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In the far away territory of Acre, a new League, the so called ‘Acre Suffrage League’, is formed in the territorial capital of Rio Branco. They call for the elevation of Acre from a territory to an official state, with its citizens being given all the rights that other Brazilian citizens have such as (and most importantly) the right to vote.

Acre Suffrage Act

Whereas Brazilian settlers of the Acre revolted in 1899 against the Bolivian authorities, declaring a First Republic of Acre, succeeded in 1900 and 1903 by a Second and Third Republic, all of which eventually led to its incorporation as a federal territory of Brazil in 1904 in accordance with the will of the people of Acre,

Whereas the people of the Territory of Acre since 1921 are administrated solely by a Governor appointed by His Excellency the President, and hold no democratic representation whatsoever, neither locally, regionally or nationally,

Whereas there due to the Territory of Acre's lack of parliamentary participation are tens of thousands of Brazilian citizens who are deprived of their constitutional, democratic right to vote, and the right to hold representation,

Whereas His Excellency the President and the party of the President have shown themselves shown themselves admirably eager to make constitutional amendments on the issue of suffrage

• Section 1. The Government of the Republic of the United States of Brazil shall begin an inquiry into the possible future status of the Territory of Acre as an equal federal state of the Republic.[/i].

• Section 2. The Brazilian National Congress shall call upon His Excellency the President and encourage His Excellency to submit a proposed amendment to the Constitution, which shall in lieu of full federal statehood grant the people of the Territory of Acre the right to elect elect representatives to the National Congress.

• Section 3. In addition, coinciding with the 1930 general elections, local elections shall be held in the Departments of Alto Acre, Alto Purús, Alto Juruá and Alto Tarauacá, to democratically elect Mayors of said Departments. In addition, concurrently, regional democratic elections for a Governor of Acre, replacing the current presidentially appointed one, will also be held.

• Section 4. This bill shall go into effect thirty-one (31) days after passage.

Flamelord wrote: ↑19:21:42 Friday, 03 November, 2017 While the Federal Union Party supports the first two clauses in this bill, we will admit that we are a bit wary of the third on as presented. We do not seek to deny Acre a part in the democratic process but do wonder if there is enough time before the 1930 general election to locate qualified candidates for these positions and ensure that they have a chance to campaign to the people so their stances on issues relevant to the region are known.

Considering the circumstances there does not seem to be any harm in having special elections on the local and regional level a bit later in 1930, to ensure that there is proper time for this process to play out in a fashion that is not rushed and haphazard, but we wish o hear what the other parties think on this.

Smyg wrote: ↑20:18:59 Friday, 03 November, 2017 Q1 1931 by-elections, perhaps?

Westar wrote: ↑23:09:31 Saturday, 04 November, 2017 If Brazilian citizens in Acre believe that they need a by-election in 1931, then they shall request it and we will do our duty in facilitating their requests, otherwise they deserve to be treated like every other citizen across Brazil, as is their right.

Flamelord wrote: ↑23:26:28 Saturday, 04 November, 2017We believe that this would be a better date, and support it's inclusion in the bill as such

Amended Acre Suffrage Act

Whereas Brazilian settlers of the Acre revolted in 1899 against the Bolivian authorities, declaring a First Republic of Acre, succeeded in 1900 and 1903 by a Second and Third Republic, all of which eventually led to its incorporation as a federal territory of Brazil in 1904 in accordance with the will of the people of Acre,

Whereas the people of the Territory of Acre since 1921 are administrated solely by a Governor appointed by His Excellency the President, and hold no democratic representation whatsoever, neither locally, regionally or nationally,

Whereas there due to the Territory of Acre's lack of parliamentary participation are tens of thousands of Brazilian citizens who are deprived of their constitutional, democratic right to vote, and the right to hold representation,

Whereas His Excellency the President and the party of the President have shown themselves shown themselves admirably eager to make constitutional amendments on the issue of suffrage

• Section 1. The Government of the Republic of the United States of Brazil shall begin an inquiry into the possible future status of the Territory of Acre as an equal federal state of the Republic.

• Section 2. The Brazilian National Congress shall call upon His Excellency the President and encourage His Excellency to submit a proposed amendment to the Constitution, which shall in lieu of full federal statehood grant the people of the Territory of Acre the right to elect elect representatives to the National Congress.

• Section 3. In addition, local elections shall be held in the Departments of Alto Acre, Alto Purús, Alto Juruá and Alto Tarauacá, to democratically elect Mayors of said Departments. In addition, concurrently, regional democratic elections for a Governor of Acre, replacing the current presidentially appointed one, will also be held. These elections shall be held at a date decided by the current Governor of Acre in consultation with representatives of the Acre Suffrage League and other local citizen groups, at the earliest in conjunction with the Q1 1930 general elections and at the latest in Q1 1931.

• Section 4. This bill shall go into effect thirty-one (31) days after passage.