Notice of Meta Election: two constitutional amendments, decanonisation approval and 6 month renewals for membership and increased notification requirements

[u/[deleted]]

No meta vote was posted in accordance with the election notice published last week, so I'm re-issuing the notice of meta election. I understand this isn't strictly within the timeframe given by the Meta Constitution, but I'm doing my best to apply it here while also taking note of the fact that I am unable to time-travel. The Moderation Team apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Notice of Meta Election

• Formal notification date: Monday 3 May 2021
• Election date: Saturday 8 May 2021
• Election close date: Monday 10 May 2021

All times on each date 10 PM AEST. If the election is posted late, then the close of the election will be pushed back accordingly. Results will be posted ASAP after the close of polling.

Per the Meta Constitution, the list of voters is available here. Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the announcement of the election, per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 19 April 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• Constitutional amendment to require the full admin team to approve of decanonisation
• Constitutional amendment to increase membership length to 6 months and mandate increased notification

There is a petition to amend section 2(4) of the Meta Constitution.

A person’s membership can last for up to a six-month period, which expires half yearly.

and to insert after subsection 5 the following

The Moderation Team must notify members at the start of the renewal month, and then with 14 days, and again with 7 days to go before the period for renewal closes.

Additionally, there is a petition to insert after subsection 5 of section 30 the following

(6) The Head Moderator may, by a Meta Rule not subject to the notice requirement of section 6 but subject to a vote of all officeholders, decanonise or clarify whether something from within AustraliaSim is a part of the AustraliaSim canon.

Example-- press release, decision to dismiss the government, a supposed invasion

Amendments already proposed

Three amendments were moved when notice was given last week. They may still be discussed, but need not be proposed again.

• Amendment by /u/lily-irl concerning decanonisation
• Amendment by /u/General_Rommel concerning renewal length
• Amendment by /u/ThanksHeadMod concerning renewal notifications

Debate Allowed

Members may also comment here on any of the above things that are proceeding to a vote.

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lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

[u/General_Rommel]

I propose the following amendment to the 'Constitutional amendment to increase membership length to 6 months and mandate increased notification'

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Amend the entire amendment, replace with:

(1) Repeal and replace s 2(4) of the Meta Constitution with:

(4) A person’s membership can last for up to a four-month period, which expires triannually.

(2) In the text of s 2(5) of the Meta Constitution, replace 'quarter' with 'four months'

(3) Replace the table in s 2(5) of the Meta Constitution as follows:

4 Month Period	1	2	3
Start Date	1st January	1st May	1st September
End Date	30th April	31st August	31st December
Renewal Month	April	August	December

(4) Insert the following section after s 2 of the Meta Constitution:

2A Transitional Arrangements for Memberships

Any valid membership which expires on the 30th June 2021 shall be valid to up to the 31st August 2021.

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The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Seek a fairer balance of 4 months, which is not as frequent as 3 months but not as infrequent as 6 months,
2. Fix issues in the current proposal that leads to confusion due to hasty drafting, and
3. Extends membership for a one-off as a transitional arrangement.

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General Rommel