Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on August 31, 2021, 08:56:42 PM
El Lexhatx H.2.1 states as follows:

QuoteAny Member of the Cosă (MC) or Senator may at any time between the First and Last Clark of a Cosă Term, table in "The Ziu" board on Witt, or its equivalent, a "c (PQ)" or "Terp" in a new thread or its equivalent.

Neither El Lex, nor the bill which introduced this language (44RZ1), nor the Hopper thread on 44RZ1, gives any hint what in blue blazes a "c (PQ)" might possibly be. Could Dama Litz herself enlighten us?

Terpelaziun literally means "question in cosa" so my guess is "cosa parliamentary question."  This would track with a proposed EQT statute, https://talossa.proboards.com/thread/4522/act, as well as the original act that appears to only have applied to MCs in Living Cosas (although in practice not so limited). I could be completely off the mark.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 08, 2021, 02:25:11 PM
I did a little research and it does not appear that we have a provincial bird. I propose that we name the Rufa Red Knot which is an endangered species found within the borders of Vuode along the shore of La Mar Talossan. I would like to put this up for a vote but i am not sure how to put it on the agenda.

Put together an act and put it in the grand session to be debated and voted. You can model it after a national act in the hopper if you like. There's no real rule on how it should look, but it should contain what will become the law if adopted.  There really is little protocol here. But you can help us establish some!

Vuode does not have a single, codified codex of statute like el lexhatx, or the US code. Simply, we have two statutes and a one UPD on the books, we don't need one. So we refer to our statute by the act a la the UK.

Quote from: Viteu on August 04, 2021, 09:54:24 AM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 04, 2021, 08:04:35 AM
I guess that means i will have to figure out what the premier actually does now, you are putting an awful lot of faith in a very new citizen but if confirmed i will do my best.

Whoe--on-set delirium from sleep deprivation actually resulted in a successful post with minimal typos. Go me!

I got too cocky.  How long we were going to let my motion for Etho to be praising officer go?

Post fixed. I should not type posts from my phone.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 05, 2021, 05:37:38 PM

Quote from: Viteu on August 03, 2021, 11:01:27 PM
Okay, let's wrap up.

(1) Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir nominated Éovart Grischun for presiding officer and Viteu Marcianüs as Premier.

(2).Councillor Éovart Grischun nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Councillor Viteu Marcianus as Presiding Officer.

(3) Viteu Marcianüs nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Éovart Grischun for presiding officer.

Results:
For Premier--Tric'hard Lenxheir carries support of 2/3 of the chamber (Éovart and Viteu).

For Presiding Officer--Éovart Groschen carries support of 2/3 of the chamber (Viteu and Tric'hard).

The Chamber has spoken. I move the vote be certified.

I second the movement

Well, with two votes, looks like seats are assigned. I will step out of the way for Presiding* Officer Groschen to call the session into order.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 05, 2021, 05:13:30 PM
Thank you! I have read the constitution and found it very informative but didn't give much in the way of detail (your post helps a lot). At least now i know what sort of responsibilities i have as both premier and as a councilor, I hope to be active once i gain a full working understanding of how things work. I learn better by doing things than i do by reading about them but this helps a lot!

Glad it helped, typos and all! I'm also more of hands-on learner.  You'll do fine.

Quote from: Eðo Grischun on August 04, 2021, 04:21:28 PM
I'll come back to this.  Just posting to let you know I've read the post.

Ugh, typos galore. I made some minor edits.

I began to write this as a summary but went off on a tangent.  I think it's topical for us to discuss. So here it is. 
I invite @Eðo Grischun to comment on my thoughts.   

The most controversial law we have tends to be the Senate National Election Byelaw.  The law's intent stemmed from a concern that non-active citizens were representing Vuode in the Senate, and getting that seat through "pocket votes" without any real activity here or concern for those in the province.  The law was enacted to ensure the Senator was active, available to the people, and chosen by Vuodians. Prior to that, for many terms, the seat was held by a party that did not represent the active members of the province, or seem to have any sustained interest in Talossan life outside of maintaining citizenship to vote for their friends who were active. 

The law is quite simple:

(1) a prospective senator must openly declare their intention to sit as a candidate ten days prior to the end of the last Cosa preceding an election; (2) all votes are public in Vuode's sub-forum; (3) the E-X retains authority to appoint a new Senator within 10 days of vacancy, and if it fails to do so, the premier may do so; and if after 5 days fails to do so, the Crown gets to do so.  This has been criticized by many outside of Vuode. 

From what I know, Eðo does not hate the law but thinks it can be tweaked because there are obvious holes in the law (e.g. an early dissolution of the Cosa).  We debated an amendment, which I think we should revisit, that would address the situation of no candidate declaring their intent to run within the requisite period or a snap election.  But I think, for the most part, we like the law because it really keeps our Senators close to home. It requires them to be at least partially active to national politics, etc.  At least I do.

On the issue of the time window to declare a seat, allow me to offer a different perspective: Vuode's Senate seat will be up for election with the 58th Cosa.  We control our election by way of the Claiming Our Autonomy Byelaw.  According to the National Senate Election Byelaw, a "prospective Senator must openly declare their intention to sit as a candidate for Senate no later than ten (10) days prior to the end of the last Cosâ preceding an election." The idea behind this law was that only people who pay attention to Vuode and elections would represent Vuode--as opposed to the old system where party votes and write-in candidates for non-active citizens meant more than campaigning.  There was a long period when our Senator never posted to Vuode and won by pocket votes.  So we have this. 

This problem, however, has been identified: What happens in a snap election? There is occasional debate to tweak the law appropriately. The failure to enact clarifying language stems from inactivity or forgetfulness, not outright disagreement. On the other hand, it occurs to me that the wording of the statute is a bit more expansive than we thought. We've been operating under a notion that the prospective Senator waits till the last Clark preceding an election, but that's not what the wording says, and it largely has been tactical.  The law says, "no later than 10 days prior to the end of the last Cosa preceding an election."  Given that this is about the Senate, I read it as "no later than 10 days prior to the last Cosa preceding an election involving a Vuode senate seat."  So the earliest a person could declare is literally day one of the last Cosa preceding an election (Clark 1, Day 1 to be exact), and this lasts up to 10 days prior to the last Clark.  I do think there's been some evidence of a candidate waiting until the last possible day to declare their intent to run, so as to not remind others, and secure a seat by default. But, really, all of this is public info and even that tactic serves the law's purpose--to ensure that people are paying attention and our Senators pay attention. So in practice, on Clark 1, Day 1 of the 57th Cosa, Eðo and any other eligible Vuodian may declare their intention to sit as a candidate for the Vuode seat.  Another boon for this is that the electorate can ask questions directly and note when nonresponses are given. The requirement for voting on Witt had more to do with ensuring that active people came on and voted as well as preventing the SOS from applying national law in counting votes. 

Thoughts? Should we proceed with revisiting the amendments? I'm not opposed to a provision in the event of a snap election when no senator has declared, like a special "10-day grace period from the writ of dissolution" but only if we have no candidates.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 04, 2021, 08:04:35 AM
I guess that means i will have to figure out what the premier actually does now, you are putting an awful lot of faith in a very new citizen but if confirmed i will do my best.

Whoe--on-set delirium from sleep deprivation actually resulted in a successful post with minimal typos. Go me!

Honestly Tric'hard, you're over thinking this. We may be in our 12th Session, but the passing the Claiming Our Authority Byelaw and Senate National Election Byelaw were the pinnacle of activity.  Eðo enacted the UPDs, which have the power of law but can be annulled, although what he enacted is entirely uncontroversial so I cannot imagine why it would be changed.  Unfortunately, we never got around to updating our Wiki and had a digest running on Old Witt, but I just made a new thread with the Digest of Byelaws and Decrees. 

I began to summarize our Senate law and the issues surrounding it, but it became something else, so I'm going to post it elsewhere.

In any event, take a moment to read our Digest of Byelaws and UPDs in https://talossa.proboards.com/thread/13425/reference-digest-byelaws-decrees?page=1&scrollTo=164597.  The Senate law is the most controversial (mostly from outside the province), which I address in another thread.  The UPDs passed by Eðo are entirely uncontroversial. 

Second, I would suggest you take a moment to read our constitution  http://wiki.talossa.com/Constitution_of_Vuode_(text), drafted by Eðo in 2013, with some minor assistance from Sir T and myself, and ratified in 2013.  Vuode fiercely defends this constitution.  It's short, sweet, and allows for a high degree of self-governing for a very small province.  Granted, some of the provisions have become ceremonial in light of practicality, like the Cunstaval swearing in the E-X Councillors or Premier. At this point, it's an implied swearing in.  And I've had to play with the dissolution language for obvious reasons.

So let's iron out a bit of how things work:

The Grand Session is instantly convened and dissolved with the national Ziu--Clark 1, Day 1 of the Ziu = Day 1 of the Grand Session. Writ of dissolution of the Cosa mean end of the Grand Session.  That simple. Whether the Cosa and Senat decide to use a month for administrative purposes is their prerogative. We only care about the clock.  However, we're supposed to have "six" legislative session that mirror the national Ziu, which are convened and conducted by the Presiding Officer. We've never really done this.

Down to responsibilities: the Premier is the head of the government.  They can enact UPDs, which have the power of law but can be repealed with 2/3 majority of the E-X (of course, a future Premier can also repeal the UPD at whim). In the event of a vacant senate seat, the E-X has 10 days to appoint, and if no appointment, the Premier has 5 days, and after that period, it falls to the Crown. That's pretty much it.

The Presiding Officer, on the other hand, convenes and conducts legislative sessions, of which there should be six, and should act in a similar matter to the SOS.  They are responsible for maintaining a Digest of Byelaws. In practice, we generally have one ongoing session and bills can be voted on whenever someone calls a vote. That's about it.

All bills require the Cunstaval to assent, and 30 days of silence is considered silent assent.


So don't over think this. Unofficially, the United Provinces fall somewhere between parliamentary supremacy and constitutional supremacy due to realistic aspects of circumstance.  I'd argue that the real supreme law of the United Provinces is based on convention as informed by civility, fair play, and realistic expectations.  And our convention has been that the more ceremonial/ministerial aspects of the constitution (e.g. swearing in, holding actual sessions) have become implied in practice, but the actual parameters, such as convening sessions, holding seats, voting on laws, passing UPDs, follows the constitution.  One might think of it as substance of style.

But very little gets done at the end of the day, and we always hope that will change.

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1.1 - Be it resolved by UNITED PROVINCES DECREE that the parishes comprising the province's cantons are named and bounded as follows:

PARISHES WITHIN VUODE CANTON

The name Pleiv Conâ (Cone Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Kenwood Boulevard east from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then south/southwest along North Lake Drive, then west along East Linnwood Avenue, then north along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Kenwood Boulevard.

The name Pleiv Madison (Madison Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Linnwood Avenue east from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then south/southwest along North Lake Drive, then west along East Locust Street, then north along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Linnwood Avenue.

The name Pliev McGarry (McGarry Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Locust Street east from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then south/southwest along North Lake Drive, then west along East Park Place, then north along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Locust Street.

PARISHES WITHIN DUN CESTOUR CANTON

The name Pleiv Murphy (Murphy Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Park Place east from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then south following the curvature of North Wahl Avenue, then northwest along East Bellview Place, then west along East Bellview Place, then North along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Park Place.

The name Pleiv von Buchholtz (von Buchholtz Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Bellview Place from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then southeast along East Bellview Place, then southwest along North Wahl Avenue, then northwest along East Bradford Avenue, then north along North Downer Avenue, then west along East Webster Place, then north along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Bellview Place.

The name Pleiv Rosáis (Rosalez Parish) is assigned to the parish whose border follows East Webster Place west from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then south along North Downer Avenue, then southeast along East Bradford Avenue, then southwest along North Wahl Avenue, then southwest along North Terrace Avenue, then northwest along East North Avenue, then cutting directly through the center of the traffic roundabout where the historic water tower is situated before continuing west along East North Avenue to its intersection with North Prospect Avenue, then northeast along North Prospect Avenue to its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Webster Place.

ADDITIONALLY Dun Cestour Canton contains a large park area named 'Coronation Park' whose border follows East Kenwood Boulevard east from its intersection with North Lake Drive, when East Kenwood Boulevard terminates at the cul-de-sac continues east through the trees until reaching the Talossan Sea, then following the shore line south and then southwest until in line with East Water Tower Road, then west along the unmarked road at the southern edge of the car park before crossing North Lincoln Memorial Drive onto East Water Tower Road, then following East Water Tower Road in its entirety till it meets North Terrace Avenue, then northeast along North Terrace Avenue, then northeast along North Wahl Avenue following the curvature of North Wahl Avenue to its intersection with North Lake Drive, then north/northwest along North Lake Drive, which it follows back to East Kenwood Boulevard. Coronation Park is not considered a parish.


1.2 - Be it resolved by UNITED PROVINCES DECREE that the Townships comprising the province's Parishes are named and bounded as follows:

In Vuode Canton,

In Cone Parish:

- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'Saxony'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Propspect Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'Inkcone'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'West Kenwood'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'Capitalview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Downer Avenue to the west, North Hackett Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'North Hackett'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Hackett Avenue to the west, North Summit Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'Parliament'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Summit Avenue to the west, North Shepard Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'North Shepard'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Shepard Avenue to the west, North Marietta Avenue to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'East Kenwood'; and
- The Township bordered by East Kenwood Boulevard to the north, North Marietta Avenue to the west, North Lake Drive to the east and East Linwood Avenue to the south be named 'North Coronation'; and

In Madison Parish:

-The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'Farwell'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Prospect Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'Palace'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'North Stowell'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'West Linwood'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Downer Avenue to the west, North Hackett Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'Mid Hackett'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Hackett Avenue to the west, North Summit Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'East Linwood'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Summit Avenue to the west, North Shepard Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'Mid Shepard'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Shepard Avenue to the west, North Marietta Avenue to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'North Marietta'; and
- The Township bordered by East Linwood Avenue to the north, North Marietta Avenue to the west, North Lake Drive to the east and East Locust Street to the south be named 'Mascouten'; and

In McGarry Parish:

- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'Dandenburg'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Propspect Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'Dandenside'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'South Stowell'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'West Locust'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Downer Avenue to the west, North Hackett Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'South Hackett'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Hackett Avenue to the west, North Summit Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'East Locust'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Summit Avenue to the west, North Shepard Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'South Shepard'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Shepard Avenue to the west, North Marietta Avenue to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'South Marietta'; and
- The Township bordered by East Locust Street to the north, North Marietta Avenue to the west, North Lake Drive to the east and East Newberry Boulevard to the south be named 'North Parkgate'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'Candleview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Propspect Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'West Newberry'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'Fultonview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'Manorview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Downer Avenue to the west, North Hackett Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'Hollandview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Hackett Avenue to the west, North Summit Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'Churchview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Summit Avenue to the west, North Shepard Avenue to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'East Newberry'; and
- The Township bordered by East Newberry Boulevard to the north, North Shepard Avenue to the west, North Lake Drive to the east and East Park Place to the south be named 'South Parkgate'; and

In Dun Cestour Canton,

In Murphy Parish:

- The Township bordered by East Park Place to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Bellview Place to the south be named 'Candlelight'; and
- The Township bordered by East Park Place to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Prospect Avenue to the east and East Bellview Place to the south be named 'New Westminster'; and
- The Township bordered by East Park Place to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Bellview Place to the south be named 'Fulton'; and
- The Township bordered by East Park Place to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Bellview Place to the south be named 'Manor'; and
- The Township with a border following East Park Place east from its intersection with North Downer Avenue, then southwest along North Hackett Avenue, then north along North Downer Avenue, which it follows back to East Park Place be named 'Hollander'; and
- The Township with a border following East Park Place east from its intersection with North Hackett Avenue, then southwest along North Summit Avenue, then northwest along East Belleview Place, then northeast along North Hackett Avenue, which it follows back to East Park Place be named 'Churchtown'; and
- The Township with a border following East Park Place east from its intersection with North Summit Avenue, then southwest along North Lake Drive, then northwest along East Belleview Place, then northeast along North Summit Avenue, which it follows back to East Park Place be named 'North Summit'; and
- The Township with a border following North Wahl Avenue southeast from its intersection with North Lake Drive, then southwest along North Terrace Avenue, then northwest along East Belleview Place, then northeast along North Lake Drive, which it follows back to North Wahl Avenue be named 'Golfview'; and
- The Township with a border following East Belleview Place northwest from its intersection with North Wahl Avenue, then northeast along North Terrace Avenue, then south along North Wahl Avenue, which it follows back to East Belleview Place be named 'North Wahl'; and

In von Buchholtz Parish:

- The Township bordered by East Belleview Place to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Webster Place to the south be named 'Marybelle'; and
- The Township bordered by East Belleview Place to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Prospect Avenue to the east and East Webster Place to the south be named 'West Belleview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Belleview Place to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Webster Place to the south be named 'East Belleview'; and
- The Township bordered by East Belleview Place to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Webster Place to the south be named 'Napoleon'; and
- The Township with a border following East Belleview Place southeast from its intersection with North Downer Avenue, then southwest along North Summit Avenue, then north along North Downer Avenue, which it follows back to East Belleview Place be named 'Bank'; and
- The Township with a border following East Belleview Place southeast from its intersection with North Summit Avenue, then southwest along North Terrace Avenue, then northwest along East Bradford Avenue, then north along North Downer Avenue, then northeast along North Summit Avenue, which it follows back to East Belleview Place be named 'South Summit'; and
- The Township with a border following East Belleview Place southeast from its intersection with North Lake Drive, then southwest along North Lake Drive, then northwest along East Bradford Avenue, then northeast along North Lake Drive, which it follows back to East Belleview Place be named 'Carlyle'; and
- The Township with a border following East Belleview Place southeast from its intersection with North Terrace Avenue, then southwest along North Wahl Avenue, then northwest along East Bradford Avenue, then northeast along North Terrace Avenue, which it follows back to East Belleview Place be named 'South Wahl'; and

In Rosalez Parish:

- The Township bordered by East Webster Place to the north, North Maryland Avenue to the west, North Farwell Avenue to the east and East Bradford Avenue to the south be named 'Chateau'; and
- The Township bordered by East Webster Place to the north, North Farwell Avenue to the west, North Prospect Avenue to the east and East Bradford Avenue to the south be named 'Bradford'; and
- The Township bordered by East Webster Place to the north, North Prospect Avenue to the west, North Stowell Avenue to the east and East Bradford Avenue to the south be named 'Broadmoor'; and
- The Township bordered by East Webster Place to the north, North Stowell Avenue to the west, North Downer Avenue to the east and East Bradford Avenue to the south be named 'Downer'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue east from its intersection with North Maryland Avenue, then southwest along North Farwell Avenue, then north along North Maryland Avenue, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'Benitoview Park'; and
- The Township that lies in the middle of the intersection of North Prospect Avenue and East Bradford Avenue be named 'Bradford Park'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue east from its intersection with North Farwell Avenue, then southwest along North Prospect Avenue, then north along North Maryland Avenue, then northeast along North Farwell Avenue, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'New Maryland'; and
- The Township with a border following North Prospect Avenue northeast from its southern intersection with Bradford Place to its northern intersection with Bradford Place, then following Bradford Place in a semi-circular fashion, which it follows back to North Prospect Avenue be named 'Columbia Park'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue southeast from its intersection with North Downer Avenue, then southwest along North Lake Drive, then north along North Downer Avenue, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'Dun Cestour Park'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue east from its intersection with North Prospect Avenue, then south along North Downer Avenue, then southwest along North Lake Drive, then west along East North Avenue, then northeast along North Prospect Avenue to its southern intersection with Bradford Place, then following Bradford Place in a semi-circular fashion to its northern intersection with North Prospect Avenue, then northeast along North Prospect Avenue, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'West Columbia Saint Mary'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue southeast from its intersection with North Lake Drive, then southwest along North Terrace Avenue, then skirting around the northern side of the traffic roundabout on East North Avenue, then northeast along North Lake Drive, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'East Columbia Saint Mary'; and
- The Township that lies within the traffic roundabout on East North Avenue at its intersection with North Terrace Avenue, which takes in exactly half of the roundabout by drawing a straight line southeast from the mouth of East North Avenue to the mouth of North Terrace Avenue be named 'Halfwater'; and
- The Township with a border following East Bradford Avenue southeast from its intersection with North Terrace Avenue, then southwest along North Wahl Avenue, then northeast along North Terrace Avenue, which it follows back to East Bradford Avenue be named 'South Coronation'; and

In Coronation Park:

- The Township with a border following North Lincoln Memorial Drive east/southeast from its intersection with North Lake Drive, then south along North Lake Park Road, then west along East Newberry Boulevard, then North along North Lake Drive, which it follows back to North Lincoln Memorial Drive be named 'Vuode Wood (West)'; and
- The Township with a border following North Lincoln Memorial Drive southeast from its intersection with North Lake Park Road, then west along East Ravine Road, then North Lake Park Road back to North Lincoln Memorial Drive be named 'Vuode Wood (East)'; and
- The Township bordered by North Lincoln Memorial Drive to the west, the Talossan Sea to the east, the province of Ataturk to the North and the province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic to the south be named 'Vuode Beach'; and
- The Township bordered by North Lake Drive and North Wahl Avenue to the west, North Lincoln Memorial Drive to the east, East Ravine Road to the North and East Water Tower to the south be named 'Great Plain'.

The Wiki Page for the United Provinces has not been updated in some time to reflect our Digest of Byelaws and Decrees, and we had created a thread for this purpose on old Witt. I am taking a moment to move some of those over.


Table of Contents

PART ONE: Provincial Byelaws
1: The Claiming Our Autonomy Byelaw
2: The National Senate Election Byelaw

PART TWO:  United Provinces Decrees (UPDs)
1: The Parishes and Townships Decree





1.1 - The Estats Xhenerais, as authorized under articles III and IV of the Constitution of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg, RESOLVES to hereby invoke its right under Section 7 of Article IV of the Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa and rescinds any prior grants of permission for the Chancery to conduct its Senatorial elections.



2.1 - A prospective Senator must openly declare their intention to sit as a candidate for Senate no later than ten (10) days prior to the end of the last Cosâ preceding an election.

2.2 - All votes must be publicly recorded through a post on the established national forum known as Wittenburg within Vuode's sub-forum prior to the close of the national election, and no votes made elsewhere shall be recorded or counted.

2.3 - Notwithstanding any national law to the contrary, in the event a sitting Senator vacates his or her seat, the Estats Xehenerais shall immediately vote to appoint a new Senator.  In the event the Estats Xhenerais fails to vote to appoint a new Senator within 10 days of a vacancy occurring, then the Premier of the province shall have the emergency power to immediately make such appointment sans vote; if a further 5 days pass without an appointment being made then the emergency power to appoint shall fall to the Crown.

Okay, let's wrap up.

(1) Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir nominated Éovart Grischun for presiding officer and Viteu Marcianüs as Premier.

(2).Councillor Éovart Grischun nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Councillor Viteu Marcianus as Presiding Officer.

(3) Viteu Marcianüs nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Éovart Grischun for presiding officer.

Results:
For Premier--Tric'hard Lenxheir carries support of 2/3 of the chamber (Éovart and Viteu).

For Presiding* Officer--Éovart Groschen carriea support of 2/3 of the chamber (Viteu and Tric'hard).

The Chamber has spoken. I move the vote be certified. 

I nominate Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Éovart Grischun for presiding officer

Quote from: Eðo Grischun on July 09, 2021, 03:25:19 AM
Indeed.  The only bit I'm not sure about anymore is when exactly our first session begins because the Ziu timetable is a bit different than it used to be.

It corresponds when the Cosa convenes. The national government may decide to use the first Clark however it chooses, but the EX is from formation to dissolution. So it's already in session. We just need to pick the officers.

I would like to thank the Secretary of State for running a smooth election.  No easy feat.

Congratulations to the parties and elected officials.

As some of you may know, I served as a Commissioner on the Electoral Commission.  There are three ballots I voted to invalidate.  I am working to prepare a summary, based entirely on public information, to explain why I would have invalidated those ballots.  This is not meant to cast aspersions on any individual or body, and only facts that can be verified from already-existing public record will be used (i.e. nothing learned in confidence will be included).  Further, there will be no mention on whether the EC deliberated on the issues or, if so, the nature of those deliberations. My hope is that the Ziu will use this as a chance to find some ways to remedy potential issues with ballot casting and the verification process.

-V

Looks like we three make up the Estats Xhenerais. I'll post something more formal in the next few days.