20th General Assembly

20th General Assembly

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Leadership
Speaker	Podria
Deputy Speaker	Vandensia (until 19 Jan.) HMTOTWP (after 26 Jan.)
Dates
Start	14 December 2020
End	14 March 2021

The 20th General Assembly was elected at the December 2020 general election. It consisted of seven independent members, each serving a three-month term from December 2020 to March 2021. The final members of the 20th General Assembly were Asturies-Llion, Grod Island, Help Me Take Over The World Please, Kongoland, Podria, Soviet Catgirls, and Talao.

Members

Speaker
(int. elected)

Podria
^{14 Dec 2020-15 Mar 2021}

Deputy Speaker
(appointed)

Vandensia
^{14 Dec 2020-19 Jan 2021}

Help Me Take Over The World Please
^{26 Jan-15 Mar 2021}

Asturies-Llion
^{14 Dec 2020-14 Mar 2021}

Greylyn
^{14 Dec 2020-20 Jan 2021}

Talao
^{26 Jan-14 Mar 2021}

Grod Island
^{14 Dec 2020-14 Mar 2021}

Members (7)
(ext. elected)

Help Me Take Over The World Please
^{14 Dec 2020-14 Mar 2021}

Kongoland
^{14 Dec 2020-14 Mar 2021}

Podria
^{14 Dec 2020-14 Mar 2021}

Vandensia
^{14 Dec 2020-19 Jan 2021}

Soviet Catgirls
^{23 Jan-14 Mar 2021}

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Days into term

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15

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30

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45

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60

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75

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90

By-elections

Vandensia and Greylyn vacancies

As a result of Vandensia's departure from the region on 19 January and Greylyn's resignation due to a lack of time on 20 January, a joint by-election was held for the two vacancies. The counting system used was plurality at-large as per general election standards for multiple-seat elections. Voting was held from 21 to 23 January, and the following were the results:

MGA by-election vote
Soviet Catgirls			20
Farbelia			17
Talao			17
Polotsk and Vitebsk			2
Source: The Leftist Assembly

As a result, Soviet Catgirls was elected to the General Assembly and a runoff election was held between Farbelia and Talao.

Farbelia/Talao runoff

As a result of Farbelia and Talao tying in the previous MGA by-election, a runoff election was held via the regional poll-function to determine who would fill the second vacancy. Voting was held from 25 to 26 January, and the following were the results:

MGA by-election vote (runoff)*
Talao			20
Farbelia			9
Source: The Leftist Assembly

* Includes Military Voting and Dual citizen ballots cast on the RMB.

As a result, Talao was elected to the General Assembly.

Bills and amendments

An amendment to the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority in a referendum to be passed. Bills and amendments to Acts require a majority in the General Assembly to be passed. The following are the proposals that were put to vote during the term of the 20th General Assembly:

Key:      Passed by General Assembly,      Not passed by General Assembly,      Passed by referendum,      Not passed by referendum

Name	Date of final vote	Result	Author (Signatory, if distinct)	Description
Legislative Process Amendment (Abstention Quorum)	16 Dec 2020	7-0 (0)	Vandensia	Clarify the role of abstentions in General Assembly votes Establish a quorum for valid General Assembly votes to occur
Election Amendment (Assembly Appointment)	17 Dec 2020	7-0 (0)	Vandensia	Make Speaker appoint GA when 2+ vacancies follow the election Ensure greater efficiency in filling the General Assembly
Constitution Amendment (Executive Limitation)	22 Dec 2020	37-15 (11)	Vandensia	Prohibit the Secretary from serving dually as an MGA Cap the number of Cabinet roles a Secretary can hold at two
Regional Officers Bill	24 Dec 2020	7-0 (0)	Greylyn & Llorens (Greylyn)	Codify gameside authorities given to government officials Provide some flexibility to the Secretary on ministerial powers
Minister Responsibilities Amendment (Embassy Updates)	30 Dec 2020	7-0 (0)	Grod Island	Improve communication frequency with embassy regions Require the Minister to inform them of major regional ongoings
Constitution Amendment (Founder Removal)	11 Jan 2021	9-32 (12)	Podria	Create a citizen recall process for the removal of a founder Provide for a two-day poll requiring a majority to remove them
Criminal Offence Amendment (Document Destruction)	29 Jan 2021	7-0 (0)	Podria	Criminalise the destruction of government documents/information Ensure rogue executive officials can be prosecuted for misdeeds
Backup Region Bill	16 Feb 2021	6-0 (1)	Podria	Creates a backup region in the case of an emergency Provides a process to manage and move to the backup if needed
Dual Citizenship Amendment (Violation Process)	21 Feb 2021	7-0 (0)	Antinios (Talao)	Specifies the process of removing Dual citizenship Ensures multiple citizenship statuses cannot be held jointly
Military Voting Citizen Amendment (Violation Process)	24 Feb 2021	7-0 (0)	Antinios (Talao)	Specifies the process of removing Military Voting citizenship Ensures multiple citizenship statuses cannot be held jointly

Opinion polling

Speaker

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Results
				Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat unsatisfied	Very unsatisfied	Unsure	Net
Unity Statistics	24 Feb–26 Feb 2021	28	±17.4%	36%	18%	7%	0%	4%	36%	+50%

General Assembly

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Results
				Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat unsatisfied	Very unsatisfied	Unsure	Net
Unity Statistics	24 Feb–26 Feb 2021	28	±17.4%	36%	11%	25%	7%	0%	21%	+39%