Aye: 10

Nay: 2

PASSED

By popular vote, this bill is passed into law beginning from this moment.

Judges, please take careful note of the changes to running eligibility threads.

Full text of the bill:

WHEREAS under the current law, individuals may join the city and gain voting rights during elections

WHEREAS it is the sentiment of the Augustan people to strive to limit foreign brigading in popular elections

WHEREAS gaining voter eligibility should still remain accessible to new citizens within a reasonable timeframe

The following is proposed:

Current text of Article I Section A of The Constitution of Mount Augusta:

> Article I. Voting

> A. Voting Eligibility

> i. Public record of voting eligibility

> a. Prior to any election, or when called for by any citizen, a voter eligibility thread shall be posted on the subreddit. The thread title must begin with [Voter Eligibility].

> b. An elected Judge must confirm the thread as being an official eligibility thread within forty-eight (48) hours; an elected Judge must also close registration after one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours of confirming the thread.

> c. Judges are responsible for investigating and deciding on eligibility.

>Should an individual judge’s decision be called into question, a majority vote of standing judges suffices to decide the matter.

>Should a majority be unreachable, the Mayor, acting as final arbiter, will issue a binding resolution without opportunity for appeal.

> d. The public record shall consist of, for each eligible voter, their IGN, their Redditor account, and the date on which eligibility was confirmed. This record shall be contained within the most recent [Voter Eligibility] thread, as copied from the previous most recent thread.

> e. removed

> f. To assist in verifying voter eligibility, a publicly accessible sign must be maintained, diamond reinforced on a DRO block, accessible for modification only by the Mayor and the current Judges, and shall contain the current date, updated no less than weekly. The location of this sign must be posted within each Voter Eligibility thread, and once set should not be moved unless absolutely necessary.

>ii. Survivability of voter eligibility

> a. For a citizen, once voting eligibility is confirmed, it shall survive for thirty (30) days following confirmation. During that period, reconfirmation is unnecessary, even if additional [Voter Eligibility] threads are posted.

> b. After thirty (30) days, a citizen’s voting eligibility ends, pending re-confirmation.

>iii. Requirements for voter eligibility

> a. Must own or rent a renovated piece of land, building, or shop within the borders of Mt. Augusta for at least four (4) days prior to declaring eligibility.

> b. Must not have outstanding (convicted but unserved or unpearled) criminal convictions made by the Mt. Augusta justice system.

> c. Must be able to attest to online activity by posting a screenshot of the eligibility sign showing a date within the last two (2) weeks, with F3 information visible to demonstrate in-game location.

> d. Must not be seeking, or already possess, eligibility for any alternate accounts, either in-game, or on Reddit. Eligibility is prescribed to a real life person, not an in-game persona. Judges may use any and all resources to determine and link Reddit or in-game alternate accounts, and must actively deny eligibility for any alternates.

> e. Should it be determined a single real life person/voter is seeking eligibility or possesses eligibility for multiple Reddit or in-game accounts, voter eligibility for all known accounts associated with that individual will be immediately suspended on declaration of a current Judge

>This individual must declare a single Reddit account and single IGN account they wish to be granted voting eligibility.

>Once declared and confirmed by a Judge, all voting eligibility for alternate accounts shall be expunged, and eligibility shall begin for the named Redditor/IGN pair immediately.

>iv. Mayor as final arbiter in voter eligibility

> a. In all disputes concerning voter eligibility that cannot be resolved by the judges, the Mayor is the final arbiter, with no opportunity for further appeal.

> b. If there are no Judges current appointed, the Mayor shall assume all duties of Judge as defined in Article I, Section A until Judges are appointed.

The following changes, bolded in the text, and removals, bolded and struck over are proposed:

> Article I. Voting

> A. Voting Eligibility

> i. Public record of voting eligibility

> a. Prior to any election, or when called for by any citizen, a voter eligibility thread shall be posted on the subreddit. The thread title must begin with [Voter Eligibility].

> b. An elected Judge must confirm the thread as being an official eligibility thread within forty-eight (48) hours; an elected Judge must also close registration after one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours of confirming the thread.

> c. Judges are responsible for investigating and deciding on eligibility.

>Should an individual judge’s decision be called into question, a majority vote of standing judges suffices to decide the matter.

>Should a majority be unreachable, the Mayor, acting as final arbiter, will issue a binding resolution without opportunity for appeal.

> d. The public record shall consist of, for each eligible voter, their IGN, their Redditor account, and the date on which the period of eligibility of an individual began or begins, and when it ends. This record shall be contained within the most recent [Voter Eligibility] thread, as copied from the previous most recent thread.

> e. removed

> f. To assist in verifying voter eligibility, a publicly accessible sign must be maintained, diamond reinforced on a DRO block, accessible for modification only by the Mayor and the current Judges, and shall contain the current date, updated no less than weekly. The location of this sign must be posted within each Voter Eligibility thread, and once set should not be moved unless absolutely necessary.

>ii. Survivability of voter eligibility

> a. For a citizen, once voting eligibility is confirmed, it shall survive for thirty (30) days following confirmation. During that period, reconfirmation is unnecessary, even if additional [Voter Eligibility] threads are posted.

> b. Citizens holding voter eligibility and meeting voter eligibility requirements may re-confirm their eligibility in a [Voter Eligibility] thread. The renewal comes into effect immediately upon re-confirmation.

> c. After thirty (30) days, a citizen’s voter eligibility ends. pending re-confirmation.

>iii. Requirements for voter eligibility

> a. Must own or rent a renovated piece of land, building, or shop within the borders of Mt. Augusta. for at least four (4) days prior to declaring eligibility.

> b. Must not have outstanding (convicted but unserved or unpearled) criminal convictions made by the Mt. Augusta justice system.

> c. Must be able to attest to online activity by posting a screenshot of the eligibility sign showing a date within the last two (2) weeks, with F3 information visible to demonstrate in-game location.

> d. Must not be seeking, or already possess, eligibility for any alternate accounts, either in-game, or on Reddit. Eligibility is prescribed to a real life person, not an in-game persona. Judges may use any and all resources to determine and link Reddit or in-game alternate accounts, and must actively deny eligibility for any alternates.

> e. Should it be determined a single real life person/voter is seeking eligibility or possesses eligibility for multiple Reddit or in-game accounts, voter eligibility for all known accounts associated with that individual will be immediately suspended on declaration of a current Judge

>This individual must declare a single Reddit account and single IGN account they wish to be granted voting eligibility.

>Once declared and confirmed by a Judge, all voting eligibility for alternate accounts shall be expunged, and eligibility shall begin for the named Redditor/IGN pair immediately.

>iv. Gaining voter eligibility

> An individual who meets the requirements for voter eligibility, but does not possess it, will gain voter eligibility seven (7) days after posting proof of activity on an active [Voter Eligibility] thread, as outlined by Article I Section A iii. c.

> a. The individual must fulfil the requirements outlined by Article I Section A iii. for the entire period of seven (7) days for voter eligibility to be granted.

>v. Mayor as final arbiter in voter eligibility

> a. In all disputes concerning voter eligibility that cannot be resolved by the judges, the Mayor is the final arbiter, with no opportunity for further appeal.

> b. If there are no Judges current appointed, the Mayor shall assume all duties of Judge as defined in Article I, Section A until Judges are appointed.

TL;DR:

People who own property, residence, or a shop in Mount Augusta can apply for voting rights in the same way it's been done until now.

• This can now be done immediately upon acquiring property, residence, or a shop.

• Voter eligibility will be granted 7 days after applying for it in the eligibility thread, if the requirements are met for the full 7 days.

People who hold voting rights and meet the requirements for voter eligibility can renew them in the same way it's been done until now.

• If your rights have run out, and you still meet the requirements, you will have to wait 7 days after applying to regain your voter eligibility.

Elections last 6 days - this reform will eliminate the possibility of foreign voting brigades popping up during elections.

The 7 day wait if voting eligibility runs out will hopefully motivate people to stay active. Getting on once every 29 days should not be too much to ask for sustaining your voting rights.