Charlemont
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Public Broadcasting Modernization Act of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Public Broadcasting Modernization Act of 2016

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Marine Mathieu

Opened

12 Mar 2016

Voting closes

11 May 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Public broadcasters underfunded by levies struggle to compete; shifting to general taxation ensures robust, ad-free, multi-channel service for all citizens.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Public Broadcasting Funding	Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)		Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

1

Public Broadcasting Funding

Previous law

Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Marine Mathieu

Activist · Age 65

11,715 social followers

A former university professor turned media strategist, Marine spent two decades shaping political narratives before leveraging her sharp intellect and insider connections into a rapid rise through the ranks.

🎓 Academic 🚀 Ambitious 📺 Media Savvy 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

12 March 2016
Vote Open

12 March 2016
Vote Closed

11 May 2016
Became Law

11 May 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

183Yes 154No 11Not voted 348 seats

For: 183 / 348 seats (52.6%)

Against: 154 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 11

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 54.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	31	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	87	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	71	Yes	No reason given
People's Labour Forum	0	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	71	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	67	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	10	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

343Yes 234No 0Not voted 577 seats

For: 343 / 577 seats (59.4%)

Against: 234 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 59.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	127	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	89	Yes	No reason given
People's Labour Forum	0	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	179	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	107	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	30	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Red Front Of Charlemont	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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