Thransältzer Postillon
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| Your voice in the wide wurld | |
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| Type | Quarter-yearly Ballot newspaper |
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| Format | B4 |
| Owner(s) | State Council of Thransaltz |
| Publisher | Drück-für-Stahall Inc. |
| Political alignment | Legislature associated |
| Language | Dolch Dolch Braille Stedorian |
| Country |  Thransaltz |
| Circulation | ~35,000 |
The Thransältzer Postillon (Dolch for Thransaltz's Messenger, written usually with a long s as Thranſältzer Postillon; Stedorian name: Nunan Transalzänik) is the official newpaper published as part of the legislature of Thransaltz , serving as a ballot of sorts. It is published once every 3 months and is the only newspaper in in the wurld, whose main purpose is to be returned.
Publishing
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Distribution
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Formatting
Outside of the front page, which traditionally includes an adress from the State Council and a few reports regarding the functionality, most of the newspaper includes a set of yes-or-no statements, which can be checked in.
| Symbol | Topic |
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Approving of State Council's decrees |
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Organization and government |
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Culture and information |
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Justice and legal code |
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Finance and budget |
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Health and medical support |
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Education and research |
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Foreign treaties |
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Local administrative |
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Infrastructure |
Example of a empty ballot page
The following example includes real proposal from the spring 2012 edition, although they were placed on different pages in the original print.
| No. | Proposal | YES | NO | REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Approving of the state budget in the field of cultural activities and public broadcasting for the second half of 2012 | 2012-1-12 | ||
| 27 | Approval of civil unions for homosexual relationships, with rights and regulations equal to those of cohabitation of heterosexual pairs | 2012-1-27 | ||
| 31 | Rising the inheritance tax for properties above 25,000,000 Ǥ from current 15% to 17.25% by January 1st, 2015 | 2012-1-31 | ||
| 55 | Approval of the proposed municipal symbols (coat of arms and flag) for the municipality of Göntebach | 2012-1-55 | ||
| 73 | Separating gender and biological sex as options in the scheduled 2018 census | 2012-1-73 |
Filling out the ballot
Citizens have a total of 4 options on how to react to a proposal, each of which has different outcome:
- Marking YES - If there are more YES votes than NO votes, and no other condition is fullfilled, the law passess
- Marking NO - If there are more NO votes than YES votes, and no other condition is fullfilled, the law is rejected and is put on a 3-year-long moratorium before it can be reintroduced
- Not marking anything - Not marking any option means abstaining, and a person who does so is not included in the required voter pool for this proposal
- Marking both options - Marking both options means, that in principle, the voter has an issue with the formulation of the proposal. If more than 25% of returned answers about this proposal are with both options marked, the lawmakers are asked to specify and clarify the law, or possibly change the details of it before returning it to the Postillon.
| No. | Proposal | YES | NO | REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Approving of the state budget in the field of cultural activities and public broadcasting for the second half of 2012 |  |
2012-1-12 | |
| 27 | Approval of civil unions for homosexual relationships, with rights and regulations equal to those of cohabitation of heterosexual pairs | |
2012-1-27 | |
| 31 | Rising the inheritance tax for properties above 25,000,000 Ǥ from current 15% to 17.25% by January 1st, 2015 | |
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2012-1-31 |
| 55 | Approval of the proposed municipal symbols (coat of arms and flag) for the municipality of Göntebach | 2012-1-55 | ||
| 73 | Separating gender and biological sex as options in the scheduled 2018 census | |
2012-1-73 |
For blind
Blind people recieve a special edition of the Thransältzer Postillon, which is printed on a more robust and hard paper, with a punch-in fields for answers. The voting works the same, but the person punches in the rectangle for voting instead of marking it.
This version was introduced first in the Summer 1993 edition, six months after the proposal was passed in the Winter 1992 edition.
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This example includes a voter, which is in support of the proposed cultural actions budget and favours registered homosexual civil unions, but is opposed to separating gender and sex on census ballots. They are also indifferent to the question of the look of municipal symbols and has issues with the formulation of the draft 2012-1-31 about inheritance taxing.
Returning
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