Voting Law

[Todd McCloud]

This is the current Voting Law, taken verbatim from law:

<strong class='bbc'>Voting Law:</strong>



The South Pacific, being a region founded upon the principles of Democracy, shall be committed to protecting and upholding the legitimacy of the Democratic process. As such, let the following be known:



1. Each nation shall have only one vote in all regional elections and matters of regional import.



2. Any nations suspected of casting multiple votes in an election or other important poll shall be immediately put on Trial, as per the Charter.



3. Nations pleading Guilty or No Contest to the charge of Voter Fraud shall be banned from the regional forums for a period of not less than 2 (two) months and no more than 6 (six) months, and banned from running for or holding public office for a period of no less than 6 (six) months. Their name shall be permanently added to a public list of offenders along with links to evidence of their actions and their Guilty plea.



4. Nations pleading Not Guilty that are found Guilty of the charge of Voter Fraud by a jury of their peers as per the Charter shall be banned from the region and the regional boards, permanently, and their name added to a public list of offenders along with a link to their Trial. Nations found Guilty are entitled to Appeal, given substantial new evidence in their favor or evidence of gross incompetence/bias on the part of their Defending Agent.



5. In all regional elections, no nation shall announce candidacy for more than one governmental position per election. The position of Secretary of Silly, which is not a governmental position, shall be exempt from this rule.

Please state your opinion on this article, including any revisions you would like to see. You may also argue over the necessity of said article and any other directions this article should take.



Discussion for this article will end on <strong class='bbc'>Wednesday, November 17th (two weeks)</strong>, or on a later date if the Minister of Region determines the debate to require more time.

[Guest]

I don't think we ever needed it, but we should keep it around to show people we are serious about these things.

[Todd McCloud]

I recommend retiring it. When we have a trial, we can call back this law as a suggestion, but I don't know if I want us to be too rigid about this. I mean, if someone *really* messed things up in elections, I would say a permaban wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities, for instance.

[HEM]

Unless specified elsewhere, only section one really seem meaningful.

[Guest]

If we don't define voting fraud as a crime, we cannot act against it.

[Polkstreet]

Valid point. Sections 3 & 4 should be more guidelines. Punishment should be variable dependent on intent and severity as warranted by evidence presented in trial.

[Todd McCloud]

Fair enough - I'll suggest some alterations and then put it to vote

[Todd McCloud]

Upon further review, I see no need to change anything here.