Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2024 - Bessarion

Rationale

These changes reduce corporate influence in politics by barring paid lobbying and corporate/union donations, ensuring elections are publicly funded and driven by public interest.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Lobbying & Political Donations	Disclosure rules, few limits		Ban corporate/union donations, public-only funding

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Lobbying & Political Donations

Previous law

Disclosure rules, few limits

Ban corporate/union donations, public-only funding

Proposer

Party

National Co-Operative Movement

A movement where prosperity flows from the many not the few and every hand plants the future.

Core pillars

Amelia Vaughan

Activist · Age 21

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Amelia Vaughan parlayed her banking career into political stardom, wielding her charm, media savvy, and star power to become the voice of a new generation of activists.

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Timeline

Draft

3 October 2024
Vote Open

3 October 2024
Vote Closed

2 December 2024
Did Not Become Law

2 December 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Deliberation

Failed

158Yes 217No 0Not voted 375 seats

For: 158 / 375 seats (42.1%)

Against: 217 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 42.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Bessarian Regency Committee	99	Yes	There is no doubt that donations from businesses and union organizations intrinsically lead to politicians being led to the tune of said entities. And thereby cannot properly represent the individuals they are otherwise elected to represent. This act would ideally be expanded upon by requiring the publication of all donations received by any and all political candidate running for office.
Conservative People's Pact	217	No	Legally-defined and locally-incorporated unions and other entities, in the present interpretation of statute, are expressions of citizen's rights of organization, and thus are entitled to the financial expression of political support. The emplacement of the onus of political funding on the public is irresponsible and absurd.
National Co-Operative Movement Proposer	59	Yes	No reason given

House of Consultation

Passed

57Yes 30No 43Not voted 130 seats

For: 57 / 130 seats (43.8%)

Against: 30 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 43

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Bessarian Regency Committee	57	Yes	There is no doubt that donations from businesses and union organizations intrinsically lead to politicians being led to the tune of said entities. And thereby cannot properly represent the individuals they are otherwise elected to represent. This act would ideally be expanded upon by requiring the publication of all donations received by any and all political candidate running for office.
Conservative People's Pact	30	No	Legally-defined and locally-incorporated unions and other entities, in the present interpretation of statute, are expressions of citizen's rights of organization, and thus are entitled to the financial expression of political support. The emplacement of the onus of political funding on the public is irresponsible and absurd.
National Co-Operative Movement Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	43	Not voted

Union President

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Jonathan Bolton	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Bessarian Regency Committee

Voted Oct. 9, 2024

Yes

“There is no doubt that donations from businesses and union organizations intrinsically lead to politicians being led to the tune of said entities. And thereby cannot properly represent the individuals they are otherwise elected to represent. This act would ideally be expanded upon by requiring the publication of all donations received by any and all political candidate running for office.”

Conservative People's Pact

Voted Oct. 3, 2024

No

“Legally-defined and locally-incorporated unions and other entities, in the present interpretation of statute, are expressions of citizen's rights of organization, and thus are entitled to the financial expression of political support. The emplacement of the onus of political funding on the public is irresponsible and absurd.”