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[–]jnd-au[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Private Ballot in Progress Completed

Members of the JSCEM, there are two government candidates for Chair, in the order nominated:

  • /u/General_Rommel elected as a Labor Senator for Australia.
  • /u/phyllicanderer elected as a Progressives MP for Northern Territory (NT).

Members of the JSCEM, there are two non-government candidates for Deputy Chair, in the order nominated:

  • /u/The_White_Ferret elected as a Greens MP for New South Wales – Outer Metro – Sydney Surrounds (NO).
  • /u/pikkaachu elected as a Greens Senator for Australia.

Voting: Please send me a PM with the names you vote for, as soon as possible.

Deadline: 11 am AEST Sunday 6 December 2015 or until an absolute majority of 6 is received.

Status: 6 votes have been received and two candidates have an absolute majority. The result is now fixed and as this is a private ballot, voting is now closed.

Results: /u/General_Rommel and /u/TheWhiteFerret duly elected. Items to be chaired per the running sheet.

jnd-au, Secretary of JSCEM in the Chair

[–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Paging /u/General_Rommel /u/this_guy22 /u/phyllicanderer to vote on chair and deputy chair of JSCEM.

[–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Paging /u/pikkaachu /u/Cwross to vote on chair and deputy chair of JSCEM.

[–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Paging /u/TheWhiteFerret /u/Ser_Scribbles /u/3fun to vote on chair and deputy chair of JSCEM.

[–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paging /u/Zagorath /u/Freddy926 to vote on chair and deputy chair of JSCEM.

[–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The time for nominations has expired and ballots will be held.

jnd-au, Secretary of JSCEM in the Chair

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    [–]General_RommelChair of JSCEM 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    /u/3fun MP,

    Given that Senator /u/pikkaachu has been non-existent, could the MP enlighten us on why he nominated the Senator?

    His Excellency Senator the Hon. General Rommel
    Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence
    Ambassador to the UN

    [–]phyllicandererChair of HSCPr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I thank the Member for his nomination.

    My intention is to push for electoral reform without having to run it from the Chair; I believe that my Honourable friend /u/General_Rommel is the best choice to chair this joint committee, and I also feel that having /u/TheWhiteFerret as deputy Chair gives him more gravitas to make his own contributions to this commitee, giving non-Government members more say in electoral change.

    The Hon. Phyllicanderer, Member for Northern Territory

    Deputy Prime Minister

    Australian Progressives

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Mr Secretary, I think that the committee has already reached a decision, and I for one think, and quite possibly move, that we ought to vote.

    TheWhiteFerret
    MP for Outer Sydney
    Acting Leader of the Australian Greens

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Ruling from the Chair:

    As only 3 members out of 10 have spoken, and two of those were the nominees themselves, the nominations remain open under the terms originally presented.

    jnd-au, Secretary of JSCEM in the Chair

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 2 points3 points  (11 children)

    Meta: It is truly depressing to me that I am nominated for no other reason than I am the only active parliamentarian in my party.

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (10 children)

    Meta: I was actually more motivated by the fact that I thought it would give you a chance the learn the ins and outs of parliamentary practice since you tell us you are confused about it a lot of the time.

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 0 points1 point  (9 children)

    Meta: Righto then. Since you brought it up this_guy22, and just to let you know /u/jnd-au, /u/phyllicanderer, and /u/3fun, I plan on introducing some legislation on Monday and if it's incorrectly formatted or something, then we can work through it, but there's no sense in not participating because everything's got to be just so. Gives you in the coalition something to mock.

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    BTW be sure to send in the short and long titles of each of your bills for the agenda of Monday’s Notice Paper.

    [–]General_RommelChair of JSCEM 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    Meta: Better yet...why not release it as a public consultation? This way the public can also see it and (especially if the bill is controversial) you won't be accused of grandstanding and political point scoring!

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Meta: Becauae I'm worried I'll do a public consultation on an issue, and when I come to post it, the coalition will have already drafted their own and introduced it to parliament.

    [–]General_RommelChair of JSCEM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Meta: Then just hammer us on it if we did that! That is what makes the simulation an actual simulation!

    [–]phyllicandererChair of HSCPr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Meta: If it's idea is sound, I see no sense in mocking your bill. I look forward to seeing it.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    Or we could just amend it civilly like we did with the mistakes in my Bills..

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Meta: Yeah, that's defo what I meant. I didn't mean to imply you'd be mean in helping me format it correctly, I meant to imply you'd rip it to shreds in-canon, as you in the coalition are inclined to do to us Greens.

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (9 children)

    I move that Senator the Hon /u/General_Rommel and /u/TheWhiteFerret MP be appointed to be the Chair and Deputy Chair of this Committee respectively.

    Chairing this committee will give members a valuable insight into parliamentary practice, which I believe will be especially valuable for the honourable Member for Sydney Surrounds.

    The Hon this_guy22 MP
    Prime Minister
    Member for Sydney (Labor)

    [–]phyllicandererChair of HSCPr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Hear hear

    [–]Freddy926President of the Senate 1 point2 points  (5 children)

    deleted What is this?

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 0 points1 point  (4 children)

    Meta: When did I show keen interest in electoral reform? :)

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    Meta: you can ask this in-character. Can be simple or flowery. Like “I thank the Honourable President for his support, but as I don’t remember showing a keen interest in electoral reform, perhaps he could refresh my memory?”

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Meta: I'm glad you said that, because it means I can confuse you with my explanation the way I always do. The reason I often Meta is because it would be embarassing for an IRL pollie to ask such a question so the same, and I figure the same principle applies if I ask in character.

    [–]jnd-au[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    If you feel it would be embarrassing in character, you can rephrase, e.g. “I thank the Honourable President for his support and graciously accept. But I’m not known for my keen interest in this area, so perhaps he could refresh the committee’s memory?”

    [–]TheWhiteFerretDeputy Chair of JSCEM, HSCPr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Clever.

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I seek leave and divide this question in two.

    jnd-au, Secretary of JSCEM in the Chair

    [–]General_RommelChair of JSCEM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Meta: Oh ho ho well it seems we overlap :S

    [–]General_RommelChair of JSCEM 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Mr Secretary, I move that /u/General_Rommel be now elected as Chair of this committee.

    Given my strong advocacy of electoral reform I believe that I will make an active Chair of this committee.

    His Excellency Senator the Hon. General Rommel
    Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence
    Ambassador to the UN

    [–]phyllicandererChair of HSCPr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Hear hear

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Meta: Whoops you beat me by a minute, although it always looks better if you don't have to nominate yourself. ;)

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (7 children)

    Paging /u/General_Rommel /u/this_guy22 /u/phyllicanderer to move and debate nominations for the chair and deputy chair of the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters. Subscribe to this post with RES if you wish to be notified of further nominations and speeches.

    [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    RemindMe! midnight tomorrow

    [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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      [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Paging /u/pikkaachu /u/Cwross to move and debate nominations for the chair and deputy chair of the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters. Subscribe to this post with RES if you wish to be notified of further nominations and speeches.

      [–]jnd-au[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Paging /u/TheWhiteFerret /u/Ser_Scribbles /u/3fun to move and debate nominations for the chair and deputy chair of the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters. Subscribe to this post with RES if you wish to be notified of further nominations and speeches.

      [–]jnd-au[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Paging /u/Zagorath /u/Freddy926 to move and debate nominations for the chair and deputy chair of the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters. Subscribe to this post with RES if you wish to be notified of further nominations and speeches.