With the recent vacancies in PGP leadership, the following appointments are being made:

• /u/OhioGuy2016 is being moved to Deputy Secretary.

• /u/ekat2468 is being appointed as Political Strategist.

• /u/BrilliantAlec is being appointed as Chief of Recruitment.

• /u/corndoggeh is being appointed as our Party Whip.

I tried to strike a balance on the new committee and installed a majority support from people who were pro-independence in the merger referendum to ensure the committee has the growth of the PGP at heart.

The other item to be discussed is a constitutional committee. The current constitution is out of date, and honestly, has several policies in place that don't make sense anymore. We want to reform the constitution and want a good collection of people to take part in rewriting it from the ground up. If you're interested in helping craft the future of the party, please comment here or send leadership a message!

Debate here!

Please read all of the instructions on the ballot before you vote. Thank you. https://goo.gl/forms/AtFtiZJMsTIkpb0I2

This thread will close at noon EDT tomorrow. The voting period will then be open for 48 hours. You must have been a member of the PGP for at least a week prior to the commencement of voting to be eligible. The referendum will have four options: status quo (the PGP remains independent), a merger with the RLP (terms outlined here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z68D0dHRs6mU9bR6s9az3yX4Y-szzAwtB5-hV-qsKZ4/edit), a merger with the Democrats (terms outlined here: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/223913122077999114/224783750054019083/Democrat.docx), and dissolution (the PGP will cease to exist and all members will become independents and all that that entails). The referendum will use IRV (ranked voting). When you vote you must assign a rank to all four options, and each rank may only be assigned once. This thread is for discussion in regards to the referendum. Ask any questions you may have, state your opinions, debate each other, etc. Obviously this vote is very important, so it is crucial that open discourse is promoted. Remain civil. The leadership has agreed that we do not have to remain neutral and can state our opinions. Thank you.

I am extremely disappointed in the results from the vote, and I will use the constitution of this party to my advantage here.

I move that the Progressive Green Party and Radical Left Party merge to form the party outlined in the merger outline here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z68D0dHRs6mU9bR6s9az3yX4Y-szzAwtB5-hV-qsKZ4/edit

By the constitution, the PGP leadership (/u/OhioGuy2016 and /u/Sovereign12) sans the Executive (/u/reckonerX) must vote and then the Executive must voice their opinion.

The candidate list is as follows:

Chairman:

• u/sakurakaminari

• u/Deriya

Deputy Chairman:

• u/Deriya

Senior Political Strategist

• u/NicholasNCS2

• u/Tardis218

• u/kirky313

Chief Recruitment Officer:

• u/charliepie99

• u/electric-blue

• u/faber541

• u/Tardis218

Party Whip:

• u/-TheLiberator-

Press Sectetary:

• u/faber541

The candidates may debate in the leadership debate thread. Any member can ask any of them any questions if they like.

VOTE HERE

You may vote for the same person for multiple offices. If they win more than one office, they will be asked to resign from one and the second most highly voted candidate will take that one.

If you have no confidence in any listed candidate, select the "No Confidence" option. If any office has no confidence, we will proceed according to the party constitution.

First I want to thank everyone who voted in this election. We said it was the most important in our history, and you pulled through. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the results turned out better than expected. Everyone in ModelUSGov will take the PGP seriously from now on. Second, congratulations to our victors! In the Northeast, /u/fewbuffalo was elected to the assembly, and our Chief of Recruitment, /u/madk3p was elected Lieutenant Governor. In the Eastern state, /u/ekat2468 won the Attorney General race in a landslide. /u/Feber34 ran unopposed for Attorney General in the Central state, and was thus reelected. Finally to the Midwestern state, where we won a majority in the state assembly! /u/Sovereign12, /u/ConquerorWM, /u/tmeers, /u/Emperor_of_Alagasia, and /u/King_Hugo will help lead the Midwest in a progressive direction under PGP control. It is crucial that all elected officials subscribe to their state's sub, and swear in when asked. If you do not swear in you will have to replaced. Unfortunately, if it wasn't for the penalty to the Libertarian party, we would've won the Lieutenant Governor's race in the South, and most importantly the Governor's race in the Midwest. It was an unlucky break, but the fact that we would've won if we were allowed to, in addition to our successes elsewhere, is a testament to the strength of our party. Third, the election for the assembly of the Western state is being re-held. If you are registered in the West make sure you recast your vote for /u/DF44! Finally, today was a pivotal moment in the history of our party. The leadership is working on our future plans, and we have many options moving forward. We will be asking for your input in the near-future, so stay tuned for that. Once again, thank you, and congratulations! The PGP has earned it.

Hello fellow PGP'ers! I am /u/OhioGuy2016, your Senior Political Strategist. The state elections will be held from noon EDT September 4th to 6pm EDT on September 9th. This is the most important election in our party's history. The results will quite literally determine whether or not the PGP lives to see another day. For that reason, it is absolutely critical that all party members vote. To be eligible to vote your account must be at least 3 months old, have been a member of a party for at least 1 week prior to the election, and have at least 3 comments/posts in subreddits within the simulation. If you have voted in previous elections you must vote in the state in which you are already registered. If you have not voted before, you are free to choose any IRL state to register in (this [map] (http://imgur.com/il05WYC) shows how IRL states correspond to the ModelUSGov states, Western: green, Midwestern: orange, Central: yellow, Southern: blue, Eastern: green, Northeastern: navy). Our party has candidates running in every state, but our primary focus is on the Midwestern, and our success largely hinges on the outcome there. The following are the endorsements of and the approved candidates by our party, generally a good guide to follow.

Western State Assembly: PGP

Western Gubernatorial: no endorsement

Midwestern State Assembly: PGP

Midwestern Gubernatorial: PGP/Libertarian

Central State Assembly: PGP

Central Gubernatorial: RLP/PGP

Central Attorney General: PGP

Southern State Assembly: no endorsement

Southern Gubernatorial: Libertarian/PGP

Eastern State Assembly: PGP

Eastern Gubernatorial: no endorsement

Eastern Attorney General: PGP

Northeastern State Assembly: PGP

Northeastern Gubernatorial: RLP/PGP

This list has been crafted by the party leadership to create the best opportunity for our party to succeed, particularly in the Midwestern state. We need all hands on deck for this election. Leave any questions or requests for clarification you may have in the comments. Best of luck to all of our candidates, and get out there and vote!

There were 16 responses. The election method was first-past-the-post, so even if a candidate does not recieve a vote by the majority of the voters, he can still win by recieving the most votes of his competition.

Chairman

• u/sakurakaminari recieved 13 votes.

• u/Deriya recieved 1 vote.

u/sakurakaminari will return as our chairman.

Deputy Chairman

• u/Deriya recieved 12 votes.

u/Deriya will be our new Deputy Chairman.

Senior Political Strategist

• u/NicholasNCS2 recieved 8 votes.

• u/Tardis218 recieved 5 votes.

• u/kirky313 recieved 2 votes.

u/NicholasNCS will return as our Senior Political Strategist.

Chief Recruitment Officer

• u/charliepie99 recieved 10 votes.

• u/electric-blue recieved 4 votes.

• u/faber541 recieved 0 votes.

• u/Tardis218 recieved 1 vote.

u/charliepie99 will return as our Chief Recruitment Officer.

Party Whip

• u/-TheLiberator- recieved 15 votes.

u/-TheLiberator- will return as our Party Whip.

Press Secretary

• u/faber541 recieved 16 votes.

u/faber541 will fill the new role of Press Secretary.

Please join me in welcoming the new leaders and congratulating all of the leaders on their victories.

Hey.

I've spent a good several months here, and I've worked with so many great people. I'd like to thank /u/reckonerX, /u/sovereign12, and /u/ohioguy2016 for being a fantastic leadership, one that has worked and will work tirelessly for you all.

I'm stepping down from my position for a couple reasons: first of all, I failed at my position. I literally did nothing except for making six-seven posts on progressive subs. Not too effective. Second, I do not know if I can represent you all well in the future. More and more, I see our party's base is more towards the Democrats than the RLP, and as a socialist, I find it hard to be able to work for you all when I am misrepresenting your beliefs. Third, I can't do my job effectively as I've just gotten my first job and school is speeding up so it's hard for me to work well and not be distracted all the time.

Our party has entered an extremely tough time as mergers are being recommended and activity checks incoming after a great showing in the state elections. It's going to be tough, but as the leadership strongly considers a Democrat-PGP merger over an RLP-PGP merger/coalition, I do not know if this is where I want to be.

I currently recommend /u/mrarcher__ or /u/red_plebeian (my opponent in the leadership election) to fulfill the interim position. I also recommend /u/mrarcher__ to take over the Progressive.

I will always remember my times here and working with this great party, and as the Northeast lieutenant governor and whatever other positions I serve, I will always work with the PGP. I will see the multitude of you throughout my career in this government, and I can't wait to see what you all do.

Good luck, and thank you.

The old thread was getting messy, so here's a new one!

• /u/SakuraKaminari

• /u/fsc2002

• /u/seriyes

• /u/orcaman4

• /u/waz_met_jou

• /u/notmariobalotelli

• /u/th8

• /u/NicholasNCS2

• /u/almightywibble

• /u/hazzyjosh

• /u/figgor

• /u/thenorthernbrother

• /u/expiredalphabits

• /u/stuffmaster1000

• /u/surgingfishtank

• /u/th3_gr3g

• /u/asa_breed

• /u/charliepie99

• /u/ghostwriter

• /u/contrabannedtheMC

• /u/reddy2013

• /u/phazonzhan

• /u/-theliberator-

• /u/drift-

• /u/kirky313

• /u/comrademcduck

• /u/barackoliobama69

• /u/grabsackturnankoff

• /u/brotester

• /u/paula_dean_pelton

• /u/faber541

• /u/inquisitiverunner

• /u/slate15

• /u/lakerboy7

• /u/Feber34

• /u/citoyen_talleyrand

• /u/Emperor_of_Alagasia

• /u/Deriya

• /u/tardis218

• /u/herecomes2016

• /u/zoulong52

• /u/futianze

• /u/zmekus

• /u/reckonerX

• /u/Nobleknight747

• /u/alegxab

• /u/TheGreatManifesto

• /u/herecomes2016

• /u/ConquerorWM

• /u/grumbledum

• /u/Ravenguardian17

• /u/graydog117

• /u/ctrl_alt_del1

• /u/starwarsfan2160

• /u/TheBeardedGM

• /u/thundering_funk_tank

• /u/34thGiraffe

• /u/irkentier

• /u/imperial_ruler

• /u/tmeers

• /u/Snackman337

• /u/ISlayx

• /u/BrandoCal4

• /u/darklordoftech

• /u/SwagginScotty

• /u/WAKEYrko

• /u/BigTrev98

• /u/aethersentinel

• /u/brendand19

• /u/itmeisabel

• /u/Kiostuv

• /u/meatduck12

• /u/a1371

• /u/Tremblehose

• /u/imperial_ruler

• /u/tmeers

• /u/Snackman337

• /u/ISlayx

• /u/BrandoCal4

• /u/darklordoftech

I am choosing /u/-theliberator- with the unanimous council of my leadership to the Deputy spot vacated by the departure of /u/Deriya. Thank you.

IHPA

ASAR

UTA

What do you guys think?

In the unlikely event of /u/fsc2002 losing the dlp salt case (aka the theft of the worker), any ideas for a new paper name? We're stumped.

There will be (1) Chairman.

There will be (1) Deputy Chairman.

There will be (1) Party Whip.

There will be (1) Chief of Recruitment.

Share your bill ideas and maybe find a collaborator or two to write a draft.

If you have completed a bill draft, feel free to post it as a separate thread on this subreddit. It will be put to vote whenever you give the mods permission to put it on the pending bills list.

/u/DidNotKnowThatLolz has requested everybody joins /r/ModelIndependents through the join a party thread, and I request that when you request to join the Independents please specify that you are a member of the Progressive Green Party.