As the First Clark is quickly approaching, party leaders @Miestră Schivă, UrN, @þerxh Sant-Enogat, and @Munditenens Tresplet should post their nominations for Seneschal. The First Clark begins on November 1, 2023, so the deadline for nominations is October 31, 2023.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the November 2023 Clark.

Eventually, the clark can be viewed in real time here:

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=59&clark=1 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=59&clark=1 (for the bills )

It is NOT too late to submit bills, of course, as you have OFFICIALLY until the morning of the 31st of this month, provided your bills have been in the Hopper before end of business day the 21st, of course. I will make the Clark on November 1st's morning and bills submitted up to a few hours before that will probably also be taken.

PLEASE note that in order to support a bill, you need to:

1 ) Be a Senator, the Secretary of State or the King
or
2 ) Have been nominated as a Cosa Member for the upcoming Clark BEFORE the 21st,

To vote on the Clark, you will once again have 2 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of November), as usual. I will enter your votes in the DB.

2 ) You will be able to vote directly in the database, using your usernumber and DB password (which you can retrieve at: www.talossa.ca/files/login.php using the PSC of the election) or by login via Facebook (which retrieve manual activation on my part).




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Whereas Article X, Section 4 of Organic Law states, "Talossans may voluntarily renounce their own citizenship. This may be done by publicly issuing a written Declaration of Renunciation. It shall take immediate effect upon its acknowledgement by the Secretary of State through issuance of a Writ of Termination of Citizenship," it is with a heavy heart that the Chancery accepts his renunciation, effective this 20th day of October, 2023.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

 

- Under the provisions of Organic Law Article VI Section 2, should a Seneschal not be appointed prior to the first day of the first Clark, a Ranked Choice Vote to select the Seneschal shall appear on the First Clark.
- As the database is not currently equipped for this purpose, voting for Seneschal shall occur in a thread on Wittenberg concurrently with the First Clark.
- Only MC's may vote for a Seneschal. Senators have no vote.
- As Organic Law is relatively thin on the provisions of ranked choice voting for a Seneschal, the Chancery hereby proposes the following rules for voting:
- Votes shall be weighted by the number of seats assigned to each MC.
- Each party represented in the Cosa shall nominate one candidate for Seneschal prior to the posting of voting on Wittenberg. This should be done even if a Seneschal is elected prior to voting to ensure enough time for the actual vote.
- On the voting thread, there should be NO discussion or comments other than ranked choices.
- MC's will rank the candidates for Seneschal by preference (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) MC's should rank all candidates to avoid their ballots becoming exhausted.
- Should an MC rank the same candidate more than once, only the first appearance of that candidate on their ballot shall be counted.
- Failing to vote in the Seneschal election by an MC shall not count as a missed Clark unless that MC also fails to vote on the Clark itself.
- If a Seneschal candidate wins an outright majority of first-preference votes (50 percent plus 1) he or she will be declared the winner.
- If no Seneschal candidate wins an outright majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated.
- All first-preference votes for the failed candidate are eliminated. Second preference choices on these ballots are then elevated to first-preference.
- A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won an outright majority of the adjusted votes.
- The process is repeated until either a candidate wins a majority of votes cast or a tie exists.
- If there's a tie after preferences, then we revert to the result of the previous round (which, in the case of only 3 candidates, would be the plurality result, i.e. just whoever gets the most first preferences). Only if it's still a tie then should we go for a revote on the second Clark.

As far as the required Vote of Confidence on each Clark, as there would be no new government in place should this election occur, the Chancery believes that the VoC would apply to the existing Seneschal and his Cabinet that was appointed during the 58th Cosa. However, should the VoC fail, a new election would need to be called.

Discussion should be by MCs only. I don't want this thread to become a free-for-all as it is vital that we have rules in place before the first Clark.

updated to include Miestra's proposed change to the tie-breaker.

Happy birthday Dame Miestrâ Schivâ!

Happy birthday to @King John!

Under Article III, Section 2, which states "all adult citizens of Vuode are eligible to be seated in the Estats Xhenerais," any citizen of Vuode who wishes to claim a seat shall do so by declaring the following:

"I, name, hereby claim my right to be seated in the next Grand Session of the Estats Xhenerais".

As the constitution also states this was supposed to occur during the time of the national election, and as there was no mechanism to trigger the opening of the Grand Session until yesterday, without objection I will ask that those citizens of Vuode who wish to claim a seat do so before 7:30 TST on October 25, 2023.


Cunstaval da Vuode

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I hereby dissolve all past and current Grand Sessions of the Estats Xhenerais and open Grand Session XVI, in accordance with the Constitution of Vuode.


Cunstaval da Vuode

Under the provisions of of El.Lex E.14, it is my pleasure to reinstate the citizenship of Tric'hard Carschaleir, as he has satisfied The Chancery under applicable law.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to call for each party to name its Membreaux dals Cosă.

Each party is entitled to the following number of seats:

DIEN - 15
FreeDem - 85
TNC - 100

No one person may hold more than 25 seats.

Please also note that due to the passage of 57RZ19 we are on a compressed timeline. The first Clark of the 59th Cosa will begin on November 1, 2023. A separate call for bills thread will be opened shortly.

I also encourage the incoming MCs to work on naming a new Seneschal, as one must be named prior to the first Clark to avoid having a ranked choice vote be placed on that Clark.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

It falls to the Premieir of Maricopa, @Danihel Txechescu, to break the tie that exists between Carlus Vilacafat and Txotue Davinescu for the position of Senator of Maricopa.

Please advise at your earliest convenience so that the new Senator may be duly seated.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

I received a PM from a concerned citizen in Vuode about the Cunstaval issue. I looked at the Wiki and most of them are inactive citizens who vote but don't participate in Talossa regularly.

I contacted the King about the Vuode issue as a favor to the concerned citizen (haven't heard back yet) but I think it's time that we look at replacing the Cunstaval's with active, long-standing, respected citizens. Personally I think the Cunstaval for a province should live in that province, but that's my opinion.

What do we think?

Under El.Lex.B.9, it is my duty to inform the three newly elected senators (@Glüc da Dhi S.H., and @mximo) that they are required to remit to the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, @xpb "a registration fee of 3¤20 (three louise and twenty bence, equivalent to $5 USD) to each successful candidate in a Senäts election."

As such, before I can seat you as a Senator, I will need confirmation from the Burgermeister that your fee has been submitted. The payment may be sent via PayPal to stamps@talossa.com or through any other means you arrange with the Burgermeister.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Under Organic Law Article X Section 5, it is my sad duty to announce that the following citizens, having neither voted nor responded to a national census within the past two years have lost their citizenship.

Thor Deyaert
Amada Eleanora Merþedes
Eiric (Suorsch) Biançéu
Enríc Cjaçifiçeir
Erschéveþ (Ely) da Schir
Ahmed el Mootasim

Under El.Lex E.14 states "An individual whose citizenship has been terminated solely by effect of Article X, Section 5 of the Organic Law[r 13] may apply to the Chancery for reinstatement of citizenship by providing the contact information required by section E.2."

Citizens who have lost their citizenship may contact the Chancery under the above conditions to be re-instated.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Total votes cast: 95
Turnout percent: 73.64

Cosâ Seats

DIEN: 15
FreeDems: 85
TNC: 100

Senäts

Maricopa: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat
Florencia: Mximo Carbonel
Cezembre: Glüc da Dhi

Note: results are not official until after the Electoral Commission certifies the results.

The September 2023 General Elections to elect the 59th Cosa, provincial assemblies and 3 senate seats in addition to the one referenda on amendments to the Organic Law is now active.

*The province  of Cezembre is holding its own Senate elections. To vote and for more information please check the provincial forum on Wittenberg.

You can find the election rules here.

Ballots will be sent today. If you do not receive a ballot today, please send me a pm.

If you believe there is something wrong with the ballot, please contact me ASAP.



As per the Organic Law, all votes are final, and cannot be retracted, modified or altered in any way: if multiple votes are sent, only the first one is counted. The only exception is that if you vote on the Cosa part, but forgot to vote on the Senate part, you may add your Senate vote before the election deadline using voting method 1, 2, or 4* (see below). The database admin will then manually insert your Senate vote into the database.

*In this case, make a new separate post, do not alter your original post.

There are five ways to vote:

• You can reply to their Ballot email with your vote, provided the PSC code is in the email. Those votes will be entered manually into the Database system.
• You can write a different email (to talossachancery@gmail.com), provided the PSC code is in it. Those votes will be entered manually into the Database system.
• You can vote using the online form: www.talossa.ca/files/vote.php using only your citizen number (available online and in the email) and the PSC code from the email. Those votes will be entered automatically into the Database system.
• Voters will be able to vote on Wittenberg publicly A single vote thread (THIS THREAD) will be created for casting votes on Wittenberg. If you have received your vote code (PSC), you are requested to cast your vote in that thread. It is suggested that for privacy purposes you send a PM with your PSC but not post it in the public forum. A vote without PSC will be validated provided the account clearly belongs to a single eligible voter.
• You can print the ballot located here at www.talossa.ca/files/votebymail.php and mail it to the address located at the bottom of the ballot. Keep in mind that votes need to arrive before the election deadline to be valid and voting by mail might take long, especially from a location outside western Europe. (NOTICE: the vote by mail ballot is not fully updated yet.  When voting by mail please keep in mind the instructions on the email ballot or here.)

Especially when voting using a different method than the database, keep in mind the following:

• Part 3: Cosa Election
• Part 5: Referendum
• Part 6: Senate Election
• Part 7: Provincial Election

• Specify which part you are voting for. Unspecified party votes will only count towards the Cosa election.
• Write-in parties for the Cosa elections cannot receive votes. A write-in vote has the same effect as Present/Invalid.
• For the Senate part, rank as many eligible candidates as you want in order of preference. Do not include one candidate multiple times. Please include a candidate's full name or citizen number. Ambiguous votes may be rejected. Write-In votes for eligible citizens are allowed.
• Party votes do not count in any way for Senate elections.
• As per the Organic Law, all votes are final, and cannot be retracted, modified or altered in any way: if multiple votes are sent, only the first one is counted. The only exception is that if you vote on the Cosa part, but forgot to vote on the Senate part, you may add your Senate vote before the election deadline using voting method 1, 2, or 4* (see above). The database admin will then manually insert your Senate vote into the database.
• DO NOTE ALTER your original post. ALWAYS create a new post.

If you vote on Wittenberg, please include the following parts: (On Wittenberg your vote will always be public.)

For the Cosa, please vote for the party you want to vote for.

Three parties have registered:

• DIEN - The Independent Monarchist
• FREEDEMS - Free Democrats of Talossa
• TNC - Talossan National Congress

More information about these parties (50 word statements, leaders, link to party platform, etc) can be found on your ballot, on the online voting form and on the election rules page.

If you do not wish to vote for a party you can also indicate "PRESENT" for the Party Vote. This counts as vote in regards to keeping your citizenship.
(You risk losing your citizenship if you did not vote or take part in a census during the last two years.)


There is one referendum this year:

* RZ13 - The Legal Repair Amendment

You may vote Për (in favour), Contrâ (against), or Abstain on these amendments.
The full texts can be found by clicking the links.


Please include your vote for Senator if you are a citizen of any of the following provinces:

• Florencia
• Cezembre
• Maricopa

To vote for Senate, list 1 or more (the database ballot accepts up to 5) eligible citizens of your province in order of preference!

If you leave this empty your vote will count as abstain and your vote for the other parts will still be valid.
Important: votes for a party do NOT count here. You will need to vote for an individual candidate.

The following candidates have registered for senate seats:
Cezembre: Gluc da dhi
Florencia: Mximo Carbonel
Maricopa: Txotue Davinescu, and Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat
Write-in votes for Senate are also allowed

Here you can vote for whichever party you wish to represent you in your provincial assembly. The provincial assembly elections of the following provinces are conducted by the chancery:

- Atatürk

- Benito
(For the Benito Legislative Assembly, please vote for a party, or PRESENT if you wish to cast a null ballot.)

- Florencia
(Vote for a party or vote "present")

- Fiova
Ranked choice voting, same as for Senators

If you leave this empty your vote will count as abstain and your vote for the other parts will still be valid.


Any time between the morning of 15 September, 2023 and 1 October, 2023 19:30 TST (UTC-5) (This corresponds to 19:30 in Milwaukee (WI), USA)


PS for those interested: here you can find who have and have not voted yet.
Current turnout: 79 (61.24%)

Also,  here is a list of citizen numbers of citizens who are at risk of losing their citizenship at the end of the election: Erschéveþ (Ely) da Schir and Enríc Cjaçifiçeir.

Lastly, please just use this thread for voting. For questions, concerns, etc you can use this thread. Additionally, this thread should be treated as a polling station. This is not the place for campaigning or political arguments.

53RZ23 established a database of name, province and email address of all citizens who opt-in, available to every citizen. This has not been automated yet. If you wish to be included in this database please contact the Secretary of State on Witt or send an email to talossachancery@gmail.com stating that you wish to be included in the database for all citizens.

As we are now in the final Clark of the 58th Cosa, and pursuant to El Lex B.13.2., it falls to me as the Secretary of State to establish an Electoral Commission. The relevant portion of El. Lex is below:

QuoteThe Electoral Commission shall be comprised of one Uppermost Cort justice to be appointed by the Cort, one Senator whose term will not expire at the conclusion of the Cosa term to be appointed by the Mençei, and one member to be appointed by the King upon recommendation of the Seneschal, pursuant to the following subsections. The Secretary of State shall be a permanent ex officio member of the Commission, and shall not be entitled to a vote nor affect quorum.

Therefore, I ask @King John  in consultation with The Seneschal, @Breneir Tzaracomprada, the Mençei @Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu, and Chief Judge @Dame Litz Cjantscheir, UrN appoint their chosen member.

As the next General Election is quickly approaching, I will need to consult with the EC to establish the rules of the election as soon as I can.




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Sincerest apologies. My brain apparently didn't accept that yesterday was August 1.

The August 2023 Clark is now here.


www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=58&clark=6

Or here: www.talossa.ca/files/print_clark.php (this is the printer friendly version)


In PDF Form (which was made from the print_clark.php page):

www.talossa.ca/files/clarks/August2023Clark.pdf

or can vote online here: www.talossa.ca/files/clark_vote.php

Or in this thread, until the 21st of the month, at 19h30 TST.

Senators are allowed to create a single thread in the Senate chamber to post all of the Senate Votes that are not cast in this thread. Any votes not posted either using the form above, the current thread or the Senate thread might be ignored and void. Please do not vote by email or private messages.

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

Please do not vote by email: We've had problems with email votes being caught in the spam filter.

All nominated Cosa Members and Senators have been emailed 




Secretár d'Estat/Secretary of State

Azul leaders of Florencia,

The Chancery is preparing the 59th Cosa election and needs to confirm details regarding your upcoming Senate election. The Chancery has details that the election for senator is run by the Chancery, is this correct or should the province conduct the election?

Regards
Sir Txec dal Norselvâ
Secretary of State

Azul @Danihel Txechescu ,

The Chancery is preparing the 59th Cosa election and needs to confirm details regarding your upcoming Senate election. The Chancery has details that the election for senator is run by the province, is this correct or should the Chancery conduct the election?

Regards
Sir Txec dal Norselvâ
Secretary of State