Legislative Bill · Ludenholm
Passed

Official Language Policy Act of 2020

Proposed by Democratic Liberties · fronted by Henry Barrett
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
17 Aug 2020
Voting closes
16 Oct 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Standardizing one official language improves clarity, reduces translation costs, and ensures equal access to legal and government services for all citizens.

Proposed Changes

1

Official Language Policy
Previous law
No official language (agencies choose service languages pragmatically)
Single official language for all official documents and courts

Timeline

  • Draft
    17 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    17 August 2020


  • Vote Closed
    16 October 2020


  • Became Law
    16 October 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Statenhaus

Passed
65Yes 28No 94Not voted 187 seats

For: 65 / 187 seats (34.8%)

Against: 28 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 94

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 69.9%)
Party Seats Vote
Communist Movement 28 No
Democratic Liberties Proposer 20 Yes
Union Of New Conservatives 45 Yes
Empty seats 43 Not voted

Riksdag

Passed
397Yes 223No 457Not voted 1077 seats

For: 397 / 1077 seats (36.9%)

Against: 223 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 457

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 64.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Communist Movement 223 No
Democratic Liberties Proposer 146 Yes
Union Of New Conservatives 251 Yes
Empty seats 13 Not voted

President

Passed
0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

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

Voting record

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

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