User:Mscoree/Government Simulation II

Welcome to the Second Government Simulation.

Sign-Ups

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Background
The first president, Mscoree was elected on January 8, 2014. The presidency continued, split between the Progressive Party and the Communist Party for the next nine months. The election of UglyTurtle on September 28, 2014 marked the end of the presidency. Upon his election in September 28, 2014, president election UglyTurtle proposed an abolishment of the government's democratic assemblies and presidential terms. Passing on September 30, so began the "Testudian Dictatorship", during which no new elections took place. On October 20, 2015 UglyTurtle was deposed from his position as president and dictator. Mscoree, as creator of the government, was declared the government's first monarch, and a parliamentary, constitutional monarchy was formed.

Constitution
Pending


 * Voting requirements:
 * Must have joined the wiki at least one month prior to election date.
 * Must have at least one hundred edits at the time of vote.
 * Must be signed-up in the sign-up section.
 * Elections will be held every two months.
 * The following voting ranges will be established:
 * Less than 200 edits.
 * 201 to 500 edits
 * 501 to 750 edits
 * 751 to 1000 edits
 * 1001 to 2000 edits
 * 2001 to 5000 edits
 * 5001 to 8000 edits
 * 8001 to 10000 edits
 * 10001 and up
 * Each voting range will send three representatives to the national senate.
 * On election day each voter in each voting range (if they choose so) ranks the candidates.
 * Each candidate needs thirty-three percent of the vote in their voting range to be elected.
 * If no candidate reaches thirty-three percent, or if less than three candidates do, the candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated, and the votes for that candidate are redistributed to other candidates based on each voter's rankings.
 * Likewise if a candidate receives more than thirty-three percent of the vote, their excess amount of votes is distributed proportionally to his voters' second choice.
 * The Progressive Party, Centrist Party, Communist Party, and Labour Party are completed dismantled and banned from participating in the future. No party may claim to be any of the above parties' direct successor.
 * In addition to the grand senate there shall also be a house of representatives, where its fifty seats are awarded proportionate to the number of overall first pick votes.
 * The party that receives the most votes in the house of representatives shall be known as the governing party and will select a prime minister.
 * The party that receives the second most votes shall be known as the opposition party.
 * The monarch may select a new prime minister from the governing or opposition party at any time, and can call upon new elections at any time.
 * Bills must receive a two-thirds majority in the senate and a majority in the house to pass into law
 * The president can veto a bill, in which case it requires a two-thirds majority in the senate and a two-thirds majority in the house to pass into law.
 * The monarch may also veto laws, in which case it requires a three-fourths majority in the senate and a two-thirds majority in the house to pass into law.

Democratic Party
The Democratic Party was formed upon the restoration of democracy upon UglyTurtle's deposition. The Democratic Party champions the renewal of democracy and republicanism, as well as a form of parliamentary government.