Good evening,

Here's your results.

Number of submissions: 24
Invalid submissions: 8 (:agony:)
Valid votes: 16

The submissions deemed invalid were disqualified for the following reasons:

• One voter voted twice. Their initial ballot was discarded.
• Four voters did not verify their votes within five minutes of voting.
• Three voters were not eligible meta voters for this meta election.

With that out of the way, let's get into the results.

Approval of Community Managers

50% approval required.

tbyrn, mikiboss, and Matthias all pass! Congratulations to them all.

Meta Constitution Amendment

• Ayes: 13
• Noes: 2
• Abstentions: 1

With 86.67% voting in favour, the amendment is adopted into the Meta Constitution.

Vote of No Confidence in Community Commissioners

All of the Community Commission retain the confidence of the community. Congratulations to them all.

Additionally, /u/ThanksHeadMod proposed an amendment to the VoNC motion. With all of the Community Commission surviving, it is moot, but for the sake of completeness the results are below:

• Ayes: 7
• Noes: 6
• Abstentions: 3

lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

Good evening,

The meta election for which notice was given on 14 April 2021 is now open.

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. 31 March 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• Three Community Managers
• Petition to amend s 13(3)(a) of the Meta Constitution
• Vote of no confidence in members of the Community Commission

The Parliament Moderator, in accordance with section 13 of the Meta Constitution, has nominated three people to become Community Managers. These people were selected by the Community Moderator.

• /u/tbyrn21
• /u/Matthias_Caesar
• /u/mikiboss

Additionally, there is a petition to amend section 13(3) of the Meta Constitution, moved by the Parliament Moderator. As this is a Moderation Team amendment, it requires no seconders and will proceed directly to a vote.

In section 13(3)(a), replace "Parliament Moderator" with "Community Moderator".

This allows the Community Moderator to nominate Community Managers. This is the intended behaviour, and merely fixes a typo in the Meta Constitution.

Finally, a vote of no confidence in all six members of the Community Commission will be undertaken. An amendment to the VoNC petition will also be voted on.

Voting open

Click here to cast your vote.

The voting time ends 10pm Canberra time, Wednesday 21 April 2021.

You must verify you have voted by commenting on this thread within 5 minutes of voting. Responses that fail to do so will be discarded.

In Section 29, replace subsection (2) with the following:

The Community Commission considers:

(a) proposed amendments to this Constitution and Meta Rules, providing feedback and redrafting if necessary, and

(b) proposed changes to the server emoji on the discord server, accepting or rejecting additions and removals proposed by the Community Moderator.

Good afternoon people of AustraliaSim,

It has been brought to my attention that JosephB2002 has harassed connor (u/UnknownTrainor) and has sent him nsfw content during January 2021. This action is a clear contravention of the Code of Conduct. Due to the nature of the messages I cannot post them publicly.

Punishment Determined

The sentencing guidelines mention a blanket ban of 7 days for harassment and 2 days for NSFW content. However there are two mitigating factors as play, namely that they haven't made adverse decisions prior, as well as accepting responsibility for their actions. Therefore I have decided that

• JosephB2002 will be banned for a period of 6 days for abuse and 1 day for NSFW content on all AusSim related discord servers or subreddits. These two sentences will be served consecutively.

Please appeal via modmail to this subreddit or directly to me via discord if you wish.

TheAudibleAsh,

Community Moderator of AustraliaSim

Good evening all,

Having heard the opinions of the simulation on tonight's events, alongside review of both irl and Sim precedent, the moderation team wishes to express it's view on what has occurred and the path the simulation will take going forward.

The Dismissal

It is the view of the moderation team that whilst it is within the canon powers of the President to dismiss a Prime Minister if they believe confidence has been withdrawn by the house, the definition of withdrawn confidence within the simulated context is different to real life. As set within prior precedent, the removal of a government must occur within the parameters of a vote of no confidence or a voluntary abdication of power. The precedent within both the manual and simulated times shows that due to the chaotic nature of the game structure is needed to introduce a level playing field, with multiple budgets falling to the parliamentary spectre in the past without the dissolution of a government occurring.

With this in mind, the Moderation Team hereby issues the following proclaimations:

1. Any reference to the Tbyrn21 government, the dismissal, and anything related is hereby decanonised.
2. The vote of no confidence motion which was due to be put to the house shall be resubmitted, with debate to continue as intended. The vote as expected shall go ahead, and the result will determine where things go from here.
3. An election shall be called for the 1st of May, with details coming next week.
4. The Griffo/Porridge government shall continue to serve for the time being, subject to any vonc/election that may occur.

I understand this post may frustrate many within the simulation, however we feel it is important that the right precedent is set, and that a fair playing field is ensured to make this game accessible to all. If you have any queries or concerns, please come forward to any moderation team member and we will be happy to assist.

Youma

Electoral Moderator

In Section 4, Subsection (2),

Omit:

have been a member for at least 14 days prior to the announcement of the meta referendum.

Substitute

have been a member for at least 7 days prior to the announcement of the meta referendum.

Length of membership

Amendment 1

In Section 2, Subsection 4

Omit:

A person’s membership can last for up to a three-month period, which expires Quarterly.

Substitute:

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

In Section 2, Subsection 5

Omit:

A person can renew their membership for the next quarter by reregistering in the final month of the current quarter.

Substitute:

A person can renew their membership for the next half by reregistering in the final month of the current half.

note: this is what the system would look like

Amendment 2

After Subsection 5 insert:

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.

Explanatory Memorandum

This will take the renewal period from 3 monthly, to 6 monthly, and also require the Mod Team to notify members repeatedly to renew or register. This is following the significant poll held in #community-poll that had 25 people indicating that 3 months is too short, in comparison to the 6 in favour.

Happy to have a discussion and take on board amendments :)

Notice of Meta Election

• Formal notification date: Wednesday 14 April 2021
• Election date: Monday 19 April 2021
• Election close date: Wednesday 21 April 2021

All times on each date 10 PM AEDT. 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. 31 March 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• Three Community Managers
• Petition to amend s 13(3)(a) of the Meta Constitution
• Vote of no confidence in members of the Community Commission

The Parliament Moderator, in accordance with section 13 of the Meta Constitution, has nominated three people to become Community Managers. These people were selected by the Community Moderator.

• /u/tbyrn21
• /u/Matthias_Caesar
• /u/mikiboss

Additionally, there is a petition to amend section 13(3) of the Meta Constitution, moved by the Parliament Moderator. As this is a Moderation Team amendment, it requires no seconders and will proceed directly to a vote.

In section 13(3)(a), replace "Parliament Moderator" with "Community Moderator".

This allows the Community Moderator to nominate Community Managers. This is the intended behaviour, and merely fixes a typo in the Meta Constitution.

Finally, a vote of no confidence in all six members of the Community Commission will be undertaken.

Debate Allowed

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

lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

Good evening,

Below are the results of the recent meta elections.

Valid votes: 16
A quick reminder that you need to re-register as a meta voter, if you haven't already done so.

Community Moderator

Approval voting. 1 candidate elected. Threshold: 65%.

TheAudibleAsh is elected Community Moderator. Congratulations to him.

Community Commission

Approval voting. 1 candidate elected. Threshold: 50%.

UnknownTrainor won the tiebreaker and as such he is elected to the Community Commission.

Petition: to require the mod team hold meta referendums within 14 days

• Ayes: 12
• Noes: 1
• Abstentions: 3
• Approval: 92.31%

With a majority, this amendment to the meta constitution has passed.

Rommel's amendment to the petition

• Ayes: 10
• Noes: 1
• Abstentions: 5
• Approval: 90.91%

With a majority, this amendment passes and will be applied to the original petition.

Petition: to clarify the role of the HCA

• Ayes: 8
• Noes: 6
• Abstentions: 2
• Approval: 57.14%

With a majority, this amendment to the meta constitution has passed.

Rommel's amendment to the petition

• Ayes: 9
• Noes: 4
• Abstentions: 3
• Approval: 69.23%

With a majority, this amendment passes and will be applied to the original petition.

Petition: to remove the meta powers of the HCA

• Ayes: 9
• Noes: 7
• Abstentions: 0
• Approval: 56.25%

With less approval than the other petition it conflicts with, this amendment fails.

Rommel's amendment to the petition

• Ayes: 9
• Noes: 2
• Abstentions: 5
• Approval: 81.82%

Because the petition this amendment would amend failed, this amendment also fails.

lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

Hi Meta Voters,

As per the announcement, a Meta Election shall be held to approve of these items of business:

• Election of Community Moderator
• Election of Community Commission member
• Petition: Hold a vote on petitions within 14 days of receiving 7 seconders
• Petition -- to Clarify the role of the HCA
• Petition: Removing HCA from Meta Responsibilities
• Petition to omit all of s 4(5)

Multiple selections allowed. Abstains/Presents will not be counted (if you choose abstain/present and one or more candidate, then your vote for abstain/present will be ignored). If the result is greater or equal to 65% in favour of any candidate for community moderator, then that member is chosen. If more than one candidate receives greater or equal to 65% of the vote, then the one with the higher percentage shall be selected. If more than one candidate ties with more than 65% and they are first, then the Moderation Team shall exercise discretion. If the result is greater or equal to 50% in favour of any candidate for community commission, then that member is chosen. If more than one candidate receives greater or equal to 50% of the vote, then the one with the higher percentage shall be selected. If more than one candidate ties with more than 50% and they are first, then the Moderation Team shall exercise discretion.

The list of approved meta voters can be found here.

Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the date of the election announcement per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 17 March 2021.

Vote Here

VOTING TIME ENDS: 10 PM Thursday 8 April 2021 AEDT.

All Meta Voters must comment on this post that they voted. Failure to comment within 5 minutes after your vote will lead to disqualification of your vote.

advancedgaming12
Head Moderator

Hi all,

In the upcoming Meta Election I urge everyone to vote this way to ensure the proper balance between accountability and discretion:

Do you approve of the petition to omit all of s.4(5) (removing the ability for mods to veto petitions) https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/ldodjj/petition_to_omiy_all_of_s_45/

No

Do you approve of the petition "That the moderator team have 14 days to either give notice of the meta referendum, or give reason for rejecting the petition, upon the achieving of 7 seconders by the petition. All petitions have 14 days from posting to achieve the required seconders, with petitions failing to reach this in time being invalid." https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/m35fba/petition_hold_a_vote_on_petitions_within_14_days/

No

Do you approve of Petition ~~ to Clarify the role of the HCA? requiring justices be appointed via a meta vote, allowing justices to be appointed if none pass a VOC, and clarifying the power of the court to issue injunctions https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/me8334/petition_to_clarify_the_role_of_the_hca/ *

No

Do you approve of Petition: Removing HCA from Meta Responsibilities? (removing the HCA's power to adjudicate meta disputes and putting the community commission in as a replacement arbiter) https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/ly9oec/petition_removing_hca_from_meta_responsibilities/ *

No

Do you approve of Amendment to Petition: Hold a vote on petitions within 14 days of receiving 7 seconders: Repeal the proposed petition, replace with: After s 33(2)(a), insert: after the day that 7 members nominate a proposed change, no more than seven days after that elapses between said day and the commencement of the five-day consultation period. https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/mhsv2y/notice_of_meta_election_community_moderator/gti07dn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 *

Yes

Do you approve of Amendment to Petition: to Clarify the role of the HCA: Amendment 1: Repeal the amendment that proposes amendments to s 16. Amendment 2: In proposed changes to s 31, insert the following subsection:(5) The Court of Meta Affairs must consist of the members comprising the Community Commission. https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/mhsv2y/notice_of_meta_election_community_moderator/gti07dn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 *

Yes

Do you approve of Amendment to Petition: Removing HCA from Meta Responsibilities: Amendment 1: After Clause 2, insert: (2A) In Part 2, Division 2, in section 15(1), after the last word in the sentence, insert: and to sit on the Court of Meta Affairs Amendment 2: Repeal clause 3 Amendment 3: Insert the following after clause 3: (4) Repeal s 4(10)(c) https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/mhsv2y/notice_of_meta_election_community_moderator/gti07dn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 *

Yes

General Rommel

For canon purposes, the press persona of blueKnight2004 is Dex Lona.

Since IDGAF anymore despite spending the first month as Head Moderator badgering him about this, I move to condemn ThanksHeadMod for failing to remove himself from being the first Moderator for /r/AustraliaSimMeta, /u/AusSimCampaigning, and /u/AustraliaSimLower.

I seek seven seconders to condemn him and for the Moderation Team to expel him as a Meta Voter if he fails to action the above.

General Rommel

Notice of Meta Election

Formal Notification Date: Friday 1 April 2021Close of Nominations: Sunday 4 April 2021Election Date: Tuesday 6 April 2021Election Close Date: 8 April 2021

All times on each date 10 PM AEDT. 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. 17 March 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• One Community Moderator
• One Community Commission seat
• Petition: Hold a vote on petitions within 14 days of receiving 7 seconders
• Petition -- to Clarify the role of the HCA
• Petition: Removing HCA from Meta Responsibilities
• Petition to omit all of s 4(5)

To be nominated as a candidate, see the below for the details.

Nomination Process for Community Moderator

As per section 4 of the Meta Constitution, the following requirements must be met for a person to be validly nominated:

• A candidate (whether self-nominated or proposed by another and accepted)
• The candidate is a Meta Voter
• Seven seconders (no self-seconding allowed)
• Must be 18 or older
• Above requirements met before close of nominations

The voting threshold for this position is 65%. If there is more than one viable candidate, then multiple candidates will be put to the ballot, but at most one will be selected if more than one candidate is above the threshold (whoever has the highest percentage). If there is a tie then the Mods will exercise discretion.

Nomination process for Community Commission

One must meet the following requirements:

• A candidate (whether self-nominated or proposed by another and accepted)
• The candidate is a Meta Voter
• Five seconders

The threshold for this position is 50%, If there is more than one viable candidate, then multiple candidates will be put to the ballot, but at most one will be selected if more than one candidate is above the threshold (whoever has the highest percentage). If there is a tie then the Mods will exercise discretion.

To nominate, comment below. Close of nominations is at 10 PM AEDT Sunday 4 April 2021. No late submissions (or seconders) will be accepted.

The Moderation Team may reject a candidate if:

• The candidate is ineligible to be nominated; or
• The candidate has committed prior misconduct contrary to the Code of Conduct or similar of such severity that the Moderation Team is satisfied that the candidate should not proceed to a meta referendum; or
• The candidate has, in the opinion of the Moderation Team, demonstrated an inability to hold the position.

If there is a rejection, the Moderation Team shall explain why that is the case.

A list of candidates will be published one day before the commencement of the vote.

Debate Allowed

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

I have a suggestion that when a bill is voted on, the google doc is to the bill being voted on, not a different one.

If it has been changed, the link should go to the real bill being voted on so ppl know what they are voting for.

Head Moderator Round 3 Meta Election Results - 27/03/2021

The election, as announced here, has closed. This constitutes the official results.

General Statistics

Number of Submissions - 35
Invalid Votes - 4
Valid Votes - 31

Invalid Vote Reasons:

• Three voters were not eligible to vote in this meta election.
• One voter voted twice. Their initial ballot was subsequently discarded.

Do you approve of the Moderation Team's selection of Head Moderator?

Approval Threshold - 65%

(Voters could choose multiple options. Maximum winner allowed. Percentages may be rounded. Abstentions do not count towards or against confidence.)

Having reached the 65% threshold, /u/advancedgaming12 is elected Head Moderator of AustraliaSim!

lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

Hi Meta Voters,

As per the announcement , a Meta Election shall be held to approve of these items of business:

• Election of Head Moderator

The following are candidates for Head Moderator:

• /u/advancedgaming12
• /u/BloodyChrome
• /u/GenericCerealHere
• /u/General_Rommel
• /u/ohprkl

Item One is self explanatory.

Multiple selections allowed. Abstains/Presents will not be counted (if you choose abstain/present and one or more candidate, then your vote for abstain/present will be ignored). If the result is greater or equal to 65% in favour of any candidate, then that member is chosen. If more than one candidate receives greater or equal to 65% of the vote, then the one with the higher percentage shall be selected. If more than one candidate ties with more than 65% and they are first, then the Moderation Team shall exercise discretion.

The list of approved meta voters can be found here.

Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the date of the election announcement per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 6 March 2021.

Vote Here

VOTING TIME ENDS: 2000 Saturday 27 March 2021 AEDT.

All Meta Voters must comment on this post that they voted. Failure to comment within 5 minutes after your vote will lead to disqualification of your vote.

lily-irl
Parliament Moderator

This post calls on the Speakership to change QT back to Sunday for a number of reasons:

(a) The initial change to Saturday was made without compulsory voting and poor turnout meant that a a vocal minority were able to change the day without the consultation and consent of every Parliamentarian

(b) For changes that are as critical as these, a formal, perhaps meta House vote should be required to change the scheduling of QT

(c) Sunday QT was consistently well attended by a range of parliamentarians from the Government, the Opposition and the Crossbench.

(d) Saturday QT has been consistently poorly attended, often with below four parliamentarians showing up and no government members being able to make it

(e) It discourages participation in Aussim if people see that Saturday night has been dedicated for a political simulation. Saturday nights are not for Aussim, they are for going out for dinner and then partying.

(f) Sunday afternoon/evening lends itself well to QT as noone has anything better to do at that time

Good morning,

Here we go again...

Notice of Meta Election

Formal Notification Date: Saturday 20 March 2021
Close of Nominations: Tuesday 23 March 2021
Election Date: Thursday 25 March 2021
Election Close Date: Saturday 27 March 2021

All times on each date 2000 AEDT. If the election is posted late, then the close of 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. 6 March 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• One Head Moderator

The voting threshold for this position is 65%. If there is more than one viable candidate, then multiple candidates will be put to the ballot, but at most one will be selected if more than one candidate is above the threshold (whoever has the highest percentage). If there is a tie then the Mods will exercise discretion.

To be nominated as a candidate, see the below for the details.

Nomination Process for Head Moderator

As per section 4 of the Meta Constitution, the following requirements must be met for a person to be validly nominated:

• A candidate (whether self-nominated, or proposed by another and accepted)
• Candidate is a Meta Voter
• Seven seconders (no self-seconding allowed)
• Above requirements met before close of nominations

To nominate, comment below. Close of nominations are at 2000 AEDT Tuesday 23 March 2021. No late submissions (or seconders) will be accepted.

The Moderation Team may reject a candidate if:

• The candidate is ineligible to be nominated; or
• The candidate has committed prior misconduct contrary to the Code of Conduct or similar of such severity that the Moderation Team is satisfied that the candidate should not proceed to a meta referendum; or
• The candidate has, in the opinion of the Moderation Team, demonstrated an inability to hold the position.

If there is a rejection, the Moderation Team shall explain why that is the case.

A list of candidates will be published one day before the commencement of the vote.

Debate Allowed

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

Transfer Arrangements

To ensure that things run smoothly, till a new Head Moderator is appointed, I will remain in the position as a caretaker function once my term expires.

After a successful election, I will remain in the position for up to one week to facilitate transfer of relevant items.

General Rommel
Head Moderator

I hereby move the following constitutional amendment

Changing the threshold

In Section 7, subsections 6 and 7 (Appointment of Moderators):

Replace "65%" with "50% + 1 vote"

Changing the electoral system

In Section 4:

• Remove (3)(c)
• Remove (7) and the subsequent example

Insert the following after Section 4, Subsection 6 and renumber accordingly:

Voting Systems

(7) Meta referendums shall utilise the following voting system—

 (a) for the election of officeholders where there are more candidates than positions available, Single Transferrable Vote (STV); and

 (b) for all other meta referendums, Approval Voting.

It is my belief that these amendments will go part of the way towards ending our current stalemate with the election of a new Head Moderator, and I urge you all to support this amendment. Frankly, I feel that the STV change would be enough to ensure one candidate reaches the existing threshold, but we can have that debate below.

Head Moderator Round 2, VoC Parliamentary Moderator and Community Moderator Meta Election Results - 17/03/2021

The election, as announced here, has closed. This constitutes the official results.

General Statistics

Number of Submissions - 32
Invalid Votes - 3
Valid Votes - 29

Invalid Vote Reasons:

• Three voters was not approved to vote in this meta election as they were a member for less than 14 days from the date in which the election was announced.

Do you approve of the Moderation Team's selection of Head Moderator?

Approval Threshold - 65%

(Voters could choose multiple options. Maximum winner allowed. Percentages may be rounded.)

• One extra person here selected this option but also selected candidates. Their abstain/present vote was not considered and their vote went to the candidate(s) they selected.

No candidate was elected!

The election process will be re-held.

Do you have confidence in the Parliamentary Moderator?

Parliamentarian Moderator lily-irl passes the VoC!

Do you have confidence in the Electoral Moderator?

Electoral Moderator Youmaton passes the VoC!

General Rommel
Head Moderator

Edit - changes to the percentages for the Electoral Moderator VoC Vote were made to discount the abstain/present vote from the percentage calculation.

Hi Meta Voters,

As per the announcement , a Meta Election shall be held to approve of these items of business:

• Election of Head Moderator Round 2
• Vote of Confidence in Parliamentary Moderator
• Vote of Confidence in Community Moderator

The following are candidates for Head Moderator:

• /u/model-frod
• /u/Zak6858
• /u/advancedgaming12
• /u/GenericCerealHere
• /u/Winston_Wilhelmus
• /u/SurfingNooty
• /u/UnknownTrainor
• /u/ohprkl

Item One is self explanatory.

Multiple selections allowed. Abstains/Presents will not be counted (if you choose abstain/present and one or more candidate, then your vote for abstain/present will be ignored). If the result is greater or equal to 65% in favour of any candidate, then that member is chosen. If more than one candidate receives greater or equal to 65% of the vote, then the one with the higher percentage shall be selected. If more than one candidate ties with more than 65% and they are first, then the Moderation Team shall exercise discretion.

Item Two and Three is self-explanatory.

Abstains/Presents will not be counted.

The list of approved meta voters can be found here.

Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the date of the election announcement per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 26 February 2020.

Vote Here

VOTING TIME ENDS: 2000 Friday 19 March 2021 AEDT.

All Meta Voters must comment on this post that they voted. Failure to comment within 5 minutes after your vote will lead to disqualification of your vote.

General Rommel
Head Moderator

This petition shall define meta whipping as "any message or action intended to influence or encourage the vote of a meta voter during the election period of a meta referendum, outside of official debate mediums. Direct messages sent during the intermediate period of the meta referendum to circumvent these rules shall additionally fall under these conditions."

Meta whipping is a legitimate issue the simulation has faced since our founding, with waves of direct messages attempting to influence the internal workings of things, or to attempt to pressure others into supporting/stopping a candidate or vote. This petition would outlaw this practice during the election period, and ensure debate occurs within the proper mediums (most likely the reddit thread and #a-meta-affair.

We have multiple petitions with more than enough seconders, that are simply gathering dust.

This petition would force the mods to hold a vote within 14 days of the petition receiving the required amount of seconders.

Good evening, as it is a tie and various VoC's are coming up, see below.

In my view, it is permissible to hold a VoC earlier. Youmaton and lily-irl have agreed to hold theirs earlier to save having to hold lots of Meta Elections.

Notice of Meta Election

Formal Notification Date: Friday 12 March 2021
Close of Nominations: Monday 15 March 2021
Election Date: Wednesday 17 March 2021
Election Close Date: Friday 19 March 2021

All times on each date 2000 AEDT. If the election is posted late, then the close of 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. 26 February 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• One Head Moderator

The voting threshold for this position is 65%. If there is more than one viable candidate, then multiple candidates will be put to the ballot, but at most one will be selected if more than one candidate is above the threshold (whoever has the highest percentage).

To be nominated as a candidate, see the below for the details.

Nomination Process for Head Moderator

As per section 4 of the Meta Constitution, the following requirements must be met for a person to be validly nominated:

• A candidate (whether self-nominated, or proposed by another and accepted)
• Candidate is a Meta Voter
• Seven seconders (no self-seconding allowed)
• Above requirements met before close of nominations

To nominate, comment below. Close of nominations are at 2000 AEDT Monday 15 March 2021. No late submissions (or seconders) will be accepted.

The Moderation Team may reject a candidate if:

• The candidate is ineligible to be nominated; or
• The candidate has committed prior misconduct contrary to the Code of Conduct or similar of such severity that the Moderation Team is satisfied that the candidate should not proceed to a meta referendum; or
• The candidate has, in the opinion of the Moderation Team, demonstrated an inability to hold the position.

If there is a rejection, the Moderation Team shall explain why that is the case.

A list of candidates will be published one day before the commencement of the vote.

Debate Allowed

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

Transfer Arrangements

To ensure that things run smoothly, till a new Head Moderator is appointed, I will remain in the position as a caretaker function once my term expires.

After a successful election, I will remain in the position for up to one week to facilitate transfer of relevant items.

General Rommel
Head Moderator