesn't ever trample on the rights of the provinces anyway. It's a bit like a balancing of probabilities. What I have never done is vote in a way that would harm the province, which I think is reflected in the large number of years I have been consistently returned by this province to serve it.

Yes, the primary position is that I will deeply consider what the party position is; after all, I'm a member of that party because their views align with my own. However, on the rare occasion something were to arise that would put me in direct conflict with the province that I serve, then I would stand up for the province. Also, if the province is steadfast of mind on something then I would, of course, represent that view.

I announce candidacy for the Senate seat for Vuode.

With thanks.

My final vote is for þerxh Sant-Enogat.

I will add that if a session of the States General does not or cannot form, then it does not mean we find ourselves in a state of anarchy.  In such an event, the failsafe is for the Constable to administer the Province under Crown Rule.

Thanks Luc. I had forgot that was on the national ballot.

This will come down to how strict are we going to read the Vuode constitution where it says seats are claimed by making a *public* declaration. 

Does a ballot return count as a public declaration?

And, even if it does, what about ballots that were not made in public, but cast in secret?

What I can say with certainty is that the spirit behind the Vuode Constitution (even though it doesn't explicitly say this) was that the province was in outright opposition and rejection of the notion that the Chancery would hold our provincial ballots. This, in my opinion, was one of the cornerstones in the authoring and passage of our constitution.

Unfortunately, three of the most active people who had a hand in those events are not around (Dreu G, Viteu M and Sir T).  One could argue that the mandate has shifted due to a change in demographic.  Even if we consider that a material enough change of circumstances, it wouldn't warrant us to abandon the text or spirit of the law as it stands.  Indeed, it strengthens my call for a fresh provincial constitutional convention.

My opinion is that the claims made via national ballot are not valid on the basis that these particular points of our constitution were written as an assertion of our autonomy from Chancery interference.

I nominate the member for Maricopa, Txoteu Davinescu.

Rescinded.

When my payment clears, I believe it will result in a slight overpayment. Add it to the Treasury as a donation please.

Working from old memories here so some of the finer details of the 'Grischun Plan' escape me.

It was an attempt to create a 'unitary authority'.  This meant on a local level the provinces would retain separate and distinct identities, but would have been administered by a single civic authority. Meanwhile, yes, both would have retained their own Constables and Senators.

It was an attempt at finding a middle ground, because at the time there was opposition to abolishing a Senate seat and there were a handful of Organic issues with just going for a full-on merger.

My personal preference has always been a total merger of Vuode and M-M. The abolishment of both for the birth of a new single province.

Needless to say, I am extremely interested in having the conversation and seeing how much progress can be made.

If we go with a plain text reading of the law then I think, technically, no seat claims means no session of the States General takes place.

I'm thinking this might present an opportunity for the province to hold a meaningful conversation on our future; be that, in lieu of a functioning legislature, a summit of sorts or be it a constitutional convention.

Participation in Vuode has always went through periods of being bullish or bearish.  I can't say we have a failed province or one that is dying, but I have been vocal with my thinking that merging the province with one of our neighbours would be beneficial.

And thank you for the congratulations.

There wasn't an official announcement of the party ceasing.

Around August 2019 I resigned from leading the party. After that point BenArd was the RUMP's sole MC.  I gather he made some kind of attempt to muster a revival for the next election, but didn't get a response.  The party simply failed to run in that next election.

BenArd went to the ZPT while I went on to stand as a Peculiarist.

Basically, the party fizzled out with its members going inactive one by one until there was none.

I'm unable to pay via PayPal just now it seems.  I think if the Burgermeister sends me a payment request then I can pay by debit card?

Posted in both places.

One in the official thread for the Chancery and one here for the local constituents.

I, hereby, announce my candidacy for the Senate seat of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg.

I, hereby, announce my candidacy for the Senate seat of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg.