Referendum Transparency Act

Category | Legislation Preamble

Whereas; most people would not read the senate debate and/or debate themselves before voting for amendments or appointments.

Whereas; proposers of amendments and their oppositors may need more voice.

Therefore; this act is created.

Article 1 - Constitutional Amendments

§1. In any referendum made to approve a constitutional amendment, the Electoral Commission shall include a section with the main arguments of the parties or individuals in favour of the amendment, alongside with the main arguments of the parties or individuals against the amendment.

§2. Parties and individuals may ask the electoral commissioners or the election supervisor to add their own arguments to be added. They may request the arguments to be added either paraphrased or directly copypasted. If unspecified, the EC may choose either.

§2.1. If a registered party, a senator, or the President asks for an argument to be added, it shall be added.

§2.2. If an individual asks for an argument to be added, it may be added if the Electoral Commission decides that it should be added.

§3. If there’s no suggestions for arguments as detailed in §2 and its subsections, the Electoral Commission may collect arguments from the senate debates and the public debates.

§3.1. To accomplish this issue, the Electoral Commission may hire an employee known as the “Debate Commissioner” if no Electoral Commissioner is able to collect the arguments. The Debate Commissioner shall collect arguments for referendums of constitutional amendments.

§3.2. The Debate Commissioner shall not have any power within the EC, its hiring may not follow the requirements established to Electoral Commissioners, and shall have a symbolic salary of 10t per week.

Article 2 - Appointments (I think this article isn’t so needed as the first one)

§1. In any referendum made to approve the appointment of a Supervisor, a Judge, or a Moderator, the Electoral Commission shall add a section with a summary of their experience and abilities.

§2. To ensure impartiality, anyone may ask a electoral commissioner to add good or bad things they did, and arguments and counterarguments about the appointment.

§2.1. If a registered party or a senator asks for something to be added, it shall be added.

§2.2. If an individual asks for something to be added, it may be added if the Electoral Commission decides that it should be added.

§2.3. If the Electoral Commission considers it necessary, it may make a division between good things/arguments and bad things/counterarguments