[Croc4CP] ATO and all that.

Day 2,355, 11:09 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by Ayame Crocodile


Right as promised today I’m going to explain what I will do regarding the ATO efforts this month.

Fair warning: This is relatively lengthy, if you just want a quick jist then there is a tl;dr at the bottom

I’m not going to discuss the ins and outs of the situation nor the background. It’s been discussed and ongoing for the last few months. During which time I’ve been involved alongside some other very active members of our community who all share the same desire to secure our community and maintain our nation’s right to self determination with the generous gift of their time and effort.

Any and all attempts to usurp the democratically chosen path we have taken must be treated with the same steely approach.

The first few attempts during elections at ATO’ing were, to be quite blunt, rag tagged last minute affairs. But it showed that we have the willpower and active base that are willing to put the work in and most importantly that we can succeed.

Unlike a certain traitor has proposed I do not want to see the eUK wiped unnecessarily. To do so is to punish the whole of the eUK for the harmful, spite fuelled, actions of very few. A wipe is our second to last line of defence. The others are in order: Citizenship Procedures, ATO Procedure for Elections, Wipe, and finally All out ATO via allied assistance.

It’s clear we went passed the first line a long time ago, With CS procedure being torn down and any new one being ignored repeatedly however until recently that wasn’t coupled with an organised use of CS passes to garner support. And I’d rather not jump to the last two lines of defence before we have no choice.

We can still succeed without having to lose our basic bonuses or turning our nation into a total proxy war between proSirius and proAsteria external groups.

So that leaves what it is I plan to do:



Party primaries are our first step, Firstly they ensure that the real members of each party get to elect their president freely still, secondly they make our chances almost immeasurably better. Without Primaries and the cutting down of ingame candidates that they make possible we have already lost.

For that reason Party Presidents will be pressed as soon as I’m elected to start informing their membership about an upcoming primary and for candidates to come forward.

Soon after the primaries will be run by each party president, with the government liaison and myself being informed of the results.



Congress will then be informed of the proposed candidates, and will have a chance to raise any evidence of PTO involvement over the last 3 months and to check over for suspicious activity. This is to ensure that certain obvious people don’t feel they can just work within the system and get yet another round of the same.

If valid evidence is brought forward then a vote of no confidence will be held. The results of which, alongside the evidence, will be published for all to see in order to maintain transparency and the ethical nature of any decision. Needless to say, if a vote of no confidence passes on one of the proposed candidates an alternative - in the form of either a secondary candidate from the party in question or an ATO operative selected (with Congressional approval) to represent that party - will assume the role of PP until Congress elections are over.

Throughout these procedures the influence of the Liaison, myself and Congress’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. What matters most is that parties have their chosen representative take PP whilst ensuring the nation remains safe of harmful elements.


Basically.


It’s Malkovich in dangerous liaiso- oh wait. Also I’m the Malkovich with the boobs apparently.

The Government’s direct involvement with the ATO will be limited to myself as CP and an appointed Liaison for the ATO. Other members of the cabinet though are not only welcomed to join in but encouraged to do so as eUK individuals.

The Liaison’s role is to maintain communication channels, help with advice and generally oversee the efforts and ensure they’re going well or making sure that extra hands are found if needs be.

They will also help with disseminating information regarding the ATO efforts, Primary results and any other related items to the public.

The structure, to be clear:

*Winning candidate list put to Congress If a primary finishes early then that candidate will be put forward to congress to discuss earlier

*Congress has 24hrs to raise any concerns and bring evidence of PTO involvement/suspicious activity (ala Sarah Holby)

*(If necessary): Candidates that congress deems suspicious (along with evidence) face a no confidence vote, and if it passes the second place candidate is taken as the official candidate. (if there is no second candidate or that candidate is also deemed untrustworthy then a possible ATO candidate, who will place priority for congress with true members of the respective party that have had no association with the misuse of CS passes, will be found and run with congressional input).

*After these safety checks a ratification vote will take place.

It must be stressed at this point that while I’d much rather leave the entire process to party members themselves, there is a possibility that those who have been fanning the flames of the PTO and using their CS as a way of importing supporters will proclaim themselves as the official candidate or even win the primary.

The ATO needs to ensure said people are not treated as the official candidates and do not receive directed votes to support them. The fairest way to do so that I can think of is through congress and these procedures have been put together to reflect that.



Pure and simple, This is what we need more than anything if we’re to win this. Our tools will be direct messages from party presidents and the executive, shouts, #eUKATO and a publicly viewable gDoc with ongoing result updates.

Now I’m going to take a leaf out of Woldy’s book and put this down in a dated plan:

5th - 10th - All parties to begin their Party Presidential Primaries. Messaging every member, getting candidates to come forward (but not candidate if possible), to do their campaigning early and have the incumbent PP run a primary.

By the 11th at latest - Each Party will have run their primary, have informed the Liaison and myself of the result and Congress will be discussing the official candidates. At this stage, the candidates selected by the individual parties may run ingame, and the current PP, in order to minimise confusion will be encouraged to contact other people who may be running to withdraw, explaining the situation and selection procedures as the reasons why.

As part of the voting form each party will be requested to add a check box for member to notify if they’re available to be a mobile voter. The names and total number being passed on to the Liaison to give to the ATO team to give a good idea of numbers to be expected and to help organise on the day

11th - 13th - Congress will discuss and raise any issues (including votes of no confidence) before the 13th, the speaker must be prepared to host the discussions and will be encouraged to remind Congress of upcoming talks a week prior to the elections. On the 13th the vote to ratify all candidates will take place.

14th - Every member of the eUK will receive a message from the Executive body in regards to how to vote smart, where the information can be gleaned on the day and why it’s important. PP must use this day to contact their party members with information on their parties winning candidate.

15th - Election Day - People will be encouraged via shouts and the previous messages to check on #eUKATO and the gDoc to ensure they vote smart. Whilst the ATO team will be checking the members pages of each party and multi busting as we did the last two elections to great success.

How you can help

Make sure that if your party hasn’t started a primary by the 8th that you contact and make sure that your PP is doing so, If not then discuss this with your party and let myself know that there may be an issue and we’ll iron out whatever the problem is asap.

If I am elected and you want to offer to help on the day or with preparations then message the ATO Liaison to see where your help is most needed.

Finally and most importantly Vote smart on the 15th. Check the Gdoc, Go on IRC, heck even message me if you are still unsure of where your vote is most needed.

Together we will win so let’s start getting prepared now!

Conclusion

I’d like to apologies for the length and depth of this article, but given how sensitive a topic it is I feel it’s best to outline as clearly and thoroughly as possible.

As for a tl;dr...

*Communication
*Party Primaries
*Congress double checking candidates for safety
*Vote directing and multi busting
*???
*Profit
*Success means we fight tooth and nail for regions and congress elections
*Failure means we try to ensure we’re wiped, preferably by an allied nation.

Thank you once again for your time and I look forward to hopefully working as a nation again to rid ourselves of this threat.

Chin up eUK and lets get rolling! ^_~