On behalf of the Government and the people of the Kingdom, I extend our sincere thanks to Sir Lüc da Schir, Secretary of State and head of the Chancery, for his stewardship of the recent General Election. An election is the moment when a free people speaks with one voice about its future, and it is the Chancery's quiet labor that makes that voice heard clearly and fairly. Through careful administration, prompt attention to the questions of citizens and parties alike, and a steady commitment to the integrity of the ballot, Sir Lüc has given the Kingdom an election whose results all Talossans may trust. That trust is the foundation on which every Government rests, and we are grateful to him for securing it.

We further wish to recognize Sir Lüc's work in establishing the new mailer system for party communications. By giving every registered party a reliable and even-handed means of reaching the citizenry, he has strengthened the conversation on which our democracy depends, making it easier for parties to share their ideas and for citizens to stay informed and engaged. It is an improvement that serves no faction but the whole Kingdom, and one that will benefit elections for years to come. For this and for his continued dedication to the Chancery, the nation offers Sir Lüc its warmest thanks and highest esteem.

Signed,
Seneschal Alexandreu Davinescu, Baron Davinescu del Vilatx Freiric

This is incredibly interesting stuff.  There's a lot of possibilities here.  Would the IAP maybe want any help setting up a page with their past papers and more information?  I'd love to assist getting that set up so even more people can read about these analyses and maybe think about how we can change our legislature.

So here's the numbers for the past term, and I noticed something interesting.

First of all, we now have some  good data -- for the first time ever about the immigration process.  Overwhelmingly, the biggest hurdle remains Wittenberg.  For every successful immigrant, there are ten who declined to make an account and get involved.  To some extent, this is probably a good thing: it's a kind of filter that wards off people who aren't serious.  But we're also certainly losing some people who might otherwise get interested if the barrier to start chatting were a little lower.  This might be a sacrifice worth making -- it might be worth it to filter out the disinterested -- but we should take note, at least.

However, with the conclusion of the term, I can also report something else: with 13 new citizens over this term and only a few strike-outs, we have the highest growth in a decade.  Talossa grew 6% this term (adjusted for the Dandelions who were removed by law).  This probably isn't attributable to any one factor, since it takes years before you strike out, but it suggests that we're starting to reverse trends here in our little country.


For period: 1 January 2026 to 1 October 2026
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Incomplete: 27
No Wittenberg: 101
No post: 50
In progress: 13
No petition: 7
Successful: 10
Total applications: 208

'Incomplete' refers to those applications which were not filled out correctly or completely, and which were returned with an explanation. 'No Wittenberg' refers to those applications which were complete, but in which the applicant did not go on to make an account on Wittenberg. 'No post' refers to those applications from the period in which the prospective never made a post and so the process has been terminated.  'In progress' refers to those applications from the period which were complete and in which the applicant is still being considered. 'No petition' refers to those applications which were complete and considered, but for which no petition was received. 'Successful' refers to naturalizations completed.

In the hubbub of the election, I didn't report out on this -- my apologies for the lateness.  I don't detect any novel patterns right now, but I do have a cool pattern to report for the whole term.

For period: 1 August 2026 to 31 August 2026
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Incomplete: 2
No Wittenberg: 10
No post: 3
In progress: 6
No petition: 0
Successful: 1
Total applications: 22

'Incomplete' refers to those applications which were not filled out correctly or completely, and which were returned with an explanation. 'No Wittenberg' refers to those applications which were complete, but in which the applicant did not go on to make an account on Wittenberg. 'No post' refers to those applications from the period in which the prospective never made a post and so the process has been terminated.  'In progress' refers to those applications from the period which were complete and in which the applicant is still being considered. 'No petition' refers to those applications which were complete and considered, but for which no petition was received. 'Successful' refers to naturalizations completed.

While sad, this is a lot lower than usual!

Confirming receipt of your recipe submission @Liz Quiehui
Thanks so much!

With the increase in submissions we are now looking at a December-January publication window.

Thank you, I have been waiting for a long time, and I am very happy to officially become a citizen of talossa.

My recovery is going fairly well. I'm back to work but still need to be careful. I'm glad your recovery is going well also!

-Txec R

Still want to determine Talossans with Graphic Arts abilities -- could start on page design for the Microcon.  some elements might be the flag, the crest, a QR code etc.

How goes the shoulder?  My knee had one not entirely unexpected complication, and PT said I was overdoing things at first but I seem to be on a good trajectory and hope you are as well.