Awaiting Assent Election Mailing Act

[CaseyLeFaye]

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution and the Electoral Act, and to Establish an Election Mailing System​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Election Mailing Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted once the plugin has been amended and certified by staff.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. CaseyLeFaye.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Sen. CopTop_YT.

2 - Reasons
(1) Currently, it is very easy to accidentally miss election announcements.
(2) People without Discord are able to vote, yet they do not receive announcements stating when elections begin.
(3) To amend the Electoral Act.

3 - Amendment
(1) The Electoral Act shall be amended as follows:

“18 - Election Mailing​

(1) Definitions:​

(a) Election Mailing System. The system outlined in this Act in which individuals receive mail regarding elections.​

(b) Election Mail List. The list of individuals who have opted to receive mail regarding elections from the Election Mailing System.​

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(2) Mailing:​

(a) Beginning of Declarations. Individuals enrolled in the Election Mail List shall receive mail when declarations open for any election conducted by the Department of State. Information included in such mail shall, at a minimum, include:​

(i) the amount of time that declarations are open for;​

(ii) the office(s) up for election; ​

(iii) the amount of seats open; and​

(iv) when polls open and how long they will be open for.​

(b) Opening of Polls. Individuals enrolled in the Election Mail List shall receive mail when polls open for any election. Information included in such mail shall, at a minimum, include:​

(i) the office(s) up for election; and​

(ii) how long polls are open for.​

(c) Separate Mailing. Individuals shall receive separate pieces of mail for each election, even if declarations for multiple elections open at the same time. Exceptions to this include:​

(i) special elections for the same chamber of Congress that occur at the same time; and​

(ii) elections for town council and mayor — for the same town — that occur at the same time.​

(d) Election Error or Delay. When there is an error which results in the extension of the polling time, an error that results in people needing to recast their ballot(s), and/or a delay in the opening of polls, everyone who is a registered voter and/or an individual enrolled in the Election Mail List shall be sent mail regarding the consequences of the error and/or delay at the earliest convenience.​

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(3) Registration:​

(a) Automatic Enrollment. When an individual becomes registered to vote, that individual shall become enrolled in the Election Mail List.​

(i) Limited Application. This shall only apply to individuals who become registered to vote after the enactment of this Act.​

(b) In-game Commands. There shall exist in-game commands to request to be enrolled in the Election Mail List and to request to be unenrolled from the Election Mail List.​

(i) Enrollment At-will. Individuals shall be able to enroll in and unenroll from the Election Mail List at will and without discrimination, regardless of whether they meet the requirements to vote.​

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(4) Information. There shall be information regarding the Election Mail List inside of the primary Department of State building.​

(a) This information, at a minimum, shall include:​

(i) the name of the in-game command to enroll in the Election Mail List; and​

(ii) the name of the in-game command to unenroll from the Election Mail List.​

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(5) Management. The Election Mailing System and the Election Mail List shall be maintained and managed by the Department of State.​

(a) The Department of State shall be responsible for accepting requests to enroll and unenroll from the Election Mail List in a timely manner.”​

(a) The following words and phrases, exactly as written, shall be bolded in the above amendment:
(i) 18 - Election Mailing
(ii) Definitions:
(iii) Election Mailing System.
(iv) Election Mail List.
(v) Mailing:
(vi) Beginning of Declarations.
(vii) Opening of Polls.
(viii) Separate Mailing.
(ix) Election Error or Delay.
(x) Registration:
(xi) Automatic Enrollment.
(xii) Limited Application.
(xiii) In-game Commands.
(xiv) Enrollment At-will.
(xv) Information.
(xvi) Management.

(2) This Act shall be amended as follows if the Commonwealth of Redmont Constitution Act is enacted:

“Amend the Constitution and the Electoral Act, and to Establish an Election Mailing System”​

 

[YeetBoy1872325]

With the power vested in me as Vice President, I vote in favor of this bill.

 

[1950Minecrafter]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

1950minecrafter
20th President of the Commonwealth of Redmont
Member of the WPR​