Commons: Formalization of election process, and moderate restructure of the process

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Posted on Apr 12, 2013 by Department of Information, Website Office

Press Release

For Year 5, the King announced the formation of the Summit on Civic Improvement. By 2008, 250 members were nominated to the result of that Summit: The House of Commons. From that original body of 250 individuals, they elected James Halmund to be the Minister for Commons, and the King approved. Minister Halmund has been a regular at the King’s weekly cabinet meetings, and while their terms were not up until 2016, several months ago, he approached the King about significantly restructuring how the Commons would work. The King approved of the changes, and deferred to the Minister for their implementation.

Today we’re pleased to announce the outcome of those changes. The original 8-year term will be cut short by one year. The 250 members will be reduced to 52 from the Kingdom proper, with an additional 4 representatives from the new Crown State of August Island, and 13 from the other three Dominions of the King; the total size of the body will be sixty-nine members.

However, to standardize the process – previously it was up to each area to decide how their member was chosen – for every 2445 citizens, regardless of age, their Shire will have one District Representative. As there are only eighteen shires, that results in hundreds of thousands of Representatives. Of those elected Representatives, they will then cast ballots, electing approximately one Councilor to the Shire’s County House, for each thousand Representatives. From the County House, the Councilors will elect one Senator for every one hundred Councilors, to be Members of the House of Commons. At each level, the chosen number is rounded to the nearest increment.

Election terms will now be for five years, instead of the original eight. All citizens will vote to elect their District Representatives in October 2013, and then every five years thereafter. Those Representatives will be sworn in on the 1^st of November following the election. Those Representatives will then cast their ballots for the Councilors to the County Houses in February 2014, and then every five years thereafter. Councilors will be sworn in 1^st of March following the election. Those Councilors will then cast their ballots for House Members in December 2014, and the winners will be sworn in on 1^st January 2015. Also on the 1^st of January, the body will then elect their leader. They must have a consensus no later than the 5^th of January, or the King will step in and name a leader unilaterally.

Minister Halmund will remain on as Leader of the House until a new leader is formally elected on 1^st of January 2015. For the remainder of this shortened term, the Governors of each Shire will assign their representatives from the existing Members.

 

From the Critics Panel

“We’re pleased to see a more structured, democratic process is finally being implemented for the House of Commons. We can only hope this is the first step towards a House with teeth, as the current House of Commons has no real power.â€

 

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