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Welcome Comma to the URA home region! If you have discord please join that is where a lot of things happen.

Greetings!

Welcome Kaizer und habsburg to the URA home region! Let me know if you have any questions about the region or the alliance?

Uppertonia

Voting has begun for the April 2021 URA Election. Voting will end on the 31st and results will be announced the next day.

Ballot: https://forms.gle/xGRv4Pbtqagj2S2p9

A reminder that you must be in the WA to be able to vote or on the URA discord server if you are not in the WA.

Uppertonia and Marlida

Costa laosmarri

A plane touches down. The new Vice President arrives!

Scal-3

I am very happy to announce that The United Regions Alliance and The West Pacific have officially signed an Memorandum of Understanding that will allow for inter-regional Cultural events, and World Assembly Cooperation between our two organizations! Including helping each other further our goals in World Assembly Affairs among other aspects. I will release the official treaty later today or tomorrow.

Scal-3 and Romoan

Hello, Blackstar just concluded two big and important election. Result are as follows:

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
  1. Presidential Election(Part 1)

  2. Presidential Election (Part 2)

    Congrats Kitcheni for winning the Presidential Election

CHIEF JUSTICE ELECTION
  1. Chief Justice Election(Part 1)

  2. Chief Justice Election(Part 2)

    Congrats Greater taggart for winning the Chief Justice Election

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Welcome Closewatch to the URA!

The URA is proud to announce its upcoming Summer Olympics. They will run from June 14th-23rd. Registration begins with this announcement! Come join the fun! Signup as your nation to represent your region in the Olympic games! This event will be open to all URA regions and member nations! Sign up today! https://forms.gle/p8MLYutKowEs2gzo8

Dalek-empire and Unanda

nice flag!

Ocravia wrote:nice flag!

Thanks! Welcome to the URA home region!

Welcome The ortolan federated princedoms to the URA!

Uppertonia and Marlida

URA Summer Olympics has started. Day 1 events have concluded.

round 1 of tennis has been played:

Tennis 21

by Uraso21

INFORMATION


Knock-out through out. Winner of a match is the one who gets 3 sets first.
Due to practical issues of managing this type of structure it was decided 9 random nations were not allowed to participate.

RESULTS


Round 1
Brulave 3 - 0 Skerania
Taunux 3 - 2 Evanesiapolis
Kristianstan 3 - 2 United Sentinel States
Pekares 3 - 0 El Blurkistan
Robostania 3 - 1 Santa-Barbara
Scalizagasti 1 - 3 Matslovania
Fangalist Poland 1 - 3 The Independent States of Allied Forces
The Fallen Word 1 - 3 Maricoen
Nova Briton 1 - 3 Hockeyyekcoh
Wexeror II 0 - 3 Halsuntria
Adachi 3 - 1 Menstine
Nudistonia 2 - 3 Republic of Bukidnon
Naporvje 0 - 3 Atraewa
Aelandi 3 - 1 Evokice
Tuso 0 - 3 Itheria
Carrata 3 - 2 Calamari Lands

Round 2
Brulave 3 - 1 Taunux
Kristianstan 3 - 2 Pekares
Robostania 1 - 3 Matslovania
The Independent States of Allied Forces 2 - 3 Maricoen
Hockeyyekcoh 3 - 1 Halsuntria
Adachi 2 - 3 Nudistonia
Atraewa 2 - 3 Aelandi
Itheria 1 - 3 Carrata

Round 3
Brulave 3 - 2 Kristianstan
Matslovania 2 - 3 Maricoen
Hockeyyekcoh 1 - 3 Nudistonia
Aelandi 3 - 1 Carrata

Semi-Finals
Brulave 2 - 3 Maricoen
Nudistonia 2 - 3 Aelandi

Bronze Game
Brulave 3 - 2 Nudistonia

Final
Maricoen 2 - 3 Aelandi

Congratulations to Aelandi, Maricoen and Brulave

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Archery

Archery 21

by Uraso21

INFORMATION


In archery there will be 3 groups. From each group 5 nations will reach the final group. Whoever gets the most points there wins.

Results will range between 100-130 points.

RESULTS

GROUP A

Nation

Result

Q United Provin

130

Q Wexeror II

127

Q Aelandi

124

Q Santa-Barbara

122

Q United Sentinel States

119

Taunux

116

Niwatsa

114

The Luck of Jirachi

113

Pekares

112

Nova Briton

111

Orca and Narwhal

107

Republic of Bukidnon

107

Quinceria

104

Skerania

104

Carrata

103

GROUP B

Nation

Result

Q Locotima

127

Q Matslovania

126

Q Hockeyyekcoh

123

Q The Tribia

120

Q Lightford

119.8

Wellsenfaile

119.7

Evokice

119.2

Atraewa

118

The Independent States of Allied Forces

118

The Fallen Word

115

Brulave

111

Suvmia

109

Calamari Lands

108

El Blurkistan

106

Nudistonia

105

GROUP C

Nation

Result

Q Con Vilveria

129

Q Menstine

126

Q Serpod

125

Q Fangalist Poland

117

Q Scalizagasti

115.7

Halsuntria

115.6

Tuso

115.5

Naporvje

113

Robostania

113

Adachi

112

Itheria

108

Maricoen

107

Bretania

105

Evanesiapolis

100

Final Group

Nation

Result

1. Matslovania

124.1

2. Fangalist Poland

124.0

3. Wexeror II

123

4. The Tribia

122

5. Menstine

118

6. Aelandi

117

7. Serpod

116

7. Lightford

116

9. Locotima

112

10. United Sentinel States

111

11. Hockeyyekcoh

109

12. Con Vilveria

103

13. Santa-Barbara

102

13. United Provin

102

15. Scalizagasti

100

Congratulations to Matslovania, Fangalist poland and Wexeror ii

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100m

100m 21

by Uraso21

INFORMATION


In 100m results are direct and in the range 9.6 - 10.4 seconds.

RESULTS


Nation

Result

1. Halsuntria

9.62

2. Hockeyyekcoh

9.64

3. Itheria

9.65

4. Serpod

9.66

5. Natarkan

9.69

5. Robostania

9.69

7. Naporvje

9.75

7. Suvmia

9.75

9. Aelandi

9.76

10. The Independent States of Allied Forces

9.77

10. Wexeror II

9.77

12. Evokice

9.80

12. Fangalist Poland

9.80

14. Maricoen

9.82

15. Pekares

9.84

16. Atraewa

9.85

16. Nova Briton

9.85

18. Lightford

9.89

18. Orca and Narwhal

9.89

20. Calamari Lands

9.92

21. Matslovania

9.97

22. Tuso

10.02

22. United Sentinel States

10.02

24. Locotima

10.06

24. The Tribia

10.06

26. Nudistonia

10.09

26. United Provin

10.09

28. Brulave

10.11

28. Santa-Barbara

10.11

30. Scalizagasti

10.12

31. Wellsenfaile

10.13

32. El Blurkistan

10.19

33. Niwatsa

10.21

34. Evanesiapolis

10.23

35. Kristianstan

10.28

36. Adachi

10.30

36. Republic of Bukidnon

10.30

38. Taunux

10.36

39. Carrata

10.39

Congratulations to Halsuntria, Hockeyyekcoh and Itheria

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URA Summer Olympic main dispatch: (Provides Region medal counts and List of events!

URA SUMMER OLYMPICS 2021

INFORMATION


The URA Summer Olympics will be held between June 14th and June 23rd.
Until June 7th it is possible to sign up through a Google Form found on the URA Discord Server.

The Olympics will include 22 sports, including sports such as archery, running, football and hammer throw.
In the Olympics more than 50 nations from over 20 regions will be competing for the medals.

Each sport is going to be simulated individually by a program. Results will be random.
Each sport's dispatch includes more information about how it works, but in general sports where single individuals compete will receive results immediately, whereas team sports will have group and knock-out stages.
Increased precision will be used to determine medal places. In groups: head-to-head, goals difference, goals scored, re-match, will be used to decide better teams in groups. Golden goal is used in team sports.
Wins give 3 points and draws 1 point in group stages.
You can access each sport's dispatch from the SPORT section in this dispatch.

Hope you'll enjoy the Olympics!

SCHEDULE

Day 1 - 14th
Tennis, Archery, 100m

Day 2 - 15th
Tennis 2, Basketball, Rowing, 400m

Day 3 - 16th
Tennis 3, Basketball 2, Football, 1500m

Day 4 - 17th
Basketball 3, Football 2, Handball, 5km

Day 5 - 18th
Football 3, Handball 2, Field Hockey, 10km

Day 6 - 19th
Handball 3, Field Hockey 2, Rugby, Marathon

Day 7 - 21st
Field Hockey 3, Rugby 2, Water Polo, Long Jump

Day 8 - 22nd
Rugby 3, Water Polo 2, Volleyball, High Jump

Day 9 - 23rd
Water Polo 3, Volleyball 2, Cycling, Javelin

Day 10 - 24th
Volleyball 3, Weightlifting, Hammer Throw

SPORTS


Archery
Weightlifting
Rowing
Cycling

100m
400m
1500m
5km
10km
Marathon
Long Jump
High Jump
Javelin
Hammer Throw

Basketball
Football
Handball
Field Hockey
Rugby
Water Polo

Tennis
Volleyball

MEDALS PER REGION


Region

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1. The Great Experiment

5

4

3

12

2. Anteria

2

4

3

9

3. Conch Kingdom

4

2

1

7

4. Autropolis

2

1

4

7

5. The Freedom Isles

2

2

1

5

6. Eurth

1

2

2

5

7. The Democratic Republic

3

0

1

4

8. St Abbaddon

1

1

2

4

9. Sonindia

0

2

1

3

10. Philippines

1

1

0

2

10. Wintercrest

1

1

0

2

12. Hive

0

1

0

1

12. Mariner Trench

0

1

0

1

14. Aelstun

0

0

1

1

14. Krillin

0

0

1

1

14. Niamark

0

0

1

1

14. The Labyrinth

0

0

1

1

18. Blackstar

0

0

0

0

18. Lands End

0

0

0

0

18. The DankLeft Commune

0

0

0

0

18. The Democratic Commonwealth

0

0

0

0

18. The Global Democratic Union

0

0

0

0

18. Union of Allied States

0

0

0

0

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Very happy to announce the adoption of the new Charter. Over the next month, you will see some changes to how the URA operates both internally and externally; feel free to read through it (if you haven't already) here:


Charter


Definitions


Defines, for the purpose of this Charter:

  • Alliance as the entity of the United Regions Alliance. Also referred to as the URA, or simply the Alliance.

  • Citizen as any World Assembly member nation residing in an Alliance member region.

  • Executive as the collective name for the positions of the Founder, the President, and the Vice President.

  • Founder as the individual responsible for the creation of the Alliance, specifically accredited to Ellenburg or Free Azell.

  • Member as a region that has, through resolution, referendum, or executive decision, chosen to become a party to the Alliance.

  • Resident as any nation residing within a member region, regardless of World Assembly Membership.

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Preamble


WE THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED REGIONS ALLIANCE UNDERSTANDING

  • The vast disparities in strength of regions within the World Assembly, and

  • The collective strength that User Created Regions can and should hold within the World Assembly, and

  • The power of User Created Regions under enhanced levels of cooperation, and

  • The need to protect and support regions that are less fortunate than our own,

AND FOR THOSE ENDS

  • To use our combined strength and abilities to generate a force of influence within the World Assembly, and

  • To unite those that wish to promote the advancement of new ideas and innovation within the World Assembly, and

  • To change for the better all member nations with respect to their activity, population, and influence,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS FOR THESE AIMS

Accordingly, our respective governments, through communication and organization, who have and will exhibit their powers in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Regions Alliance and hereby recognize this document as the governing rule of the interregional organization known as the United Regions Alliance.

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Chapter I: Mandate


Article 1

The United Regions Alliance shall be a sovereign alliance known by its name, the abbreviation “URA”, or as “The Alliance”.

Article 2

The purposes of the Alliance are:

  1. To vocalize the opinions of User Created Regions within the World Assembly, allowing better avenues for the discussion of resolutions and proposals, as well as provide opportunities to draft and submit proposals to the World Assembly;

  2. To develop friendly relations between the URA and other regions or organizations with the goal of fostering good interactions;

  3. To achieve interregional co-operation in assisting struggling regions in areas of recruitment, population, activity, and community; and

  4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations and regions to those ends.

Article 3

The Alliance shall ensure, through careful investigation, that no region or organization that works counter to any of the aforementioned purposes shall be associated in good standing with the Alliance.

Article 4

In order to accurately carry out these purposes, this charter may be required to be amended. The provisions of this charter may be amended, changed, or removed according to the process below:

  1. In order to amend, change, add, or remove any articles to this Charter, an amendment may be proposed to the Civil Council to be considered.

  2. If the amendment receives a two-thirds majority of present voters, then it is passed to the Alliance Cabinet for signature.

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Chapter II: Membership


Article 5

In order to be accepted as a member of the United Regions Alliance, a region must meet the following requirements:

  1. Must have a World Assembly Delegate, and

  2. Must not work against the purposes of the Alliance.

Article 6

A region meeting all the requirements in Article 5 may still be rejected by the Alliance at the discretion of the Alliance Cabinet or the Civil Council.

Article 7

  1. No member of the Alliance is to be subjected to threats on their sovereignty by the Alliance as a whole, a group of member regions, or an individual member region.

  2. It is the responsibility of the Alliance to protect the sovereignty of its fellow members.

Article 8

As a member, a region and its citizens are afforded the following rights:

  1. Ability to partake in Alliance elections, including but not limited to:

    1. Running for office,

    2. Participating in debates, and

    3. Voting.

  2. Ability to partake in World Assembly Affairs, including but not limited to:

    1. Participating in discussions,

    2. Utilising the Resolution Writing Committee, and

    3. Voting on Resolution Recommendations.

  3. Ability to partake in Civil Council Affairs, including but not limited to:

    1. Voting on internal Alliance Legislation, and

    2. Discussions on Internal Alliance Legislation.

  4. Ability to participate in general discussion on all applicable URA platforms,

  5. Ability to participate in all URA activities, and

  6. Access to URA programs and services.

Article 9

As a member, a region and its citizens are required to fulfill the following responsibilities:

  1. Partaking in World Assembly Affairs by voting on Resolution Recommendations at least once every six votes,

  2. Appointing a Voting Member to represent their region in World Assembly Affairs and Civil Council Affairs,

  3. Communicating in an appropriate manner to the Alliance major changes in government, including but not limited to:

    1. Dismissal or changing of Voting Member,

    2. A referendum to leave the Alliance,

    3. Entering into a treaty or another alliance of similar or greater strength as the URA, and

    4. A merger or closing of a region.

Article 10

  1. Regions may be removed from the Alliance if, at any point, they meet the following requirements:

    1. Not having a World Assembly Delegate,

    2. Actively working against the goals or purposes of the Alliance,

    3. Threatening the sovereignty of another URA member region without explicit consent,

    4. Not voting on WA Resolution Recommendations in excess of six times in a row, except in special circumstances,

    5. A region's WA Delegate not voting in line with URA Recommendations, except in special circumstances,

    6. Not voting on Civil Council Legislation in excess of three times in a row, except in special circumstances, and

    7. Actively working to undermine the United Regions Alliance in the pursuit of its goals, or collaborating with regions or individuals doing so.

  2. Regions are to be removed by the Internal Affairs Department in the event of inactivity with regards to voting on WA Resolution Recommendations, or by the Alliance Cabinet in any other case.

    1. The Civil Council may present an objection to the removal of a member region, and move to debate and vote upon the matter.

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Chapter III: Government


Article 11

In order to effectively manage the Alliance, there shall be an Executive Government elected by the members of the citizens of the member regions.

Article 12

  1. The Executive Government shall be made up of several Departments, detailed in Article twenty-seven, each headed by an elected or appointed Director.

  2. All elected or appointed Directors shall make up the Alliance Cabinet, detailed in Chapter IV.

Article 13

  1. In addition to the executive branch of government, there shall also be a Civil Council, made up of one Voting Member from each member region.

  2. The Civil Council is responsible for the following:

    1. Voting and debating on all internal Alliance legislation on behalf of their respective region,

    2. Advising, debating and voting on the admission of new member regions, and

    3. Voting and debating on World Assembly Legislation on behalf of their respective region.

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Chapter IV: Alliance Cabinet


Article 14

  1. The Alliance Cabinet shall be made up of several individuals, including:

    1. The Founder of the Alliance,

    2. The President of the Alliance,

    3. The Vice President of the Alliance,

    4. The Departmental Directors of the Alliance, and

    5. Any others as deemed by future legislation.

  2. All members within the Alliance Cabinet are to meet the following requirements:

    1. Be a member of the World Assembly,

    2. Reside in a URA Member region,

    3. Be active and able to participate in Cabinet discussions if needed,

    4. Hold no more than one position within the Alliance Cabinet, and

    5. Hold no other positions within the various departments of the Alliance.

Article 15

  1. The Alliance Cabinet shall be responsible for the central organization and governance of the Alliance.

  2. Each position in the Alliance Cabinet shall have a specific responsibility both within the Alliance Cabinet and the Alliance as a whole.

Article 16

  1. The President of the Alliance is to be responsible for governing the Alliance.

  2. The President is given purview by the Alliance Cabinet to utilize their own discretion in the management and oversight of all Alliance functions, programs, initiatives, and others.

    1. In pursuit of this, the President has the executive power to pass emergency legislation in the form of an Executive Order, should the need arise.

      1. The President must justify the executive order to the Civil Council if asked to do so.

      2. The Civil Council may overturn an Executive Order at any time. Similarly, the sitting President may revoke an Executive Order at any time.

    2. The President is also granted the power to appoint any positions on the Alliance Cabinet in the case of resignation or removal until a byelection or scheduled election is held.

  3. The President of the Alliance is a signing authority on all Foreign agreements and treaties.

  4. The President must submit a monthly report on the activities of the executive to the Civil Council.

    1. Missing 2 reports consecutively without reasonable excuse can lead to requests for resignation upon the basis of inactivity.

Article 17

  1. The Vice President of the Alliance functions as an assistant and successor to the President.

  2. The Vice President is responsible to assist the President in the execution of their duties throughout their term, as well as assisting all Departmental Directors in the execution of their duties.

    1. In assisting the President, the Vice President is permitted to pass emergency legislation in the form of an Executive Order, with all the powers and limitations as referred to in Article 16.

  3. The Vice President, in case of absence of the President for longer than fourteen days, is to serve as Acting President.

  4. The Vice President of the Alliance is a signing authority on all Foreign agreements and treaties.

Article 18

  1. The Departmental Directors of the Alliance are responsible for the management and oversight of each Department, which are detailed in Chapter VI.

  2. Departmental Directors are responsible for the staffing of their respective departments, as well as appropriately setting out goals for their term, and working to accomplish them.

  3. A Departmental Director may create or dismantle sub-departments within their department, if they feel that it is necessary, under approval of the Alliance Cabinet.

  4. The Departmental Directors must work to accomplish the goals of the Alliance Cabinet over the course of their term as those goals relate to their specific department.

  5. Departmental Directors are required to submit a monthly report to the Civil Council on the activities of their Department.

Article 19

  1. Additional positions may be added to the Alliance Cabinet under the direction of the Founder, President, or Vice President, should they deem an additional position necessary.

  2. The Executive may add no more than 2 positions to the Alliance Cabinet without approval from the Civil Council.

  3. All additional positions will have the same general responsibilities as any other member of the Alliance Cabinet, as well as their specific responsibilities.

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Chapter V: The Civil Council


Article 20

  1. In order to appropriately represent the member regions of the alliance, the Civil Council will be a deliberative body, made up of one voting member from each member region.

  2. The Civil Council will be responsible for the following:

    1. Providing deliberation and voting upon matters of internal legislation,

    2. Providing deliberation and voting upon World Assembly Vote Recommendations,

    3. Providing deliberation and voting upon the admittance of new member regions, and

    4. Providing deliberation and voting upon any matters as deemed by the Alliance Cabinet.

  3. All members of the Alliance Cabinet are permitted to speak in the Civil Council in order to answer questions regarding their activities or other matters.

  4. Members of the Civil Council can be removed or muted if they act with poor conduct.

Article 21

  1. In all votes within the Civil Council, Voting members will be permitted to cast the following:

    1. Aye,

    2. Nay,

    3. Abstain, or

    4. Additional options as established through legislation.

  2. Should a question receive a plurality of “aye”, it shall pass.

  3. Should a question receive a plurality of “nay”, it shall not pass.

  4. Should a question receive more than eighty five percent “abstain”, it shall be moved back to discussion.

Article 22

  1. In matters of internal legislation, each voting member is to receive 1 vote.

  2. Quorum for internal legislation is a minimum of thirty percent of the total number of voting members.

  3. Internal legislation must receive a minimum of fifty percent of the total vote from present members to pass.

  4. Legislation can be proposed by any member of the Civil Council or Alliance Cabinet for deliberation.

    1. Legislation may be debated for a maximum of forty-eight hours before it progresses to be voted upon.

      1. If necessary, voting or debate may be extended for an additional forty-eight hours.

    2. Legislation must be in voting for a minimum of twenty-four hours.

  5. Votes within the Civil Council are to be managed by the executive of the Alliance, or an official that they designate.

    1. Votes may last no more than forty-eight hours.

    2. If quorum is not reached within forty-eight hours, or a majority of “Aye” votes is not reached, the legislation fails.

Article 23

  1. On matters of World Assembly voting, each voting member is to receive a vote equivalent to that of the sum of a region's total WA members and their WAD endorsements, divided by the sum of the total WA member count and WAD endorsements within the URA, multiplied by 100.

  2. There is no quorum requirement for votes on World Assembly Legislation.

  3. WA Legislation votes must receive more than fifty percent in any one category of “Aye” or “Nay” to pass for that respective category.

    1. Abstentions are not included in this total.

  4. All regional delegates must vote in line with the WA Voting Recommendation.

    1. In special circumstances, such as treaty obligations, Delegates may vote against the URA Recommendation.

Article 24

  1. On matters of the admittance of new member regions, each voting member receives one vote.

  2. Quorum for the admittance of new regions is to be thirty percent of voting members.

  3. In order for a region to be admitted, the region must pass a majority vote.

  4. Any region may be proposed for discussion of admittance, as long as the sub-department of recruitment has engaged said region in membership negotiations.

    1. Some regions, as designated by the Alliance Cabinet, shall not be permitted to be brought up for debate because of ideological or OOC problems within those regions.

  5. Discussion may last for a maximum of forty-eight hours before the admittance of a member region is voted upon.

    1. If necessary, discussion and debate can be extended by an additional forty-eight hours.

  6. Discussion may be skipped if a motion is passed with a unanimous vote.

Article 25

  1. On any other matters as deemed necessary by the Alliance Cabinet, each voting member receives one vote.

  2. There is a thirty percent quorum requirement on these votes.

  3. Any other matters as deemed necessary by the Alliance Cabinet must pass through a majority vote.

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Chapter VI: Departments


Article 26

  1. In order for the functions of the Alliance to be appropriately handled, there shall be several departments to handle each respective function.

  2. These departments are as follows:

    1. Department of Foreign Affairs,

    2. Department of Internal Affairs,

    3. Department of Culture, and

    4. Department of World Assembly Affairs.

  3. Additional Departments may be created through a constitutional amendment.

Article 27

  1. Departmental Directors may choose to create sub-departments within their departments for the purposes of managing an individual aspect of their respective portfolio.

  2. Before the creation of a sub-department, the Departmental Director must be able to indicate to the Alliance Cabinet or the Civil Council the following aspects:

    1. There is an individual who is both able and willing to manage the sub-department as a Deputy Director; and

    2. There is a particular need for the individual aspect to have a particular focus, in contrast to the other aspects within the departmental portfolio.

  3. Departmental Directors may create up to two sub-departments with Alliance Cabinet approval, but must seek approval from both the Alliance Cabinet and the Civil Council for additional sub-departments.

Article 28

  1. All Departments are to be led by an elected or appointed Director, as applicable, as outlined in Article twelve and Article eighteen.

  2. Directors, if applicable, are to be elected every six months, with general elections occurring every March and September, with inauguration to occur on the first day of April and October.

  3. All Directors have a term limit of four consecutive six-month terms, but there is no overall term limit.

Article 29

  1. The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for all aspects of Alliance Administration related to foreign regions and organizations.

  2. The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for:

    1. Coordinating and facilitating URA interactions with non-member regions and other organisations;

    2. The public relations of the Alliance, primarily being the production and dissemination of general communications and other updates to the wider NS world;

    3. The recruitment of new URA member regions;

    4. The appropriate management of foreign negotiations; and

    5. All other aspects of URA governance related to non-member regions and other formal and informal organisations.

  3. The Director of Foreign Affairs is also responsible for ensuring that all foreign negotiations are appropriately handled, either by themself or their designate.

  4. The Director of Foreign Affairs is a signing authority on all foreign agreements and treaties.

    1. All foreign agreements and treaties must receive approval from the Alliance Cabinet.

    2. All foreign agreements and treaties may be objected to by the Civil Council, where they will then be appropriately debated and voted upon.

  5. The Director of Foreign Affairs is an elected position.

Article 30

  1. The Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for:

    1. Monitoring the security risks to URA member regions and ensuring that the URA responds appropriately;

    2. Facilitating the relationship between the URA and its individual member regions, ensuring that each member region:

      1. Has easy access to URA WA recommendations,

      2. Has ready access to URA resources and information,

      3. Is able to participate in URA cultural events, and

      4. Feels integrated with the URA community.

    3. Assisting in the upkeep of URA onsite and offsite properties, and

    4. All other internal administrative aspects of the Alliance.

  2. The Director of Internal Affairs is also responsible for ensuring that all internal disputes are appropriately handled, by themself or their designate.

  3. The Director of Internal Affairs is an elected position.

Article 31

  1. The Department of Cultural Affairs is responsible for:

    1. The organisation of all URA cultural events, including but not limited to:

      1. Annual festivals and celebrations,

      2. Contests or other activities designed to improve cohesion between URA members, and

      3. URA Roleplay activities.

    2. All other cultural aspects of the Alliance.

  2. The Director of Cultural Affairs is responsible for establishing a comprehensive Cultural Affairs strategy for their term, as well as directing the sub-departments in working towards that strategy.

  3. The Director of Cultural Affairs is an elected position.

Article 32

  1. The Department of World Assembly Affairs is responsible for:

    1. Ensuring that URA World Assembly Resolution discussions and votes are organised and held in a timely manner, in order to be binding;

    2. Ensuring that URA WA Recommendations are disseminated promptly and to all member regions;

    3. Ensuring that all URA WA Delegates comply with URA Recommendations when they are binding;

    4. Tracking the votes of all URA voting members to ensure that they provide a vote on URA WA Recommendations within the mandated time interval;

    5. Ensuring that the vote calculations for each region is up to date;

    6. Organising efforts around Resolution Writing, including but not limited to the assistance of new or aspiring WA authors; and

    7. Issuing non-binding recommendations to approve or not approve certain WA Proposals.

  2. The Director of World Assembly Affairs is responsible for establishing a comprehensive World Assembly Affairs strategy for their term, as well as directing the sub-departments in working towards that strategy.

  3. The Director of WA Affairs is also responsible for ensuring that all debates around World Assembly legislation are carried out appropriately.

  4. The Director of WA Affairs is entitled to act as a signing authority on all foreign agreements or treaties pertaining to World Assembly cooperation.

  5. The Director of World Assembly Affairs is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Civil Council.

Article 33

  1. All Deputy Directors are responsible for staffing their sub-department as they see fit, subject to approval from their respective Departmental Director.

  2. Departmental Directors may appoint additional staff outside of any sub-departments to assist them in carrying out their duties, subject to approval from the executive.

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Chapter VII: The Founder


Article 34

  1. The Founder of the Alliance, also known as Ellenburg or Free Azell, is entitled to a permanent position on the Alliance Cabinet.

  2. The Founder is responsible for ensuring that all OOC aspects of the Alliance, including but not limited to discord moderation and compliance with the ToS of any URA platforms, are handled with the utmost care.

Article 35

The Founder is permitted to take any action they deem necessary in order to maintain the purposes of the URA and ensure its continued survival as an organization.

  1. To that end, the Founder is permitted to pass emergency legislation in the form of Executive Orders.

  2. The Civil Council may object to executive orders put forth by the Founder.

Article 36

  1. The Civil Council may vote to remove the Founder from their authority according to Civil Council procedure if they deem the Founder unable to perform their duties to the expected standard.

  2. In the event that the Founder is removed from their authority, an accredited third-party is to be consulted in order to appoint an individual to take up the maintenance of the various platforms previously maintained by the Founder.

Article 37

Should the Founder choose to retire, they may select any individual to replace them in carrying out their responsibility.

Article 38

The Founder, while holding a position on the Alliance Cabinet, is not restricted from running for office for any other positions as necessary, or holding positions within the various Departments.

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Chapter VIII


Article 39

  1. Elections for all Directors, if applicable, as well as the President and Vice President, are to occur during the months of March and September.

  2. Elections are to be completed no later than the second day of April and October.

  3. All citizens of the Alliance may run for any positions during elections.

Article 40

  1. Elections are to be organized by an unbiased Elections Manager appointed by the Founder.

  2. The Elections Manager must be a resident of the Alliance.

  3. The Elections Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of Alliance elections, including but not limited to:

    1. Organization of candidate debates,

    2. Drafting of the Ballot,

    3. Distribution of the Ballot both on the discord and through the NS Website to all member regions,

    4. Upkeep of candidate lists,

    5. Prompt distribution of election results,

    6. Moderation of all election-related discussion, and

    7. Consistent advertisement of any election.

  4. The Election Manager is to be appointed one week before the election month.

  5. The Founder, at their own discretion or in response to a request from the Election Manager, may appoint additional Elections staff, responsible for assisting the Elections Manager in their duties.

  6. The Elections Manager is dismissed at the conclusion of the election.

Article 41

  1. The President and Vice President have a term limit of four consecutive terms, but there is no total term limit.

  2. The Founder, President, or Vice President may remove a member from their position either within a Department or the Alliance Cabinet if deemed necessary.

Article 42

  1. The Department of Internal Affairs is required to act on behalf of the Alliance in the defense of all member regions.

  2. The Department of Internal Affairs may, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, perform operations with allied military organisations in order to defend URA member regions or further the purposes of the URA.

  3. The Department of Internal Affairs is not permitted to perform any unprovoked military action on behalf of the Alliance.

Article 43

  1. All members of the Alliance Cabinet, including the Founder, as well as Deputy Directors, may be impeached by the Civil Council.

  2. Any members that may be impeached can be impeached for the following:

    1. Not performing their duties as outlined in this Charter,

    2. Performing their duties to a subpar standard as determined by the Civil Council,

    3. No longer meeting the requirements to hold a position in the Alliance Cabinet,

    4. Flagrantly disobeying the laws of the Alliance,

    5. Working against the purposes of the Alliance, or

    6. Destroying or attempting to destroy Alliance property.

  3. Any member of the Civil Council or Alliance Cabinet may propose articles of impeachment for consideration.

  4. The individual in question for impeachment is permitted to enter the Civil Council to answer questions fielded by the Civil Council.

    1. Should the individual in question not behave in an appropriate manner, they can be restricted from the Civil Council.

  5. Should the individual in question be impeached, they are to be immediately removed from office, with all roles, permissions, and access to sensitive Alliance material immediately removed.

    1. Should an election be necessary to replace the position, it shall be held.

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URA Official Recommendation for Convention on Guest Workers


URA World Assembly Recommendation

Convention on Guest Workers
The World Assembly,

Noticing that individuals regularly seek work outside of their home nation for one reason or another,

Recognizing that this august body has not yet imposed a comprehensive set of regulations which their employers and member states must follow,

Hereby:

  1. Defines “guest worker” as an employee who temporarily works in a country other than that of the nation in which that person is a citizen.

  2. Requires that employers in World Assembly member states pay guest workers the same wages as their domestic counterparts for the same responsibilities, performance, and title.

  3. Further mandates that employers in World Assembly member states not discriminate against domestic workers or guest workers in hiring or retention practices due to their status as such.

  4. Requires that employers in member states assist in the provision of a minimum standard of living providing basic necessities for newly arrived guest workers.

  5. Instructs employers and member states to make provision for guest workers to receive social services and healthcare while fulfilling the terms of their contract and that guest workers make the mandatory number of contributions into social services or healthcare services required by the member state they work in for them and, if applicable, their dependents to be able to access aforementioned services.

  6. Orders employers or World Assembly member states to not enforce immigration provisions on guest workers, provided they continue to fulfill the terms of their contract.

    1. Decrees that member nations may not cancel an employee’s visa and employers may not terminate a guest worker’s contract, in the event that the guest worker is involved in legal action undertaken in the state in which they work and the legal action to be undertaken is to take place after the expiry of a guest worker’s work permit.

    2. If the legal action involving the guest worker is of a civil nature, the member nation must either provide for the guest worker to stay in their host nation until the civil action or the guest worker may leave the member nation on the condition that the member state respect to their right to reenter their jurisdiction for the purpose of participating in said aforementioned civil action.

    3. If the legal action involving the guest worker is of a criminal nature, the state may enforce any provisions it sees fit regarding the detaining or remand of criminal defendants.

  7. Directs member states make provision for the ability of guest workers to report violations of their rights similar to provisions extant in World Assembly law and further requires that member states or employers not retaliate, either in withholding wages, documentation such as a work permit, or agreed upon goods or services as a result of a report by a guest worker that their employer has violated their rights.

  8. Declares that nothing in this resolution requires a member state to operate a guest worker program or constitutes a right to migrate for work.

This General Assembly resolution was written by Hulldom (also known as Boston Castle) to improve the rights of temporary foreign workers. You can find the drafting thread on the forums here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote AGAINST the resolution

This resolution includes numerous provisions to improve the treatment of guest workers, defined as "an employee who temporarily works in a country other than that of the nation in which that person is a citizen." This includes wage equality, ending hiring discrimination against guest workers, ensuring a minimum standard of living (including shelter and public services), and more. This resolution targets issues unique to guest workers; for instance, migrant workers are often unwilling to report abuse in the workplace for fear of retaliation by their employer, a practice this resolution seeks to eliminate. While many parts of the resolution are well-written and relevant, other provisions are more questionable. The definition of guest worker does not define "temporarily," meaning the status of long-term expat workers is uncertain. Article 5 of this resolution is also problematic, as states who may not have welfare programs like healthcare for their own citizens would be mandated to provide such services to foreign workers, creating an inequality. Lastly, wage equality could potentially be avoided by malevolent employers by considering other (sometimes unquantifiable) factors like experience, work ethics, communication skills, etc. For these reasons, the United Regions Alliance believes this resolution is not to the highest standard and therefore will not support "Convention on Guest Workers."


The following comments were given on the LinkURA Discord server:

Lands End voting member TESDAI wrote,

TESDAI wrote:I take issue with
Further mandates that employers in World Assembly member states not discriminate against domestic workers or guest workers in hiring or retention practices due to their status as such.

As this would mean a nation could not hire domestic workers over guest workers due to that reasoning, despite the fact that the domestic worker lives, pays taxes, cycles the economy, and is a resident of that nation. I feel that that is perfectly good reasoning to hire one person over another.

I also take some issue with

Requires that employers in World Assembly member states pay guest workers the same wages as their domestic counterparts for the same responsibilities, performance, and title.

While the sentiment is good, it’s practically unenforceable due to the fact that it is almost impossible for two workers to have the exact same experience, duties, work ethic, etc that goes into determining pay.

I can not speak on other nations’ behalf but

Instructs employers and member states to make provision for guest workers to receive social services and healthcare while fulfilling the terms of their contract and that guest workers make the mandatory number of contributions into social services or healthcare services required by the member state they work in for them and, if applicable, their dependents to be able to access aforementioned services.

Is also not exactly reasonable when in many nations where healthcare and social services are not even given to domestic workers, it would not make sense that guest workers would receive these benefits. (This doesn’t mirror my own ideals, simply that this provision may give extra benefits to guest workers over domestic).

Niamark resident Oi Barbaroi wrote,

Oi Barbaroi wrote:With this proposal, who wouldn't want to be a "guest worker"? Some of what TES already mentioned, you get to work, not pay taxes on your income, AND the host state takes care of or helps with living and healthcare.

The other thing is, how long is temporary, especially when "retention" is mentioned in the proposal? How long is not temporary? Otherwise, as long as someone finds a way to keep guest worker status, they can live off of tax money without contributing anything.

I also question the legal protections for guest workers. If a guest worker is accused of something, the state has to make sure they're covered? Again, very easy to abuse.

We're all equal as human beings, but yet this proposal finds a way to put some over others it seems.

The Great Experiment resident Pekares wrote,

Pekares wrote:The WA shouldn't deal with workforce legislation.

To which URA Overseer of the Assembly Scalizagasti replied,

Scalizagasti wrote:
As this would mean a nation could not hire domestic workers over guest workers due to that reasoning, despite the fact that the domestic worker lives, pays taxes, cycles the economy, and is a resident of that nation. I feel that that is perfectly good reasoning to hire one person over another.

A guest worker also lives (at least temporarily), pays taxes, cycles the economy through buying goods and services. If you're an expat working for an international firm, you could be living in that foreign country for a few years. I'm not sure what makes guest workers different from domestic workers in that regard.

While the sentiment is good, it’s practically unenforceable due to the fact that it is almost impossible for two workers to have the exact same experience, duties, work ethic, etc that goes into determining pay.

That's a fair assessment, it probably isn't specific enough to be enforceable in all circumstances. However it likely would prevent some of the worst/most extreme abuses (for instance, a guest worker being paid half of what a domestic co-worker is paid).

Is also not exactly reasonable when in many nations where healthcare and social services are not even given to domestic workers, it would not make sense that guest workers would receive these benefits. (This doesn’t mirror my own ideals, simply that this provision may give extra benefits to guest workers over domestic).

I completely agree with you there. While this resolution should make sure that guest workers get public services comparable to domestic workers assuming they pay their fair share first, requiring they have access to healthcare if domestic citizens do not also have that healthcare doesn't make sense.

With this proposal, who wouldn't want to be a "guest worker"? Some of what TES already mentioned, you get to work, not pay taxes on your income, AND the host state takes care of or helps with living and healthcare.

Who said they don't pay taxes? Why wouldn't a government tax guest workers?

The other thing is, how long is temporary, especially when "retention" is mentioned in the proposal? How long is not temporary? Otherwise, as long as someone finds a way to keep guest worker status, they can live off of tax money without contributing anything.

The imprecision of the term "temporary" is a good point. For instance if you work for a multinational company who sends you to a foreign country for a few years. Would you still be considered a guest worker? However, like I mentioned earlier, they would still provide revenue for the government directly through an income tax and indirectly through sales tax and business/corporate tax.

I also question the legal protections for guest workers. If a guest worker is accused of something, the state has to make sure they're covered? Again, very easy to abuse.

The resolution doesn't say anything about providing legal aid, only that in civil cases "the member nation must either provide for the guest worker to stay in their host nation until the civil action or the guest worker may leave the member nation on the condition that the member state respect to their right to reenter their jurisdiction for the purpose of participating in said aforementioned civil action." This gives states an option to not provide extended access as long as the worker can return in the future for the sole purpose of legal action, which is perfectly fair in my opinion.

The WA shouldn't deal with workforce legislation.

I disagree.

Overall, the resolution has good intentions and is generally well-done. However I agree with TESDAI that the issues of payment and mandating access to social services are problems that the resolution faces, especially since the ideal goal is equality and not superiority. And Oi Barbaroi makes another good point about the imprecision of the term "temporary."

Internal voting results

Turnout: 13/28 members
Weighted turnout: 80.18%


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ēcho

Introduction
Greetings members of the URA! I'm Echoslavia (Call me ēcho) who's the Foreign Affair Secretary of Autropolis, a space themed region part of the alliance. My main nation is Indusse and I started playing nationstates four years ago. I was formerly an active voting member of Hive (Former URA member) but lost the status since our region couldn't rise back from the fall.

I would take this opportunity to inform you that, I'm running for the United Regions Alliance Director of Cultural Affairs elections! I request you all to vote for me keeping away all the discomforts and anger.

DoCA : New charter, better changes.
According to Chapter VI, Article 31 of the URA charter,
United Region Alliance wrote:The Department of Cultural Affairs is responsible for all cultural aspects of the Alliance. Within the Department of Cultural Affairs, there shall also be the sub-departments of Roleplay and Events.

The Post of Director of Cultural Affairs (henceforth called as DoCA) is entitled to conduct roleplay as well as events like the URA Olympics, Global Showcase, Anniversary Celebrations etc. The alliance has a roleplay section in its discord server but it is to be noted that the roleplay isn't functional or if it is it isn't active. When I get to be the DoCA, I would try to revive and maybe refurbish the roleplay. The URA is prima facie World Assembly bloc, focusing mainly on world assembly affairs. I would propose an in-department council consisting of the previous roleplay and event officers and interested candidates (More like an old men gang) who would assist me with ideas and stuff for the department activity.

I would like to introduce the URA with Nationstates Sports role-playing, which would be a new experience for most of the members of the alliance. The Nationstates Sports (NSS/ NS Sports) is the subforum of the Nationstates forums which focuses on role-playing based on RL sports and other type of sports like Quidditch. The Nationstates Sports normally is conducted with Roleplay and a scorinator. A scorinator is a program which is used to generate (technically, scorinate) scores and results of a sporting event. The primary and the major scorinator used is the Xkoranate (Xkoranate is available in your PC and can be downloaded Linkhere.). Most probably, I would be introducing a soccer tournament for the URA members which will be conducted using a scorinator and maybe in the sports forums. I would request the server moderators to create a channel for sports discussions in the discord server.

If you're interested to know more about the sports role-playing, take a look at the official guide to Nationstates Sports: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=611



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URA Recommendation on SC " Recognition Of The General Assembly"


URA World Assembly Recommendation

Recognition of the General Assembly
The Security Council,

Documenting the creation of the World Assembly as a unicameral body on April 6, 2008, and the introduction of commendations and condemnations as the basis for the Security Council on May 27, 2009,

Noting that while the World Assembly evolved to bicameralism on June 9, 2009, there was no formal recognition between the General Assembly and the Security Council, despite flying a shared flag,

Believing that the brief mentions that this chamber has given its counterpart does not do the General Assembly justice, given the vast web of legislation passed by its denizens,

The following is found:

  1. The General Assembly is formally recognized as the adjacent chamber to the Security Council, under the overarching organization of the World Assembly;

  2. The General Assembly is responsible for the passage of international legislation affecting all members of the World Assembly, to be voted on and debated by these members in its entirety;

  3. As an entity, the General Assembly and the Security Council remain equal in their overall power and influence, regardless of the way that this influence is disbursed or otherwise utilized;

  4. In the joining of either World Assembly chamber, membership to both chambers is granted and the rights and duties thereof are expected to be adhered to in their entirety;

  5. An active disavowment of either chamber of the World Assembly should be considered a disavowment of both, with the full consequences being incurred upon the offender.

This Security Council resolution was written by Morover to recognize the General Assembly. You can find the forum thread here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote AGAINST the resolution

This declaration acknowledges the existence of the General Assembly by the Security Council. More specifically, the GA is recognized as "adjacent" and "equal" to the SC, where the GA is responsible for international legislation. Lastly, a "disavowment of either chamber of the World Assembly should be considered a disavowment of both." The URA, as an organization concerned with the World Assembly, was already cognizant of the GA's existence before the creation of this declaration. Furthermore, the URA believes that the SC and GA ought to remain distant from one another instead of attempting to comprehend the full existence of the other. The Alliance therefore opposes this declaration, as in our eyes it serves little actual purpose.


The following comments were given on the LinkURA Discord server:

URA WA Affairs Department Head Scalizagasti wrote,

Scalizagasti wrote:I'm not really sure what the point of this declaration is. Also, I'm inclined to oppose it because this declaration falsely claims the GA and SC are equal, when in reality the General Assembly is superior.

Lands End voting member TESDAI wrote,

TESDAI wrote:The GA has a superiority complex. The SC has a superiority complex. What needs to happen is that they both need to ignore the other instead of getting tangled up in one another everytime one gets mentioned in the other's sphere. What this Declaration actually does (in theory, since Declarations do nothing) is make the problem all that much worse.

URA Founder Ellenburg wrote,

Ellenburg wrote:I deem this one useless, opposed!

Karma voting member You should see me in a crown wrote,

You should see me in a crown wrote:I will forever believe that the SC and GA should pretend each other don't exist with the exception of GA authors getting commends

Internal voting results

Turnout: 13/27 members
Weighted turnout: 66.46%


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Elections for URA Alliance Cabinet positions start now. Please use the following link to the election form to complete your ballot. https://forms.gle/p99P11nQ7BCwn5eAA All Citizens of URA Member regions are eligible to vote as long as you are a member of the World Assembly.

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URA World Assembly Recommendation

Repeal: On Multilateral Trade Talks
General Assembly Resolution #221 “On Multilateral Trade Talks” (Category: Free Trade, Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Noting that Article 1 of GA#221 requires that the World Assembly organise "multilateral trade negotiations... with the mandate of reducing protectionist measures between all member nations" on a decadal basis, and that its Article 3 tasks members with deploying "at least one qualified delegate to these negotiations,"

Concluding that GA#221 not only fails to require members to actually subscribe to free trade agreements, but in fact allows member state delegates to its negotiations to attempt to reach such agreements about exceedingly minor categories of goods and services with other delegates, so long as they meet Article 4's requirement that they "make a good faith effort... to come to mutually beneficial agreements which are in the best interests of all national populations involved" in doing so,

Firmly refusing to applaud GA#221's goal of "reducing protectionist measures between [member]s," given that GA#26 "World Assembly Economic Union" - the third article of which had similar provisions to that of GA#221 - was repealed by GA#45 exactly because of the damage that the WA-sanctioned reduction of such measures can cause to the economies of the least developed members, and

Believing that individual members are more than capable of negotiating their own free trade agreements - comprehensive or otherwise - without having to be babysat by the WA in the process...

The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#221 "On Multilateral Trade Talks."

This General Assembly resolution was written by Tinhampton to repeal "On Multilateral Trade Talks". You can find the drafting thread on the forums here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote FOR the resolution

This resolution repeals GAR#211 "On Multilateral Trade Talks," which mandates that multilateral trade negotiates be held every ten years at the World Assembly. This repeal argues that any "mutually beneficial" agreements need not be of economic significance, allowing nations to dodge the goals of adopting free trade. Furthermore, the repeal argues that free trade and reduction of protectionism should not even be goals worth meeting, due to potential negative impacts on underdeveloped nations. The United Regions Alliance agrees that member states are more than capable of creating multilateral, mutually beneficial trade agreements "without having to be babysat," which is why it is supportive of this repeal.


No comments of significance were given during discussion on the LinkURA Discord server.

Internal voting results

Turnout: 11/23 members
Weighted turnout: 77.87%


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In case you missed it here is the official URA July Elections dispatch. I want to thank everyone for voting! A brand new Alliance Cabinet has been elected. Check it out and give it an upvote as well.



July 2021 Election Results



Due to The Great Experiment's departure from the URA because of the passage of URA Charter Article 23.4, Altino ran unopposed after much debate between herself and Pekares. The President election saw many write-ins, including 3 for the Moose Bot, one for the URA Founder, and an abstention.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

Altino

Karma

92.8%

112

Moose Bot

2.5%

3

Noble titans (Allangoria)

Ridgefield

0.8%

1

United trev

The Democratic Republic

0.8%

1

Free Azell (Ellenburg)

Conch Kingdom

0.8%

1

Ariusgrad

Philippines

0.8%

1

Supero Omnia

Conch Kingdom

0.8%

1

None

0.8%

1



Vice President was anticipated to be a close race, but Noble titans won re-election against a worthy candidate in You should see me in a crown, a write in, and an abstention.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

Noble titans (Allangoria)

Ridgefield

63.9%

76

You should see me in a crown (Ham/Pork/Lukatonia)

Karma

34.5%

41

TESDAI

Lands End

0.8%

1

Abstain

0.8%

1



The only vote without any write-ins, the Director of Foreign Affairs election was the closest of all elections. Former Head of Elections Orca and Narwhal continues their undefeated election streak in the URA against prominent FA figure Lycos.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

Orca and Narwhal

The Democratic Republic

54.4%

62

Lycos (OT)

Niamark

45.6%

52



Due to United Kingdom leaving the URA days before the election opened, TESDAI ended up running unopposed for Director of Intenal Affairs. This position also saw a few write-ins, one even being a vote for None.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

TESDAI

Lands End

94.1%

112

United trev

The Democratic Republic

0.8%

1

Nova vandalia

Karma

0.8%

1

Socialist Platypus

Conch Kingdom

0.8%

1

Seludong

Philippines

0.8%

1

August

Conch Kingdom, Lands End, and Ridgefield

0.8%

1

Kurczak mielony

Conch Kingdom

0.8%

1

None

0.8%

1



While not seeing as many write-ins as some of the other positions, Director of Cultural Affairs was a very close and hotly debated position between Echoslavia and Ghad that saw Echoslavia become the new DoCA.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

Echoslavia (Indusse)

Autropolis

58.6%

68

Ghad (Aegis/Peter)

Karma

39.7%

46

United trev

The Democratic Republic

0.9%

1

Rex omnia

Conch Kingdom

0.9%

1



Running unopposed, incumbent Scalizagasti easily won re-election of Director of World Assembly Affairs despite a few write-ins.

Candidate

Region

Percentage of Votes

Number of Votes

Scalizagasti

Mariner Trench

96.5%

111

United trev

The Democratic Republic

0.9%

1

Zen Karma (Badger)

Karma

0.9%

1

Cle Brait (Babylon98)

Conch Kingdom

0.9%

1

Tulov

Conch Kingdom

0.9%

1



The following regions were counted as having submitted the most votes:



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URA World Assembly Recommendation

Commend Testlandia
Recognizing Testlandia as a bastion of peace and neutrality, and as a sagacious and valuable member of antiquity,

Firstly, observing Testlandia's appreciation and commitment to the complexities of freedom in their 2018 protection of Testregionia from art pillagers, and the subsequent liberation of Testregionia,

Secondly, appreciating the nation's internal commitment to personal and economic freedoms, as well as the continued workings of democracy,

Lastly, appreciating the many important written works of Testlandia, read in thousands of nations across the world, including: "N-Day: What You Need to Know," a guide that saved the lives of billions of peoples; "How to Write a Dispatch," one of the world's most read writing guides; and "Table types," an insightful guide to furniture,

Hereby Commends Testlandia.

This Security Council resolution was written by The unified missourtama states to commend Testlandia. You can find the forum thread here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote FOR the resolution

Long live Max Barry, long live Testlandia!


The following comments were given on the LinkURA Discord server:

Conch Kingdom resident Kursibar wrote,

Kursibar wrote:But uhhh...It's just the test nation. That's like giving a medal to a crash test dummy unironically. Like, I appreciate the game tutorial dispatches, but every GCR and notable player has one of those. And defending the test region? C'mon. Gonna have to say no on that one, chief.

URA President Altino wrote,

Altino wrote:[In response to the vote passing] Good to know the URA has TASTE.

Internal voting results

Turnout: 16/23 members
Weighted turnout: 70.38%


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URA World Assembly Recommendation

Repeal: Preparing for Disasters
General Assembly Resolution #105 “Preparing For Disasters” (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

The General Assembly,

Acknowledging and appreciating the good intentions of Resolution 105, “Preparing For Disasters,” in its aid to international coordination in the leadup to natural and artificial disasters,

Aware that Resolution 105 does a reasonably good job in achieving its goal,

Concerned, however, at several potentially negative implications reaching beyond the scope of the resolution, such as:

  1. Clause two mandating that the World Assembly Disaster Bureau provide “all the help that a nation requests in [inspections mandated],” regardless of the nation’s actual need of help, potentially opening the door for malicious states to drain the funds of the World Assembly General Fund by requesting unnecessary assistance that the Bureau is required to provide,

  2. Clause seven requiring the World Assembly Disaster Bureau to share research regarding technologies used to assist in responding to disasters with all nations, regardless of the nation’s World Assembly member status or any other potential applications of the technology, meaning that any research found by the Bureau that may prove hazardous or otherwise dangerous if in the wrong hands must be shared with all nations, including malicious actors,

  3. Clause eight instructing the World Assembly Disaster Bureau to work with all World Assembly organizations, regardless of relevance or necessity to the overarching goal of the Bureau, which could prove to be burdensome as the network of World Assembly organizations expands,

Believing that, regardless of whatever good Resolution 105 provides, the negative consequences that the language of the resolution allows necessitates repeal,

Hoping that, following the repeal of Resolution 105, a suitable replacement will be promptly passed, ultimately minimizing whatever negative effect will be felt by not having a resolution of this topic on the books,

Hereby repeals Resolution 105, "Preparing For Disasters."

The General Assembly,

Defining for the purposes of this resolution a ‘disaster’ as an event that causes massive loss of life or property damage, exempting any event intentionally caused by a warring party, or any acts of terrorism, or other political attacks,

Noting the vast amounts of wealth spent annually by member states, NGOs, and the World Assembly itself in providing humanitarian aid after disasters,

Recognizing that some of the loss of life and damage to property could be avoided if a nation had some warning a disaster was pending,

Seeking to prevent the loss of as many lives or the damage of as much property as possible when disasters occur,

Hereby:

I. Establishes the World Assembly Disaster Bureau (WADB) which shall be tasked with monitoring public hazards,
(a) Defines ‘public hazard’ as a condition, event, or situation that could become a disaster or makes a disaster possible or likely to occur,
(b) The WADB shall operate "early warning" systems for the initial detection of possible disasters,

II. Demands member states to regularly inspect structures such as dams, levees, nuclear facilities, and any other structures or vehicles which hold materials which, if the structure were to malfunction, could precipitate a disaster in the immediate area,
(a) Member states shall share the findings of these inspections with the WADB,
(b) The WADB shall provide all the help that a nation requests in this process such as training national investigators or performing the investigations for the nation,
(c) The WADB is to keep all information about each nation's infrastructure strictly confidential to prevent this information from being used in a manner not intended by the resolution,

III. Mandates each nation to create response plans for likely or reasonably possible disasters,
(a) Part of each nation's response plan will be to ensure an adequate amount of funds are available to respond to a disaster,
(b) The WADB shall be able to give loans and grants to nations which cannot afford to respond to disasters on their own,

VI. Mandates WADB shall issue warnings to national governments and all national monitoring agencies, when they suspect a disaster is pending, and shall also notify the various NGOs, WA Organizations, and National Governments which frequently send humanitarian aid, in the hopes the aid will arrive sooner if advanced notice is given;

V. Declares member states maintain the right to operate their own disaster alert system,
(a) The WADB shall provide as much assistance as possible to national systems on request,

VI. Encourages member states to respond to alerts in a manner that will protect the lives of as many civilians as possible.

VII Directs the WADB to research and experiment with techniques to better detect disasters, technologies that would assist in responding to a disaster, improvements to structure that reduce the danger of a disaster,
(a) The WADB shall share this information with the national governments of all nations, for the government to use as they wish,

VIII. Instructs the WADB to collaborate with all World Assembly organizations to achieve its goals,

Co-Author: Cievan

This General Assembly resolution was written by Morover to repeal "Preparing for Disasters," which was written by Topid and Cievan. You can find the drafting thread on the forums here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote FOR the resolution

This resolution repeals GAR#105 "Preparing for Disasters," which mandates that member states actively monitor public hazards with the help of the World Assembly Disaster Bureau (WADB). This repeal argues that, while good-intentioned, there are aspects of "Preparing for Disasters" which are problematic. For instance, the WADB must provide "all the help that a nation requests," regardless of whether there is a need for such help, wasting WA funds. In addition, mandating technology sharing could prove dangerous if such a technology has the potential for negative use by malicious member states. The Alliance agrees with the reasonings provided by this repeal, therefore the URA supports repealing "Preparing for Disasters."


The following comments were given during discussion on the LinkURA Discord server:

St Abbaddon voting member Draganisia wrote,

Draganisia wrote:Yep. While it is good to help others during and after disasters you shouldn't be forced to do so. So I'm voting FOR the Repeal.

Conch Kingdom resident Kursibar wrote,

Kursibar wrote:It's a decent repeal, gets to the heart of the matter real quick. Seeing as how FEMA had death camps after Katrina, it's best that disaster management agencies not be a requirement.


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URA World Assembly Recommendation

Convention Against Heisting
The Security Council,

Believing it necessary to inform the greater public on how nations attempt to collect signature artworks of other nations in order to protect collectors and minimize disputes,

Recognizing that the collecting of signature artworks, even with the help of advanced tools, can be extremely time-consuming and arduous,

Defining, for the purpose of this resolution,

  1. Card Farming – the process in which nations puppet, enslave, or administer other nations in order to collect their artwork, generally with the aim of increasing reserves of bank.

  2. Transfer – artwork being bought and sold with the intention of moving bank between nations controlled by the same administration.

  3. Heist – when a nation attempts to steal bank from another nation, typically during transfers, by placing a lower ask than the amount being transferred.

  4. Pull Event – an event in which nations attempt to duplicate artwork by matching an ask above market value and placing repeated, rapid, and increasing bids while card farming.

Understanding that in order to build a collection, a nation must obtain bank, usually through card farming, and that bank, once pooled on secondary nations, must be transferred to the nation building the collection,

Noting that during a transfer, there is considerable risk of being heisted, and that this risk can change depending on a variety of factors, which, for the benefit of the public, have been outlined below,

Asserting that nations are entitled to the fruits of their labor, and that the practice of heisting does not align with the mission of this Council,

Hereby declares the following guidelines for collectors:

Article I. Reducing Risk

  1. Transfers are best conducted during times of low market activity.

  2. Avoid conducting transfers during pull events, which can disrupt the event and increase the chances of having the transfers heisted.

  3. Artworks of higher scarcity make for better transfers, decreasing the chances of having heisters obtain a copy of the artwork being used.

  4. Have several copies of an artwork before conducting transfers with it.

  5. The greater the amount of bank attempting to be transferred over a single exchange, the greater the risk of heisters obtaining a copy of the artwork.

  6. For large transfers, start the auction with a low risk bid, generally around market value, and wait towards the end of the auction before attempting to move large sums of bank, thus limiting the amount of time heisters can intervene.

Article II. International Cooperation

  1. When possible, members of regional and non-regional organizations having to do with the exchange of artwork, henceforth referred to as “guilds,” should refrain from heisting and advise against the practice.

  2. Guilds are encouraged to craft agreements, publish literature, and issue their own guidelines regarding heisting in an attempt to build a safer market space.

  3. Guilds are encouraged to organize against heisters, and use whatever means available on the market to corral the threat.

Article III. Communication

  1. When subject to a heist, nations should make an effort to end the dispute by communicating with the heister.

  2. When a heist originates from a region with a guild, the guild should facilitate communication between the parties involved when requested and practical.

This Security Council resolution was written by Debussy to reduce the practice of heisting. You can find the forum thread here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote AGAINST the resolution

This declaration explains how to reduce the risk of falling victim to a card heist and suggests that card guild organizations refrain from heisting. Guilds are recommended to "organize against heisters," and potential heist victims should attempt to communicate with their heisters. The Alliance believes that this resolution suffers from vagueness, spending more time explaining what heisting is rather than steps guilds ought to take to reduce the practice. In addition, the Alliance recognizes that heisting is a game mechanic and a valid, albeit belligerent, strategy for cards players. Thus, the URA does not support this declaration on heisting and recommends that nations vote against it.


The following comments were given on the LinkURA Discord server:

Lands End voting member TESDAI wrote,

TESDAI wrote:This feels like it does even less than the already passed useless Declarations. Obviously heisting is bad, but this does nothing to combat it it other than saying "dont heist pls". And it really doesn't do that all too well.

In theory and practice, heisting is bad. But I would say that spamming puppet creation is no better for the game, and heisting would likely not even be an issue if it were not for the puppet card farms. Plus, idk how many Cards players have played any other similar games, but "sniping" is a major component of most games with an auction house mechanic, which heisting seems to be similar to.

Niamark resident Lycos wrote,

Lycos wrote:I thought this was an R/D thing but it's a card thing. Meh, forget about it. Heisting may not be courteous but it's a part of the game mechanics, if unintended. For that reason I don't mind it. Of course, I'm not a cards player.

Conch Kingdom resident Kursibar wrote,

Kursibar wrote:This is something to bitch at the mods to implement, not something to legislate. Unless this is the bitching. In which case, you know, have at it. Declarations suck.

Internal voting results

Turnout: 13/23 members
Weighted turnout: 82.69%


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URA World Assembly Recommendation

World Assembly Peace Prize
Whereas all sapient rights are put in danger wherever unnecessary armed conflict occurs, the General Assembly hereby:
  1. establishes the World Assembly Peace Prize, hereinafter the Prize,

  2. tasks the WA Commission on Human Rights with:

    1. receiving nominations for the Prize from anyone who works as a head of state or government, legislator, or professor in any member state, in addition to any leaders of member state delegations to the World Assembly; and disregarding nominations with the effect of such individuals nominating themselves, their co-workers or their employer for the Prize,

    2. awarding the Prize each year to that person or group of people resident in any member state who has been nominated in accordance with Article b(i),

    3. basing its decision to award the Prize to any given person or group solely on whether, in its view, they have demonstrably contributed more than any other such person or group in the previous year to the resolution, without violence and with respect for all sapient rights protected by international law, of major conflicts between and within nations which involved or could have realistically involved large-scale acts of violence, and

    4. rewarding (each of) the winner(s) of the Prize in each year with a medallion containing one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and of one-and-a-half inch diameter, which shall have on its obverse the words "WA PEACE PRIZE - WITH PEACE COMES FREEDOM" surrounding the logo of the World Assembly, and on its reverse nothing,

  3. forbids members from confiscating any rewards bestowed upon Prize winners under Article b(iv) for any reason not enshrined by prior and standing international law, and

  4. encourages all members to refrain from organised armed conflict which is not necessary to prevent practices (such as terrorism, genocide, and other crimes against humanity) that threaten the achievement of all sapient rights.

This General Assembly resolution was written by Tinhampton to establish the World Assembly Peace Prize. You can find the drafting thread on the forums here.

The United Regions Alliance recommends that you vote FOR the resolution

This resolution creates the World Assembly Peace Prize, to be awarded yearly to the person/group of people who contributed most to resolving some major conflict. For the benefit of life and prosperity for all, the pursuit of peace is an ideal which we should all strive towards. The Alliance believes that this resolution will highlight and commend the achievements of those who promote the important goals of international peace and co-operation. For this reason, the URA supports this resolution.


No comments were given during discussion on the LinkURA Discord server.

Internal voting results

Turnout: 12/23 members
Weighted turnout: 79.20%

No region abstained from voting on this resolution.


This document was authored by Scalizagasti on behalf of the United Regions Alliance. Please do not reproduce it without permission.

Dalek-empire
Lesser Velutaria
Suvmia
Ktchenia
Duby
Orioni 2
You should see me in a crown
Marlida
J-o-e
TESDAI
Calamari lands
Oi Barbaroi
Seludong
Noble titans
New Ziah
Quinceria
Volykos
Draganisia
Orca and Narwhal
The united provinces of north america
Highlock
The Independent States of Allied Forces

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