Union Communiste De Wëlstere
Voted May 24, 2024
Abstain
Mandatory National Identification Act of 2024
Failing
in the Federal Chamber
Opened
11 May 2024
Voting closes
10 Jul 2024
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change
Rationale
Making the national ID card mandatory enhances security and simplifies public service access for all citizens.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Identity Cards |
Voluntary ID card
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Mandatory ID card
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1
National Identity CardsPrevious law
Voluntary ID card
Mandatory ID card
Proposer
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Party
La Voie Rouge
La Voie Rouge forges a nation unshaken by chaos and unbowed by change defending identity culture and education as the bedrock of tomorrow
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Emil Schmitt
Activist · Age 42
12,412 social followers
Raised in a factory district, Emil Schmitt rose from labor organizer to party insider, leveraging his working-class roots and unshakable loyalty to the leadership as both a guiding conviction and a springboard for his political ambitions.
🚀 Ambitious
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🔨 Working Class Background
Timeline
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Draft11 May 2024
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Vote Open11 May 2024
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Vote Closed10 July 2024
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Did Not Become Law10 July 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Federal Chamber
Failed
9Yes
15No
36Not voted
60 seats
For: 9 / 60 seats (15.0%)
Against: 15 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 36
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 37.5%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Voie Rouge Proposer | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Platform | 15 | No | The Liberal Platform cannot support mandatory national identification. Wëlstere's voluntary ID system already lets any citizen obtain a card to access services or improve convenience — nothing stops them today. Making it compulsory adds no real benefit for those already choosing to carry one; it only forces citizens who value staying unregistered to submit to state-mandated identification, with no privacy safeguards or independent oversight attached to this bill. Individual liberty means citizens decide for themselves whether to carry state papers, not the other way around. A future proposal pairing identification with strict data protection and narrow, justified public-safety aims might warrant reconsideration — this one, as written, simply expands state control without meeting that bar. |
| Union Communiste De Wëlstere | 0 | Abstain | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 29 | Not voted |
President of the Republic
Passed
0Yes
0No
1Abstained
0Not voted
1 seat
For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 1 · Not voted: 0
Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Günther | 1 | Abstain | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
Liberal Platform
Voted May 11, 2024
No
“The Liberal Platform cannot support mandatory national identification. Wëlstere's voluntary ID system already lets any citizen obtain a card to access services or improve convenience — nothing stops them today. Making it compulsory adds no real benefit for those already choosing to carry one; it only forces citizens who value staying unregistered to submit to state-mandated identification, with no privacy safeguards or independent oversight attached to this bill. Individual liberty means citizens decide for themselves whether to carry state papers, not the other way around. A future proposal pairing identification with strict data protection and narrow, justified public-safety aims might warrant reconsideration — this one, as written, simply expands state control without meeting that bar.”