FollowCherryBlossom wrote:

Question: Is anyone allowed to run, if so I'll nominate myself to run?

Holly_The_Cat wrote:

Current candidates:
RPP-Exploration
BlackWolfee
Poppybunny
IggyAndCassie
ncro2005
GrahamSH
jokebookservice1
Holly_The_Cat
MasterOfTheTiger

Yay, lots of people (NINE!)

Holly_The_Cat wrote:

Current candidates:
RPP-Exploration
BlackWolfee
Poppybunny
IggyAndCassie
ncro2005
GrahamSH
jokebookservice1
Holly_The_Cat
MasterOfTheTiger

Yay, lots of people (NINE!)

ncro2005 wrote:

I think that you should be a SPA member in order to be president b/c people could get nominated, win, and have no idea what to do with it. (If you don't know, there is a non-shop member application.) I also think that people should be SPA members in order to vote b/c non members have no idea what they are voting for, and people running with a lot of followers, they could easily tell their followers to go and vote for them and quickly win by a landslide.

Anyway, one of the rules last election is that you have to be a member to vote (and obviously that applied for candidates as well).

You can find applications for things here (which I can accept them so don't worry about waiting) -> https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/2983720/
Just fill it out and post it.

RPP-Exploration wrote:

hellounicorns2 wrote:

Co49 wrote:

Perhaps the SPA could issue a charter (as part of the laws) stating the standards required of the member shops (e.g. regarding dismissing staff, acting fairly etc)?

Good idea! Treating staff fairly (i.e not forcing them to take too many orders, not begging them to come back after they leave, forcing them to fill out retirement forms if they wish to leave etc.) is one thing I like in some shops and push in my own.
Btw nice siggy :D

I totally agree. This would be a reason for users to join SPA.
THIS IS MY 500TH POST!!!!!!

hellounicorns2 wrote:

IggyAndCassie wrote:

I nominate myself.

Noted.
Current candidates:
IggyAndCassie

Co49 wrote:

Section 12: Shop Charter
12.1: Workers must be able to request leave from their shop.
12.1.1: Shops should grant most leave requests.
12.1.2: A good explanation must be given for rejecting a leave request (in exceptional cases).
12.1.3: Workers must not be penalised for being inactive during their leave.
12.2: Shops must not act maliciously towards one another.
12.2.1: Shops must not try to actively damage the reputation of one another.
12.2.2: Shops must not lie about other shops or workers of other shops.
12.2.3: Shops must not actively try to start flame wars with each other.
12.2.4: Shops must not steal work from each other.
12.2.5: Shops must honour partnership deals between each other.
12.3: Shops may dismiss workers for good reason.
12.3.1: If the wrongdoing by a worker is minor, at least one warning must be given and time to improve before the worker is dismissed.
12.3.2: If the wrongdoing by a worker is grievous or malicious, dismissal may take place with no warning.

Please do edit and add more.

Looks good

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ncro2005 wrote:

People who need to fill out the application form to run/vote
-jokebookservice1
-Holly_The_Cat
-XxOwl31xX

How you can help us:
Any alt usernames:
Have you read all laws and agreed to them:
Following the thread:

People that are questionable for running (The Judges)
-RPP-Exploration
-IggyAndCassie
-MasterOfTheTiger
-GrahamSH
@hellounicorns will decide if you can run
A possible solution is that you would have to resign if you win or get into a voting tie to be unbiased.
Remember judges are not allowed to vote b/c of bias.

Holly_The_Cat wrote:

ncro2005 wrote:

People who need to fill out the application form to run/vote
-XxOwl31xX

How you can help us:
Any alt usernames:
Have you read all laws and agreed to them:
Following the thread:

People that are questionable for running (The Judges)
-jokebookservice1
-RPP-Exploration
-IggyAndCassie
-MasterOfTheTiger
-GrahamSH
@hellounicorns will decide if you can run
A possible solution is that you would have to resign if you win or get into a voting tie to be unbiased.
Remember judges are not allowed to vote b/c of bias.

I run Coastal Reviews!

jokebookservice1 wrote:

When do we present our speeches?

EDIT:

If you wish to prevent non-members from voting, a democratic vote should be held, and not arbitrarily just deciding to do so. P.S. I am both a judge and a member of this association.