This will be my eighth year as a member of these Social Liberal Unions, and this community has, in no small part, changed my life for the better. Since becoming a member, I have served in several government positions - from being a Deputy Minister to being a Delegate.
In the real world, I am actively involved in left-wing organising, particularly with my workplace union and my local tenant's union, where I am a branch secretary - a position eerily similar to being Speaker.
Why Speaker?
Out of every role that our region has, the Speaker is the one I am most passionate about. The ability to facilitate engaging elections, involve people more in our rich legal history, and maintain our near-unparalleled regional records is incredibly important essential to ensuring the continued success of our region.
Why Me?
Our region has its clear issues; particularly with engagement, and a legal structure which is excellent, but has various issues of comprehension. I believe that my knowledge of the Third Constitution makes me uniquely equipped to assist with the development of our Fourth Constitution.
Additionally, I strongly believe that my previous experience as Speaker will allow me to effectively facilitate engagement as we design our Fourth Constitution - making it a truly collective endeavour and one which will reflect the values and needs of our region.
What Will I Do?
Lead on facilitating our constitutional convention by;
- Producing regular roundups of ongoing discussion and agreed changes, to publish on our forums and the RMB;
- Running ‘spotlight sessions’ where a particular Article of the current Fourth Constitution draft is highlighted for discussion;
- Producing clarification documents, where a particularly important, currently agreed, change is compared with what the current Third Constitution outlines.
Encourage other regional engagement by;
- Create short informational sheets on our key regional functions, including the Open Parliament to the Cabinet, to publish as NationStates dispatches or standalone LoP Articles;
- Identifying areas of low engagement, and looping those into the ongoing constitutional discussion for how we can improve.
Continue and expand record-keeping efforts by;
- Identifying out-dated or inaccurate articles on our Library of Parliament;
- Working with current Library of Parliament contributors to update articles;
- Working with experienced LoP contributors/editors to create new accessible guides on how you can edit the LoP.
I hope to have your support in this election. Always feel free to get in touch with any questions.
Open Thread
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of Speaker of the Union will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after nominations close. Nominations open on Tuesday, 25 February and close on Tuesday, 3 March
I, Courelli, will serve as Election Administrator. I will faithfully and impartially execute the duties of this role.
ABOUT THE OFFICE:
The powers and duties of the Speaker of the Union are primarily detailed in Article 3 of the Constitution, but a summary and outline of the office can be found here.
The term of office is five months, renewable once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves, or, another eligible Member State (subject to their acceptance).
1) The nominee must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) The nominee must have been a Member State for at least 2 months; and 3) No State may be elected to this office more than twice consecutively.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of Chancellor will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after the close of nominations. Nominations open on Tuesday, 25 February and close on Tuesday, 4 March.
I, Courelli, am serving as Election Administrator, and I will dutifully and impartially execute the duties and powers of this position to the best of my ability.
ABOUT THE OFFICE:
The powers and duties of the Chancellor are detailed in Article 9 of the Constitution.
The term of office is five months, as specified in the certificate of election, which will be issued in due form once voting has concluded and the ballots are canvassed, tabulated, and certified according to law. The term for this office may only be renewed once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves for this office, or, subject to their acceptance, another eligible Member State. The requirements to hold the office are as follows:
1) Must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) Must have been a Member State for at least two months; and 3) Must not have served two consecutive terms as Chancellor immediately preceding this election.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of World Assembly Delegate will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after the close of nominations. Nominations open on Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 1:30 PM CST and close on Thursday, 23 January 2025 at 1:30 PM CST.
I, Courelli, am serving as Election Administrator, and I will dutifully and impartially execute the duties and powers of this position to the best of my ability.
The term of office is four months, as specified in the certificate of election, which will be issued in due form once voting has concluded and the ballots are canvassed, tabulated, and certified according to law. The term for this office may only be renewed once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves for this office, or, subject to their acceptance, another eligible Member State. The requirements to hold the office are as follows:
1) Must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) Must have been a Member State for at least three months; and 3) Must not have served two consecutive terms as World Assembly Delegate immediately preceding this election.
Nominations shall begin on 21:00 UTC on 11 October 2024, and shall last for seven (7) days, concluding at 21:00 UTC on 18 October 2024, after which voting shall commence.
Any eligible Member State may nominate themselves or another eligible Member State, subject to their acceptance, for any Ministerial position.
Eligibility Requirements
A candidate for Ministerial office must be a current Member State not otherwise disqualified from holding office by the Court of Justice.
Nominees Foreign Affairs:
Domestic Affairs:
Koiho
Immigration:
Candidates Foreign Affairs:
Goncar
Harndon
Domestic Affairs:
Erynia and Draconia
Night parrots
Syltr
Immigration:
Podria in SLU
Portofino
Ramelia
Open Thread
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of Chancellor will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after the close of nominations. Nominations open on Friday, 13th September at 11:20 UTC and close on Friday, 20th September at 11:20 UTC.
I, Maelstrom Republic, am serving as Election Administrator, and I will dutifully and impartially execute the duties and powers of this position to the best of my ability.
ABOUT THE OFFICE:
The powers and duties of the Chancellor are detailed in Article 9 of the Constitution.
The term of office is five months, as specified in the certificate of election, which will be issued in due form once voting has concluded and the ballots are canvassed, tabulated, and certified according to law. The term for this office may only be renewed once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves for this office, or, subject to their acceptance, another eligible Member State. The requirements to hold the office are as follows:
1) Must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) Must have been a Member State for at least two months; and 3) Must not have served two consecutive terms as Chancellor immediately preceding this election.
September 2024 Election for World Assembly Delegate
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of World Assembly Delegate will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after the close of nominations. Nominations open on Friday, 13th of September 2024 at 10:53 UTC and close on Friday, 20th of September 2024 at 10:53 UTC.
I, Helvurium, am serving as Election Administrator, and I will dutifully and impartially execute the duties and powers of this position to the best of my ability.
The term of office is four months, as specified in the certificate of election, which will be issued in due form once voting has concluded and the ballots are canvassed, tabulated, and certified according to law. The term for this office may only be renewed once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves for this office, or, subject to their acceptance, another eligible Member State. The requirements to hold the office are as follows:
1) Must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) Must have been a Member State for at least three months; and 3) Must not have served two consecutive terms as World Assembly Delegate immediately preceding this election.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the Constitution of the Social Liberal Union, an election for the office of Speaker of the Union will be held for a period of one week within 48 hours after nominations close. Nominations open on Friday, 13th September 2024 at 10:53 UTC and close on Friday, 20th of September 2024 at 10:53 UTC
I, Helvurium, will serve as Election Administrator. I will faithfully and impartially execute the duties of this role.
ABOUT THE OFFICE:
The powers and duties of the Speaker of the Union are primarily detailed in Article 3 of the Constitution, but a summary and outline of the office can be found here.
The term of office is five months, renewable once consecutively.
QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS:
Any Member State may, if eligible, nominate themselves, or, another eligible Member State (subject to their acceptance).
1) The nominee must be a current Member State in accordance with the Constitution; and 2) The nominee must have been a Member State for at least 2 months; and 3) No State may be elected to this office more than twice consecutively.
I am bringing forth the following resolution, the T-9 Ratification Resolution, to the Open Parliament for a period of short discussion, to be followed in five days from the time of this post by immediate submission to the voters.
Quote:WHEREAS, at the time of this resolution's writing the regional population of the Social Liberal Union has fallen from a peak of three-hundred-and-forty-one nations less than two years ago to a mere eighty;
AND WHEREAS, the Social Liberal Union wishes to reverse the above trend of regional population decline in a expedient manner that uses relevant technology;
AND WHEREAS, the Open Parliament has already repeatedly expressed its commitment to maintaining amicable relations with The Communist Bloc;
AND WHEREAS, The Communist Bloc maintains a Discord bot known as 'NKVD' which streamlines the process of recruiting new nations to a region, bolstering its regional population;
AND WHEREAS, the Open Parliament desires to make use of the aforementioned Discord bot, faithfully adhering to its attached Terms of Service in the process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Open Parliament of the Social Liberal Union assents to ratification of On the Accession of the Social Liberal Union to the NKVD Terms of Service, effective immediately.
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