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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Nov 30, 2021 15:13:33 GMT -6
This thread for elections for Party President, Party Secretary, and Provincial Branch Chairs (for any province which has 3 or more members - those provinces being Fiova, Maricopa and Vuode).
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zane
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Post by zane on Nov 30, 2021 16:14:20 GMT -6
I think MM now does as well.
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 1, 2021 13:39:06 GMT -6
By my records, it's only you and Christian there at the moment. Am I forgetting someone?
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 1, 2021 13:40:24 GMT -6
Under Party Constitution Section VIII, it gives me great pleasure to formally open nominations for the above Party roles. Nominations will close in 14 days and a vote will be taken thereafter.
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 1, 2021 13:40:44 GMT -6
I am happy to nominate myself for another term as Party Secretary.
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zane
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Post by zane on Dec 1, 2021 14:34:39 GMT -6
Francal is also in MM if I recall correctly.
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 1, 2021 14:54:39 GMT -6
I thought he moved to Maricopa? or have I got that backwards?
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on Dec 1, 2021 15:03:02 GMT -6
I hereby declare myself as a candidate for party president.
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on Dec 1, 2021 15:07:22 GMT -6
I thought he moved to Maricopa? or have I got that backwards? He is in Maricopa now.
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 1, 2021 15:30:20 GMT -6
I hereby declare myself as a candidate for party president. Speech laying out your qualification and programme, please!
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on Dec 1, 2021 18:36:53 GMT -6
Greetings,
I've worn many different hats during my time in Talossa. I've been the Seneschal, an MZ multiple times, a cabinet member, a magistrate and later an Uppermost Cort Justice. I was the author of the bill that merged the magistracy with the UC at a time when we didn't need as many judges. I also have the distinction of having been the judge in the ESP affair and all that came out of that. I am currently the Secretary of State and the Scribe of Abbavilla.
None of that is as important as the reason I believe I am qualified to serve as party president. I've been a member of the FreeDems since long before the party even existed. Miestra and I and maybe a few others were part of the ZRT which later evolved as one of the factions of the current party. I have the "institutional memory" of a long-term Talossan.
My programme plans are simple. Talossa in the past few Cosa's has been in a bit of a decline. So much of our current law is still unwieldy and dense. I appreciate the recent pushes to reform the OrgLaw and El Lex. I want the FreeDems to continue our push to reform our legislation and the process by which we legislate.
Additionally, a major reform in our database is in order. As an example, it took me FOUR attempts this morning alone to activate the current Clark. The process was designed by a database programmer and not a regular user. It needs to be changed and my push next term will be finding something more workable. I'd even consider simply returning to the way we used to vote on the Clark in the old days via Wittenberg.
I also want to further reform the current honors system. The king choosing the new "baron" simply because he is a yes man is unacceptable to me. Honors in Talossa should be based on merit and hard work.
I'm sure there is a lot of other things we can focus on. I don't forsee serving as the Seneschal as that would require a new Secretary of State, and frankly, who else would do it? However, if the party chooses me as president and wants me to serve as the executive, we will work to find a way to accomplish that goal.
I'm open to questions from the party. For now, I'll yield the floor.
Thank you.
~ Txec
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 2, 2021 1:08:53 GMT -6
All right, quick question, the elephant in the room is: do you feel you could do a better job as President than the incumbent, and if so, how?
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on Dec 2, 2021 7:26:36 GMT -6
Thanks Miestrâ for the question. I do believe I will perform better than the current incumbent. For one thing, I am much more active in party discussions. That alone isn’t enough, however. I believe that the party president should have buy in and a strong sense of ownership. The FreeDens are my party not because it was convenient or politically expedient to join the largest party in the kingdom. I was initially a member of the now defunct RUMP party and was Seneschal and party president. However, I spent a lot of time talking with Miestrâ and eventually I came to realize that first the ZRT and then eventually the FreeDems were where I belonged both ideologically and politically.
Activity is one marker of a good party president. I cannot recall our current president whipping up votes or hounding MZs or senators to get a vote in before deadline. That’s the problem. Even if the incumbent did any of that, his silence has been deafening. If it wasn’t for Miestrâ, I don’t know if we would even have a party at this point. The president should be doing most of that work and our current president simply has not done so.
I will do the hard work.
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ on Dec 6, 2021 19:05:47 GMT -6
Any other nominations?
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gv
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Post by gv on Dec 10, 2021 13:40:05 GMT -6
Nominate me for Provincial chair in Fiova if no-one else wants it.
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