Proposal: Legacy of Elbridge
Timed out 1 vote to 5. Failed by Kevan.
Adminned at 23 Sep 2016 09:14:40 UTC
In the rule called “Auld Anchorage”, change the following text:
This information is tracked on the Auld Anchorage page
To read as follows:
The Auld Anchorage page tracks both the Current Constituency map and the Proposed Constituency map. Unless otherwise stated, any action that requires reference to or editing of Auld Anchorage, Constituencies or the map should be carried out in reference to the Current Constituency map.
If there is a rule entitled “Gerrymander”, amend it to read as follows. Otherwise, add the following text as a new rule to the ruleset, entitled Gerrymander:
As a Daily Action taken no more than three times a week, a Councillor can Gerrymander. When a Councillor Gerrymander, they choose one block of the Proposed Constituency map of Auld Anchorage and change its Constituency to any other Constituency. When changing the Constituency of a Block, the following rules must be observed:
- No Constituency may have fewer than 8 blocks.
- All blocks in a Constituency must be connected to all other blocks of that Constituency in a contiguous group.
Add a new rule to the ruleset, entitled Boundary Commission:
As a Weekly Communal Action, a Councillor may call a meeting of the Boundary Commission by making a post in the Story Post - Votable Matter category entitled “Minutes of the Boundary Commission: x”, where x is the date of posting and the body of the text contains the data held in the Proposed Constituency map at the time of posting.
A meeting of the Boundary Commission is a Votable Matter. It resolves as per the resolution of proposals but is otherwise not considered to be a proposal for the purposes of any other rule.
If a meeting of the Boundary Commission passes then the Proposed Constituency map that it contains becomes the Current Constituency map.
Kevan: he/him
I like this for adding an element of negotiation to the three-per-week gerrymandering, but it feels too easily circumvented. Why bother with a Boundary Commission proposal when you can make a regular old proposal of “make the map look like this” (including whatever extra bribes and riders you like, to help it attract votes)?