The 7 seats from the Independent Progressive are now vacant following ex-MC Tzaracomprada's resignation.

Following the Democracy Amendment's ratification, we're in a novel situation, so let's do this step by step. OrgLaw IV.3 states:

QuoteIn the case of vacant party seats occurring between elections, the Secretary of State shall inform the King and the leader of whatever party held the vacant seat.

I am doing so now: @King Txec and @Breneir Tzaracomprada

QuoteThe Secretary of State shall redistribute all of that party's seats among the remaining eligible candidates on that party's list in the same manner described in the second section, above. If no eligible candidate remains on that party's list, whether by vacation, ineligibility, or the operation of the maximum seats provision, the King may assign the seat according to his own best judgment, or leave it vacant.

By my reading there are neither any "remaining" nor "eligible" candidates, since the Independent Progressive's party list consisted of just S:r Tzaracomprada, and the next sentence states that "vacation" is one of the reason for ineligibility. So I can't automatically redistribute any seats, which is convenient, because we have previously determined that the previous section is partially inoperable (we don't have ordered party lists yet - not that it would have mattered in this specific case.)

So it falls to His Majesty to reassign the 7 seats according to His best judgment, before the Second Clark, or to leave them vacant.

Do we have a Zoom link for the State Opening yet?

Thanks

-Txec R

For those who dont know:

Just as its in the news and im curious, where we as talossa effected by the PHP vunrablitly?

No, I can move it too, I just thought that "is this ready to take to the CRL?" meant "is this draft final or do you have further suggestions?"

If you run out of things to write in Talossan, we could use a translation of The Cézembre Conundrum: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?msg=33657

I already dread having to translate that bill name into Talossan, should it get onto the ballot...

Quote from: Sir Lüc on October 20, 2026, 03:13:10 AM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on October 19, 2026, 04:52:43 PM@Sir Lüc is this ready to take to the CRL?

Yeah, I think your draft looks good.

So do either @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir or @Moinul Moin have to move it?

A note on this issue: assuming that this Amendment passes the Ziu by the requisite margins, the Government intends to use the provisions of OrgLaw IV.9 to dissolve the Cosa after the Sixth Clark.

WHEREAS from time immemorial the term of the Cosa has been six Clarks;

AND WHEREAS the 54th Cosa expanded this to seven Clarks, to add a "Zeroth Clark" solely for electing the Seneschal;

AND WHEREAS the 57th Cosa added the "petition" system for electing the Seneschal, making Seneschal elections rare and thus removing the justification for an extra Clark;

AND WHEREAS, due to a cascading series of oversights, OrgLaw IV.7 was never amended;

AND WHEREAS, due to this, the 58th through 62nd Cosa all ended one Clark "early" legally speaking;

AND WHEREAS we should either get this right or accept the new status quo;

BE IT ENACTED that Organic Law IV.7, which currently reads:

QuoteA newly elected Ziu shall convene on the first day of the month after its general election, to coincide with the publication of the first Clark. Its term shall be equal to seven Clarks, subject to the provisions elsewhere in this Organic Law. During its last month, the King shall issue a Writ of Dissolution ending its term. Whenever the Cosâ may be dissolved, all its members shall resign.

be amended to read:

QuoteA newly elected Ziu shall convene on the first day of the month after its general election, to coincide with the publication of the first Clark. Its term shall be equal to six Clarks, subject to the provisions elsewhere in this Organic Law. During its last month, the King shall issue a Writ of Dissolution ending its term. Whenever the Cosâ may be dissolved, all its members shall resign.