Bill: Draft P.B. 04-XXX | Electoral Alliance Act

[MrNeighbor]

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BILL
TO
Amend the Alexandrian Electoral Act to allow electoral alliances between parties.​

1 - About this Act
(1) This Act
(a) may be cited as the ‘Electoral Alliance Act’ or the ‘EA Act’.
(b) may be numbered as P.B.04-###.
(c) shall be enacted upon its signage.
(d) has been authored by Minister of Development MrNeighbor.
(e) has been co-sponsored by <Position> <Co-Sponsor>.

2 - Amendments
(1) Section 5 of the Alexandrian Electoral Act shall be amended as follows:
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5 - Party and Candidate Declarations
(1) A complete party declaration shall consist of the following:
(a) The party's name and abbreviation.
(b) A link to the party's registration thread with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
(c) An ordered list of candidates to be elected to seats earned by that party in the election. For the purposes of this Act, a party “sponsors” a candidate during an election when they include that candidate on the list required by this paragraph.
(d) A manifesto outlining the party's platform.

(2) If multiple parties wish, they may submit a declaration under an electoral alliance, an electoral alliance declaration shall consist of the following:
(a) The electoral alliance's name and the abbreviations of the participating parties.
(b) A link to all the participating parties' registration threads with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
(c) An ordered list of candidates with each candidate's political party abbreviation next to their name to be elected to the seats earned by that electoral alliance. For the purposes of this Act, an electoral alliance “sponsors” a candidate during an election when they include that candidate on the list required by this paragraph.
(d) A manifesto outlining the electoral alliance's platform.

(2) A political party or electoral alliance may not sponsor a greater number of candidates than the number of seats up for election.

(3) Independent candidates shall submit complete party declarations to qualify for the ballot.
(a) Notwithstanding any other part of this Act, independent candidates need not submit a party list.

(4) Parties and electoral alliances must submit a complete declaration before the closing of the Submission Period to qualify for the ballot.
(a) Parties and electoral alliances may initially file an incomplete declaration, and may edit their declaration as many times as they wish before the closing of the Submission Period.
(b) This subsection shall also apply to independent candidates.

(5) In addition to submitting a complete declaration, independent candidates must gather at least 5 signatures on a petition in a location to be designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
(a) Signatures may only be accepted from citizens of the Kingdom of Alexandria who meet the eligibility requirements defined in §17(1) of this Act.
(b) If the Ministry designates a Discord channel as the petition location, the Ministry must accept :Aye: emote reactions to a post submitted by an independent candidate as a signature to that candidate’s ballot petition.

(6) Parties and electoral alliances who do not meet the eligibility requirements defined in §17(3) of this Act shall be disqualified. No disqualified party or electoral alliance shall appear on the ballot.

(7) Candidates who do not meet the eligibility requirements defined in §17(2) of this Act shall be disqualified. Disqualified party-sponsored candidates are removed from their party’s list. Disqualified independent candidates shall not appear on the ballot.

(8) The Ministry shall give clear and concise reasoning for each candidate, party, or electoral alliance disqualification. At least two Electoral Officers shall review all candidate, party, and electoral alliance disqualifications and certify their validity before said disqualifications are announced to the public."