Post by Joe on Aug 16, 2018 0:36:52 GMT
The formatting is much better in the word doc, I promise. Note that you are voting not on the final constitution but just to close debate. There are still clerical matters to sort out.
Party Constitution
&
Bylaws
Adopted February 7th, 2017
I. Official Name
The name of the party is the TSR Libertarian Party.
II. Formal Party Roles
There are five formal positions within the party, which comprise the leadership team:
a) Leader of the TSR Libertarians
b) Deputy Leader & Chair of the TSR Libertarians
c) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Economic Policy & Welfare
d) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Civil Liberty & Culture
e) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Defense & International Diplomacy
Additionally, the party membership will democratically choose a front bench team while in government or in opposition.
III. Internal Party Elections
III. Internal Party Elections
1) Elections and appointments for internal party positions are administered by the Deputy Leader.
1.1) If they are unable to run an election, either the Leader of Speaker will run it instead.
2) Any individual who has been a member of the party for at least one month prior to the first day of voting or nominating is eligible to vote, nominate or run for election.
3) Elections may be triggered by the incumbent, a successful vote of no confidence, or an unsuccessful vote of confidence.
4) In the event that we need to prepare for government, the Leader will need to be an MP. Thus, if he is not, he will have 24 hours to either vacate his post or assume the post of another Libertarian MP.
5) The Leader and Deputy Leader of the TSR Libertarian Party are elected through Schedule B.
6) TSR Libertarian MPs are elected through Schedule C if one seat is being contested and Schedule D if more than one seat is being contested.
7) In the event of a by-election in the House, a primary election will take place unless the Leader decides that the party will endorse a different party. The winner of the primary election will be the party's candidate for the by-election. Primary elections follow Schedule C.
8) Votes on the party name, colours, logo and amending the constitution will follow Schedule E.
9) Votes and amendments can be created by any member and must be submitted to the Deputy Leader who will put the vote or amendment to the party.
IV. Policy Manifesto
There are two methods by which the party manifesto is to be developed:
1.
• A policy is proposed by one member and seconded by another.
• The policy goes to a vote.
• The policy passes with 2/3 of votes in favor.
2.
• One of the three spokespersons identifies a policy that falls under his/her jurisdiction that he/she thinks should be adopted.
• The policy goes to a vote.
• The policy passes with 2/3 of votes in favor.
V. Government Formation
Coalition agreements are to be negotiated by the Leader and Deputy Leader. The final agreement must be approved by 2/3 vote of the party membership.
Prior to negotiation, there is a vote of the party membership on whether to exclude any particular party from consideration in which 2/3 of the party can decide to do so.
VI. Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by a 2/3 vote of Libertarian members, and four of the five members of the leadership team.
This Constitution may be amended by a 75% + 1 vote of Libertarian members, and the unanimous approval of the 5-member leadership team. (we approved both of these lol) ^
VII. Vote of Confidence
1. A vote of confidence must take place once a year on the anniversary of them taking the role against the:
a) Leader
b) Deputy Leader
c) Chairperson
The person subject to the vote will have the right to respond.
Votes use a single-vote secret ballot, in which all party members may vote, and a single round. The options should be "Yes", "No", or "Abstain". If the number of "Yes" votes exceeds the number of "No" votes, "Yes" wins. If the number of "no" votes exceeds the number of "yes" votes or it's a tie, "no" wins and a leadership election will take place for that position, the subject of the vote will be allowed to stand in this election.
The following timeline is to be used:
Day 0 - A Private Message will be sent to all party members informing them of the vote.
Day 4 - The voting closes and the results are announced.
2. Any party member who has been in the party for more than a month can propose a Vote of Confidence or a Vote of No Confidence in either the Leader, Deputy Leader, or an MP.
a) The Deputy Leader is responsible for administering Votes of Confidence and No Confidence, except when their position is under threat. In this scenario, the Leader or Speaker shall oversee the process instead.
b) Votes of Confidence and No Confidence cannot be called in the same member more than once a term each.
c) If there is an unsuccessful Vote of Confidence or a successful Vote of No Confidence, the member in question is removed from their position which will go up for election. If this is not the case, they will remain in their position.
d) Votes of Confidence and No Confidence shall follow Schedule E.
VIII. Members of Parliament
1) Libertarian MPs will be expected to produce legislation for the party, represent the party in the House through debating, and vote on all legislation in the Division Lobby.
2) If an MP is unable to fulfil their duties for a period of time, they shall be required to inform either the Leader or Deputy Leader who will appoint a proxy MP in their place.
3) If an MP does not return from their break for more than 10 days after they said they would, their seat will be taken from them and put up for election.
4) MPs who fall below a 75% voting percentage over any two week period will have their seat removed and put up for election.
IX. Party Membership
1) Both the Leader and Deputy Leader shall have user group controls and shall both be responsible for processing party applications.
2) All applicants to the party who are not currently established MHoC members shall undergo a dupe check.
3) If a potentially controversial member applies to join the party, the Leader or Deputy Leader shall give party members the power to decide on whether said member should be admitted.
4) Dual memberships may be allowed but only if both the Leader and Deputy Leader approve.
5) The Leader and Deputy Leader reserve the right to permanently expel members from the party in extreme circumstances.
X. Party Awards yaaaaaas!
Termly awards
1) Every term a member of the leadership will hold an awards ceremony for the previous term.
2) The awards will consist of:
a) Debater of the Party.
b) Best Legislation.
3) The party leadership will open a thread for nominations.
4) Any member can nominate anyone in the party except themselves.
5) Voting will last for 4 days in a first past the post format.
6) The leadership can hold any extra new termly awards they see fit.
Lifetime achievement award
1) Any member can nominate a fellow member for this award when seconded by another member.
2) A nominee must have been a member of the party for at least 3 complete terms.
3) Nominees will then receive the award if they receive over 70% of the votes in favour.
Quamquam award
1) Party leadership can nominate anyone within the model House of Commons to be recognised for exceptional service to the party.
2) The party will then vote on whether the service provided deserves the award.
3) Nominees will be receive the award if they over 79.99% of votes in favour .
Award history list
1) A member of leadership must create a list of all award winners.
2) the list must be kept up to date.
XI. Party Legislation
1) All members may post their bills, motions and any other legislation that they may have created in the party subforum where the members will debate the item.
2) After a period of time, the Leader shall ask the proposer to add a poll to the item. If more the piece of legislation receives a vote of 66% +1 or more, it will be submitted under the party banner. If it receives less than 66% + 1, then it will not be submitted by the party.
3) If the party is in Government, all new legislation will be posted in the Government subfourm and as such, clauses 1) and 2) will not apply.
XII. III Role of the Leader
1) The Leader is ultimately responsible for the running of the Libertarian Party and the policy positions it holds, and for representing the party in the Model House of Commons.
2) The Leader is responsible for overseeing and approving bills, motions, statements and manifestos submitted by the party.
3) The Leader is responsible for the upholding of this Constitution and for arbitrating any dispute over the constitutionality or otherwise of any action.
4) The Leader shall send party updates via PM to members to notify them of important events.
5) The Leader is responsible for taking on the Deputy Leader's roles when the Deputy Leader is absent or if there is a vacancy in the position.
XIII. Role of the Deputy Leader
1) The Deputy Leader is responsible for standing in for the Leader when they are away from the House.
2) The Leader is responsible for notifying the Deputy Leader of any planned absences and leaving any particular instructions for the Deputy Leader during that period.
b. If the Leader has not logged into TSR for a week without leaving any notice or instructions, the Deputy Leader may declare themselves Acting Leader until a time when the Leader returns.
3) The Deputy Leader is responsible for acting as the returning officer in party elections and votes unless otherwise stated.
4) The Deputy Leader acts as Chief Whip, reminding MPs to vote on legislation.
5) The Deputy Leader will maintain the Libertarian Party Admin Sheets.
6) The Deputy Leader is responsible for exercising any powers or duties delegated to them by the Leader.
Schedule B.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If only one member submits a manifesto, they are automatically elected. If more submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 5: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 7: If a candidate has received over 50% of the vote, they are declared elected, otherwise the two most popular options pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. First-past-the-post will be used, with the Leader breaking any tie. Ties resulting from the first round are resolved as follows:
(a) If there is a tie for first place, all options coming joint-first pass through and contest the second round. No other options contest the second round.
(b) If there is a tie for second place, all options coming joint-second pass through and contest the second round with the first-place option.
Schedule C.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If only one member submits a manifesto, they are automatically elected. If more submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 4: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 6: If a candidate has received over 50% of the vote, they are declared elected, otherwise the two most popular options pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. First-past-the-post will be used, with the Leader breaking any tie. Ties resulting from the first round are resolved as follows:
(a) If there is a tie for first place, all options coming joint-first pass through and contest the second round. No other options contest the second round.
(b) If there is a tie for second place, all options coming joint-second pass through and contest the second round with the first-place option.
Schedule D.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If the same amount of members, or less, submit manifestos as the number seats available, they are automatically elected. If more members submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 5: A private poll will open and lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 7: If at any point during the allocation of seats there is a tie between more candidates than there are seats remaining, these candidates shall pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. If after the second round there is another tie, the Leader allocates the remaining seat.
Schedule E.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a discussion thread for the vote or amendment. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the vote or amendment.
Day 3: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 3 days. The choices should be “Yes”, “No” and “Abstain”.
Day 6: If the vote or amendment has a 66% + 1 vote of Libertarian members, it will pass. If it is an amendment that has passed, the Leader will alter the party constitution accordingly.
Party Constitution
&
Bylaws
Adopted February 7th, 2017
I. Official Name
The name of the party is the TSR Libertarian Party.
II. Formal Party Roles
There are five formal positions within the party, which comprise the leadership team:
a) Leader of the TSR Libertarians
b) Deputy Leader & Chair of the TSR Libertarians
c) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Economic Policy & Welfare
d) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Civil Liberty & Culture
e) TSR Libertarians Spokesperson for Defense & International Diplomacy
Additionally, the party membership will democratically choose a front bench team while in government or in opposition.
III. Internal Party Elections
III. Internal Party Elections
1) Elections and appointments for internal party positions are administered by the Deputy Leader.
1.1) If they are unable to run an election, either the Leader of Speaker will run it instead.
2) Any individual who has been a member of the party for at least one month prior to the first day of voting or nominating is eligible to vote, nominate or run for election.
3) Elections may be triggered by the incumbent, a successful vote of no confidence, or an unsuccessful vote of confidence.
4) In the event that we need to prepare for government, the Leader will need to be an MP. Thus, if he is not, he will have 24 hours to either vacate his post or assume the post of another Libertarian MP.
5) The Leader and Deputy Leader of the TSR Libertarian Party are elected through Schedule B.
6) TSR Libertarian MPs are elected through Schedule C if one seat is being contested and Schedule D if more than one seat is being contested.
7) In the event of a by-election in the House, a primary election will take place unless the Leader decides that the party will endorse a different party. The winner of the primary election will be the party's candidate for the by-election. Primary elections follow Schedule C.
8) Votes on the party name, colours, logo and amending the constitution will follow Schedule E.
9) Votes and amendments can be created by any member and must be submitted to the Deputy Leader who will put the vote or amendment to the party.
IV. Policy Manifesto
There are two methods by which the party manifesto is to be developed:
1.
• A policy is proposed by one member and seconded by another.
• The policy goes to a vote.
• The policy passes with 2/3 of votes in favor.
2.
• One of the three spokespersons identifies a policy that falls under his/her jurisdiction that he/she thinks should be adopted.
• The policy goes to a vote.
• The policy passes with 2/3 of votes in favor.
V. Government Formation
Coalition agreements are to be negotiated by the Leader and Deputy Leader. The final agreement must be approved by 2/3 vote of the party membership.
Prior to negotiation, there is a vote of the party membership on whether to exclude any particular party from consideration in which 2/3 of the party can decide to do so.
VI. Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by a 2/3 vote of Libertarian members, and four of the five members of the leadership team.
This Constitution may be amended by a 75% + 1 vote of Libertarian members, and the unanimous approval of the 5-member leadership team. (we approved both of these lol) ^
VII. Vote of Confidence
1. A vote of confidence must take place once a year on the anniversary of them taking the role against the:
a) Leader
b) Deputy Leader
c) Chairperson
The person subject to the vote will have the right to respond.
Votes use a single-vote secret ballot, in which all party members may vote, and a single round. The options should be "Yes", "No", or "Abstain". If the number of "Yes" votes exceeds the number of "No" votes, "Yes" wins. If the number of "no" votes exceeds the number of "yes" votes or it's a tie, "no" wins and a leadership election will take place for that position, the subject of the vote will be allowed to stand in this election.
The following timeline is to be used:
Day 0 - A Private Message will be sent to all party members informing them of the vote.
Day 4 - The voting closes and the results are announced.
2. Any party member who has been in the party for more than a month can propose a Vote of Confidence or a Vote of No Confidence in either the Leader, Deputy Leader, or an MP.
a) The Deputy Leader is responsible for administering Votes of Confidence and No Confidence, except when their position is under threat. In this scenario, the Leader or Speaker shall oversee the process instead.
b) Votes of Confidence and No Confidence cannot be called in the same member more than once a term each.
c) If there is an unsuccessful Vote of Confidence or a successful Vote of No Confidence, the member in question is removed from their position which will go up for election. If this is not the case, they will remain in their position.
d) Votes of Confidence and No Confidence shall follow Schedule E.
VIII. Members of Parliament
1) Libertarian MPs will be expected to produce legislation for the party, represent the party in the House through debating, and vote on all legislation in the Division Lobby.
2) If an MP is unable to fulfil their duties for a period of time, they shall be required to inform either the Leader or Deputy Leader who will appoint a proxy MP in their place.
3) If an MP does not return from their break for more than 10 days after they said they would, their seat will be taken from them and put up for election.
4) MPs who fall below a 75% voting percentage over any two week period will have their seat removed and put up for election.
IX. Party Membership
1) Both the Leader and Deputy Leader shall have user group controls and shall both be responsible for processing party applications.
2) All applicants to the party who are not currently established MHoC members shall undergo a dupe check.
3) If a potentially controversial member applies to join the party, the Leader or Deputy Leader shall give party members the power to decide on whether said member should be admitted.
4) Dual memberships may be allowed but only if both the Leader and Deputy Leader approve.
5) The Leader and Deputy Leader reserve the right to permanently expel members from the party in extreme circumstances.
X. Party Awards yaaaaaas!
Termly awards
1) Every term a member of the leadership will hold an awards ceremony for the previous term.
2) The awards will consist of:
a) Debater of the Party.
b) Best Legislation.
3) The party leadership will open a thread for nominations.
4) Any member can nominate anyone in the party except themselves.
5) Voting will last for 4 days in a first past the post format.
6) The leadership can hold any extra new termly awards they see fit.
Lifetime achievement award
1) Any member can nominate a fellow member for this award when seconded by another member.
2) A nominee must have been a member of the party for at least 3 complete terms.
3) Nominees will then receive the award if they receive over 70% of the votes in favour.
Quamquam award
1) Party leadership can nominate anyone within the model House of Commons to be recognised for exceptional service to the party.
2) The party will then vote on whether the service provided deserves the award.
3) Nominees will be receive the award if they over 79.99% of votes in favour .
Award history list
1) A member of leadership must create a list of all award winners.
2) the list must be kept up to date.
XI. Party Legislation
1) All members may post their bills, motions and any other legislation that they may have created in the party subforum where the members will debate the item.
2) After a period of time, the Leader shall ask the proposer to add a poll to the item. If more the piece of legislation receives a vote of 66% +1 or more, it will be submitted under the party banner. If it receives less than 66% + 1, then it will not be submitted by the party.
3) If the party is in Government, all new legislation will be posted in the Government subfourm and as such, clauses 1) and 2) will not apply.
XII. III Role of the Leader
1) The Leader is ultimately responsible for the running of the Libertarian Party and the policy positions it holds, and for representing the party in the Model House of Commons.
2) The Leader is responsible for overseeing and approving bills, motions, statements and manifestos submitted by the party.
3) The Leader is responsible for the upholding of this Constitution and for arbitrating any dispute over the constitutionality or otherwise of any action.
4) The Leader shall send party updates via PM to members to notify them of important events.
5) The Leader is responsible for taking on the Deputy Leader's roles when the Deputy Leader is absent or if there is a vacancy in the position.
XIII. Role of the Deputy Leader
1) The Deputy Leader is responsible for standing in for the Leader when they are away from the House.
2) The Leader is responsible for notifying the Deputy Leader of any planned absences and leaving any particular instructions for the Deputy Leader during that period.
b. If the Leader has not logged into TSR for a week without leaving any notice or instructions, the Deputy Leader may declare themselves Acting Leader until a time when the Leader returns.
3) The Deputy Leader is responsible for acting as the returning officer in party elections and votes unless otherwise stated.
4) The Deputy Leader acts as Chief Whip, reminding MPs to vote on legislation.
5) The Deputy Leader will maintain the Libertarian Party Admin Sheets.
6) The Deputy Leader is responsible for exercising any powers or duties delegated to them by the Leader.
Schedule B.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If only one member submits a manifesto, they are automatically elected. If more submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 5: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 7: If a candidate has received over 50% of the vote, they are declared elected, otherwise the two most popular options pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. First-past-the-post will be used, with the Leader breaking any tie. Ties resulting from the first round are resolved as follows:
(a) If there is a tie for first place, all options coming joint-first pass through and contest the second round. No other options contest the second round.
(b) If there is a tie for second place, all options coming joint-second pass through and contest the second round with the first-place option.
Schedule C.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If only one member submits a manifesto, they are automatically elected. If more submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 4: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 6: If a candidate has received over 50% of the vote, they are declared elected, otherwise the two most popular options pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. First-past-the-post will be used, with the Leader breaking any tie. Ties resulting from the first round are resolved as follows:
(a) If there is a tie for first place, all options coming joint-first pass through and contest the second round. No other options contest the second round.
(b) If there is a tie for second place, all options coming joint-second pass through and contest the second round with the first-place option.
Schedule D.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a notification thread, reminding members of the election rules and noting the requirement of a manifesto of no more than 300 words stating why they should be elected, to be submitted to the returning officer by a set time on Day 3. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the election.
Day 3: If the same amount of members, or less, submit manifestos as the number seats available, they are automatically elected. If more members submit them however, the Deputy Leader will post all manifestos in a new thread. A question and answer session commences, in which candidates are expected to participate. This thread will be open for questions throughout the election process.
Day 5: A private poll will open and lasts for 2 days. Members have one choice to pick who they want to win the election.
Day 7: If at any point during the allocation of seats there is a tie between more candidates than there are seats remaining, these candidates shall pass through to a second round, lasting 2 days. If after the second round there is another tie, the Leader allocates the remaining seat.
Schedule E.
Day 0: The Deputy Leader will put up a discussion thread for the vote or amendment. The Leader may also wish to send out a party update to inform members of the vote or amendment.
Day 3: A private poll will open and voting lasts for 3 days. The choices should be “Yes”, “No” and “Abstain”.
Day 6: If the vote or amendment has a 66% + 1 vote of Libertarian members, it will pass. If it is an amendment that has passed, the Leader will alter the party constitution accordingly.