Azul all, with His Majesty signifying Royal Assent to the Data Protection Act, I have now proceeded to present the Electoral Commission with a proposed set of rules to govern the upcoming General Election.

You can find the proposed rules at this link. The (nontrivial) changes with respect to the former rules are commented, marked in blue and underlined, and mostly stem from the passage of 62RZ28.

The Commission will now review the rules for compliance, suggest amendments (if any) and proceed to certification by July 31st.




Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State

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TXEC, par la Graçù da Dïeu, Regeu da Talossa es toct i sieux Bains es Raxhiuns, Regeu da Cézembre, Dómnul Soveran es Prostexheir da Pengöpäts es las Nouăs Falkland, Zefençadeir del Feitz, Micjeu dals Forçuns Armeschti, Viceregeu da Hoxhă es Vicar d'Atatürk, Azul àd ár citaxhiens es cestours:

WHEREAS the Sixth Clark of the 62nd Cosa has concluded, We therefore deem it Our Organic duty to proclaim:

• As to 62RZ26 – Democracy Act and Amendment, El Regeu en volt.
• As to 62RZ27 – We Have a New-ish King Amendment. El Regeu en volt.
• As to 62RZ28 – Data Protection Act, El Regeu en volt.
• As to 62RZ30 – Citizen Oath Redux Act, El Regeu en volt.
• As to 62RZ31 – Citizenship Oath Deadline and E.7 Untangling Act, El Regeu en volt.

We thank Our Cosa, Our Senäts, and our Secretary of State for their due diligence.

Given under Our hand Royal at the city of Riverside this twenty-second day of July, in the year of salvation 2026, of the independence of Talossa the forty-sixth, and of Our reign the second.

Stage 16 (ITT)  »  Évian-les-Bains  ›  Thonon-les-Bains

Well, scratch most of what I said! Fuller update later but:

- Evenepoel wins ITT as predicted, over Pogacar and a surprisingly strong Skjelmose
- Cjovani gets stagewin due to Evenepoel, Pogacar, Arensman (7th) and Armirail (8th)
- Lipowitz crashed halfway through and broke his collarbone, much like Vingegaard just did on Sunday
- Lipowitz was the one rider held by REX, CHX and GHS but not by MMM: first impression is that this swings TCAT back open for sure (in the Mençeis's favour)
- If positive surprise is Skjelmose, negative surprise is Ayuso, who probably is out of contention for the final podium (Del Toro vs Seixas is gonna be the fight for 3rd now)


Standings after stage 16:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	7630	+499
2nd	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	7304	+595
3rd	(=)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	6970	+393
4th	(=)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	6876	+381
5th	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	6475	+406
6th	(=)		Esqipă Velocostă (EVC)	6123	+279
7th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	5607	+641
8th	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	5131	+240
9th	(=)		Naziun Cjovani (CJO)	4823	+663

Quote from: Glüc on July 13, 2026, 03:12:19 PMhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/3QAHYdPpVnElXYd8h1yEpA

Updated for current groups. Different live versions for Aqueous Transmission and Dream On were used.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours) Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Per group: Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs per group.

GROUP 7
Aerosmith - Dream On
Apocalyptica - Stroke
Incubus - Aqueous Transmission
Madrugada - Majesty
Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
Rush - Subdivisions
Russkaja - Roar
Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
The Who - Baba O'Riley


GROUP 8
B-52's - Legal Tender
Cocteau Twins - I wear your ring
Donkeyboy - Ambitions
Ghost Hounds - Last Train to Nowhere
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Het Goede Doel - België (Is er leven op Pluto ...)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence


Tiebreakers***:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

8 voters again

GROUP 5
1. All Along the Watchtower - 12
2. The Universal - 8
3. I'm Shipping Up to Boston - 6
4. Der Kommissar - 5 (2022 nomination)
5. Fifty-fifty Clown - 5 (new nomination)
6. The Lord is My Shepherd - 3
7. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. - 3
8. Southern Gothic - 2
9. Ohoopee River Bottomland - 2
10. Jane - 2

GROUP 6
1. Knights of Cydonia - 13
2. Sirius/Eye in the Sky - 8 (2 voters giving 2 points)
3. Burnin' For You - 8 (1 voter giving 2 points)
4. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 5
5. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - 4
6. Believe What You're Saying - 3
6. Blue Ain't Your Color - 3
8. Let U Know - 2
9. The Youth - 1
9. Simple And Clean (Marrzaan Remix) - 1

The time allotted for voting on the Clark has expired.

The Cosă and Senäts have passed the following bills, which are sent to His Majesty @King Txec for Royal Assent:

62RZ26 – Democracy Act and Amendment
Agreed to by the Cosă 174-0 (28 abstained), by the Senäts 8-0

62RZ27 – We Have a New-ish King Amendment
Agreed to by the Cosă 181-1 (20 abstained), by the Senäts 8-0

62RZ28 – Data Protection Act
Agreed to by the Cosă 202-0, by the Senäts 8-0

62RZ30 – Citizen Oath Redux Act
Agreed to by the Cosă 158-29 (15 abstained), by the Senäts 7-0 (1 abstained)

62RZ31 – Citizenship Oath Deadline and E.7 Untangling Act
Agreed to by the Cosă 202-0, by the Senäts 8-0


The Cosă and Senäts both rejected the following bills and resolutions:

62RZ29 – Citizenship Oath Reform Act
Rejected by the Cosă 33-149 (20 abstained), by the Senäts 0-7 (1 abstained)

62RZ32 – Sense of the Ziu: Contributing to Me Too
Rejected by the Cosă 33-129 (40 abstained), by the Senäts 0-6 (2 abstained)


The Cosă and Senäts have disagreed on the following bill:

62RZ33 – The Caretaker Clarification Act
Agreed to by the Cosă 107-95, rejected by the Senäts 4-4


The Cosă passed a Vote of Confidence in the incumbent Government 106-95 (1 abstained).

All Senators and Members of the Cosă voted.




Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State

GROUP 5
3 - Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston
2 - Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic
1 - Jefferson Starship - Jane


GROUP 6
3 - Muse - Knights of Cydonia
2 - Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
1 - Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky

GROUP 5
3. Falco - Der Kommissar
2. Blur - The Universal
1. Cocteau Twins - Fifty-fifty Clown

GROUP 6
3. Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
2. Muse - Knights of Cydonia
1. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You

GROUP 5
3- Cocteau Twins - Fifty-fifty Clown
2- Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
1- Falco - Der Kommissar

GROUP 6
3- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
2- Plastilina Mosh - Let U Know
1- Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You