The Honeyhill Government Vote

[HalflingPrincess 411]

A Vote On the Government of Honeyhill

 

With the passing of the old regime of Lily Peregrin, the time has come for the people of Honeyhill to vote for a new government.

The People’s Moot came up with two proposals for what the new government would look like, which will be described below.
If neither of these proposals are acceptable to a voter, they also have the option to vote to reject both. In the event the option of “neither” receives the most votes, another People’s Moot will be held for the purpose of reaching a workable compromise. Otherwise, the proposal that wins the most votes will be implemented and as temporary Mayor, I will organize the elections necessitated by the winning proposal.

Proposal I
By Mr. Hal Applefoot

Preamble

In the last century, the way our society has operated in terms of its governance has been flawed. Therefore I would propose we cut back on how many leaders we have to one, we do not need Elders, who generally do nothing but persist the presence of the old guard, nor a Thain even if they were elected. The Mayor's office should return, though their duties should be limited leaving much autonomy to the people of Honeyhill to do as they please. Less is more; a simplistic government is the only way forward for the wee-folk of Honeyhill.

 

Thain

The troublesome office of the Thain should be abolished, replaced with the new elected office of the Mayor. 

 

Mayor

Elected every eight years at the Weefolks Moot. Mayors handle events, organise festivals and generally act as the representative of the people of Honeyhill in communication with entities like the King of Haense. In this regard the government of the village shall be purely event oriented.  

 

Sheriff

Appointed by the Mayor, the Sheriff manages the peace in Honeyhill and protects it from any beasts or dangerous outsiders. 

 

Weefolks Moot

A gathering held every eight years, the Weefolks Moot is where the weefolk elect a new Mayor by simple majority and generally congregate to discuss the goings of the village. 

 

Proposal II
By King Cyris Collingwood

Preamble

The foundation of this proposal is that a halfling government ought to serve its people, not the other way around.

 

Thain

The Thain will become an elected official, serving for life unless removed by a vote of the people. The duty of the Thain will be to offer advice to the Mayor, but mostly to see to foreign affairs and diplomatic relations. The Thain should be viewed primarily as a figurehead. 

 

Mayor and Elders

The Mayor will be an elected official, serving for life unless removed by a vote of the people. The Mayor will attend to all internal matters, and due to the vast nature of these duties will be allowed to appoint Elders to help them. Elders in of themselves will hold no power, and will simply assist the Mayor with whatever tasks they are assigned. The Thain may also appoint Elders, but given that their duties will consist only of diplomacy this is unlikely to be necessary. 

 

Sheriff 

The Sheriff’s office will retain its current powers, being elected by the people until death or removal by their vote. They are not to be interfered with or vetoed by any member of the government. 

 

The People’s Power

As stated earlier, the people may vote to have any member of the government step down if they are doing a bad job, even Elders.

 

The Moot

If any major decisions come up, the village may vote on them if the Mayor and Thain deem it necessary or if the people raise enough of a concern for such to happen. All votes at a moot will require a 2/3rds majority of those present at the Moot to pass. 

 

Titles

All names and titles in this proposal are subject to change if we as a people decide on something different.

 

[!] A polling station can be found next to the entrance of the tavern.

 

The Ballot:

((MC Name:))

Name:
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) ()
Neither ()

 

Rules of the Vote:

Voters may cast no more than one vote on this ballot

If you try to take ballots out of the box, your vote will be discounted

((No editing your post or metagaming the election progress))

((No voting as multiple personas))
Your vote will only be counted if you are an adult halfling associated with Honeyhill

 

Voting will close in 2 Pumpkin Days

((You have 48 hours to reply to this post))

[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: jumperhand3))

Name: Mimosa Applefoot
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (x)
Neither ()

[HalflingPrincess 411]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: HalflingPrincess))

Name: Julie Riverwing
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()

[TakeMeT0TheFae 970]

The Ballot:

((MC Name:)) TakeMeT0TheFae

Name: Dolly Peregrin
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (x)
Neither ()

((OOCly, as someone whose been thain. There being less than 3 or more than 4 ppl in leadership makes things a lot more difficult for our playbases size.))

[tazombo 248]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: TAZ0MB0))

Name: Callum Fiddleberry
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()

 

[!] A note is scrawled on the bottom of the ballot: Can we stop rewriting this shit? I am getting too old. Thanks. - C.F

[Cheesewheel_1 56]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: Cheesewheel_1))

Name: Taylor Woodrun
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (x)
Neither ()

[Crevel 7561]

Grigory Grubb strolls to the polling station, with each step his walking cane would jostle the soil below until he finally made his way. He'd peer at his fellow weefolk before performing his Knox-given right as a voter. After filling in his ballot, he'd take a moment to set pipeweed into his smoking pipe before hobbling back off.

 

The Ballot:

((MC Name:)) Crevel

Name: Grigory Grubb
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()

[Le_Psit 405]

The Ballot:

((MC Name:)) Le_Psit

Name: Breasal Nimblefoot
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()
A note is written on the back of the vote:
"A also request a re-election fer t'e position o' S'eriff.
T'e curren' S'eriff, 'Ob, was appoin'ed by Lily 'erself
ins'ead o' bein' c'osen by t'e people. A don' need tae win,
A jus' wan' t'e elec'ions tae 'appen an' t'e S'eriff
be c'osen by t'e people, no' Lily. - Breasal Nimblefoot"

[salamanderfantasy 1340]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: SalamanderMoss))

Name: Magnolia Fiddleberry
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()

[420alien 13]

The Ballot:

((MC Name: 420alien))

Name: Gilbert Bingu
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (X)
Neither ()

[Notic 953]

In a move that very few expected, the tyrant Lily Peregrin voted!

The Ballot:

((MC Name: BozoNotic))

Name: Lily Peregrin
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (x)
Neither ()

 

[OOC: I'm in complete agreement with Fae. Having a good amount of people to share the workload of events and other leadership duties would allow our community to properly function. Not having every Thain eventually resign due to inactivity or burnout would allow us to have some leadership longevity.]

[Barbog 448]

Barbog'Yar, despite his status as honorary halfling, elects to abstain from the voting process. Weefolk alone should decide Weefolk matters- particularly those that may last generations.

[ThatDutchFellow 1147]

Lo' there he stood, Sheriff Hob the Beast Slayer. A ballot resting in his hand as he held his Sheriff's hat in the other sighing gently, The good Slayer appeared conflicted with the whole predicament... Alas he softly nodded "Dis moigh' resul' in meh role as Sheriff bein' given ter some'un else, Bu' ef et resul's in peace o' uniteh among wee-folk oi'l make da' sacrifoice" with another soft breathe the Slayer crossed his vote upon the Ballot dropping it in the box with the others.

 

The Ballot:

((MC Name:))
ThatDutchFellow

Name:
Hob the Beast Slayer
Vote for Proposals:
Proposal I (Hal’s Proposal) ()

Proposal II (Cyris’ Proposal) (x)
Neither ()

[OOC] Much like Tori and Fae, i also carry some OOC concerns about this whole change in the Halfling Government system.... Alas i haven't been around long enough to be able and effectively judge the Mayor's office in its whole. Alas given stories i do sincerely hope it does not cause another mass OOC devide resulting in two different village for our already small community.