33 RZ2 - The Provincial Elections Reform (Amendment) Act
WHEREAS , provincial governments in Talossa have become a cesspool of
partisan corruption exacerbated by low-turnout elections, undemocratic constitutions, lifetime terms of
office, and (in times past) partisan manipulation by the Secretary of State, and
WHEREAS , a national consensus now exists that the reform of provincial
governments on a nationwide basis is good for the healthy functioning of democracy,
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby approves this Act and orders its transmittal
to the voters for their verdict in the next general election.
Article XVII, Section 9 of the Organic Law is hereby repealed. In its
place, the following text is inserted:
Art.XVII:Sec.9. Each Province shall have its own single-chamber
parliament, to be named at the discretion of each Province. The
dissolution of the federal Cosâ, for whatever reason, shall cause the
dissolution of all provincial parliaments, and shall entail an election
in each province for its own parliament, concurrent with the Cosâ
election.
Art.XVII:Sec.9a. Each provincial parliament shall consist of several
seats. The number of seats for each provincial parliament shall be identical to the number of seats elected to
the federal Cosâ from that province, and the distribution of seats by party in each provincial
parliament shall be identical to the distribution of seats by party in
that province's elected delegation to the federal Cosâ.
Art.XVII:Sec.9b. As an exception to the preceding rule, any political
party is free to specifically contest an election for the provincial parliament of any province. Election
ballots shall guarantee the right of all citizens in all provinces to vote for an individual party for
their provincial parliament.
Art.XVII:Sec.9c. In the event that a voter does not specify an individual party for his provincial parliament
on his ballot, his vote for a political party in the federal Cosâ shall apply to the provincial
parliament. A voter may always vote for a different Cosâ party from his
provincial parliament party, by indicating said provincial parliament
party on the ballot.
Art.XVII:Sec.9d. Each provincial parliament, once elected, shall choose
by majority vote of its seats the rules under which the parliament
shall operate. These rules are subject to review by the Uppermost Cort
to guarantee that they do not violate the rights of voters in the
province concerned. Each provincial parliament, once elected, shall
choose by majority vote of its seats an executive officer or Premier
(to be given such titles as the provincial parliament shall determine)
analogous to the federal Prime Minister.
Art.XVII:Sec.9e. The King shall appoint, on the advice of the Prime
Minister, a Cunstavál (or Constable) for each province, who shall serve
during times of good behaviour. The Cunstavál shall exercise, within
the province, all executive authority granted to the Crown by the
Organic Law nationally, except he shall have no say in the dissolution
of provincial parliaments.
Uréu q'estadra så: Robert I, King of Talossa
Ureu q'estadra så,
Ben Madison (King of Talossa)