Y230 Election: Political Plans are here!

(Year 229, Fall) In less than 6 sim months, another 5 years election takes place in Mazaloom kingdom. This Fall the N.A.P. voting is on, and on 1st day of Spring comes the big Hood Contact election. Today - 1st Day of Fall, according to tradition - the three parties' Political Plan for the next period went public, as were their lists of Hood Contact candidates!

This weekend LEFT, MIDDLE and RIGHT arranged each their press conference.
Their logos are available as corkboard buttons as well as outfit buttons.

The parties will now fight for attention, and the battle is important for several reasons:

1. The party with most local N.A.P.s per region gets to set both their primary N.A.P. as the only active (dominating) N.A.P. and their regional tax&relief (ref Political Plan) for the entire region. Winning a region also will normally make for a small voting boost for the party's Hood Contact candidates in that region.

2. Winning many Hood Contacts will mean a better platform for their politics. The more Hood Contacts won total, the more seats the party gets in The People Chamber. The party winning the most seats there will not only have the President, but also have their national tax&relief (ref Political Plan) effective in all 8 regions.

3. The more (and stronger) Hood Contacts won, the better chance to get the party represented on the 8 regional Councils. Dominating a region's Council means regional political power.

The Political Plan

Each party has one Political Plan which must include:

- One set of national tax&relief, to affect all 8 regions if the party wins the President (=most seats at The People Chamber).
- One set of regional tax&relief, to be active in each region where Mayor was won.

- One primary N.A.P. to become the dominant N.A.P. of all regions won (all hoods).

- Each political party basically supports 5-6 N.A.P.s. Each plan that is not the dominating one, shall be made active in 1 hood where that N.A.P. had voters' support (no hoods can have more than a total of 2 N.A.P.s).

Through tax&relief a party can favor certain households. Say, if they want to make life easier for families with children, they can give tax relief if children and extra tax if there are elders in the household. ECO friendly parties can add taxes for swimming pools and admit tax relief per cow owned. And so on. (Oh, how I wish the N.A.P.s/bills could be this custom! Indeed a missed opportunity!).

Here are the plans approved for the coming 5 years:

(taxes and reliefs occur only once per 5 years period, on Nomination Day)

LEFT party (currently 8 seats at The People Chamber):

President Laurent Pepperstone (Region 3, Tredony) presented the LEFT party's new Political Plan. 

National tax&relief: Extra scholarship §1,000 when attending University (1st year only), and tax discount §1,000 if there is a child in the household (baby/toddler not affected). This shall be funded by Wedding fee §1000, and a tax §1,000 if there is a teen in the household.

Regional tax&relief: A wedding gives tax relief of §1,000 (which means cancelling the national wedding fee). Growing minimum 20 edible plants give additional §1,000 relief. To be funded by extra tax §1,000 per household, and additional tax §1,000 if there is a populated chicken coop on the lot.

Regional N.A.P.: Foodies Unite (No Sim Left Behind)

LEFT party Hood Contact candidates:

Region 1, Windenburg: Lance Wooblershield (50), Dordi Schmidt (47).
Region 2, Rossie: Jurton Summerton (42).
Region 3, Tredony: Laurent Pepperstone (58), Jackton de Buttercups (44).
Region 4, Crafthole: Bianca Sterner (54), Richard Emmerton (57).
Region 6, Aarbyville: Bill Loffertop (62).
Region 7, Advorton: Ellen Mockerdale (62).
Region 12, Mazaloom: Anaya Jang (63), Fanny Silverbone (69), Polly Peters (59), Diana Ellis-Plutter (61), Dina C. Adrian (69), Catarina Lynx (67), Cletus Spencer (52), Paolo R. Grossing (45), Agathe S. Jupiter (66), Sergio Morck (38), Marvin Robinson (63).

RIGHT party (currently 8 seats at The People Chamber):

RIGHT party Leader Rob Wilder presenting the new and approved political program.

National tax&relief: Extra scholarship §1,000 for attending a private high school (1st year only). Tax discount §1,000 if there is a child in the household (baby/toddler not affected). This will be funded by charging tax §1,000 if there is anyone older than YA in the household, and a tax §1,000 if there is minimum 1 dog or cat in the household.

Regional tax&relief: Any household gets a tax relief §1,000. If anyone in the household have a maxed skill (10), there is additional tax relief §1,000. To be funded by tax §1,000 if there is a cow or llama on the lot, and additional tax §1,000 if there is a populated chicken coop on the lot.

Regional N.A.P.: Tech Support (Simoleons for everyone).

RIGHT party Hood Contact candidates:

Region 1, Windenburg: Ingar Wunderberg (63), Henrik Kraft (56).
Region 2, Rossie: Bennet Ross (45).
Region 3, Tredony: Emma Ratchild (59).
Region 4, Crafthole: Roger Lockerbud (62).
Region 6, Aarbyville: Eve Sparring (68).
Region 7, Advorton: Stella Tocker (63).
Region 8, Ticktop: Eric Opticom (53), Alice (Northdale) de Gould (43).
Region 12, Mazaloom: Rob Wilder (68), Charloman Dougham (56), Charlotta Crumpleton (62), Abhrin Wusha (58), Hilda Butterschön (48), Otto Vittingham (66), Cato Wugger (54), Razira Jupiter (51), Roger Oswald (43), Robert Calves (59), Elvira de Sür-Blyth (45), Duke Victus of Meadows (57).

MIDDLE party (currently 3 seats at The People Chamber):

Rebekah Stark has been leading the MIDDLE party for many years despite her young age.

National tax&relief: Extra scholarship of §1,000 for attending University (1st year only), and tax relief of §1,000 if growing minimum 20 edible plants. This shall be funded by a Funeral fee §1,000 and Swimming pool tax §1,000.

Regional tax&relief: §1,000 relief if there is a cow on the lot. Additional §1,000 tax relief if there is a populated chicken coop on the lot. To be funded by general tax §1,000 per household, and additional tax §1,000 if minimum 1 teenager in the household.

Regional N.A.P.: Green Gardening (Speak for the Trees)

MIDDLE party Hood Contact candidates:
Region 1, Windenburg: Innughia Alba (46).
Region 2, Rossie: Antoinette Morck (44).
Region 3, Tredony: Launi Bitten (52).
Region 4, Crafthole: Sillia Nott (51).
Region 6, Aarbyville: Vincent de Croismare (42).
Region 7, Advorton: Elvira Echos (47).
Region 8, Ticktop: Millort de Gould (45).
Region 12, Mazaloom: Rebekah Starks (42), Knox Greenburg (38), Gunther M. Crumpleton (46), Miranda Mox (43), Chaos Kessler (35).

N.A.P. voting is scheduled for the last weekend of Fall. Hood Contact election is on Election Day (1st Day of Spring).