Chapter 5.2.

Chapter 5: Status of the Commons' Convention Delegates

5.2.  Selection of delegates by lottery and term of office

The delegates to the Commons' Convention are selected by lottery, not by election. However, as mentioned in the previous article, the lottery is not completely random, but rather, as mentioned in the previous article, they are publicly solicited and selected by lottery from among licensed delegates who have reached the age set by each Zone.

Also, as mentioned in the previous article, anyone who has resided in the Zone for a certain period of time can obtain a delegate license, but the period of residence required to be elected as a delegate can be determined separately for each Zone.

Anyone who has had their civil rights suspended due to a criminal or other offense, or who is in a state of mental incapacity, will be ineligible. The same applies if the remaining period of the validity of the delegate license (20 years) at the time of public solicitation is less than the delegate term listed below.

Ideology and beliefs do not constitute any reason for ineligibility, but if it is discovered after the lottery that a person is a member or has an interest in a subversive or other anti-social group, they will be subject to the possibility of impeachment and removal.

The lottery is drawn without dividing the candidates into districts like the electoral districts in the electoral system. In the case of a Zonal Commons' Convention, the lottery is drawn from the entire Zone, while in the case of a local Commons' Conventions, the lottery is drawn from the entire area in question. This is a simple and clear method of lottery. The Commons' Convention is different from a parliamentary system based on political parties in that it does not allow public recruitment on a party basis, and always recruits individuals.

The public recruitment and lottery drawing will be conducted periodically and on a supplementary basis by the secretariat of respective Commons' Convention. The lottery drawing will be conducted by a non-electronic lottery method that is difficult to manipulate. The lottery drawing will be open to the public, and will be attended by official observers selected by the Commons' Convention, and will be open to the public and broadcast by the media.

As being a delegate is not a "profession" but a "duty", the principle is a rotation system, with the term of office being around four or five years (can be chosen arbitrarily for each Zone and local areas), and consecutive applications to the same office are not permitted.

However, as long as the delegate license is still valid, it is possible to reapply and be selected by lottery after one or more terms, or to apply and be selected by lottery to move to a different office, as this does not go against the principle of the rotation system.

👉The table of contents so far is here.

👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.

Chapter 5.1.

Chapter 5: Status of the Commons' Convention Delegates

5.1. Delegate License

Although the members of the the Commons' Convention - the Commons' Convention Delegates (hereafter referred to as Delegates) - are similar to Members of Parliament under the current system, their status is not the same as that of a member of parliament. First of all, a Delegate must be a licensed member.

A Delegate license is obtained by passing a public examination that is common to both the whole land and local levels. This Delegate License Examination is held for each Zone, and there is no age restriction for taking the exam, and anyone who has lived in the Zone for a certain period of time can take it. However, the age and residency requirements for Delegate are left to the discretion of each Zone.

By the way, since there is no concept of "nationality" in the Zones of the World Commonwealth, even if you are from an overseas Zone, you can obtain a Delegate license if you have lived there for a certain number of years. However, since the examination is conducted in each Zone, it is conducted in the official language(s) of that Zone.

The examnination consists of the following sections: [I] Basic Subjects: "Policy Planning", "Legislation Techniques", and "Political Ethics", [II] Policy Subjects (Group A): Compulsory Subjects: "Politics and Law" and "Environment and Economy", and (Group B): Elective Subjects to be selected from "Welfare and Healthcare" or "Education and Culture".

[I] Basic Subjects tests the basic understanding of the qualifications and ethics required to perform the duties of a representative. [II] Compulsory Policy Subjects tests specific knowledge related to the two main pillars of "Politics and Law" and "Environment and Economy" that a policy maker/legislator should understand.

[II] Elective Policy Subjects are selected from the specific policy areas of "Welfare and Healthcare" or "Education and Culture" that each candidate is more interested in. Delegates do not have to be experts in a particular field, but the intent is to allow delegates to have some degree of specialization.

The technical implementation method of the exam will not be a no-reference type that relies on memorization, but a reference type that allows the bringing in and reference of official textbooks for each subject compiled by the People's Congress Examination Bureau, which is in charge of the licensing exam. This is because the duties of a delegate do not depend on special expertise, but on comprehensive and comprehensive awareness.

In light of the purpose and intent of the licensing exam, the exam should not be a selective one for a small number of people, but a qualification-granting type, with a high pass rate of over 80 percent. As a result, it will not take many years to pass, and the majority of applicants will be able to pass within two attempts.

However, a delegate's license expires after 20 years or after 10 years of not applying for a delegate position, and in order to re-acquire it, he or she will have to take the licensing exam again. In this renewal exam, the above-mentioned basic subjects [I] will be waived, and only policy subjects [II] will be required.

👉The table of contents so far is here.

👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.