54RZ23 - The Uniform Seneschál Election Act: Passed (164-0-0, 4-3-0) (Amendment requires approval by referendum)
54RZ24 - The Uniform Túischac'h Election Act: Failed (120-0-44, 2-4-1)
54RZ25 - Judiciary Amendment of 2020: Passed (93-27-44, 3-2-2) (Amendment requires approval by referendum)
54RZ26 - The Non-Hereditary Monarchy Amendment: Passed (137-27-0, 5-2-0) (Amendment requires approval by referendum)
VoC: Passed (149-15)

Votes per MZ can be found here: http://www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=5

The following members did not vote and risk losing their seats if they miss the next vote:
@Iason Taiwos

The following members did not vote for the second consecutive time and have lost their seats:
Jordan Placie

To all concerned,

I would like to announce two additions to the Chancery.

Firstly, @Iason Taiwos is hereby appointed State Elf in charge of Provincial (Re)Assignment. His responsibilities will most likely commence following the next census, the timing of which is yet to be announced.

Secondly, @Ian Plätschisch is hereby appointed Witt admin. His responsibilities as admin start immediately. S;reu Plätschisch will also be admitted to the board of admins once it is officially established, together with myself and any other admins who may have been appointed by that time.

Originally the plan was to also appoint Lüc da Schir as Witt admin (S;reu da Schir of course is already responsible for the technical side of the forum, but this was meant to confirm that he shares responsibility for the moderation side as well), but considering the recent circumstances I decided to hold of on that. Of course if S;reu da Schir still wishes to be appointed, I will do so immediately.

Many thanks to the two appointees for their willingness to help out the Chancery. I have great confidence in their ability to do so.

For more information about their respective job descriptions and a list of Chancery vacancies that haven't been filled, please check the following thread: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=104.0



Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

The May 2020 Clark is now here.

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=5

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/May2020Clark.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 or Cosa members are allowed to create a single thread in the Senate/Cosa chamber to post all of the Senate/Cosa Votes that are not cast in this thread. Any votes not posted either using the form above, the current thread, or any of the Senate/Cosa threads on witt 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 Cosa Members and Senators will be emailed today.



Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the May 2020 Clark.

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

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=5 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=5 (for the bills )

It is NOT too late to submit bills, of course, as you have OFFICIALLY until the morning of the 30th of this month, provided your bills have been in the Hopper before end of business day the 25th, of course. I will make the Clark on May 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 25th,

To vote on the Clark, you will have 3 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of May), or in a separate Senate or Cosa voting thread. 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 requires manual activation on my part).



Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

54RZ18 - The State Opening of the Cosa Redux Act: Passed (148-0-0, 5-2-0)
54RZ19 - The Investitures Act: Passed (148-0-0, 6-1-0)
54RZ20 - The NCC Redux Act: Passed (138-10-0, 5-1-1)
54RZ21 - The Túischac'h Election Bill: Passed (148-0-0, 3-2-2)
54RZ22 - The Amada Mertgedes Martyrdom Memorial Act: Passed (126-22-0, 5-1-1) (Amendment requires approval by referendum)

Voters per MZ can be found here: http://www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=4

The following members did not vote and risk losing their seats if they miss the next vote:
Jordan Placie
@mximo
@Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu

The April 2020 Clark is now here.

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=4

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/April2020Clark.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 or Cosa members are allowed to create a single thread in the Senate/Cosa chamber to post all of the Senate/Cosa Votes that are not cast in this thread. Any votes not posted either using the form above, the current thread, or any of the Senate/Cosa threads on witt 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 Cosa Members and Senators will be emailed today.



Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the April 2020 Clark.

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

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=4 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=4 (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 26th, of course. I will make the Clark on April 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 26th,

To vote on the Clark, you will have 3 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of April), or in a separate Senate or Cosa voting thread. 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 requires manual activation on my part).

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Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

 Azul,

if you are a Cézembrean citizen you are entitled to participate and vote in the upcoming election for Sénéchal and should have just received an email about this. If you are a citizen of Cézembre and did not receive an email, please let me know!

The intent of this message is to inform you about the election, make sure the chancery has the correct email adress and call for candidates for the position to declare themselves.

Election dates.
The nomination phase of the election will start on 28 March 23:59 CET. (UTC +1) and end on 4 April 23:59 CEST (UTC+2).
Voting (if there is more than one candidate) will start on 4 April 23:59 CEST (UTC +2) and end 18 April 22:59.

How to vote.
The election will be conducted using an online automated secret ballot. After the polls open you will receive an email containing further instructions on how to vote. The election will be conducted using a preferential ballot, which means you will be asked to rank the candidates. The outcome will be determined using the IRV method. T

Standing for office.
All adult citizens (age 14 and over) of Cézembre are entitled to run in the election as a candidate. To register as a candidate, you can reply to the mail, send me a PM on wittenberg.talossa.com or publicly announce your candidacy on Witt. This can be done at any time before the end of April 4th. Candidates who have announced themselves publicly before the start of the nomination phase are considered registered unless otherwise mentioned.

Candidate representatives.
If you are running as a candidate in this election, you are allowed to appoint any citizen of Talossa to supervise the conduct of the elections. A candidate representative will have to request the Chancery for legal access to the Cézembrean electoral database. Candidate representatives are strictly bound by provincial (A8: The Sénéchal Elections Act) and national (El Lexhatx D 8.5 & 8.6) and are not allowed to communicate with anyone (including their candidate) about the email adresses of Cézembrean citizens or use these for campaign purposes. Neither are candidate representatives allowed to stand as a candidate in the elections.

The office of Sénéchal.
The duties of the Sénéchal include the conduct of votes in l'Etats, the conduct of elections and providing citizens with information about the province. Further information about the legal duties of the Sénéchal can be found in the Cézembrean administrative guide on the Cézembrean subforum on old Witt.

The Sénéchal elections act,
can be found here: talossa.proboards.com/thread/9093/etats-vote-a8

If you have any question or complaint about the elections
you can reply to the email, contact me on Witt or post in this thread.

Yours,
Glüc da Dhi, conducting officer for the April 2020 Sénéchal elections.

[h2]Summary[/h2][table class="table table-bordered"][tr][td][th colspan=2]54th Cosâ, Clark #3 results[/th][th style=" text-align: center;"]Amendment?[/th][th]Ziu[/th][th colspan=4 style="border-left: solid 4px black; text-align: center;" ]Cosâ[/th][th colspan=4 style="border-left: solid 4px black; text-align: center;"  ]Senäts[/th][/td][/tr][tr][td]Bill[/td][td]Title[/td][td] [/td][td]Result[/td][td style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Result[/td][td style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Result[/td][/tr][tr][td][th]RZ14[/th]

[a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=14"]The This Ain't it, Chief Act[/a]

No (double majority needed)

[td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]109[/td][td align="center"]5[/td][td align="center"]24[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]4[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td align="center"]2[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][/tr][tr][td][th]RZ15[/th]

[a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=15"]The Seneschál Election Amendment[/a]

Yes (2/3 Cosa needed, Majority Senäts)

[td bgColor="#FF0000"  align="center"]Fail[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]133[/td][td align="center"]5[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]2[/td][td align="center"]4[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td bgColor="#FF0000"  align="center"]Fail[/td][/tr][tr][td][th]RZ16[/th]

[a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=16"]The There's No Such Thing As A Free Senäts Seat Amendment[/a]

Yes (2/3 Cosa needed, 2/3 Senäts)

[td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]128[/td][td align="center"]10[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]4[/td][td align="center"]2[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][/tr][tr][td][th]RZ17[/th]

[a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=17"]Abolition of Compulsory Voting and Determination of Legal or Actual Decease Bill[/a]

Yes (2/3 Cosa needed, Majority Senäts)

[td bgColor="#FF0000"  align="center"]Fail[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]112[/td][td align="center"]16[/td][td align="center"]10[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]2[/td][td align="center"]4[/td][td align="center"]0[/td][td bgColor="#FF0000"  align="center"]Fail[/td][/tr][tr][td]VOC[/td][td colspan="2"]Vote of Confidence[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td align="center" style="border-left: solid 4px black;"]111[/td][td align="center"]15[/td][td align="center"]N/A[/td][td bgColor="#00FF00" align="center"]Pass[/td][td colspan="4" bgcolor="#000"][/td][/tr][/table]



[h2]Cosâ  Member Votes[/h2][table class="table"][tr][td][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=Number"]#[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=Name"]Name[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=Province"]Province[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=CosaSeats.Party"]Party[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=NumberOfVote"]Seats[/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=14&cosa=54&clark=3" target="_blank"]RZ14[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=15&cosa=54&clark=3" target="_blank"]RZ15[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=16&cosa=54&clark=3" target="_blank"]RZ16[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=17&cosa=54&clark=3" target="_blank"]RZ17[/a][/th][th][a href="/files/cosa_vote_result.php?bill=0&cosa=54&clark=3&sorting=CosaSeats.VOC"]VOC[/a][/th][/td][/tr][tr][td]541[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=541"]Andy Park[/td][td]Fiova[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=AMP" target="_blank"]AMP[/a][/td][td]11[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr][tr][td]210[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=210"]Audrada Rôibeardét[/td][td]Fiova[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=NPW" target="_blank"]NPW[/a][/td][td]2[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr][tr][td]208[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=208"]Breneir Itravilatx[/td][td]Florencià[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=AMP" target="_blank"]AMP[/a][/td][td]11[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]519[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=519"]Cresti da Ion Nouacastra-Läxhirescu[/td][td]Maritiimi-Maxhestic[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=AMP" target="_blank"]AMP[/a][/td][td]12[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]330[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=330"]Eiric Börnatfiglheu[/td][td]Benito[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=NPW" target="_blank"]NPW[/a][/td][td]10[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]No[/td][/tr][tr][td]254[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=254"]Éovart Grischun[/td][td]Vuode[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=PNP" target="_blank"]PNP[/a][/td][td]13[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]298[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=298"]Iason Taiwos[/td][td]Benito[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=NPW" target="_blank"]NPW[/a][/td][td]3[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]493[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=493"]Jordan Placie[/td][td]Maritiimi-Maxhestic[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=AMP" target="_blank"]AMP[/a][/td][td]12[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr][tr][td]277[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=277"]Litz Cjantscheir[/td][td]Cézembre[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=PNP" target="_blank"]PNP[/a][/td][td]12[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr][tr][td]101[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=101"]Martì-Paír Furxhéir[/td][td]Atatûrk[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=FREEDEMS" target="_blank"]FREEDEMS[/a][/td][td]20[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]114[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=114"]Miestrâ Schivâ[/td][td]Fiova[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=FREEDEMS" target="_blank"]FREEDEMS[/a][/td][td]20[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]315[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=315"]Munditenens (Dien) Tresplet[/td][td]Maricopa[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=FREEDEMS" target="_blank"]FREEDEMS[/a][/td][td]12[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]61[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=61"]Mximo Carbonel[/td][td]Florencià[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=MTGA" target="_blank"]MTGA[/a][/td][td]5[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]No[/td][/tr][tr][td]386[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=386"]Txec Róibeard dal Nordselva[/td][td]Maricopa[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=FREEDEMS" target="_blank"]FREEDEMS[/a][/td][td]20[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Yes[/td][/tr][tr][td]494[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=494"]Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu[/td][td]Maricopa[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/party.php?party=FREEDEMS" target="_blank"]FREEDEMS[/a][/td][td]12[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]-[/td][/tr][/table]Number of Cosâ Members : 15

[h2]Senator Votes[/h2][table class="table"][tr][td][th]Province[/th][th]#[/th][th]Name[/th][th][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=14" target="_blank"]RZ14[/a][/th][th][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=15" target="_blank"]RZ15[/a][/th][th][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=16" target="_blank"]RZ16[/a][/th][th][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/bills.php?cosa=54&bill=17" target="_blank"]RZ17[/a][/th][/td][/tr][tr][td]Atatûrk[/td][td]432[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=432"]Sevastáin Pinátsch[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][/tr][tr][td]Cézembre[/td][td]525[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=525"]Açafat del Val[/td][td]Abstain[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][/tr][tr][td]Florencià[/td][td]317[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=317"]Béneditsch Ardpresteir[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][/tr][tr][td]Maricopa[/td][td]466[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=466"]Ian Plätschisch[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][/tr][tr][td]Maritiimi-Maxhestic[/td][td]328[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=328"]Lüc da Schir[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Contrâ[/td][/tr][tr][td]Benito[/td][td]96[/td][td][a href="http://www.talossa.ca/files/cit.php?cit=96"]Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][td]Për[/td][/tr][/table]

The following members did not vote and risk losing their seats if they miss the next vote:
@Dame Litz Cjantscheir, UrN

The following member did not vote for the second consecutive time and have lost their seats:
Andy Park
@Audrada Roibeardet
Jordan Placie[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]

Will include the full list soon-ish.

Post your re-assignments here...

The March 2020 Clark is now here.

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=3

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/March2020Clark.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 or Cosa members are allowed to create a single thread in the Senate/Cosa chamber to post all of the Senate/Cosa Votes that are not cast in this thread. If MZs want to create separate voting threads on the Cosa or Senate board on old witt votes there will also be counted. Any votes not posted either using the form above, the current thread, or any of the Senate/Cosa threads on either witt 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 Cosa Members and Senators will be emailed today.



Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the March 2020 Clark.

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

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=3 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=3 (for the bills )

It is NOT too late to submit bills, of course, as you have OFFICIALLY until the morning of the 29th of this month, provided your bills have been in the Hopper before end of business day the 24th, of course. I will make the Clark on March 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 24th,

To vote on the Clark, you will have 3 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of January), or in a separate Senate or Cosa voting thread. 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 requires manual activation on my part).

3 ) Votes cast on the Senate/Cosa boards on old Witt will also be counted.

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Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

In accordance with The Wittenberg Transition Act (53RZ17) I hereby certify that this board, wittenberg.talossa.com, which shall from here on be referred to as Wittenberg, as described by El Lexhatx Title J, is ready for occupancy.



Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 27th day of February in the year of the common era 2020, in the 13th year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 41st.

Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

Wittiquette is now the rules for users of this forum. (Which is not the same as the rules by which moderators will enforce those rules, which are still under construction.)

However, changes may still be possible.

At this point comments, suggestions, etc are still very welcome.

Part I: Introduction

Wittenberg is the main forum used by the Talossan community and official Talossan organisations and the government. In a sense it is a digital representation of Talossa itself. A townsquare of sorts where Talossans gather to discuss matters important to them, surrounded by various buildings which host governmental organisations and agencies including the Ziu and the Court.

For the most part this provides Talossan citizens with the freedom to speak, joke around and argue, like one might in any real public space. However, this is not the full story, because while we may sometimes act like we are talking face to face, there are some real differences between online and offline communication. Freedom is also not absolute. There are some rules for keeping public order that must be followed in order to be allowed to participate here. These are listed in the second part of wittiquette. Finally, while Talossans are mostly free to do and say as they please that does not always mean doing so is always the wisest course of action if you want to be a valuable part of the community. This is why the third part contains some advice that you are free to ignore, but would be wise to keep in mind.

First of all, is the Hopper part of the Ziu and should it therefore fall under Ziu moderation rules? On the one hand it obviously has a function related to legislation and is primarily used by the Ziu, on the other hand the OrgLaw states that the hopper is administered by the SoS, who is not a Ziu member. Also, we allow non MZ's to post in the hopper as well...

Secondly, what is even the hopper. The OrgLaw mentions it as a venue for inspection of bills, but inspection is not the same as discussion, which is what the hopper is now, a discussionboard. The lexhatx also mentions that after X days legislation can be removed from the hopper (language that originally came from the Orglaw, I think?), but how would that work? I dont plan on removing entire discussion threads... Maybe the Hopper, as Organically defined should just be a single thread in the hopper that lists which bills and which versions are currently active, as in, not removed from the hopper or withdrawn to be clarked.

Thoughts?

Also, should there be a standard for whether bills should be amended by editing the original post or by creating a new post with the amended version. Currently, everyone seems to be doing something else...

@Amada Merþedes
can I point you to this matter, which needs your attention: talossa.proboards.com/thread/13844/

It is my pleasure to open call for bills of the February 2020 Clark.

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

www.talossa.ca/files/cosa_vote_result.php?cosa=54&clark=2 (for the votes)

and here:

www.talossa.ca/files/clark.php?cosa=54&clark=2 (for the bills )

It is NOT too late to submit bills, of course, as you have OFFICIALLY until the morning of the 31th of this month, provided your bills have been in the Hopper before end of business day the 26th, of course. I will make the Clark on February 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 26th,

To vote on the Clark, you will have 3 options:

1 ) You will be able to vote in the Clark thread (which will be created later on the 1st of January), or in a separate Senate voting thread, 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 requires manual activation on my part).

3 ) Votes cast on the Senate/Cosa boards on new Witt will also be counted.

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Glüc da Dhi
Secretary of State

!IMPORTANT: Bills will still need to have been posted in the hopper on Old Witt!

Azul citizens of Talossa. The Chancery is currently hiring for a number of positions. I do not expect to fill all of the listed positions. I do also not expect to accept all applications., but feel free to apply anyway.

Sadly, there is little reward I can offer. All positions are voluntary, which means there is no financial compensation. You will however have a chance to serve your community, perhaps get more tasks in the future and if you do well be considered for even more respectable offices (all of which also unpaid presumably.)

Workload and requirements depend on the position. In generally you are expected to be a citizen of Talossa in good standing, be reliable (not suddenly go AWOL) and either have knowledge of or be interested in learning about the laws and traditions that are related to your office. You are also expected to be a regular visitor of witt. Many of the functions require you to have access to sensible information, which means you need to be highly trustworthy. Depending on the position partisan activity (campaigning, filling a party office) is either discouraged or not allowed. Being a party member is allowed for all functions, but in some cases discouraged. Many of the positions also require you to deal with me and accepting that your decisions may sometimes be overruled. Communication skills and showing initiative are also generally a pre.

New citizens are advised to apply for State Elf in charge of the Hopper or State Elf in charge of Preparations.

Apply by replying to this post, sending me a pm, facebook/whatsapp message or email. Please include what position or positions you are interested in and how much time you expect to be able to spend on this.


Vacancies:
•   Wittenberg admin (x1)
You will be, together with the other admins, enforcing Wittiquette (yet to be created) on new Witt in accordance with the moderation guide (yet to be created). You will also move, (un)sticky and/or (un)announce acting on the requests of various officeholders. Finally, you will be a member of the adminboard which decides on the enforcement on wittiquette and will eventually be asked to evaluate and update Wittiquette.

•   Second deputy Secretary of State
You will conduct approximately half of all clarks (entering and checking bills, entering votes, posting results). In addition you may be asked to conduct elections and censuses if the Secretary of State is available.
Finally you are expected to take on at least one of the tasks associated with a State Elf function (see below).

•   State Elf in charge of Wittenberg
You will be the main administrator of the new Wittenberg forum. You will take on regular admin duties (see above) and be a member of the admin board. In addition you will eventually be tasked with evaluating an updating the admin hierarchy, hiring and firing of admins, communication with CpI/Ziu admins and officeholders, board structure  and communication with the technical forum staff (secretary to the cabinet). (Essentially you will be responsible for all functions the chancery is given by the Ziu relating to wittenberg, but you will still report to/be bound by the decisions of the Secretary of State).

•   State Elf in charge of Legal affairs.
You will represent the Chancery in some legal cases. You will also be asked to provide legal advice when a member of the Chancery is in doubt about the interpretation of the law. Finally you will occasionally evaluate whether chancery practices are compliant with the law and report to the Secretary of State about this.

•   State Elf in charge of Citizenship
You will issue grants of citizenship following petitions (after checking a prospective citizen has met all the requirements. You will update wittenberg profiles accordingly. You will also restore citizenship when requested and remove citizens who struck out from the rolls following elections.

•   State Elf in charge of preparations.
You will review internal and public discussion following elections and referenda, stay up to date about election laws being passed and submit recommendations on potential changes in advance of a census or referenda. If approved you will work with the database admin to implement these changes.

•   State Elf in charge of Emails
You  will keep a manual list of various email databases, subscriptions and opt-outs and opt-ins. You will email government emails to the appropriate email list. Eventually are expected to submit recommendations to the SoS and the Ziu to clean up the current email list mess.

Filled•   State Elf in charge of Provincial Assignment
You will keep track of provincial assignments. Particularly whether locations provided in the census match current provincial assignment and contact citizens about whether they would like to change province.


•   State Elf in charge of the Hopper.
You will update a public list of bills in the hopper and make early determinations on the Organicity, proper layout and votes required to pass. You will remove bills from the list that have been in the hopper too long.