User:TimeMaster/2015 State Reform

Proposed, work-in-progress amendment to enshrine state governments in the federal Constitution, as opposed to the current de jure governor dictatorship. This would overwrite current laws written by governors.

Legislative

 * 1) State Council Elections:
 * 2) Every year, State Council Elections must be held for the election of the 30 seat State Council.
 * 3) Every Lovian citizen has the right to become a candidate if he or she has a legal residency in that state.
 * 4) The term of office of the State Council is exactly one year. Therefore, every year, elections should be held on the same dates.
 * 5) Election procedure during State Council Elections:
 * 6) During a period of two weeks, any Lovian citizen and resident of the state can become a candidate on a political party list for the State Council. This period begins exactly one month before the day of the inauguration of the Governor, Deputy Governor, and State Council.
 * 7) During a period of two weeks, any Lovian citizen can cast his or her vote in favor of a party list in the State Council Elections.
 * 8) Every citizen may cast three favorable votes per State Council Election: a Major Vote, a Minor Vote and a Favor Vote. A Major Vote is worth three points, a Minor Vote two and a Favor Vote one.
 * 9) Political party lists must receive at least three points to receive any seats in the State Council.
 * 10) Citizens may not cast multiple votes for the same party list. All cast votes must be given to different political parties.
 * 11) Citizens may choose not to cast their vote.
 * 12) The citizen must be a resident of the state.
 * 13) The normal dates of elections, excluding the possibility of a dissolution of the state council, are set at September 16th to 30th for nominations, and from October 1st to 14th for voting. Inauguration Day is set at November 1st.
 * 14) All political parties will complete the elections with a percentage of the total votes, with the exception of those that have withdrawn.
 * 15) The percentage of votes cast to a certain political party forms the total votes cast and is the percentage of seats in State Council that the candidate will control.
 * 16) The State Council Members may delegate their seats to all the parties that they wish, but still control the votes of each State Council Member.
 * 17) The candidate for Governor who received the second highest number of votes and at least three will become Deputy Governor of the State of Oceana.
 * 18) The voting age limit for all State Council elections is set to the age of 16.
 * 19) The State Council is dissolved and new, early elections must be held if more than half of the Members of the State Council are inactive; either self-declared or if they have not edited for over a month (30 days).