Saturni
06-11-2008, 07:22
Description: The Adopted Nations of the World Assembly,
NOTING that there are no international resolutions that guarantee the right for voters in representative democratic countries.
BELIEVING that a right suffrage is the cornerstone for democratic countries with elected representatives.
FURTHER BELIEVING that any violation to this right would mean the undermining of the individuals power over it's country's path, thus it is a direct violation to the democratic process itself.
HEREBY
1.0. DEFINES non-democratic governments (henceforth NDG) as governments where no elections are held, and democratic governments (henceforth DG) where public officials are chosen by public elections.
1.1. DEFINES suffrage as the right of any civilian to vote.
1.2. DEFINES voting process the process where the right to suffrage is exercised by the mass.
1.3. DEFINES elector as the individual that exercises suffrage.
1.4. DEFINES voting urns as the physical place where suffrage takes place.
1.5. DEFINES voting fraud as any alteration to the vote, to the actual number of electors voting, and to the actual number of votes for any given political party or candidate.
2. MANDATES DG to warranty that suffrage will be held privately and without coercion. The disclosure of any elector vote will be illegal without his consent.
3. MANDATES DG to ensure the voting process to be held without delay, according to the country's own law, so that it may not create a delay that elongates the current representatives term.
4. MANDATES DG to keep the voting process open for all eligible citizens.
5. MANDATES DG to ensure all materials needed to carry out the suffrage be present in the required quantity at the moment of suffrage.
6. MANDATES DG to set appropriate quantity of voting urns where needed, to ensure the access to them to the majority of the electors. The voting urns need to be not only in sufficient quantity, but also appropriately distributed.
7. OBLIGES DG to impulse and advice the electors to exercise suffrage and to ensure there is no physical, psychological, economical or sexual retaliation by any political, religious or otherwise group for exercising suffrage.
8. URGES DG to ensure a way for citizens with impediments to reach the voting urns a way to exercise suffrage, be it via postal or any other method, ensuring that this will not allow for voting fraud.
9. ADVICES DG to make suffrage equal for everyone, with the same number of votes for every eligible citizen.
10. INCITES DG to maintain equality among electors, without discrimination by religion, wealth, social class, age, criminal record, residence, or occupation.
11.1. MANDATES both DG and NDG to facilitate the voting process for alien residents of WA countries that are experiencing voting process at the moment. That is, keep borders open for residents to travel and vote, ensuring them their return and the maintenance of their current state; if it is possible, enable fellow WA countries to set up voting urns and/or enable postal, digital or otherwise voting for alien residents of said country.
11.2. MANDATES both DG and NDG to avoid or stop any action caused by themselves or any of their citizens which would hinder the voting process in other countries. This includes, but is not limited to, threats, terrorist attacks, or modification or destruction of the votes.
12. ENCOURAGES DG to invite international electoral supervisors, not necessarily conferring them any political power, but on the spirit of improving the voting systems of both self and other nations.
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How would this be optional? It applies for every government that falls under the umbrella. It deals with no optionality, save 8, 9, 10, as this would be neither necessary, possible, nor correct by some states. No ideological ban there, as some countries' religion ban some people to vote.
Also, all nations in the WA are affected by this, without an option. But, like "Neutrality of Nations" different nations are affected in a different way.
I would like help with any grammatical mistake this may have, as English is not my main language.
NOTING that there are no international resolutions that guarantee the right for voters in representative democratic countries.
BELIEVING that a right suffrage is the cornerstone for democratic countries with elected representatives.
FURTHER BELIEVING that any violation to this right would mean the undermining of the individuals power over it's country's path, thus it is a direct violation to the democratic process itself.
HEREBY
1.0. DEFINES non-democratic governments (henceforth NDG) as governments where no elections are held, and democratic governments (henceforth DG) where public officials are chosen by public elections.
1.1. DEFINES suffrage as the right of any civilian to vote.
1.2. DEFINES voting process the process where the right to suffrage is exercised by the mass.
1.3. DEFINES elector as the individual that exercises suffrage.
1.4. DEFINES voting urns as the physical place where suffrage takes place.
1.5. DEFINES voting fraud as any alteration to the vote, to the actual number of electors voting, and to the actual number of votes for any given political party or candidate.
2. MANDATES DG to warranty that suffrage will be held privately and without coercion. The disclosure of any elector vote will be illegal without his consent.
3. MANDATES DG to ensure the voting process to be held without delay, according to the country's own law, so that it may not create a delay that elongates the current representatives term.
4. MANDATES DG to keep the voting process open for all eligible citizens.
5. MANDATES DG to ensure all materials needed to carry out the suffrage be present in the required quantity at the moment of suffrage.
6. MANDATES DG to set appropriate quantity of voting urns where needed, to ensure the access to them to the majority of the electors. The voting urns need to be not only in sufficient quantity, but also appropriately distributed.
7. OBLIGES DG to impulse and advice the electors to exercise suffrage and to ensure there is no physical, psychological, economical or sexual retaliation by any political, religious or otherwise group for exercising suffrage.
8. URGES DG to ensure a way for citizens with impediments to reach the voting urns a way to exercise suffrage, be it via postal or any other method, ensuring that this will not allow for voting fraud.
9. ADVICES DG to make suffrage equal for everyone, with the same number of votes for every eligible citizen.
10. INCITES DG to maintain equality among electors, without discrimination by religion, wealth, social class, age, criminal record, residence, or occupation.
11.1. MANDATES both DG and NDG to facilitate the voting process for alien residents of WA countries that are experiencing voting process at the moment. That is, keep borders open for residents to travel and vote, ensuring them their return and the maintenance of their current state; if it is possible, enable fellow WA countries to set up voting urns and/or enable postal, digital or otherwise voting for alien residents of said country.
11.2. MANDATES both DG and NDG to avoid or stop any action caused by themselves or any of their citizens which would hinder the voting process in other countries. This includes, but is not limited to, threats, terrorist attacks, or modification or destruction of the votes.
12. ENCOURAGES DG to invite international electoral supervisors, not necessarily conferring them any political power, but on the spirit of improving the voting systems of both self and other nations.
-END-
How would this be optional? It applies for every government that falls under the umbrella. It deals with no optionality, save 8, 9, 10, as this would be neither necessary, possible, nor correct by some states. No ideological ban there, as some countries' religion ban some people to vote.
Also, all nations in the WA are affected by this, without an option. But, like "Neutrality of Nations" different nations are affected in a different way.
I would like help with any grammatical mistake this may have, as English is not my main language.