Olotic Proposals
(Proposals that failed or were withdrawn are hidden by spoiler text; Proposals that passed but have been superceded are crossed out.)
Proposal One (Passed)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: Spacevolcano, Date: 22nd July 2019
The current system of proposals is a total shitshow, and after seven months of ineffectiveness last week things came to a head. I think we can all recognize that the system is broken as it is, so I'm taking Orinnari's suggestion and giving it a little structure, as the Chieftain. The way that proposals, charter changes, and the like will be handled from now on is this:
Somebody makes a proposal.Another person says 'seconded' and others can echo this.This opens a 48 hour period to vote on the proposal.If the proposal passes the citizenry, the Council needs to look at it and either accept it and implement that agenda or they need to reject it and offer valid reasoning.
At the end of the proposal cycle, this channel will be cleared and its contents recorded for posterity so that it's not bogged down.
Proposal passed: Votes unknown.
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Two (Passed)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 25th July 2019
Amend the wording of Article IV Section Two from the charter, replacing it with the words "All citizens are afforded one voluntary vote when voting on proposals, confirming nominees to public office, or affirming new citizens to the Ololtic." The current Article IV Section Two states that people are entitled to up to three votes, but this process has never been used and none of the institutions described for affording people their second or third votes have ever been created. In short, it's a dead part of the current charter that runs contrary to the working history and precedent that guides Yoahtlan institutions. In addition, it is the opinion of the government that allowing institutions to privilege certain individuals with greater voting power opens the door to corruption and the presence of this clause within the charter constitutes a potential avenue for votes to be challenged in court over the legitimacy of the voter's ballot. It's overly complicated, we've never used it, and it's potentially dangerous.
Proposal passed: Votes unknown.
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Three (Failed)
Proposer: Lukasmaps, Seconded By: WackyAki, Date: 25th July 2019
Currently, proposals are advanced by the citizenry, then voted on by the council. If the council rejects a proposal they provide a reason for its rejection and the citizenry can then override the veto with a 2/3’s majority. Lukas proposal is to eliminate the Council’s review role and instead change the charter so that the High Justice reviews the proposal for constitutionality. In short, the idea is to replace executive review with judicial review.
Proposal failed: No Ayes, 13 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Four (Passed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 31st July 2019
Change the charter so that the high justice’s term length is indefinite (until resignation, impeachment, or quitting) instead of three months. In addition, lower the requirement for removing the High Justice from 67% Ayes from the Ololtic to 60%.
Proposal passed: 16 Ayes, 1 Nay, No Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Five (Passed)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: LukasMaps, Date: 24th August 2019
The current Charter states that the Alcuahtl is elected by the Council, to be 'first among equals' of their peers. However, the charter doesn't specify that the Alcuahtl has to be from the council. I believe that we should confirm that the Alcuahtl can be anybody and doesn't have to be an existing Councillor to be elected. This proposal would be to confirm this by changing Article II Section 7 from "The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl to be “first among equals” from among their peers." to "The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl from among the Ololtic who are not currently serving as High Justice or other created executive offices to be 'first among equals' from among their peers."
Proposal passed: 16 Ayes, 2 Nays, No Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Six (Failed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: WackyAki, Date: 28th August 2019
Yoahtl's representatives for SATO can only consist of the Alcuahtl, Deputy Alcuahtl, High Justice, and current Councillors. There’s no sense in us restricting ourselves for no good reason, if SATO trusts somebody and we trust them there’s no reason that they shouldn’t be a representative in SATO. This is akin to requiring that America’s representatives at the UN consist of Senators, the President, or the justices of the SCOTUS. In addition, I believe that this violates the charter because the charter clearly states that the Alcuahtl can delegate their authority out to people as needed, so restricting them in this manner is either irrelevant or unconstitutional.
Proposal failed: No Ayes, 10 Nays, 1 Abstention
Proposal Seven (Failed)
Proposer: LukasMaps, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 30th August 2019
Change the proposal voting system so that an abstention is counted as a reduction in the voter pool rather than as a de facto “nay” vote as it is now.
Proposal failed: 13 Ayes, 1 Nay, 2 Abstentions
Proposal Eight (Passed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: Multiple citizens, Date: 31st August 2019
Modify council law 1.4 Current text:
Any group of players wishing to form a town may submit papers of incorporation to the Council of Yoahtl, which are then voted on and the Alcuahtl must sign off. A town may choose to be autonomous, which means that they retain their own legal structure, rights to their land in the event of them going inactive, and government. They also are exempt from participating in warfare unless they choose to contribute. They are, however, unable to vote for the Council and choose their own foreign relations except in the realm of trade. Non-autonomous towns retain the Yoahtlan legal code and can vote for the Council. They also cannot form foreign relations. Existing towns may join Yoahtl as an automatically incorporated town and may choose autonomy at their discretion.
Proposed Text:
Any group of players wishing to form a town may submit papers of incorporation to the Council of Yoahtl, which are then voted on and the Alcuahtl must sign off. A town may choose to be autonomous, which means that they retain their own legal structure and government. They also are exempt from participating in warfare unless they choose to contribute. They are, however, unable to vote for the Council and choose their own foreign relations except in the realm of trade. Non-autonomous towns retain the Yoahtlan legal code and can vote for the Council. They also cannot form foreign relations. All towns retain the rights to any developed settlements (excludes farms, roads and other minor infrastructure) in the case of inactivity. Existing towns may join Yoahtl as an automatically incorporated town and may choose autonomy at their discretion. Resimere and Pacem retain the rights to all their land in the case of inactivity as per their agreements upon joining Yoahtl.
Exact proposed change:
"rights to their land in the event of them going inactive" is removed for autonomous towns (with the exception of Resimere and Pacem). Instead, "All towns retain the rights to any developed settlements (excludes farms, roads and other minor infrastructure) in the case of inactivity."
Proposal passed: 21 Ayes, No Nays, 1 Abstention
(Amends Council Act 1.4)
Proposal Nine (Failed)
Proposer: Orinnari, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 4th September 2019
Commercial ventures such as http://civmall.ml/ that are able to precisely track their income must pay import tax if the delivery drop chest is within Yoahtl's borders.
Proposal failed: 8 Ayes, 10 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Ten (Failed)
Proposer: Orinnari, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 5th September 2019
The law should be changed so that citizens must register to vote to take part in Ololtic duties (ie: voting). It would by extension act as a form of citizens' census. This would require a physical place set up in game for citizens to register via screenshot, with certain details replaced daily or weekly to prevent registration fraud. Proposals will then only need 50% of those who bother to participate in our nations politics, rather than requiring people such as GDAN to ping people. One's voter registration lasts thirty days.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 8 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Eleven (Passed)
Proposer: alzdadog, Seconded By: LukasMaps, Date: 9th September 2019
Citizens who do not vote on a bill are no longer counted as Nay but are instead subtracted from the voter pool during the count. To ensure that everything remains fair though there shall be a 2/3 quorum (meaning unless 2/3 of citizens participate then the bill is automatically rejected.)
Proposal passed: 19 Ayes, 1 Nay, No Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Twelve (Failed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: WackyAki, Date: 13th September 2019
Any Basements either created or extended after 14/09/2019 should not pass beyond the boundaries of ones plot.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 13 Nays, 3 Abstentions
Proposal Thirteen (Failed)
Proposer: LukasMaps, Seconded By: Sventhar, Date: 14th September 2019
Formally name NYC as NYC and the island it's situated on as Nixotlan. Background: Currently both the island and the city are formally named Nixotlan, but obviously nobody uses that name. In colloquial usage, the city is referred to as NYC and the island is nameless. This proposal would have the dual effect of solidifying the name people already call NYC by as it’s actual legal name and also making it easier to talk about the island NYC is on by being able to call it by one word (Nixotlan) instead of the much more clunky “The island NYC is on.”
Proposal failed: 13 Ayes, 2 Nays, 2 Abstentions (Quorum not met)
Proposal Fourteen (Passed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: LukasMaps, Date: 25th September 2019
To become a citizen of Yoahtl proper you must a) be a resident of Yoahtl proper, and b) request a vote in the citizenship-votes channel where a majority from the Ololtic will constitute a pass. (Other direct agreements with the government such as treaties of autonomous towns do not have to follow such rules, however they must be agreed by a majority council vote.) Reason for proposal: This clarifies the method of becoming a citizen, it means that at least it's documented somewhere so even if a new resident can't find it a citizen will probably be able to tell them how to become a citizen.
Proposal passed: 14 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Fifteen (Withdrawn)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: iOminous, Date: 25th September 2019
Eliminate #politics_irl and all other channels regarding politics or real life drama which causes internal drama or incites unneeded conflict between Yoahtlans, foreigners, or any other individuals who would otherwise exist in this discord unmolested and undisturbed.
Proposal withdrawn: 2 Ayes, 9 Nays, 2 Abstentions
Proposal Sixteen (Failed)
Proposer: F1SH98, Seconded By: Sventhar, Date: 25th September 2019
Officially ban all mining within the claims of Yoahtl Proper, including but not limited to, Okashima and Odresh. Domestic mining creates abandoned shafts underneath cities that can potentially be used to launch an attack against the settlement, but more importantly, they drain our valuable domestic resources sooner, rather than later. All mining should be limited to foreign or unclaimed lands before we mine in our sovereign territory as a matter of strategic importance.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions (Ruled Unconstitutional)
Proposal Seventeen (Failed)
Proposer: Crusher, Seconded By: Klari, Date: 7th October 2019
Proposal to review election procedures to require an entirely secret ballot to prevent the swaying of the election based on public opinion should someone decide to vote publicly.
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 13 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Eighteen (Failed)
Proposer: Feathercrown, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 11th October 2019
Change Council Law 6.5 from
"Dual citizens who do not have primary residence in Yoahtl or hold office in any other nation are ineligible to run for Council."
to
"Dual citizens who do not have primary residence in Yoahtl Proper or who hold office in any other nation unless said nation is made up of entirely primary residents of Yoahtl Proper are ineligible to run for Council."
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 5 Nays, 3 Abstentions
Proposal Nineteen (Failed)
Proposer: GDAN12, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 14th October 2019
I'd like to make a proposal that candidates cannot initiate PMs about the elections/candidacy/voting with non-candidates from the time that the candidacy announcement post has been made until the new council is in power.
Proposal failed: 6 Ayes, 9 Nays, 1 Abstention
Proposal Twenty (Passed)
Proposer: Okx, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 17th October 2019
Change the quorum to 50%
Proposal passed: 15 Ayes, 1 Nay, 6 Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Twenty One (Passed)
Proposer: The People of Okashima, Seconded By: TheAdvisor, Date: 17th October 2019
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government” We the people of Okashima, hereby request the implementation of the following proposal: "Establish a government minister position for the leader of Okashima, known as the Minister of Okashima; who is henceforth to be elected from residents of the territory every two months, while removing the permanent position of Oudai which is currently held by F1sh98. The Minister will serve the town of Okato and the territory of Okashima in day to day management as well as communicating the needs of the town with the Yoahtlan government. In controversial decisions by the Minister the residents will have the power to challenge said decision, with it then going to a 2/3rds majority vote among all active residents of the territory. Residents can also call for a vote of no confidence in the Minister at any time, and with a 2/3rds majority vote removing him from office. We in Okashima feel this is necessary due to the blatant abuses of office committed by F1sh98 in his permanent position of Oudai. This position has no checks on its power, essentially forcing us to live in a despotic dictatorship. We do not wish to kick F1sh out of town, take any property he possesses, or revoke his right to live in Okashima. we simply want the town to be led by an elected official with the citizens all having a say in the direction of the town." We have gone directly to him with the changes we want, and the response was "It'll be a cold day in hell when you take my town from me". He is not satisfied with anything less than a permanent government position, believing himself above the citizens who toil under his rule. Since we have exhausted all other reasonable options, we haven now been forced to come to you, the people of Yoahtl, directly for help in our current efforts of democratization. While we are rejecting our own internal rule, we do still wish to remain loyal to the great nation of Yoahtl. We thank you for allowing us to grow with you and we hope to further strengthen our bonds by redeveloping the way we are governed.
Proposal passed: 16 Ayes, 2 Nays, 6 Abstentions
Proposal Twenty Two (Failed)
Proposer: iOminous, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 16th December 2019
Councillor Candidate Tax Allow for the government to set a poll tax on all candidates interested in running. The tax will go to the nations treasury and incumbent candidates will not be allowed use public funds (they’ll need to be privately funded). I think wealth is a good indication of a players activity and it seems reasonable.
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 10 Nays, 1 Abstention
Proposal Twenty Three (Failed)
Proposer: SpaceVolcano, Seconded By: Charlieseeese, Date: 8th February 2020
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1azaUfuQrbdv7nD9D0EqHLaPR3CmZ9KnEpUltxH-8fA4/edit?usp=sharing
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 3 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Twenty Four (Failed)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: Okx, Date: 14th February 2020
"A Proposal to Amend the Yoahtlan Charter to Obtain Faster, Superior Voting Results" Amend Article II Section 5 of the Third National Charter from the following text:
Councillors will be elected to a term of 2 months by a popular vote. Citizens may pick up to 3 candidates to >cast their ballots for, and the candidates with the 3 highest vote totals will comprise the council for that term. a. The council shall be composed of 3 members minimum, with additional seats added for every 6 citizens beyond 12. b. Councillors may resign at any time, for any reason, so long as they appoint a deputy to fill in for them if >needed before an official replacement is elected. An interim election should be held within one week of a >resignation to choose an official replacement.
To the following text:
Councillors shall be elected to a term of two months by single transferable vote. The top candidates by popular vote shall become Councillors for that term. a. The council shall be composed of three members, with one additional member for every six valid voters past 12. b. Councillors may resign at any time and shall be replaced by the next most popular vote getter in the previous election who still meets the qualifications to be Councillor and who still has affirmative interest in serving on the Council.
This proposal shall not affect the results of the February 2020 election.
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 3 Nays, 1 Abstention (Failed to meet Quorum)
Proposal Twenty Five (Passed)
Proposer: MightyOddish, Seconded By: nico0078, Date: 17th February 2020
Proposals as they currently are are rather troublesome. To fix this any person can suggest a proposal and then awaits a member of council to second the motion, then the proposal. is posted up as a proposal (as we currently do). Then the council vote on said proposal as a primary vote. if the vote passes with a 2/3rd majority it goes to the citizenry to vote on a second round. the citizenry can then vote on said proposal in or out. In which it will require only a 60% majority of people who have voted to be passed or rejected. If the council however vote the proposal and reject it. the second round of voting will still go through in which citizens will vote. If it is wanted 90% of votes would have to be an 'aye' for it to pass through the councils rejection, if the 90% ayes is not reached then he proposal is rejected. ( this is deliberately worded to only count people who have actively voted. all non votes are subsequently not counted in the percentiles.)This is a test of the new system. After a 3 week trial if this proposed system doesn't suit the needs or is disliked by the majority we will revert to our current system and look for another idea to fix voting issues.
Proposal passed: 11 Ayes, 5 Nays, 2 Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Twenty Six (Passed)
Proposer: nico0078, Seconded By: iOminous, Date: 26th February 2020
Change the requirement for the current trial proposal system so that in the second round of voting by citizens, it only requires a 75% aye vote from the citizens who vote to overturn a council vote of Nay in the first round of voting. This lowers the requirement since I know many believe the current 90% requirement to be too high.
Council Phase: 3 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
Ololtic Phase: 16 Ayes, 2 Nays, No Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Twenty Seven (Passed)
Proposer: nico0078, Seconded By: UNKOWN, Date: 3rd March 2020
Any citizen can start a proposal, and it must be seconded by a different citizen after a period of discussion of any length during which the specifics of the law are discussed and revisions suggested. Once seconded, voting opens for the next 48 hours, during which additional discussion may occur. If the proposer wishes to include revisions from this additional discussion, they may update their proposal, at which point the voting period and votes both reset. Once voting closes, the proposal passes if there are more aye votes than nay votes and at least 1/3 of the citizenry has voted aye (or 2/3rds in the case of charter amendments). Councillors can also pass legislation. Any council member may start a proposal, and it is passed and becomes law if 2/3 of the councillors approve the proposal by voting aye. However, if at least as many citizens as there are council members express their desire to revoke this law, the law is temporarily suspended and a proposal is created to veto the Council's law. Laws passed by the Council may not override laws passed by the Ololtic. The Council may not re-propose a law vetoed by the Ololtic for a period of one month.
Proposal passed: 16 Ayes, 1 Nay, Unknown Abstentions
(Amends The Yoahtlan Charter)
Proposal Twenty Eight (Failed)
Proposer: MightyOddish, Seconded By: WackyAki, Date: 10th April 2020
Marketing and Advertisement Committee (MAC) Any public advertisements or posters to be displayed around the city ingame, (other than the owners private store.) must first be presented to a marketing board. The board will consist of;
- The Alcuhatl
- Deputy Alcuahtl, or leader the leader of an autonomous town
- (cases of autonomous towns) 1 person selected by the towns leader (to make 3 people)
- A leader from a town in the case of non autonomous (to make 3 people)
Advertisements or posters will be presented to the board members and decided weather it needs adjusting or can be posted as planned. Decisions must come to a 2/3 agreement for posting to pass and be allowed to post.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 10 Nays, No Abstentions
Proposal Twenty Nine (Passed)
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: ComradeRick, Date: 6th August 2020
Ashelor has formally requested to me to be admitted to Yoahtl as a non-autonomous town. The terms of the deal are as follows, like all normal incorporations of such towns:
Ashelor and its currently held territory will join Yoahtl and be incorporated under the existing governmental structure of AshelorAshelor's government will cede the authority over military affairs and citizenship to Yoahtl, but will retain its own player residency doctrines and rules and maintain the ability to enter into nonmilitary trade, diplomatic, and infrastructure relationships with foreign nations provided doing so doesn't interfere directly with Yoahtlan military affairs, subject to the limits of strict scrutiny in Yoahtlan courts against any Yoahtlan governmental interference. By default unless the Yoahtlan federal government can prove it to be necessary to intervene instance by instance, Ashelor will retain these liberties. This is standard policy and affirms the existing historical circumstances of all non-autonomous townsOrinnari and Aleh will become normal Yoahtlan citizens, assuming they aren't alreadythe Great Overland Rail Corporation will prioritize an eastward extension of the GOR once bgbba has better internet to properly connect Ashelor to the GOR network>Citizens and trusted residents of Ashelor will be allowed all rights, privileges, freedoms, and liberties within NYC afforded to all citizens of Yoahtl including the right to access NYC and participate in the federal Yoahtlan institutions freely
This proposal requires the assent of a majority of Councillors, the Alcuahtl, and a majority of existing citizens.
Proposal passed: 13 Ayes, No Nays, 1 Abstention
(Signed the Treaty of Terestai)
Proposal Thirty (Passed)
Proposer: Orinnari, Seconded By: Mightyoddish, Date: 3rd October 2020
The law on recall elections currently reads as follows:
Allow recall elections to be advanced by petition of the citizenry. If more than half the total of the previous voters submit a petition for a new election for a council seat and the council finds no evidence of collusion or bad faith then a new election will be held. All petitions must have a reason for recalling the elected official and cannot be initiated or signed by the Alcuahtl, his deputy, or other councillors.
I believe the law is flawed because: • The Council determines whether the petition - to recall one of their colleagues - is in good faith. This should arguably be the duty of the Chief Justice. • The restriction against government officials from participating can create issues with low population counts. This should arguably be removed. Thus, I propose amending the law to the following:
Allow recall elections to be advanced by petition of the Ololtic. If the petition receives more than 50% of the submitted votes from the pervious election, and the Chief Justice finds no evidence of collusion or bad faith, and that the given reason is valid, then a new election will be held. Such petitions ought not to be started by other government officials.
Proposal passed: 5 Ayes, No Nays, 1 Abstention
(Amends Council Act 7.1)
[Proposal] Ban Juuling and discussions of Juuling
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 9th December 2020
A ban on people juuling or discussion of juuling, in particular in VC. Additionally, we shall draw a distinction between vaping and juuling.
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 12 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Keep plot non-residential
Proposer: NevermoreGrim, Seconded By: Sventhar, Date: 23rd December 2020
Requests the plot next to me to remain as an nonresident plot. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/447528416422658058/791361808312303669/2020-12-23_10.58.12.png
Proposal status: UNKNOWN
[Proposal] Recategorise the Council as the legislature
Proposer: Aki, Seconded By: Oddish and XC, Date: 7th April 2021
I propose changing the definition of a councillor to a legislative office rather than an executive office. This change affects all elements of the charter and law referring to the council as an executive office, and all powers allotted to the council remain
Proposal failed: No Ayes, 17 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Make non-Council executive positions ineligible for Alcuahtlship
Proposer: Aki, Seconded By: Okx, Date: 7th April 2021
I propose changing the phrase
The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl from among the Ololtic who are not currently serving as High Justice or other executive offices.
To adding words to create this
The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl from among the Ololtic who are not currently serving as High Justice or other executive offices excluding Council
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 3 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Make GMT the official timezone
Proposer: Okx, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 6th June 2021
Make GMT the default and official timezone of Yoahtl
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 6 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Require meeting times to be in EST, CST, and GMT
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 6th June 2021
Require all official Yoahtlan meeting times, deadlines, and notices to be in EST, CST, GMT, to eliminate confusion, adopting all three as the standard time in Yoahtl to better accommodate all players within the town
Proposal failed: 6 Ayes, 1 Nay, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Protect palm tree
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 12th June 2021
Give this tree protected status as one of the last natural palm trees on the server https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/447528416422658058/853393304682496000/unknown.png
Proposal status: UNKNOWN
[Proposal] Allow unrestricted NYC renting
Proposer: iOminous, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 3rd July 2021
Allow plot owners to rent apartments, within their plot boundaries, without restrictions.
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 6 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Reduce High Justice term to 6 months
Proposer: SpaceVolcano, Seconded By: Okx, Date: 4th July 2021
Make the high justice position a 6 month term instead of a lifetime appointment.
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 3 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Allow NYC renting to approved players
Proposer: iOminous, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 14th July 2021
Allow plot owners to rent apartments on their plot in NYC to those who have already been given access to the city.
Proposal passed: 9 Ayes, 8 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Allow for Hotel Rooms
Proposer: Yergo, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 15th July 2021
Allow the establishment of temporary apartments (thusly referred to as Hotel Rooms limited to a specific stay time by which afterwards the tenant will be evicted and their possessions placed in storage until reclamation by the tenant. These Hotel Rooms will be reserved for nonresidents and will be strictly provided in the same manner as normal apartments, AND to reserve the Basement floor room number 101 of sandstone tower for the purposes of standing as a Hotel Room. The time limit for stays will be at the discretion of the government but should ideally be limited to a month or less of real time.
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 7 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Approve "Yoahtl Centre" skyscraper
Proposer: SpaceVolcano, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 18th July 2021
Officially approve the construction of ~THE YOAHTL CENTER~ designed by XC. Design can be found here: https://m.imgur.com/a/nWFpF It shall be built where it fits best in the city, and be funded by SpaceVolcano so the citizens aren't responsible for costs, and built to XC's specifications as head architect of the project. It will provide ample space for guests, residents, and citizens alike!
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 10 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Affirm High Justice as a governmental position
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: SpaceVolcano, Date: 26th July 2021
Define the High Justice as a governmental position, affirming the previous view of the Council and Ololtic as to the nature of the High Justice. With this definition, the High Justice shall be entitled to access to the Council Chambers and other levels of discord channel permissions or citadel group permissions as if they were a councilor. This shall not mean to constitute that the High Justice shall be added to a new channel, but to have their permissions in discord and ingame raised to that of a councilor, so they might best advise the Yoahtlan state in matters of the judiciary and foreign legal affairs.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 13 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Have you got a licence for that Homestead?
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 7th August 2021
Require that all future homesteads given approval by the Yoahtlan government conform to the following standards:
- They shall be composed of contiguous land area, excepting areas connected by areas of shallow water that’s no greater than 7 blocks deep for more than 16 blocks
- No homestead shall be larger than any legally extant non-autonomous towns
- The homestead is of a reasonable size for the realistically achievable goals of the homesteader, with the understanding that as a homestead develops expansion is normal as the needs change and that further expansions don’t require as rigorous review by the council and Alcuahtl
- Drastic levels of destruction of the environment and the construction of large unsightly builds or farms require prior notice to the council when the homestead is created, and any construction of builds and construction or unnatural farms that don’t follow the terrain require a vote of approval by the council, on the advice of the Derelictor General of how difficult dereliction will be if the homesteader quits
- Homesteads shall be allowed to expand with governmental approval, provided they follow the rules set for homestead land
- Homesteads which produce farmed or gathered resources of ‘critical need’ as defined by the government or any such devolved offices related to production such as the General, shall be exempt from the rule against unsightly constructions or difficult dereliction’s but default and instead the Council must vote to deny their construction and provide clear and comprehensible reasoning for the denial. A denial may be appealed to the courts on the basis of the decision being too arbitrary or overly personal in nature
- The derelictor General may set inactivity rules for retaking and dissolving a homestead, provided that the standard is less restrictive than standards for New Yoahtl City
Notes:
Unsightly Builds: shall be defined as any build which has been designed in creative mode or on perfectly flat terrain and then imposed on natural terrain. All flattening for the sake of aesthetic builds will for the sake of this bill be defined as inherently unsightly and all future large scale flattening will require approval by the council.
Critical Need: materials which would be efficiently produced for XP or other value-added resource production, or mining activities of any variety provided that any quarry is conducted underground and that the terrain remains mostly unchanged
Land Rules: a majority vote of the council shall be able to waive land rules such as contiguous claims if there is a clearly stated reason that is succinct and comprehensible
Proposal failed: 1 Aye, 14 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Make "Pigeons" the national animal
Proposer: MechanicalRift, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 10th August 2021
Make the NYC Pigeons the Official animals of Yoahtl.
Proposal passed: 18 Ayes, 3 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Remove 3-vote limit in elections
Proposer: Okx, Seconded By: Humanbeing, Date: 11th August 2021
Proposal allow people to vote for as many people as they like in council elections
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 13 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Create committee to study potential West Point style military city
Proposer: XC, Seconded By: Humanbeing, Date: 26th August 2021
Establish a committee to study the practicality and feasibility of West Point style military city.
Ideally this city would serve as a physical, brick and mortar establishment that solidifies an in-game presence of Yoahtlan military. While our diplomatic, economic, and cultural strength remains a significant server-wide force, it has been noted by our Deputy Alcuahtl that our combat capabilities on individual basis are severely lacking.
While the details remain up for the committee to flesh out, this city would ideally harbor facilities such as training arenas, archery ranges, and enhanced high level weaponry and defense production.
Likewise, this city would simultaneously be a focused and discrete effort at creating another Yoahtlan city for citizens old and new that serves as another hub of commerce and allows us to project our power outward in a yet to be determined location. A "clean slate" allows for proper planning and logistics of a city, so to speak.
Proposal status: WITHDRAWN
[Proposal] Say "oldhead" instead of "oldfriend"
Proposer: Yergo, Seconded By: Mokotowskie, Date: 4th September 2021
Call them oldheads instead of oldfriends
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 10 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Designate 10th September as NeoTide remembrance day
Proposer: SpaceVolcano, Seconded By: Mokotowskie, Date: 10th September 2021
Create a new national day of remberance, September 10 the Martyrdom of Neotide. The day he sacrificed himself to a pearl, recognizing all the wonders and miracles he has performed in both war and peace. And to permanently bestow the title of Saint Neo.
Proposal passed: 14 Ayes, 3 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Make proposals about abstentions punishable by perma
Proposer: Humanbeing, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 30th September 2021
Make proposals about changing abstainment a crime punishable by perma
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 13 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Allow government members to hold lesser-positions in foreign governments
Proposer: Yergo, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 15th October 2021
Allow for Yoahtlan councillors to hold positions of lesser importance within another nation's judicial system (i;e a Judge of MtS or the Tribune of the Plebes in Jolington)
Proposal failed: 1 Aye, 12 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] The Sedition Act
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded By: Aki, Date: 20th October 2021
In the interest of national security, ensuring proper prosecution of future cases of the about-to-be-mentioned crimes, and so that the courts might rely on written caselaw as opposed to simple court precedent for their operation, I propose the following act:
The Sedition Act
In the interest of ensuring proper application of justice in all future instances of the following three crimes the following definitions of criminal activity are to be enacted and the Yoahtlan government empowered to prosecute individuals under this act if crimes fit the following definitions:
Treason: Directly aiding and abetting an enemy of Yoahtl including but not limited to offering material aid, providing shelter in the midst of military pursuit, holding pearls on their behalf, assisting in hostile conspiracy against the state in a material fashion, or otherwise assisting said enemy. This shall not be construed as to limit the right of neutral parties to engage in trade or anybody within or outside Yoahtl from engaging in their right to free speech or advocacy.
Insurrection: Directly committing oneself or rendering material assistance to a movement to overthrow the lawfully established government of Yoahtl, any of its constituent entities and towns, or other such acts to attempt to seize Yoahtlan lands and resources for oneself or one's group of hostile actors without legal basis. This shall include illegally claiming territory one has no claim to in an attempt to secede from Yoahtl or territorially expand a subnational unit without the permission within Yoahtl, among other actions of this type. Additionally, establishing oneself as a hostile combatant against the legal authority of the Yoahtlan state with the intent to support such a movement against the Yoahtlan state is also considered insurrection
Espionage: Engaging in premeditated acts of spying, information gathering with clear hostile intent, releasing private or military information publicly which relates to the security of Yoahtl, or other such actions such as abusing a position of authority to obtain information which is not intended for release to the general public which could damage the security of Yoahtl. In particular this is to apply to downloading government channels, snitch networks, revealing alt accounts, revealing permissions on reinforcement groups, and other such actions which are undertaken that undermine the security of Yoahtl with clear hostile intent.
The Sedition Act shall not be applied retroactively to events which have occurred before the passage of this act such as the war in Dumnonia, however the crimes described in this act are considered to already exist, but are not yet firmly defined.
Anyone being actively pursued of any of these three crimes, especially in combination, is eligible to be removed from the Ololtic temporarily, and deprived of their citizenship along will all rights and privilege- via a majority vote of the council (with the alcuahtl calling the vote in case of a tie)- until such a time that their innocence is proven, or the Ololtic votes to reinstate their citizenship via the traditional method.
Proposal passed: 18 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Create ceremonial title of King
Proposer: Aki, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 4th November 2021
Add the ceremonial title of King alongside alcuahtl. This does not confer any power to the alcuahtl
Proposal passed: 9 Ayes, 6 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] The Spruce Protection Act
Proposer: Princess Bow, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 5th December 2021
Spruce tree's do not grow from sapling in Winterbourne naturally, so once cut down will never grow again. Therefore I propose the first bylaw of Winterbourne, Yoahtl. If passed I will deliver the act to the Citadel for archiving.
The Spruce Protection Act It is hereby illegal to fell a spruce tree in Winterbourne without permission from Princess Bow of Winterbourne OR the government of Yoahtl. Those found guilty of felling a spruce will be charged and prosecuted in the courts of Yoahtl to the full extent of the law.
Reasoning
Spruce tree's do not grown from sapling in the biome of Winterbourne. In this regard they're finite and once gone will never grow in the landscape.
Spruce tree's are scared to the House of Winterbourne and as such should be protected.
Signed
The Princess Bow of House Winterbourne
Bylaw No 1
December 2021
Proposal passed: 13 Aye, 1 Nay, No Abstentions
[Proposal] The House of Winterbourne Act
Proposer: Princess Bow, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 12th December 2021
In light of current events and the impending end of the world the House of Winterbourne has consulted with THE TREE and concluded it shall wish to follow the direction of Yoahtl in it’s choice of new world where THE TREE shall bare root.
Under this act THE TREE, The House of Winterbourne and it’s royal subjects shall be granted protection from Yoahtl regardless of geographical location in the new world and in return the House of Winterbourne and it’s royal subjects will swear allegiance to the sovereign nation of Yoahtl indefinitely. THE TREE it should be understood cannot swear allegiance- as it’s a tree, but shall be treated and hold all rights of any other subject of the nation of Yoahtl.
As THE TREE is in the trust of the House of Winterbourne, a legitimate sapling shall be reincarnated in the new world in a suitable Spruce forest, whether this be near the capital or in further lands of Yoahtl it will be granted protection.
The House of Winterbourne will be granted free pasture of land claimed for the purpose of the THE TREE and retain bylaws such as the Spruce Protection Act.
Winterbourne Castle shall be re-constructed and all Yoahtl citizens will be free to lodge within her.
I swear by the Gods of the Forest and THE TREE,
Princess Bow of House Winterbourne
Proposal passed: 15 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Designate 18th December a national holiday
Proposer: Yergo, Seconded By: Princess Bow, Date: 19th December 2021
CivClassics Day Designate [18th December] a national holiday in Yoahtl
Proposal passed: 13 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Name city on new iteration Neo Yoahtl City
Proposer: Aivius, Seconded By: icyski, Date: 9th January 2022
On the next map iteration we are apart of, that we shall name New Yoahtl City to Neo Yoahtl City. Not only does it mean the same thing but it shall commemorate NeoTide for all of his service he has put forth to Yoahtl.
Proposal failed: 6 Ayes, 8 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Clarify the legislative powers of the Council
Proposer: Orinnari, Seconded By: bgbba, Date: 20th January 2022
About two years ago, Proposal 27 was the last in a series of changes to the proposal system that introduced the means for the Council to pass legislation. Since its passing however, that process (Article 2.9 of the Third Charter) has gone unused despite the Council using Executive Decisions (as defined by Article 2.2 of the Third Charter) in ways that are comparable to passing and amending legislation.
Prior to this [proposal's] edit, this proposal, if passed, would require the Council use Article 2.9 in lieu of Article 2.2 when attempting to pass legislation, but I have been convinced that this is unnecessarily bureaucratic, thus I have decided to edit this proposal to effectively merge the two. I hereby propose the following changes to the Third Charter:
- Omit Article 2.9
- Add the following as a subsection to Article 2.4: "Executive decisions that regard matters of law must be publicly announced before taking effect."
Proposal failed: 12 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] The Purgatory Period
Proposer: Aki, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 25th January 2022
Under the charter, the council is elected every 2 months and the alcuahtl essentially undergoes a vote of confidence. However, with the server being down and Yoahtl is hibernating waiting for the next server, I propose that THIS SPECIFIC council remain in term past their “due” re-election time and remain as councilors until the next OFFICIAL civ server is released, with the next elections being 2 months after Yoahtl officially moved to the next server. This law shall not be re-enacted, but may be replicated for other server transitions where the main server dies. Other functions of government, such as our legal system and impeachment’s (except dereliction of duty related to being in game) shall stay in place as normal
Proposal passed: 9 Ayes, 3 Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Clarify the legislative powers of the Council (Reattempt)
Proposer: Orinnari, Seconded By: Aki, Date: 27th January 2022
About two years ago, Proposal 27 was the last in a series of changes to the proposal system that introduced the means for the Council to pass legislation. Since its passing however, that process (Article 2.9 of the Third Charter) has gone unused despite the Council using Executive Decisions (as defined by Article 2.2 of the Third Charter) in ways that are comparable to passing and amending legislation.
In the previous attempt, prior to the edit, if passed, would require the Council use Article 2.9 in lieu of Article 2.2 when attempting to pass legislation, but I have been convinced that this is unnecessarily bureaucratic, thus the proposal was edited to effectively merge the two. I hereby re-propose the following changes to the Third Charter:
- Omit Article 2.9
- Add the following as a subsection to Article 2.4: "Executive decisions that regard matters of law must be publicly announced before taking effect."
Proposal passed: 17 Ayes, No Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Fix the language in and clarify several parts of the Charter
Proposer: Feathercrown, Seconded By: NevermoreGrim, Date: 9th April 2022
Typos and Grammar Updates
- III-6a: "on the Council" --> "of the Council"
- III-7: "Alcuahlt" --> "Alcuahtl"
- IV-3: "will be handled by:" --> "will abide by the following procedure:"
- IV-3b: "Should, after a period of discussion of any legth during which the specifics f the law are discussed and revision suggested, a different citizen "second" the proposal, it enters a 48 hour period where it is voted, during which discussions may continue." --> "Should, after a period of discussion of any length during which the specifics of the law are discussed and revisions suggested, a different citizen "second" the proposal, it enters a 48-hour period where it is voted on, during which discussion may continue."
Clarifications
- Add a subsection to II-5: "In the event that multiple candidates receive the same number of votes and there are not enough seats for them to all be Council members, a runoff election will be conducted as soon as possible to determine who becomes a Councillor."
- V-4: "providing recommendations to the judge to consider in the final ruling." --> "determining the final ruling."
- Add to II-5b: ", who will serve until the end of the current Council term."
- Add a subsection to V: "The High Justice may not also hold executive office."
Proposal passed: 17 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions
[Proposal] Amend the Purgatory Period
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: Yergo, Date: 14th April 2022
PROPOSAL: The Purgatory Period
Under the charter, the council is elected every 2 months and the alcuahtl essentially undergoes a vote of confidence. However, with the server being down and Yoahtl is hibernating waiting for the next server, I propose that THIS SPECIFIC council remain in term past their “due” re-election time and remain as councilors until the next OFFICIAL civ server is released, with the next elections being 2 months after Yoahtl officially moved to the next server. This law shall not be re-enacted, but may be replicated for other server transitions where the main server dies. Other functions of government, such as our legal system and impeachment’s (except dereliction of duty related to being in game) shall stay in place as normal
Above is a law that was passed after classics died regarding around when our next elections would occur (once we are on CivMC). However, with both renewed interest in the nation from old and new players I think we should have elections sooner than 2 months into the new server for two reasons. For one it'll give newer players to the nation a chance to interact with the political system and secondly we currently have the smallest possible council of only 3 people, if we have heavy activity on CivMC then we will need a larger council than this, and an election would afford us that.
Therefore I'd like to propose that "The current council continues to remain in place until the next civ server that Yoahtl officially moves to. With the next election cycle beginning at least 3 weeks after server launch AND beginning on the first, of the month, that occurs soonest after this period of time. Other functions of government, such as our legal system and impeachment’s (except dereliction of duty related to being in game) shall stay in place as normal". This would give sufficient time for us to get settled while also ensuring the number of councillors reflects activity level and means that individuals are not overworked
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 12 Nays, 2 Abstentions
[Proposal] Re-add Ololtic-Law Supremacy
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: Orinnari, Date: 14th April 2022
Re-add "Laws passed by the Council may not override laws passed by the Ololtic." to the chater as Article 2.4.c. It was accidentally removed in an earlier amendment as it had not been added to the charter text. This overrides the Supremacy Clarification, Jan 2022 made by the high justice.
Proposal failed: 17 Ayes, 2 Nays, No Abstentions (26 Citizens, 18 Ayes needed)
[Proposal] Re-add Ololtic-Law Supremacy (Reattempt)
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: JoeyWheeler, Date: 17th April 2022
Re-add "Laws passed by the Council may not override laws passed by the Ololtic." to the charter as Article 2.4.c. It was accidentally removed in an earlier amendment as it had not been added to the charter text. This overrides the Supremacy Clarification, Jan 2022 made by the high justice.
Proposal passed: 19 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstentions (26 Citizens, 18 Ayes needed)
[Proposal] Inactive Citizenship Revocation
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: Mokotowskie, Date: 26th April 2022
Amend council act 6.7:
Citizenship may be suspended on the grounds of inactivity.
To instead read:
Citizenship may be revoked on the grounds of inactivity.
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 12 Nays, 1 Abstention
[Proposal] Suspended Citizenship Restoration Procedure
Proposer: GDAN, Seconded By: Mokotowskie, Date: 26th April 2022
Currently council act 6.7 is as follows,
Citizenship may be suspended on the grounds of inactivity.
Proposed amendment to council act 6.7,
Citizenship may be suspended on the grounds of inactivity.
If a person, whose citizenship is suspended, has become active again and has shown the intent to continue to be active then they may request that their citizenship is unsuspended. This request will then be granted by the alcuahtl or a councillor.
For context precedentially activity has been defined as activity within/for Yoahtl. And to be considered active you usually need to have played for at least a few days to a week. So it would probably be expected that someone would need to meet these requirements by precedent to be considered active again.
Proposal passed: 16 Ayes, No Nays, 2 Abstentions
[Proposal] Codifying Citizen Votes
Proser: Solitaire, Seconded By: Aki, Date: May 5th, 2022
Article IV
- Affirming new citizens to the ololtic will abide by the following procedure:
a. Residents of Yoahtl proper may submit a request to become a member of the ololtic at any time.
b. A government member then begins the voting process during which current members of the ololtic have 48 hours to vote on the request.
c. Once the 48 hour period has passed if the request has received ayes from greater than half the ololtic then it passes.
Context: The proposal updated the charter on how people were being added to the Ololtic
Proposal passed: 18 Ayes, No Nays, No Abstains
[Proposal] Amendment to Council Acts 5.1 & 5.2
Propser: Solitaire, Seconded By: Aki, Date: May 6th, 2022
Council Act 5.1
All undeveloped and derelict property is owned by the Government. Plots/land are to be distributed solely by Government members, for free or a fee as deemed necessary. Property transactions between private parties must have prior approval from the Government.
Council Act 5.2
Construction outside the city walls requires pre-approval from a government member. This rule does not apply to non-autonomous towns.
Changes to one Council Act reading:
All undeveloped and derelict property/land within Yoahtl proper is owned by the government. When transferring ownership of plots/land between the government and another party a majority vote of the council is required to approve the transfer. Transferences of plots/land between two private parties must also be approved similarly.
Construction on government owned land requires approval of the government, whether ownership of the land is being transferred or not.
Proposal Passed: 16 Ayes, 1 Nays, 1 Abstain
[Proposal] Chieftan Discord Ownership
Proposer: Aki, Seconded By: Mechanical, Date: June 8th 2022
Aki:
Pursuant to the chieftains job as the curator, guide and representative of the ololtic, I believe the discord should be under the ownership of the chieftan. Currently it’s owned by the office of the alcuahtl, but the role of chieftan better fits the responsibilities of discord ownership
Proposal failed: 9 Ayes, 7 Nays, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] High Justice Discord Ownership
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded By: Mechanical, Date: June 10th, 2022
Solitaire:
pass discord ownership to the High justice. It is an elected position that is also long term. Therefore there is both stability and accountability in the high justice being the owner of the discord.
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes 8 Nays 1 Abstians
[Proposal] Ranked Choice voting in Interm Elections
Proposer: Tigen, Seconded By: Bgbba, Date: June 13th, 2022
Tigen:
to mitigate concerns over spoiler candidacies, ranked-choice voting will be used in future elections where only one office is in contest (ie interim council elections).
Note that, as it is already ongoing, this will not affect the current election one way or the other.
Proposal failed: 5 Ayes, 9 Nays, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] Repeal the House of Winterbourne Act
Proposer: Mechanical, Seconded by: Soltaire, Date: June 15th, 2022
Mechanical:
Repeal the House of Winterbourne Act from 12.12.2021
Proposal failed: 7 Ayes, 16 nays, 3 Abstians
[Proposal] Move First "Full" Election to the 1st of July
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded By: Mocha, Date: June 16th, 2022
Solitaire:
Move the first "full" election to the first of July from the date it is currently set to by the Purgatory period proposal. Subsequent elections will occur every 2 months after this one.
Proposal Passed: 29 Ayes, 1 Nay, 3 Abstains
[Proposal] Ban Hotmic'ing
Proposer: Orin, Seconded by Bgbba, Date: June 24th, 2022
Orin:
Disable the "Use Voice Activity" permission for @everyone on all non-government voice chats. Enough is enough. It's time we stop voice chats from being continually disrupted by typing, background noise (TVs, music, sirens, chatter), coughing, wind, vaping, snorting, eating, etc. Hot-micing is an ongoing issue and the worst offenders are refusing to self-moderate in any capacity.
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 18 Nays, 3 Abstains
[Proposal] Judicial Bench Creation
Proposer: Orin, Seconded by: Bgbba, Date: June 28th, 2022
Orin:
Create a Judicial Bench. Justices will be appointed to the bench by the Council from among the citizenry. The High Justice shall then select a Justice from the bench when cases arise that would not otherwise be presided by the High Justice. If there are no Justices to select, the High Justice can default to the previous system and select from the Council.
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 10 Nays, 8 Abstains
[Proposal] Altepetl Farming Ban
Proposer: Mechanical, Seconded by: Aki, Date: July 3rd, 2022
Mechanical:
Ban non-government approved farms within the city. Any farms that are currently in the city that have not been already approved will be required to be approved, moved, or slaughtered. The council may approve a farm with a simple majority vote.
Proposal failed: Withdrawn
[Proposal] Altepetl Farming Restrictions
Proposer: Mehcanical, Seconded by Bgbba, Date: July 7th, 2022
Mechanical:
If there is a farm within Altepetl that is deemed too laggy for clients to play reliably by a Councillor. A Councillor may ask the owner of the farm to move the farm. If it is not moved after a set time by the Councillor who initiated it of at least 48 hours but no more than 504 hours (3 weeks), the Yoahtlan Government may be allowed to remove the farm. Once upon complete removal the farm, the items and/or mobs will be returned to the owner. But if the owner does not request the items and/or mobs back 2 months after the set time, the items and/or mobs will be owned by the government.
Proposal Passed: 20 Ayes, 5 Nays, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] DiscordTimerBot is required
Proposer: Orin, Seconded by: Solitaire, Date: July 7th, 2022
Orin:
Require the addition (or creation) of a Discord bot with a timer feature so the government can create a proposal thread, do /remind 48h and be pinged once that proposal has expired. This way we avoid issues of late votes being counted, or proposal going uncounted.
Proposal failed: 7 Ayes, 15 Nays
[Proposal] Tie Breaking Powers
Proposer Aki, Seconded by: Mocha, Date: July 10th, 2022
Aki:
Change the charter so that the Alcuahtl is the tiebreaker vote for a council decision rather than the High justice
Proposal Failed: 12 Ayes, 9 Nays, 4 Abstains
[Proposal] Amend Article 2.5.B
Proposer: Orin, Seconded by: Space, Date: July 20th, 2022
Original:
Councillors may resign at any time, for any reason, so long as they appoint a deputy to fill in for them if needed before an official replacement is elected. An interim election should be held within one week of a resignation to choose an official replacement, who will serve until the end of the current Council term.
Amendment:
Councillors may resign at any time, for any reason, but are expected to appoint a deputy from among the Ololtic to serve in their stead. Following a resignation, a by-election will be held within seven days to determine their official replacement. Should the resigning Councillor not appoint a deputy, the Alcuahtl shall, on the advice of the Chieftain, appoint a deputy on their behalf.
Proposal failed: Withdrawn (New submission of the proposal)
Amendment Version 2:
the appointment power would not be given to the Chieftain, but to the Alcuahtl who would appoint on the Chieftain's advice. This keeps the Chieftain separate from the political machinery of the Government while also ensuring that the spiritual leader of the community has a say. The timer on this proposal has been reset.
Proposal failed: 18 Ayes 1 Nay. Failed to recieve the required 26 votes to pass.
[Proposal] Vote Against Candidates
Proposer: Orin, Seconded by: Space, Date: July 26th, 2022
Orin:
Allow citizens to cast votes against candidates in elections.
Context for not being Amendment:
Orin:
This is NOT a Charter Amendment. I hold that this change is within the reasonable interpretation of Article 2.5 of the Charter.
Proposal failed: 2 Ayes, 18 Nays, 2 Abstains
[Proposal] Orinnari Sainthood
Proposer: Space, Seconded by: Bgbba, Date: July 26th, 2022
Space:
Give Orinarri the Title of Saint of Proposals
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 14 Nays, 4 Abstains
[Proposal] Amend Article 2 Section 7
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: Space, Date: August 4th, 2022
Orignal:
The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl from among the Ololtic who are not currently serving as High Justice or other executive offices.
Amendment:
To take effect when the next full council election occurs (September 2022):
The Council is responsible for electing the Alcuahtl to be "first among equals" from among their fellow councillors.
Proposal Passed: 25 Ayes, 1 Nays, 4 Abstains
[Proposal] Yoahtl Waterway Protection Act
Proposer: Tigers, Seconded by: Mocha, Date: August 9th, 2022
Tigers:
- No rivers or lakes within the borders of Yoahtl shall be covered or terraformed over. Exceptions may be made by majority vote of the Council for beautification or terraforming projects which do not impede river travel.
- No rivers shall be artificially reduced to less than 5 blocks of width.
- Buildings or infrastructure constructed on or above waterways should have a minimal impact and leave a clearance of at least 4 blocks (not including bridge supports or shoreline docks).
- Bridge supports and docks shall be permitted if they do not reduce the traversable portion of a river to less than the 5 blocks of width specified in #2.
- Trees and other flora located along waterways shall not be removed unless required for a public farm or infrastructure project approved by a majority of the Council.
- Prior constructions and acts involving the removal of trees shall be exempt from this act.
Remedies: Violations of this act which are not corrected within a week of notification shall result in removal of ownership for the portions of private plots which overlap with waterways. Damages to waterways or waterside flora shall be repaired by the violator until a fitting re-creation is deemed complete.
Proposal Passed 15 Ayes, 1 Nay
[Proposal] An Act to Increase Transparency and Improve Communication
Proposer: Bgbba, Seconded by: Space, Date: September 12th, 2022
Bgbba:
- the subreddit shall be defined by law as a public resource accessible by default by citizen and noncitizen alike excluding people banned for misuse of it
- the subreddit will be made public to all by default by law effective immediately on passage of this law
- the executive decision to make the subreddit private is overturned and considered to be invalid
- any restoration of restrictions on the subreddit will require a repeal of this law in its entirety
Proposal failed: 4 Ayes, 4 Nays, 8 Abstains
[Proposal] Charter Amendment: Public Spaces for Dialogue and Community
Proposer: Bgbba, Seconded by: Space, Date: September 12th, 2022
Bgbba:
- A formal declaration of war that requires restriction for public safety
- A referendum passed by a majority of the Ololtic affirming that a public forum should be made private
- An executive decision stated to be explicitly temporary for a specific purpose, monitored and affirmed as continuing to be necessary by the High Justice and the courts
Proposal failed: 3 Ayes, 12 Nays
[Proposal] Elders day/Melonian Rememberance Day
Proposer: Mechanical, Seconded by: Space and Vilyanz, Date: September 19th, 2022
Mechanical:
Establish a National Holiday called Elders Day to celebrate the Melonians those that arrived to Yoahtl and also those that had arrived before Melonia, who are still with us today. The date will be February 9th, this marks the date that Yoahtl had left Melonia for CivCraft 2.0.
Proposal Passed: 13 Ayes, 2 Abstains
[Proposal] Altepetl ban on Glowing Signs
Proposer: Mocha, Seconded by: Yergo, Date: October 10th, 2022
Mocha:
Ban glow signs within the walls of Altepetl
Proposal Passed: 13 Ayes, 4 Nays
[Proposal] Government Monopoly
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: Space, Date: October 11th, 2022
Solitaire:
Create a government monopoly over experience whether as xp bottles, emeralds or E blocks; over bastions whether city or vault; and over the buying of essence.
If the government fails to keep shops doing any of the above competitive with the wider server, and/or fails to keep them stocked for a period longer than 5 working days (working day to be classified as monday through friday) then they are open to be sued by anyone effected and will be liable to compensate for any projects delayed as well as being liable to possibly lose their monopoly over the product in question at the time if the courts decide as such.
Proposal Failed: Withdrawn
[Proposal] Spruce Protection Act II
Proposer: Princess__Bow, Seconded by: Bgbba, Date: October 14th, 2022
Princess__Bow:
No spruce tree shall be fell in Winterbourne without the prior permission of Her Majesty the Princess Bow of Winterbourne
Proposal Failed 4 Ayes, 8 Nays
[Proposal] Ensuring of Yoahtlan Rights and Freedoms
Proposer: Bgbba, Seconded by: Mocha, Date: October 20th, 2022
Bgbba:
The Executive bodies of Yoahtl cannot create laws nor enforce a law without history or custom within Yoahtl. Nor may they take action in or out of Yoahtl which is beyond the scope of their responsibilities are allowed within the Charter. Nor may an executive body without legislative authority and judicidial approval restrict the time honored and traditional rights and freedoms of Yoahtlans to act as they choose within the limits of reasonable behavior and within the limits of ongoing tradition. This amendment shall not be construed as revoking or removing any current powers of the government but rather limiting future expansion beyond the limits of the charter and legislation by the Ololtic.
Proposal Failed: 2 Ayes, 7 Nays, 5 Abstains
[Proposal] Anti-unrecorded Proposals
Proposer: Mechanical, Seconded by: Mocha, Date: November 6th, 2022
Mechanical:
Unrecorded proposals will take affect after the proposal is passed. If not publicly recorded within a week on on whatever the official platform for public recording Yoahtlan law is at the time of ratification: the law can be ignored by players without fear of being affected, as long as that does not actively harm other Yoahtlans via lag or direct PVP.
Proposal Passed: 20 Ayes, 1 Nays, 0 Abstians
[Proposal] Charter Amendment: Citizenship Suspencions Article 4 Section 1
Proposer: Space, Seconded by: Solitaire, Date: November 6th, 2022
Original:
- The Ololtic denotes the abstract legislative body that consists of all voting-eligible members of Yoahtl.
Amendment:
- The Ololtic denotes the abstract legislative body that consists of all voting-eligible members of Yoahtl. It shall comprise of members voted in by other members of the Ololtic as designated by this Charter.
- a. The Council shall have the ability to suspend citizenship rights based upon activity and precedent.
- b. Citizenship rights shall be restored to a member of the Ololtic as established under this Charter by request if suspended
- c. Any previous citizen of Yoahtl not voted into the Ololtic as established by this charter shall regain citizenship rights by Ololtic vote.
Proposal Passed: 22 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] Dereliction Laws 2: Electric Boogaloo
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: Flora_Borealis, Date: April 20th, 2023
Solitaire:
Dereliction priority is determined by a multitude of factors, including period of inactivity, location of property, and other circumstances. Value of the goods inside the property may not be considered as part of the dereliction process. Dereliction is the duty of all councilors. Any Councilor can act as a derelictor if the council as a whole supports the decision, either in the approval of a plot on top of the derelict property or directly through a public council vote.
Landlords and other plot owners who lease their property do not have the ability to carry out derelictions on their plot. It is the duty of the council to make sure they are regularly carrying out dereliction. All apartments are to be classified as long term or short term, which tenants must be informed of.
For Long-Term Residents: After eviction per rules of the leased property, a player has six (6) months to reclaim their possessions. If the player has not returned after six (6) months have passed then the items can be claimed by the government with no right for reimbursement upon player return.
For Short-Term Residents: After eviction per rules of the leased property, a player has twenty-one (21) days to claim their possessions. If the player has not returned after twenty-one (21) days have passed then the items can be claimed by the government with no right for reimbursement upon player return.
Materials and stored goods from plot derelictions are to be placed in government storage until reclaimed by the owner. The Ololtic may authorize a nationalization of any raw goods (i.e. iron, diamonds, xp etc...) after a period of inactivity nine (9) months or longer. This does not apply to non-raw goods such as banners, welcome books, map art, player heads etc...
Proposal Passed: 10 Ayes, 5 Nays, 2 Abstains
[Proposal] Homesteads and Towns Act
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: Flora_Borealis, Date: July 1st, 2023
Notes: I'm not typing this shit, just read the google doc.
Proposal Failed: 4 Ayes, 6 Nays, 4 Abstains
[Proposal] Restricted Areas Act
Proposer: Husky, Seconded by: Arconis, Date: September 26th, 2023
Trespass law within Yoahtl is ill defined, and should have been updated a while ago, this is an attempt to rectify that. Keep in mind, this is a rough draft, so there is still some worked needed before it should be put to a vote.
- A Restricted Area (RA) is a space clearly delineated as not meant for public access.
1.1 A space can be delineated as such by locking doors, or placing signs marking it as such
1.1.1 An example of such a sign might be "Employees Only," or "No Trespassing"
1.2 The owner of the area should take reasonable precautions to prevent outside access
1.2.1 The owner of the area CAN'T purely rely on signage, there much be some physical barrier along side it
- Military Infrastructure by default is to be considered a Restricted Area
2.1 The entry of an individual into such an area doesn't necessitate a trespassing charge, but may instead be used as an additional charge during court proceedings
2.2 Only members of Yoahtl's Military/Government are to be allowed into these areas
2.2.1 Fighters from an allied nation may enter with prior consent
2.2.2 The Government may grant private citizens entry if deemed necessary
- The Yoahtl Government possess a monopoly on Restricted Areas marked as Pearl On Sight (POS)
3.1 The Government may designate non-government property as POS in exceptional circumstances
3.2 Those found within POS Restricted Areas should be pearled with extreme prejudice
3.2.1 Only those with permission (See 2.2) are to be exempt from such pearlings
Proposal Withdrawn: 10 Ayes, 2 Nays, 1 Abstain
[Proposal] Torynado citizenship removal
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: Arconis, Date: October 14th, 2023
For avoiding the continuance of headache causing and due to lessons not being learnt from the recent trial against her. I would like to propose that Torynado's Ololtic membership is removed (not suspended) and that once her 21 day sentence is up her belongings are given to her and she is free to live outside of Yoahtl and will not be prosecuted further for her words given she leaves Yoahtl.
Proposal Failed: 0 Ayes, 5 Nays, 7 Abstains
[Proposal] Torynado citizenship removal 2 Electricboogaloo
Proposer: MechanicalRift, Seconded by: Arconis, Date: October 28th, 2023
Tory had leaked multiple things intenting to harm the community. In order to have legal exile instead of just in acting exile. I propose that she is removed from citizenship.
Proposal Passed: 16 Ayes, 0 Nays, 2 Abstains
[Proposal] Gov monopoly on xp~
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: bgbba, Date: January 13th, 2024
To ensure the financial stability of the government and therefore the ability of the government to actively maintain and expand public infrastructure within Yoahtl the following government monopoly is thus established:
The government of Yoahtl are the only group/person(s) within Yoahtl allowed to produce xp/emeralds.
The government of Yoahtl are the only group/person(s) within Yoahtl allowed to sell xp/emeralds.
Crops produced via farms within Yoahtl should not go toward production of xp/emeralds outside of Yoahtl without explicit permission from the government.
Proposal Withdrawn: 1 Aye, 0 Nays, 2 Abstains
[Proposal] Outlaw Jump boost on beacons in Altepetl
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: bgbba, Date: January 15th, 2024
Very simple proposal. Jump boost beacons are annoying af. Outlaw them in Altepetl :yoahtlchad:
Proposal Passed: 13 Ayes, 1 Nay, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] The Universal Approval Proposal
Proposer: MechanicalRift, Seconded by: HiddenShantu, Date: January 15th, 2024
Amend Article 4
Section 3.B to:
Should, after a period of discussion of any length during which the specifics of the law are discussed and revisions suggested, a different citizen "second" the proposal, it enters a 48-hour period where it is voted on, during which discussion may continue. If 100% of the Ololtic participate and vote aye or abstain on a Proposal, while at least 1/3 of the votes are aye, the vote is ended early and passes.
Section 4.B to:
A government member then begins the voting process during which current members of the ololtic have 48 hours to vote on the request. If 100% of the Ololtic participate and vote aye or abstain on the request, while a majority of the votes are aye, the vote is ended early and passes.
Proposal Failed: 10 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Abstains
[Proposal] The Expulsion Act
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded by: Quauhtli, Date: February 15th, 2024
This is a follow up to the sedition act and shall be construed as reinforcing the terms contained therein. The following shall be enacted to define enemies of Yoahtl under the sedition act as follows in addition to enemies in wartime:
all players banned from civ for doxxing, harassment, or out of game threatening behavior
all players who continue to deny the validity of the admins bans for doxxing, harassment, or out of game threatening behavior or deny entirely the claims of doxxing or harassment in the face of clear evidence when presented to them
Any player who is banned for the aforementioned reasons is to be considered an enemy of Yoahtl. This shall not be construed as to prevent debate or discussion internally, but only to define those with valid bans and evidence against them as enemies of Yoahtl under the sedition act explicitly.
Secondly, rendering material aid to enemies under the sedition act shall include the following:
owning or moderating a discord where banned players are active participants
any players banned for doxxing, harassment, or threatening behavior must be immediately expelled from the Yoahtl discord or any metagame services owned, managed or operated by the Yoahtlan government. Any government official who refuses to take meaningful action against banned players of this nature is liable under the sedition act for providing material and comfort to an enemy of Yoahtl
offering residency or safe harbor within a political entity of which you are a governing authority including allowing banned players a meaningful platform to continue to interact with the civ community
Exceptions may be granted under the terms of the Expulsion Act for people participating in good faith discussions or discussions which do not threaten the irl health and safety of Yoahtlans in violation of their charter rights.
Proposal Failed: 4 Aye, 9 Nays, 4 Abstains
[Proposal] Required Discussion Time
Proposer: MechanicalRift, Seconded by: Neotide, Date: February 16th, 2024
Amending Article 4 Section 3a "Should, after a period of discussion of any length during which the specifics of the law are discussed and revisions suggested, a different citizen "second" the proposal, it enters a 48-hour period where it is voted on, during which discussion may continue."
Change to:
"After a period of discussion of a minimum of 24 hours during which the specifics of the law are discussed and revisions are suggested, a different member of the Ololtic can "second" the proposal. It enters a 48-hour period where it is voted on, during which discussion may continue."
Proposal Failed: 15 Aye, 1 Nay, No Abstains
[Proposal] Name the Vault
Proposer: bgbba, Seconded by: Yergo, Date: April 18th, 2024
I cannot vote but I can propose. I propose that the newly renovated vault be renamed to ‘South of the Border’ in honor of the largest tourist attraction south of the Mason Dixon line. That is all.
Proposal Failed: 3 Aye, 7 Nay, No Abstains
[Proposal] Increase the minimum number of councillors from 3 to 4
Proposer: Solitaire, Seconded by: VilyanZ, Date: May 12th, 2024
Recently I've been thinking that currently the council has the largest amount of responsibilities/duties/work that it has ever probably seen throughout Yoahtl's lifetime. This isn't a bad thing, and is just a natural result of Yoahtl becoming a more established and capable nation over time. Compared to when the first iteration of the current governmental structure was implemented and it was decided that the minimum number would be 3 councillors.
Alongside this increase in the minimum number of councillors I'd add a very slight increase to the number of voters needed to then get to a council of 5 people:
Article II Section 5.a. currently reads:
The council shall be composed of 3 members minimum, with additional seats added for every 6 citizens beyond 12.
I would propose that it is amended to read:
The council shall be composed of 4 members minimum, with additional seats added for every 6 citizens beyond 14.
Proposal Failed: 14 Aye, 3 Nay, No Abstains