I, Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP, member of Action!s executive committee, would like to officially state that nobody will be running under the Action! banner. Whilst some of our members may run as independents, we will not be putting forwards any candidates due to an internal party investigation currently underway.

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Parliamentary Elections (Party Registration & Electoral Offenses) Author: Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP Sponsor: N/A Type: Act of Parliament Preamble: In recognition of the upcoming by-election, this act is designed to ensure all involved parties operate fairly and democratically. 1.      Party Registration a.      All political parties must be registered with the Ministry of Social Services.                                                     i.     The registration shall require a Party Name, a 2-4 character short-hand code, and the names of the party leadership.                                                    ii.     If a Party Discord is created, an invitation link should be provided alongside the registration.   b.      All candidates will by default stand as an independent, unless standing with a registered party                                                     i.     At the end of the declaration period, all candidates claiming to stand for a registered party MUST be verified with party leadership prior to qualification.   c.      The Ministry of Social Services will have the power to create its own party deregistration process and will be empowered to force parties to deregister.                                                     i.     Reasons for forced deregistration include but are not limited to: 1.      Failure to stand candidates in 3 consecutive elections 2.      Extensive History of Electoral Crimes   d.      Names must be approved by the Ministry of Social Services                                                     i.     New parties cannot register with a name or code which may be reasonably confused with an already registered party.                                                    ii.     Names cannot contain language which direct attacks another party or individual                                                   iii.     No inappropriate language   2.      New Offences a.      Electoral Fraud (Misrepresentation)                                                     i.     Falsely standing for a party without either their approval, or knowledge.   b.      Coercive Behaviour                                                     i.     Blackmailing, threatening, or applying undue pressure on citizens to ensure they vote a certain way.                                                    ii.     Pressure is not the same and persuasion. Messaging citizens asking them to vote for you is both reasonable and still allowed as long as good conduct is upheld and the recipients do not feel pressured.   c.      Electoral Fraud (False Voting)                                                     i.     Attempting to vote on behalf on someone else                                                    ii.     Attempting to vote multiple times   d.      Electoral Dissuasion                                                     i.     Engage in behaviours that make citizens feel they are unable to take part in an election, whether as candidate or voter.                                                    ii.     A party denying you the ability to run under their name does not qualify, as you are still able to run as an independent.   e.      Undermining Democracy                                                     i.     Catch-all offence for engaging in behaviours that the MOJ or Court deems an attempt at undermining the results of the election   3.      Enforcement a.      These offences apply for the national parliamentary election, as well as any internal party primary election held within the declaration period.   b.      The MOJ would be empowered to charge any individuals suspected of committing the aforementioned offences.                                                     i.     The suspects would be arrested and read their rights before being released on bail awaiting trial.                                                    ii.     Suspects may continue to stand in elections whilst awaiting trial, however they may not take office until the trial has ended.   c.      Sentencing will remain at the discretion of the Judiciary, until such time that a new criminal code is written.   4.      Limitations a.      Statues 2 and 3 will only last until a new criminal code is written.                                                     i.     If an offence is listed here and not included in the new criminal code, then it will no longer be an offence from the enactment of a new code.                                                    ii.     Anyone found guilty of an above crime which is not included in the new criminal code will have it removed from their criminal record.   Enactment: This act will take immediate effect upon receiving crown approval.

Author: Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP Sponsor: N/A Type: Act of Parliament Preamble: In order to prevent any confusion in future, this bill dictates the naming procedure of all future proposed legislation, as well as restricting the content of a bill to relevant items only.   1. Naming Procedures (a) All Bills will follow a defined set of naming procedures. (i) The title must be named after the general area it covers, with any specifics in parenthesis at the end. (ii) All titles must be apolitical. (b) This bill applies semi-retroactively. (i) Any existing legislation may keep its current name until a time when it is amended or replaced, at which point a new title will be given if required. 2. Restrictions on Bill Content (a) Bills may only contain statues which come under the scope defined within the title. (i) A bills author or sponsor may include disputable content if they are able to adequately explain to the house the relevancy of said statues.    3. Enforcement of these Rules (a) It is the responsibility of the Speaker to ensure no bill is put forwards under a false or misleading title. (i) The Speaker may punish any member of parliament for repeated or brazen attempts to mistitle bills at their own discretion. (b) Any member of the public can bring parliament to the courts regarding the naming of legislation. (i) The Public may only do this with acts which the house has passed. (i) Only the Supreme Court may decree whether or not an act is accurately titled. (ii) If found to be an accurate title, the legal fees will be paid by whoever wrongly brought the case to the court.   (c) Any bill or act deemed to be inaccurately titled will be null and voided until a new accurate title is brought forwards. (i) For legislation written after this bill, any previous lawsuits based on this legislation will be overturned if the legislation is voided, and any new legal proceedings cannot take place until a new name is decided. (ii) For legislation written before this bill, any previous lawsuits will be upheld, however new legal proceedings cannot take place until a new name is decided.   4. Renaming Legislation (a) If a bill has been found to be inaccurately named before it has passed, the author may retitle the bill unilaterally. (i) The author is advised to discuss potential new names with The Speaker, though this is not a requirement. (b) Once an act has been passed, any new names must be voted upon by the house. (i) Members of the House must bring forwards new name options within 48 hours of an inaccurate verdict. (ii) The Speaker is required to ensure time is available within the Parliamentary schedule for this vote to take place.

Author: Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP   Sponsor: Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP   Type: Act of Parliament   Preamble: In recognition of a need for unity and for defining critical standards for the Azalean people, the following formats are treated as the national standard.   1. Formats   (a) Liquids shall be measured in litres, with exceptions on Beer and Milk which can be measured in pints.   (b) Dates shall always be recorded in dd-mm-yyyy or a derivation (yyyy-mm-dd, dd-mm-yy etc). MM-dd-yyyy will never be acceptable.   (c) Distances shall be measured in Miles, unless when talking about a run in which case kilometres shall be used arbitrarily.   (d) People shall be measured in cm or feet and inches.   (e) Fun and shall be measured in Crumplesnatches.       2. Punishments for Failure to Meet Requirements   (a) Citizens who do not follow these formats shall be publicly shamed for their failure to recognise the superior formats.       Enactment: This law shall be set to be enacted immediately upon its passage