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Marked Eballots for Electing International Parliament's Rules
The Eight Marked Eballots (One spoiled) Received Updated on 10/25/2014
James Ogle's vote cast on 8/31/2014:
James Ogle's new eballot for RESOLUTION NUMBER 1:
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_1__ VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY: The ten elected executives of the International Parliament (IP) will conduct a transparent vote which will establish voting guidelines and a committee.
_2__ VOTING GUIDELINES: The Vote Counting and Voluntary Law Ministry will be charged with writing and proposing election GUIDELINES which might be brought before the ten executives every year on January 1st for approval. Once approved, this approval system will establish election GUIDELINES by which the VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY will follow in all future elections.
_3__ MINISTRY DIRECTORS: Once a simple majority vote by at least six of the ten executives establishes the new Ministry, then the guidelines and nominees for the first Ministry of the International Paliament are to be known as the Directors of the Vote Counting and Voluntary Law Ministry.
_4__ ANNUAL CYCLE STARTS JANUARY FIRST: Each year January 1st is the date improvements in these guidelines are introduced as a blank (e)ballot on which the elected ten executives vote.
_5__ GUIDE: The book "Know Thyself, Your Body's Wisdom for Living Consciously" will be added as a guide to the proposed VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY web page. For many ages, humanity has been confused about what decisions regenerate and degenerate our living systems. The Body itself has always held this wisdom of natural laws for our organ/gland functioning on 253 circuits of personal powers (but not always available until infrared could shine the light on it). The Body's own immense wisdom can show us how our next decision degenerates us or regenerates us (based on 40 years of scientific research using infrared technology that can be tracked, measured and decoded by the Language of the Body itself). This Self Evident and undeniable truth from our energetic design makes it an unparalleled guide to help humans make decisions (about voting, laws, or new customs, etc.) that can regenerate us from within as well as from without. (http://www.consciousnesssystems.com [1] to read the book). Also, VOLUNTARY LAW: The blog site http://vlda.org/, the Voluntary Law Development Association, owned by Jonathan Jaech will be added to the proposed VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY web page and can accompany 'Know Thyself, Your Body's Wisdom for Living Consciously' (that can both be used as the foundational principles for voluntary international law). These 2 sources of wisdom can promote peace, love and the clarity of energetic truth for successful ways to promote each living systems' regeneration.
__6_ VOLUNTARY LAW: The blog site http://vlda.org/, the Voluntary Law Development Association, owned by Jonathan Jaech will be added to the proposed VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY web page and will be used as the foundation for voluntary international law.
_7__ GENERAL PROVISIONS: Guideline of Priority and Procedure. The GUIDELINES contained on this web page shall be the official GUIDELINES of procedure of the International Parliament and will be used for all transactions of business once ratified by a majority of the Members of International Parliament (MIPs). These GUIDELINES will take precedence over any other set of GUIDELINES.
_8__ GUIDELINE CHANGES: The Executive Committee reserves the right to make changes in these GUIDELINES by 6/10th vote and to present these changes to the delegates at any time. All changes should accommodate the desires or complaints of the MIPs or staff so as to improve the conduct of business online and offline.
_9__ EXECUTIVES: The Executives of the International Parliament (IP) shall select persons to serve as Chairpersons, Legal Counsels, and Secretaries for each committee and any other position to help conduct the business of the IP.
_10__ CHAIR PERSON: Absence of Chairperson. If the Chair should find it necessary to be absent during any part of a committee meeting, he/she shall designate an individual (preferably the Legal Counsel) to assume his/her duties with the same authority.
General Authority of the Chairperson. In addition to exercising such authority conferred upon the Chair elsewhere in these GUIDELINES, the Chair shall declare the opening and closing of each session of the committee, direct its discussions, ensure observance of these GUIDELINES, accord the right to speak, put questions to a vote, and announce decisions of the committee.
__11_ Statements by the Secretariat. The Secretary-General, or any other member of the IP designated by the Secretary-General, may at any time make oral or written statements to a committee.
_12__ MEMBERS: Number of Accredited Delegates. The number of delegates allowed on any delegation of the IP shall be limited to four per committee on which the delegation is a member (including the Head Delegate), with the exception of the Executive Committee of Ten, which requires a minimum of six delegates; each delegate shall be accorded one vote.
_13__ DIPLOMAIC COURTESY: All delegates MUST accord all other delegates diplomatic courtesy at all times. Any delegate or visitor who, after being advised by the Chair, persists in an obvious attempt to divert the meeting from its intended purpose, or who otherwise attempts to disrupt the proceedings, shall be subject to disciplinary action and expulsion by the Secretariat.
_14__ QUORUM: One-third of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The presence of a majority of the members of the committee, however, is required for a substantive question to be put to a vote. It is the responsibility of the Chair to insure that a quorum is present at all times. Any delegate who doubts the presence of a quorum or a majority may ask the Chair for a ruling. The Chair shall then determine, by appropriate means, whether the required number is present. The number of delegates required for a quorum or majority shall be based upon the number of delegations in attendance at the conference.
_15__ AGENDA Selection of Agenda Items. Agenda items shall be selected by the IP Steering Committee. Once selected, these items are fixed for the duration of the conference and no other items will be discussed.
_16__ ORDER OF CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEMS: Agenda items will be considered in the order in which they appear in the agenda eballot, unless that order is altered by a majority of the Committee.
_17__ PRIOR APPROVED RESOLUTIONS: Order of Consideration of Prior-Approved Resolutions. Prior-approved resolutions are resolutions that were received by the specified deadline and were deemed appropriate by the IP staff. They will receive priority over other resolutions. The order of appearance of resolutions before the Committee is determined by the date in which they were received, and is listed under the appropriate committee topic in that order in the resolution book by the Secretariat. When the Chair opens debate on any agenda item, any delegate may move for consideration of an approved resolution on the agenda item that has been submitted to the chair with signatories of 1/8 of the delegations present. If the motion is seconded, the Chair will direct the committee to an immediate vote without debate on the motion, a majority being required for consideration. If no resolution receives a majority vote in favor of consideration, the Committee will automatically have before it for consideration the first resolution in the IP resolution book under that agenda item that has been received by the chair with the appropriate number of signatories.
_18__ CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL: Resolutions that were not received by the specified deadline may still be considered, but not until 1/2 of the prior approved resolutions on the agenda item have been considered. For a resolution without prior approval to be considered, it must relate to the committee topic currently being debated, be submitted to the chair with signatories of 1/8 of the delegations present, and the delegate must supply enough copies of the resolution for each delegation present. Once these conditions have been met, any delegate may move for consideration of the resolution. If the motion is seconded, the chair will direct the committee to an immediate vote without debate on the motion, a majority being required for consideration.
_19__ SUBSTANTIVE PROPOSALS: Delegates will receive selected resolutions for consideration no later than at the time of the conference registration. The delegates must submit resolutions in the proper form by the deadline set by the IP Steering Committee.
_20__ Reporting Resolutions to the General Assembly. The Chair of each committee shall report resolutions passed by that committee to the Plenary Session of the IP for its consideration. If a committee fails to approve a resolution on an agenda item, it shall submit a "Declaration of No Report" on that agenda item. That topic area will not be considered by the IP.
_21__ Amendments. All amendments to resolutions must be signed by one sponsoring delegation and at least one other seconding delegation; they must be submitted on an official amendment form for approval by the Legal Counsel and must be labeled with an identifying number by the Secretary. Secondary amendments and amendments by substitution are not acceptable. Obvious typographical efforts will be brought to the Committee's attention and collected by the Chair with no vote required. To move an amendment to the floor, recognition by the Chair and introduction of the amendment will suffice; no vote shall be required. Once an amendment has been brought to the floor, the Committee shall consider only the amendments and not the Resolutions until final action on the amendment has been taken (except to the extent that the amendment pertains to the Resolution).
_22__ Definition of Amendment and Voting on Amendments. An amendment is a motion that adds to, deletes from, or revises any part of a resolution. A series of alterations proposed by a single delegation to the same resolution shall be considered as a single amendment unless a motion is made to divide it.
_23__ Closure of Debate. A delegate may move to close debate at any time on any matter. Such a motion closes all substantive debate on the matters before the body at that time, except when such a motion would interrupt a speaker. Two delegates may speak against closure, and the motion will then be put to a vote. During debate on an amendment, a delegate may move for closure of debate on the resolution. if closure passes, then the amendment shall be voted on first followed by the resolution.
_24__ Move a Resolution to the Floor. Used to bring an approved resolution to the floor, this motion may not interrupt a speaker and is not debatable. No second is required.
_25__ DEBATE AND SPEECH GUIDELINES: Speeches. No delegate may address the committee without having previously obtained the permission of the Chair. The Chair shall call upon speakers in the order in which they signify their desire to speak. Delegates may not interrupt a speaker except on a point of order or point of personal privilege. Abusing these rights may be considered violations of diplomatic courtesy, and can result in disciplinary action taken by the chair. Motions should be made at the conclusion of the speaker's remarks; by making a motion, the speaker yields the floor.
_26__ Time Limit on Debate. The committee or the Chair may limit or extend the time allotted to each speaker and the number of times each delegate may speak on a proposal. There may be one speaker in favor and one opposed to the limitation/extension.
_27__ Right of Reply. During debate, the Chair may accord the right of reply to any delegate if a speech by another delegate contains unusual or extraordinary language clearly insulting to personal or national dignity. The decision granting a right of reply may not be appealed. Requests for a right of reply shall be in writing to the Chair. The Chair will limit the time for the reply. There shall be no reply to a reply.
_28__ POINTS - IN ORDER OF PRIORITY
Point of Order. If, during the discussion of any matter, a delegate believes that the committee is proceeding in a manner contrary to these GUIDELINES, he or she may rise to a point of order. The delegate so rising will be immediately recognized by the Chair and the point ruled upon. A delegate rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of any matter under discussion.
Point of Personal Privilege. If a delegate wishes to raise a question or make a request relating to the organization of the meeting, personal comfort, or the conduct of fellow delegates or staff, he/she may rise to a point of personal privilege. When a delegate rises on privilege, the Chair shall take such action as is necessary.
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry. A point of parliamentary inquiry is directed to the Chair for information or guidance on procedure. This point may not interrupt the speaker. It is a question and does not require seconding or allow for debate. Replies by the Chair are not appealable.
Point of Information. If a delegate wishes to obtain a clarification of procedure or a statement of the matter before the committee, the delegate may address a point of information to the Chair. During debate, if a delegate wishes to ask a question of the speaker, a request to question the speaker may be made in the form of a point of information directed to the Chair after the speaker consents to be questioned, all questions and replies are made through the Chair. Delegates shall not interrupt a speaker on a point of information.
_29__ MOTIONS - ORDER OF PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
The motions as indicated in the Short Form of Points and Motions have precedence, in the order given, over all other proposals or motions before the committee.
Adjournment of Debate. During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may move the adjournment of debate on that matter. One delegate may speak in favor of the motion and one opposed. The motion shall then be put to an immediate vote. Adjournment of debate on a resolution or amendment has the effect of tabling that item and moves the committee on to the next order of business. See also 8.9 on Reconsideration.
Closure of Debate. A delegate may move to close debate at any time on any matter. Such a motion closes all substantive debate on the matters before the body at that time, except when such a motion would interrupt a speaker. Two delegates may speak against closure, and the motion will then be put to a vote. During debate on an amendment, a delegate may move for closure of debate on the resolution. if closure passes, then the amendment shall be voted on first followed by the resolution.
Move a Resolution to the Floor. Used to bring an approved resolution to the floor, this motion may not interrupt a speaker and is not debatable. No second is required.
Suspension of the Meeting. During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may move to suspend the meeting. Suspending a meeting recesses it until the time specified in the motion; the Chair may request the mover to modify the time. When the committee reconvenes it will continue with its business from the point at which suspension was moved.
Adjournment of the Meeting. The motion of adjournment means that all business of the committee has been completed, and that the committee win not reconvene until the next Annual Session. The Chair may refuse to recognize a motion to adjourn the meeting if the Committee still has business before it. A motion to adjourn is not debatable, and will be put to an immediate vote.
Decisions of Competence. Any motion calling for a decision on the competence of the Committee to discuss or adopt a proposal shall be put to a vote before the vote is taken on the proposal in question. If a Committee decides it is not competent to discuss or vote on an amendment or resolution, the effect is the same as adjourning debate on the matter. See also 8.9 on Reconsideration.
Withdrawal of Motions. A motion may be withdrawn by its proposer at any time before voting on it has begun, provided the motion has not been amended. A withdrawn motion may be reintroduced by any other delegation.
Reconsideration of Proposals. When a proposal has been adopted, or rejected through a vote of adjournment or "no competence", it may be reconsidered at the same session by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting. The motion to reconsider must be made by a delegation which originally voted on the prevailing side of the proposal; thus, reconsideration may be moved only on the proposals voted on by roll-call.
Division of the Question. A motion to divide the question, proposing that parts of an amendment or resolution be voted on separately, is in order at any time prior to commencement of voting on the amendment or resolution. Motions to divide shall apply only to operative clauses. Permission to speak on the motion shall be granted to one speaker in favor and one opposed, after which there shall be an immediate vote. The first motion for division to receive a majority vote shall become the final manner in which the proposal is presented. Those parts of the proposal which are approved shall be put to a vote as a whole. If all operative clauses of a proposal have been rejected, the proposal as a whole has been rejected.
Dilatory Motions. The Chair may rule as dilatory, and therefore out of order, any motion repeating or closely approximating a substantive measure on which the committee has already rendered an opinion. Such rulings can not be appealed.
Appealing a Decision of the Chair. Rulings of the chair can be appealed unless otherwise specified in these GUIDELINES. Appeals can be debated by one speaker in favor and one opposed.
_30__ MOTIONS are actions which trigger activity in the International Parliament (Editing guideline #s once approved).
Guideline # : Motions : Interrupt Speaker? : Second Required? : Debatable? : Vote Required?
8.3 : Adjourn : no : yes : no : Simple Majority
8.5 : Recess : no : yes : no : Simply Majority
4.2 : Consideration of a Topic Area : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.3 : Closure of Debate : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.4 : Move a Resolution to the Floor : no : yes : no : None
6.2 : Limit/Extend Debate : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.10 : Division of the Questions : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.7 : Decision of Competence : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.2 : Table : no : yes : yes : Simple Majority
8.9 : Reconsideration : no : yes : yes : Two-thirds Majority
8.12 : Appeal the Decision of the Chair : yes (by point of order only) : yes : yes : Simple Majority
7.1 : Point of Order : yes : no : no : None
7.2 : Point of Privilege : no : no : no : Ruling of the Chair
7.3 : Point of Parliamentary Inquiry : no : no : no : None
7.4 : Point of Information : no : no : no : None
_31__ VOTING METHODS AND RIGHTS: Each member delegation shall have one vote in each Committee in which it is represented. No delegate may cast a vote on behalf of another member.
_33__ RANKED VOTING ONLY: All voting and vote counting shall be in the form of ranked paper ballots only (and eballots when practical and verifiable). Consecutive numbers beginning with the #s 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. etc. must always be used when marking on (e)ballot of all alternative decisions or names. Deviation from this guideline will disqualify the ballot, and the ballot will be marked spoiled.
_34__ Simple Majority. Unless otherwise specified in these GUIDELINES, decisions in the Committee shall be made by a majority vote of those nations present and voting. The phrase "MIPs present and voting" refers to members casting ranked choice votes. Members which cast a final abstention are not voting. If a vote is equally divided between two sums of the same value, the motion fails.
_35__ Method of Voting. The Committee shall use ranked choice voting (RCV). The Chair, however, may grant a request for a roll-call vote; the decision to grant such a request is not appealable. All final votes on resolutions shall be taken by roll-call; the roll shall be called in English alphabetical order beginning with a person selected at random by the Secretary. Delegates shall reply "1," or "abstain," or "abstain from the order of voting." A nation may abstain from the order of voting once during the roll-call; a second abstention from the order of voting will be recorded as an abstention. Rights of explanation are permitted on roll-call votes and may be limited in time by the Chair. At the end of roll-call, but before rights of explanation and the subsequent announcement of the vote, the Secretary will ask for changes of vote. A delegation may not change from "1" to "yes", or "yes with right of explanation" or from "0" to "0 with right of explanation." Those abstaining may be accorded rights of explanation. The result of the vote shall be inserted into the Committee record.
_36__ PARLIAMENTARY GO-AHEAD: These guidelines will establish the Parliamentary go-ahead for electing the first full Minister and Deputy Minister and the ten executives will be asked to rank names for the two positions and to establish additional full Ministers and Deputy Ministers when appropriate.
_37__ ONLINE VOTING: The International Parliament will conduct elections using online voting and all votes will be posted where they can be easily viewed by the public with the information as to who had cast the vote.
_38__ EBALLOTS: "Eballots" are ballots marked and sent via email which can be posted on a web page and/or printed out and which can be combined in one stack of paper ballots. When printed eballots are combined with original marked paper ballots, every ballot counts as one vote as long as no voter had voted more than once. Eballots must be emailed to vvc at allpartysystem dot org, a private email address used by the secretary and observers for receiving such eballots. No reply email will be sent to voters who cast eballots, unless the voter indicates that he/she wishes to be self appointed, or when a question regarding verification is raised by a volunteer vote counter. Choices marked on "eballots" are posted for public view and are not bound by confidentiality under the behavior of officers of the International Parliament's VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY.
__39_ PAPER BALLOTS will be made confidential to the highest level possible.
_40__ VOTER AUTHENTICATION: Each voter will be authenticated with minimum methods which will be documented and kept on a file easily accessed via the internet for easier verification and validation and the information will be used to satisfy the International Parliament's #1 guideline; "Require all the elected members to be in communication either through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service or else their name will be eliminated after one year" which was approved on 7/30/2014.
_41__ Conduct during Voting. Immediately prior to a vote, the Chair shall describe to the Committee the proposal to be voted on, and shall explain the consequence of a 1 or 0 vote. Voting shall begin upon the chair's declaration and shall end when the results of the vote are announced. Once voting has begun, no delegate shall interrupt the voting except on a point of order or information concerning the actual conduct of the vote, or on a point of personal privilege.
_42__ BALLOT PLACEMENT: ORDER OF NOMINEES of all names in the parliament elections and subsidiary parliament elections will be determined by the results caused by the voters' ranking of the nominees on the previous election's ballots. This is known as the correct consecutive order of nominee. New nominees will be placed on the ballot in the order that they were nominated, will fall below the higher ranked elected members and will be grouped within the group of similar party/category. The date of the original nomination may determine the placement in order on the ballot. The final order of the parties/categories on the final prepared ballot will be determined by the nominees' party name/category and the parties/categories, and the parties/categories will be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order. When an elected member switches party/categories at any time, then their name will be placed in the new party/category below all other nominees already listed. SPACE FOR THREE OR MORE WRITE-IN choices must be provided on each and every ballot, in all elections.
_43__ TIES: No runoff will be called for most in ties and the tie will remain in effect until a tie-breaker voter breaks the tie. Ties for new nominations for the ballot will be broken through using a "random" draw of A-Z alphabetizing. Ties can be broken quickly by holding a runoff election only when such a run-off election is called by any of the ten executives of the IP. In all other cases, all the names/items in a tie will be included in the results as a new "tied" category, even if the size of the assembly or agenda list must be expanded beyond normal size.
_44__ VOTER BALLOT VERIFICATION requires only a name of the voter or a witness when no name is used. If they do not give their name then the ballot will be null and void. All voters must preregister their name and at least two methods of contact.
_45__ Supplemental GUIDELINES
_46__ PREAMBULAR PHRASES provide background information and establish proper context for reading and interpreting the resolution.
Preambular clauses may:
Justify proposed action
Cite historical precedents
Refer to previously adopted UN documents
Refer to factual situations, past or current
Make altruistic appeals
Affirming
Expressing its Appreciation
Keeping in mind
Alarmed by
Expressing its Satisfaction
Noting
Appreciating
Fulfilling
Noting with regret
Approving
Fully aware
Noting with satisfaction
Aware of
Fully alarmed
Noting with deep concern
Believing
Fully believing
Noting with approval
Bearing in mind
Further deploring
Noting further
Cognizant
Further recalling
Observing
Declaring
Guided by
Realizing
Deeply concerned
Having adopted
Reaffirming
Deeply convinced
Having considered
Recalling
Deeply disturbed
Having devoted attention
Recognizing
Deeply regretting
Having examined
Referring
Deploring
Having heard
Seeking
Desiring
Having received
Taking into Account
Emphasizing
Having studied
Taking into Consideration
Expecting
Impressed by
Taking note
Viewing with appreciation
Welcoming
_47__ OPERATIVE CLAUSES are set out to achieve the committee's main policy goals on
the topic.
Each operative clause begins with a number and ends with a
semicolon (the final clause ends with a period).
Operative clauses should be
organized in a logical progression, and each clause should contain a single
idea or policy proposal.
Keep in mind that all resolutions except those passed
by the Security Council are non-binding.
As a rule of thumb, good resolutions usually have an equal number or more operative phrases than preambulatory phrases.
Accepts
Expresses its hope
Affirms
Further invites
Approves
Further resolves
Authorizes
Further requests
Calls
Have resolved
Calls upon
Implores
Condemns
Notes
Congratulates
Proclaims
Confirms
Reaffirms
Considers
Recommends
Declares accordingly
Reminds
Deplores
Regrets
Designates
Requests
Draws the attention
Solemnly affirms
Emphasizes
Strongly
Condemns
Encourages
Supports
Endorses
Takes note of
Establishes
Transmits
Expresses its appreciation
Urges
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Subject: IP Vote from Kristy Knight
Jim Doyle's marked eballot cast on 8/1/2014 via telephone:
Date: July 30th, 2014
Subject: New Eballot
Ernest Wells's eballot on 7/15/2014:
Subject: Ballot on number of seat for executive
Cathy Bilsky's SPOILED Eballot on 1/28/2014
___ The simple majority vote, by names nominated who vote on rules, passes rules.
___ A self nomination is good enough, that way we'd have a 100% election rate until we hit a number around
100 members of International Parliament.
___ Pure proportional representation (PR) will be used.
___ The election of the new rules should be required to be available in all languages.
___ Elections of rules should be perpetual.
___ When the name gets self-nominated it's the same as being elected.
___ Require all the
elected members to be in communication either through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service
or else their name will be eliminated after one year.
___ A name and contact information must be provided in order to qualify as a nominee and the
name and contact information must be verifiable in order to qualify as a nominee for the (e)ballot.
___ There will be fifty elected members self appointed/self nominated for free and fifty
members who are donors.
___ There will be five executives elected by the member of international parliament (MIPs).
___ Donors: New seats will be made available in a donor section of the
International Parliament's members of international parliament. All donors who contribute money to the
political entity International Parliament of $25. or more will promptly and automatically
become a "donor Member of International Parliament (MIP)".
___ Members of the donor category will be referred to as the Donor Members of International Parliament,
donor MIPs, contributor MIPs, dues-payers, donor members or "MIPs" and they will be members
with all voting rights.
___ Donor members may hold only one MIP seat in the International Parliament.
___ The donor fee is a one-time membership fee of $25. or more
until these rules change.
___ Single "Donor BoD" seats, which are the board of director (BoD) seats
in the International Parliament's Cabinet Ministries and international political parties, may also
be allotted to donors which are to be ranked according to donation level.
___ Donor MIPs and BoD seats are not elected during regular election cycles of
the International Parliament's elections yet they receive all same voting rights plus
special privileges which apply to the donation level of which the donor
has achieved.
___ Should the donor be elected to the free half of the International Parliament's
assembly, BoDs or other political entities, then their name is removed as
Donor MIP or BoD in that international assembly/BoD/international political party.
___ The numbers of seats for donor members shall never be more than the number
of free elected members in the International assembly on any political party, BoD
or other entity in the International Parliament.
___ Once the numbers of members in the International Parliament reach saturation
point and no seats are available for donors, then new donors with the lowest
donation level (or the chronologically newer or more recent membership
in cases of ties) will automatically spill over to a lower geographical region.
___ Should a Donor MIP/BoD/international political entity who had been elected to a free seat,
then be unelected and their name is no longer an elected free member, then
their name will be automatically reinstated as a Donor MIP, BoD or international committee member.
___ Once the donation/contribution is received, the donors' funds will be deposited
into a bank account which is controlled by the five national executives of the
International Parliament.
___ The International Treasury Ministry is where specific records and agreements are posted
for the public. The International Treasury Ministry will maintain all records for donors
and other financial records such as revenue inflow, donor rankings, savings
and expenditures.
___ All donor members shall have access to all financial records for the International Parliament.
Detailed information which isn't available on the International Treasury Ministry's web page
will be made available to donors when a request is made to the International Treasury Minister.
___ The International Treasury Minister of the International Parliament will be accountable only to the five
executives of the International Parliament through a vote of confidence.
___ Office Designations
___ Five Executives, five Worker Board of Directors (Worker BoDs)
___ The board of directors of the International Parliament shall consist three main
___ EXECUTIVES
___ The first five Executives are invited to elect their own names
___ The five Executives of each USA national Party
___ When an Executive or BoD resigns or dies, the next highest ranked
___ VOLUNTEER ELECTED PARTY EXECUTIVE STAFF (EXECS):
___ Elected Volunteer Executive Staff (Execs) shall always consist of five officers
Superindendent, or Chair, or Chief, or President
___ If an opening on the five elected volunteer executive seats ever exists
___ Whenever a new Party or subsidiary is formed, the first five executive
___ Once three (or more) Executives are elected, the three executives
___ Superintendent (or whatever title is picked by top vote-getter):
___ The Superintendent sets the policy and tone for the Party.
___ The Superintendent, once elected by the board of Directors,
___ Vice Superintendent:
___ During absence or disability of the Superintendent, the Vice-Superintendent in
___ Treasurer:
___ Secretary:
___ Ethics & Grievances Officer:
___ "Committee of Four"
___ Once the Ethics & Grievances Officer is elected, the next four top-ranked
___ In cases where none of the consecutively ranked names agree to be elected to
___ The Ethics & Grievances Officer serves as the tie-breaker vote on
___ FIVE WORKER BOARD OF DIRECTORS (WORKER BODS):
___ The five Worker Board of Directors (or BoDs) are elected in a free election.
___ FIVE DONOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS (DONOR BODS):
___ The Donor BoDs (AKA Investor BoDs) are elected with
___ ELECTING FIVE DONOR BOD NAMES: Under the Sainte-Lague voting system,
___ REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BODS WORKER AND DONOR BODS:
___ The elected board of directors (BoDs) must complete the following minimum
___ A simple majority of the elected board of directors, which includes
___ Elected BoDs must provide their mailing
___ Elected BoDs must participate in the annual
___ If due to resignation, death or as a result of being elected as
___ Elected BoDs must provide a photo and bio by the first day of the new year
___ ELIMINATION OF NONCOMPLIANT BODS
___ The procedure for removing BoDs who do not meet the requirements
___ GENERAL VOTING RULES AND NEW PARTY ELECTION SCHEDULE GUIDELINES:
___ ALL ELECTIONS: The following guidelines apply to all elections for the
___ RANKED CHOICE VOTING: All voting on policy, names and decisions will be
___ NOMINATED NAMES: Nominated names for the ballot electing the BoDs must
___ DORMANCY DURING ELECTIONS: The election of new BoDs and all BoD votes/decisions
___ TIES: When two people self-nominate or a tie-vote for two or more names for the
___ RULES: Only elected directors and ministers of the SBA Party may
___ SCHEDULE OF ELECTIONS: When the nominations of a BoD commences, an election schedule
___ JANUARY FIRST ELECTION CYCLES: On Januaray first, new names for executives
___ CURRENT NAMES ALWAYS QUALIFY: All elected names always qualify for next
___ NEW ELECTIONS: New elections for consecutively ranked names as back-ups as volunteer executive
___ ALL NEW ELECTIONS: All new elections should be scheduled within the following month of the
___ WHO MAY NOMINATE AND VOTE:
___ NOMINEES FOR EXECUTIVES: Any name may be nominated for volunteer
___ ELECTION TIME FOR EXECUTIVES: Once a board of directors of five
___ ORDER OF BODS: All top five BoD names will be elected in
___ NEW NOMINATIONS OF BODS: Once five Board of Directors (BoDs)
___ ELECTIONS OF REPLACEMENT BODS: Only BoDs who have been ranked
___ VOTING SYSTEMS
___ Tic
___ A tic is a numeral, i.e. #1, #2, #3 etc. (or 1, 2, 3).
___ Tics are required in all cases in Party voting and any
___ When more than one tic is used, the next tics must be
___ Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
___ Ranked choice voting is a system based on algebra where the voter ranks
___ Term - Removal: The officers of the Party other than the executives shall hold office
___ Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Executives and/or
___ Salaries: The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Executives
___ Executives and Board of Directors Voting: All elected staff and decisions must be
___ ELECTIONS and VOTING
___ VOTING OF FOUR ITEMS: All voting consists of the subjects being voted on:
___ ELECTION RULES AND VOTING FOR ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BODS):
___ THREE CATEGORIES OF DIRECTORS: WORKERS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE STAFF:
___ Newly elected BoDs will retain their seat until they
___ All new nominations to any board of directors and
___ When Donor BoDs become elected to the Worker BoDs,
___ Elections for Donor BoDs only consists of each donor
___ WORKERS
___ DONORS
___ Donors may vote in all Party elections as
___ VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE STAFF:
___ The national/district or sub-district Ministries elect the
___ The Election Schedule for Volunteer Executive Staff is based on Pacific Standard Time.
___ Anyone may nominate any name(s) including their own name to the ballot for volunteer
___ One week for nominations and one week for the election is the time frame.
___ After one week of nominations, all the known names, information, statements and
___ When the election is complete and the final voting deadline is passed, the top five
___ The highest ranked name will get to choose which one of the five titles they wish to
___ Once elected, the five executives may switch places with each other from
___ During the five months between March 1st of the year and the
___ Once elected, no Volunteer Executive Staff may also hold a seat on the same
___ RULES
___ AGENDA
___ RESOLUTIONS
___ These are the guidelines for submitting resolutions, co-sponsors and date stamping
___ Special Meetings: Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place
___ A quorum is not required on any decisions for day to day operations. In all decisions
___ Action of Directors by Communications Equipment: Any action required or which
___ Signing of Checks or Notes: Checks, notes, drafts, and demands for money shall be
___ Indemnification of Directors and Officers: The Party shall indemnify any and
___ Rules By BoDs: The Party's BoDs shall have the power to make, alter, amend and
___ Emergency Bylaws: The Board of Directors may adopt emergency Bylaws, Bylaws: subject
___ RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY DIRECTORS REGARDING ELECTION AND
___ The undersigned, being the Initial Director of the Party, hereby adopts the
___ RESOLVED, that the bylaws be, and the same hereby are, adopted as and for
___ RESOLVED, that the following persons be, and hereby are, elected Board of Directors
Date: 2014-08-28 19:28
From: Kristy Knight
To: vvc@allpartysystem.org
__1_ The book "Know Thyself, Your Body's Wisdom for Living Consciously"
will be added as a guide to the proposed VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW
MINISTRY web page. For many ages, humanity has been confused about what
decisions regenerate and degenerate our living systems. The Body itself
has always held this wisdom of natural laws for our organ/gland
functioning on 253 circuits of personal powers (but not always available
until infrared could shine the light on it). The Body's own immense
wisdom can show us how our next decision degenerates us or regenerates
us (based on 40 years of scientific research using infrared technology
that can be tracked, measured and decoded by the Language of the Body
itself). This Self Evident and undeniable truth from our energetic
design makes it an unparalleled guide to help humans make decisions
(about voting, laws, or new customs, etc.) that can regenerate us from
within as well as from without. (http://www.consciousnesssystems.com [1]
to read the book). Also, VOLUNTARY LAW: The blog site http://vlda.org/,
the Voluntary Law Development Association, owned by Jonathan Jaech will
be added to the proposed VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY web
page and can accompany 'Know Thyself, Your Body's Wisdom for Living
Consciously' (that can both be used as the foundational principles for
voluntary international law). These 2 sources of wisdom can promote
peace, love and the clarity of energetic truth for successful ways to
promote each living systems' regeneration.
_2__ VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY: The ten elected
executives of the International Parliament (IP) will conduct a
transparent vote which will establish voting rules and a committee.
_3__ RANKED VOTING ONLY: All voting and vote counting shall be in the
form of ranked paper ballots only (and eballots when practical and
verifiable). Consecutive numbers beginning with the #s 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
etc. must always be used when marking on (e)ballot of all alternative
decisions or names. Deviation from this rule will disqualify the ballot,
and the ballot will be marked spoiled.
_4__ PARLIAMENTARY GO-AHEAD: These rules will establish the
Parliamentary go-ahead for electing the first full Minister and Deputy
Minister and the ten executives will be asked to rank names for the two
positions and to establish additional full Ministers and Deputy
Ministers when appropriate.
_5__ VOTING RULES: The Vote Counting and Voluntary Law Ministry will be charged with writing and proposing election rules which might be brought before the ten executives every year on January 1st for approval. Once approved, this approval system will establish election rules by which the VOTE COUNTING AND VOLUNTARY LAW MINISTRY will follow in all future elections.
_6__ ONLY ONE SINGLE PARLIAMENTARY BALLOT IS PERMITTED TO BE MARKED BY EACH WORLD RESIDENT: All world residents may vote one time and only one time during each International Parliament (IP) election cycle. In cases where a second ballot (or more) is cast, only the latter of the ballots will be counted and the previously marked ballot/eballot will be marked spoiled and regarded as disqualified and democratically illegitimate.
* * *
1 The number of seats on the executive may remain at ten but not more than ten.
2 RANKED VOTING ONLY: All voting and vote counting shall be in the
form of eballot or paper ballot which ever is the most practical.
Consecutive numbers beginning with the #s 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. etc. must always
be used when marking on (e)ballot of all alternative decisions or names.
Deviation from this rule will disqualify the ballot and the ballot
will be marked spoiled. Clarification, validation, verification
and transparency will be optimized by the vote counters.
3 Require all the elected members to be in communication either
through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service or
else their name will be eliminated after one year.
4 When the name gets self-nominated it's the same as being elected
as long as there are open seats in th International Parliament.
5 Once the number of seats on the executive is determined by
a majority of the elected MIPs then an election of names who have
self-nominated for those seats will take place on the first full
week that follows. The election begins on Sunday morning and ends
Saturday night at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST). All current
names elected to the executive automatically qualify for the
election's ballot, there will be three write-in spaces for new names
and only the elected 100 MIPs (up to fifty MIPs and fifty Donor
MIPs) may vote on the executives under this rule. All votes and
new MIPs may change their vote as a "vote of confidence"
into perpetuity.
6 Pure proportional representation (PR) will be used.
7 A name and contact information must be provided in order to qualify as a nominee and the
name and contact information must be verifiable in order to qualify as a nominee for the (e)ballot.
8 NOMINATED NAMES: Nominated names for the ballot must
be only names who accept/agree to be nominated. When a person votes for their
own name, that is to be interpreted as accepting their name as a nominated name.
Nominees may directly approve their name being elected
however an agent or proxy is acceptable under extreme circumstnces.
9 Each elected executive gets to pick the
"seat title" of their own seat and that seat title will communicate
their desired role in the International Parliament (IP).
10 That there be no more than ten (10) Executive MIPs; that they be
afforded all previously outlined voting and stock privileges.
11 There will be fifty elected members self appointed/self nominated
for free and fifty members who are donors.
12 Voting blocks (communities, bands, tribes, federations) need no longer be
limited to geographical areas. People are now able to connect with like-minded
'others' from around the planet (and beyond).
13 RANKED CHOICE VOTING: All voting on policy, names and decisions
will be made using ranked choice voting (RCV), Sainte-Lague parliament seat
distribution system, Hagnebach-Bischoff method.
14 There will be fifty member of International Parliament (MIPs) who
are elected members self appointed/self nominated for free under ranked
choice voting as one 50-member at-large district to be known as "MIPs"
and fifty members who are donors ranked in order of donation level and
are to be known as "Donor MIPs".14
15 When the election is complete and the final voting deadline is
passed, the top five names will be elected to the executive staff.
16 The simple majority vote, by names nominated who vote on rules, passes rules.
* * *
From: Dorothy Collins' vote for IP's rules
_1__ That there be no more than ten (10) Executive MIPs; that they be
afforded all previously outlined voting and stock privileges. _____
_2__ There will be fifty elected members self appointed/self nominated
for free and fifty members who are donors.
__3_ RANKED CHOICE VOTING: All voting on policy, names and decisions
will be
made using ranked choice voting (RCV), Sainte-Lague parliament seat
distribution
system, Hagnebach-Bischoff method.
_4_ Once the number of seats on the executivevh. K is determined by
a majority of the elected MIPs then an election of names who have
self-nominated for those seats will take place on the first full
week that follows. The election begins on Sunday morning and ends
Saturday night at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST). All current
names elected to the executive automatically qualify for the
election's ballot, there will be three write-in spaces for new names
and only the elected 100 MIPs (up to fifty MIPs and fifty Donor
MIPs) may vote on the executives under this rule. All votes and
new MIPs may change their vote as a "vote of confidence"
into perpetuity.
__5,_ We form a global union, open to all people, and a constitution
drafted for ratification by this body which shall outline and define the
provisions of this resolution, that This union shall be governed by a
world parliament; that This parliament shall be comprised of two-hundred
and fifty members; that Fifty of the members shall constitute a senate
to manage world ; that An executive council be organized from the
senate; that A world court be organized from the senate, along with any
lesser courts; that Continental unions shall be organized under the
world union once sufficient membership is attained in a given region;
that The remaining two hundred members of the world parliament shall
devolve to be members of the governing bodies of their respective
continental unions; that Provision be made for the creation of a world
assembly consisting of all citizens once sufficient membership is
attained globally; that All elections and choosing of world leaders
shall be tied to the world assembly of citizens, in their respective
continental unions, and that sovereignty shall ultimately reside in this
body; that Someone be appointed by the current executive committee of
the international Parliament to draft this constitution and submit it
for ratification; that This constitution be binding according to its
terms and provisions on this body and organization upon its
ratification; that The constitution drafted shall be submitted to this
body for vote no later than 17 September 2014; that Any rules standing
at the time of ratification not in opposition to the provisions of the
constitution shall be transferred as rules and laws within the ratified
system; that Once ratified this resolution and it's provisions shall
stand immune from repeal or vote until 17 September 2014, but nothing
shall be construed to prevent the functioning of this body, or the
proposal of other new rules and resolutions.
_6.__ A name and contact information must be provided in order to
qualify as a nominee and the name and contact information must be
verifiable in order to qualify as a nominee for the (e)ballot.
__7_ When the election is complete and the final voting deadline is
passed, the top five names will be elected to the executive staff.
__8_ Pure proportional representation (PR) will be used.
__9_ The number of seats on the executive may remain at ten but not more than ten.
__10_ Require all the elected members to be in communication either
through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service or
else their name will be eliminated after one year.
* * *
Date: 2014-07-29 11:34
From: Trevor Tidwell
To: "vvc@allpartysystem.org"
_1_ When the name gets self-nominated it's the same as being elected.
_2_ We form a global union, open to all people, and a constitution
drafted for ratification by this body which shall outline and define the
provisions of this resolution, that This union shall be governed by a
world parliament; that This parliament shall be comprised of two-hundred
and fifty members; that Fifty of the members shall constitute a senate
to manage world affairs; that An executive council be organized from the
senate; that A world court be organized from the senate, along with any
lesser courts; that Continental unions shall be organized under the
world union once sufficient membership is attained in a given region;
that The remaining two hundred members of the world parliament shall
devolve to be members of the governing bodies of their respective
continental unions; that Provision be made for the creation of a world
assembly consisting of all citizens once sufficient membership is
attained globally; that All elections and choosing of world leaders
shall be tied to the world assembly of citizens, in their respective
continental unions, and that sovereignty shall ultimately reside in this
body; that Someone be appointed by the current executive committee of
the international Parliament to draft this constitution and submit it
for ratification; that This constitution be binding according to its
terms and provisions on this body and organization upon its
ratification; that The constitution drafted shall be submitted to this
body for vote no later than 17 September 2014; that Any rules standing
at the time of ratification not in opposition to the provisions of the
constitution shall be transferred as rules and laws within the ratified
system; that Once ratified this resolution and it's provisions shall
stand immune from repeal or vote until 17 September 2014, but nothing
shall be construed to prevent the functioning of this body, or the
proposal of other new rules and resolutions.
_3_ Require all the elected members to be in communication either
through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service or else
their name will be eliminated after one year.
_4_ The number of executives on the International Parliament will
be determined by the votes from a majority of members of
International Parliament (MIP) from those who vote on the rules;
and will be either five, seven or nine seats on the executive.
_5_ When the members of international parliament vote on a number
of executives, then the number five, seven or nine which is closest
to the average of all of their votes will be the number of executive
seats that will be elected. Each elected executive gets to pick the
"seat title" of their own seat and that seat title will communicate
their desired role in the International Parliament (IP).
_6_ Once the number of seats on the executive is determined by
a majority of the elected MIPs then an election of names who have
self-nominated for those seats will take place on the first full
week that follows. The election begins on Sunday morning and ends
Saturday night at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST). All current
names elected to the executive automatically qualify for the
election's ballot, there will be three write-in spaces for new names
and only the elected 100 MIPs (up to fifty MIPs and fifty Donor
MIPs) may vote on the executives under this rule. All votes and
new MIPs may change their vote as a "vote of confidence"
into perpetuity.
* * *
__1_ Pure proportional representation (PR) will be used.
__2 When the name gets self-nominated it's the same as being elected.
__3 Require all the elected members to be in communication either
through facebook, email, twitter, telephone or postal service or
else their name will be eliminated after one year.
_4_ The number of executives on the International Parliament will
be determined by the votes from a majority of members of
International Parliament (MIP) from those who vote on the rules;
and will be either five, seven or
nine seats on the executive.
_5_ When the members of international parliament vote on a number
of executives, then the number five, seven or nine which is closest
to the average of all of their votes will be the number of executive
seats that will be elected. Each elected executive gets to pick the
"seat title" of their own seat and that seat title will communicate
their desired role in the International Parliament (IP).
__6. Once the number of seats on the executive is determined by
a majority of the elected MIPs then an election of names who have
self-nominated for those seats will take place on the first full
week that follows. The election begins on Sunday morning and ends
Saturday night at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST). All current
names elected to the executive automatically qualify for the
election's ballot, there will be three write-in spaces for new names
and only the elected 100 MIPs (up to fifty MIPs and fifty Donor
MIPs) may vote on the executives under this rule. All votes and
new MIPs may change their vote as a "vote of confidence"
into perpetuity.
7__ The number of seats on the executive may remain at ten but not more
than ten.
* * *
Date: 2014-07-11 10:17
From: Ian Luckett
To: vvc@allpartysystem.com
1__ The number of seats on the executive may remain at ten but not more
than ten.
* * *
and five Donor Board of Directors (Donor BoDs).
categories (Executives, Worker BoDs and Donor BoDs) with up to fifteen names
with the exception of the names who are tied in elections which can increase
the numbers on the BoD until the ties are broken.
to the Party. The seats remain vacant until the first
temporary substitute is elected or self-elected.
will oversee the vote counting, web page(s), penny credits,
finances and banking for all levels and districts (Ministries
in Super-states, mini-states, etc.) of that Party
within the USA Parliament unless these rules are improved
by the majority of the Directors within this Party's Directors.
name is automatically elected to be executive of the Party.
and they are designated as follows:
Vice Superindendent, or Vice Chair, or Chief Advisory, or Medicine Man/Woman, or Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ethics & Grievances Officer
and there are no ballots electing a name as a consecutively ranked back-up,
then new elections are called and more names are elected to the Executive
by the board of directors (BoDs).
officers may be self-nominated and self-elected.
may then pick their own title and start electing
"Directors".
The Superintendent of the Party must be a signer on all payment
agreements, penny credits, payables and receipts of stocks that
are sold or given as gifts and may be a co-signer with either
the Party trearurer, ethics & greivances officer or secretary.
shall preside at all meetings.
The Vice Superintendent of the Party is the first in line to switch places with the
Superintendent when both officers agree and deem that it's needed.
the order designated by the Executives and/or Board of Directors, shall exercise all functions of
the Superintendent. Each Vice-Superintendent shall
have such powers and discharge such duties as may be
assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Directors.
The Treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys and securities of the Party
and shall keep regular books on account. They shall disburse funds of the Party
in payment of the just demands against the Party or as may be ordered by the
Superintendent, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the
Superintendent from time to time as may be required of him/her, an account of all
his/her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial conditions to his office
or that are properly required of him by the Executive Board.
The secretary may be a co-signer with the Superintendent
on all payment receipts for work done, shares sold or given as gifts.
The Ethics & Grievances Officer will chair a "Committee of Four" who
determine the official Party policy regarding share agreements with the Superintendent,
volunteer executive staff and board of directors and other questions of ethics.
The ethics & grievances officer will chair the "Committee of Four" who also resolve
potential Party disputes both internal and public at-large by simple majority voting.
names in consecutive order will be invited to be automatically elected to the Ethics & Grievances
"Committee of Four". Other than those invited who decline, all elected names will
be invited in consecutive order from the list of names garnering votes for the
volunteer Superintendent staff until all four "Committee of Four" seats are filled.
the "Committee of Four", then the four other elected executive staff will
be asked to serve in the following order; Superintendent, Vice Superintendent, Treasurer
and Secretary.
decisions brought forward by any of the members of the Ethics & Grievances
"Committee of Four".
Those eligible to vote include all US voters, volunteers, paid workers
or elected volunteers using ranked choice voting.
penny credits, dollars and cents. The criteria for being
ranked on the Donor BoDs shall be first based on accetance
of the seat, secondly their ranking as one of the top holders
of penny credits, dollars and cents from the Party's or
the USA Parliament's reward bank.
donors will be guaranteed to be able to elect one of the
five BoDs representing the donors in each Party, votes kept as proof.
requirements in order to remain on the BoD and these requirements must be
completed by the dates listed or their name may be removed from the board of
directors on the Parliament's web site.
Superintendent and volunteer executive staff, must complete
these requirements before the date listed below and so some BoDs
will be retained as long as their numbers remain below 50%, plus one
of the total number of BoDs including the Superintendents.
address in order to be on the BoDs by the first day of the new year
following their acceptance of the position.
teleconference call and/or sign the meeting's minutes
within the 60th day which follows the meeting or risk
being removed as BoD. This way, a majority of the
BoDs is guaranteed to approve the annual BoD meeting's
minutes.
a volunteer elected Superintendent, when a simple majority of the board
of directors (BoDs) does not comply with all requirements for
qualifying as an elected BoD between the dates of July 4th
and Januaray 1st, then the lowest ranked Worker
BoD's name will be removed until a majority of BoDs does
comply with the requirements asked of all BoDs.
following their acceptance of the position. The true name
of all Executives and BoDs must be used and proof of such may
be requested by the companies national executives if/when a
question arises as to the truth of the name.
will be eliminated from the elected "Workers' BoDs" will continue
until a majority of the BoDs who remain have met these required
guidelines and the elimination of names continues between the dates
of July 4th and January 1st of each year.
USA Parliament's Ministries.
made using ranked choice voting (RCV), Sainte-Lague parliament seat distribution
system, Hagnebach-Bischoff method.
be only names who accept/agree to be nominated. When a person votes for their
own name, that is to be interpreted as accepting their name as a nominated name.
must pause while conducting nominations and elections of five new executives
or five new BoDs, on the BoD which is conducting such elections.
same office occurs, then both/all names share the position in the tie
until a tie-breaker election breaks the tie.
vote on the Party's internal rules.
may be announced by the approval of the majority of the elected executives and
the sceheduled timeline will usually consist of one week of nominations for BoDs,
one week of elections for BoDs, one week of nominations of executives
and finally one week of elections of executives.
and BoDs may be nominated from those not ever ranked on the already marked
ballots from the previous year.
election cycle.
staff members occur only when there are no lower ranked names to automatically elect.
date of the departing member. The nominations should start on the 1st of the month, and
the election of executives must be held by the last full week of that
month (Sunday through Saturday). Final calls for nominations shall be conducted on the
preceeding week (Sunday through Saturday).
All U.S. residents, and citizens not currently residing in the USA,
may vote on Party elections.
executive staff by all Board of Directors, Worker and Donors, as
well as by the full and Deputy Minister.
for the Party entity is elected, the first election of the five
executives may be called. Once the executives are elected, the
elections for future executives shall continue into perpetuity.
consecutive order under the rules laid out for ranked choice
voting in a five-member district.
are elected at the date of the annual board of directors meeting
on July 4th, no more new nominations of new BoDs will take place
even when there are no more back-ups until the beginning of the
following year on Januaray 1st.
on the ballots up until the July 4th annual BoD meeting can be
elected as an executive or BoD through the following year on January 1st.
character other than a numeral in voting on Party matters
is considered not a legitimate vote and is marked spoiled.
consecutive numbers and no number may be skipped or used more than
once or the entire marked ballot is marked "spoiled", or no good.
one or more choices beginning with the number one, followed by consecutive
numbers, where no same number can be used more than once or the ballot is
marked spoiled. The strict compliance to the consecutively ranked numbers
enables a perfect vote count by all vote counters.
The number one choice is the top preference of the voter,
represented by the numeral 1.
until their successors are chosen and qualify.
Board of Directors may be removed at any time, without cause, simply by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the combined voting of both a majority of the Executives and majority of the
Board of Directors, and when a majority agreement is reached, such removal shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Only the combined officers
of the Executives and Board of Directors may remove an officer whom was not originally elected
or appointed by either initiator of the removal, the Executives or the Board of Directors,
who originally elected or appointed the officer being considered for removal.
and/or the Board of Directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary
by reason of the fact that he is also an executive or board of director of the Party.
elected under simple majority rule, ranked choice voting (RCV), Sainte-Lague parliament
seat distribution system, Hagenbach-Bishop method.
a) The election of names to be elected which will always use ranked choice voting (RCV).
b) The election of the bylaws which will always use ranked choice voting (RCV).
c) The election of items on the agenda which will always use ranked choice voting (RCV).
d) The election of resolutions which will always use ranked choice voting (RCV).
request to have their name removed, they decline or otherwise
withdraw they name entirely or ask to have their name and votes
specifically deleted from all records.
executives must formerly accept the position on the ballot
before the date of the scheduled ballot release or else
their name will not be accepted as a name on the ballot.
they retain the dollar value of their donation/share value
which gets recorded on the date they are transferred in
the company books. If ever unelected from the Worker BoDs
in the future their name may be returned as holder of a seat
on the Donor BoDs with the correct finacial data.
electing their own name until the Party
rules are written in such a way which defines more
detailed rules for electing the Donor BoDs.
well as all other elections of BoDs where their name holds a seat on all levels.
In the USA Parliament's Ministries, the Donor BoDs may hold seats in multiple
BoDs and Ministries.
Once the donor resigns from the Party, they will not be contacted
again and they may not vote on BoD's decisions and the election of the executives.
They must contact the central office to have their name re-instated to the BoD
as a donor when they wish to resume their duties and have their
name be returned to the BoDs and their name is ranked according to the
rewards earned as recorded in the rewards bank.
five volunteer executive staff members as a five-member
at-large national/district or sub-district district.
executive staff when new elections are called.
links of the nominees will be emailed to the private email list of the workers, BoDs
and Executives in the form of a "eballot" or else they will be contacted by telephone.
Verification measures will be provided to all those interested in verification.
names will be elected to the executive staff.
have by their name in consecutive order starting with the highest vote getter,
2nd highest, 3rd, 4th and 5th and each vote getter may choose from the five
available seats in which are available. The top vote getter gets to choose
and of the five seats. The 2nd highest vote getter may choose from the four
that remain, etc., until all five seats are chosen; i.e. Superintendent, Vice Superintendent,
Treasurer, Secretary & Ethics/Grievances.
time to time in order to take breaks or take terms as long as the executive which
they are switching place with are in agreement and the rankings of order are
considered. In other words, the higher ranked name always gets priority over
lower ranked names.
annual meeting on July 4th, only the order of their already cast ballots may be changed.
BoDs that the serve as exective, so their name is automatically removed in
these cases and the next consecutively ranked name on the BoD is automatically
elected to the vacated BoD seat.
and at any time and may be called when 100% of the elected Board of Directors has been
properly notified thirty days in advance.
and elections of staff or officers other than the annual July 4th meetings, a simply majority
vote under ranked choice voting (RCV) of the participating voting members
is all that will be needed or required.
may be taken at a meeting of directors, or of a committee thereof, may be taken by means of a
conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.
signed by only the Party's elected Treasurer from time to time designated by the Board of Directors.
all Executives, Board of Directors, officers, employees, staff, former directors, superintendents,
former officers or any person who may have served at its request as a director or officer of the
corporation or of any other corporation in which it is a creditor, against expenses actually
or necessarily incurred by them in connection with the defense or settlement of any action,
suit, or proceeding brought or threatened in which they, or any of them, are or might be made
parties, or a party, by reason of being or having been directors, officers or a director or an
officer of the corporation, or of such other corporation.
This indemnification shall apply to signers of company shares, including the company's
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Ethis & Greivances Officer.
This indemnification shall not apply,
however, to matter as to which such director or officer or former director or officer or person
shall be adjudged in such action, suit, or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct
in the performance of duty. Such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of other rights
to which those indemnified may be entitled, under any law, bylaw, agreement, vote of
shareholders, or otherwise.
repeal the rules of this Party though simple majority vote of the BoDs
using ranked choice voting (RCV). Any such alteration, amendment, or repeal of the Bylaws,
may be changed or repealed by a simple majority of the Board of Directors
entitled to vote at any Board of Director meeting under ranked choice voting
at the annual meeting.
to repeal or change by action of the shareholders, which shall be operative during any
emergency in the conduct of business of the Party resulting from an attack on the
United States or any nuclear or atomic disaster.
QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS OF PARTY
following resolutions:
the bylaws of the Party, and that a copy thereof be placed in the Minute
Book of the USA Parliament; and, further,
of the Party:
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