Parliament Electoral Crimes and Registration Act

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Author: Jebediah Crumplesnatch MP
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Act of Parliament
Amendments:
- Amended September 21, 2026, by the Intellectual Property Act

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Electoral Crimes and Registration Act
Preamble: In recognition of the upcoming by-election, this act is designed to ensure all involved parties operate fairly and democratically.

1. Party Registration
(a) All political parties must be registered with the Ministry of Social Services.
(i) The registration shall require a Party Name, a 2-4 character short-hand code, and the names of the party leadership.
(ii) If a Party Discord is created, an invitation link should be provided alongside the registration.
(b) All candidates will by default stand as an independent, unless standing with a registered party
(i) At the end of the declaration period, all candidates claiming to stand for a registered party MUST be verified with party leadership prior to qualification.
(c) The Ministry of Social Services will have the power to create its own party deregistration process and will be empowered to force parties to deregister.
(i) Reasons for forced deregistration include but are not limited to:

1. Failure to stand candidates in 3 consecutive elections
2. Extensive History of Electoral Crimes

(d) Names must be approved by the Ministry of Social Services
(i) New party names and codes must meet section 10(b) of the Intellectual Property Act.
(ii) Names cannot contain language which direct attacks another party or individual
(iii) No inappropriate language

2. New Offences
(a) Electoral Fraud (Misrepresentation)
(i) Falsely standing for a party without either their approval, or knowledge.
(b) Coercive Behaviour
(i) Blackmailing, threatening, or applying undue pressure on citizens to ensure they vote a certain way.
(ii) Pressure is not the same and persuasion. Messaging citizens asking them to vote for you is both reasonable and still allowed as long as good conduct is upheld and the recipients do not feel pressured.
(c) Electoral Fraud (False Voting)
(i) Attempting to vote on behalf on someone else
(ii) Attempting to vote multiple times
(d) Electoral Dissuasion
(i) Engage in behaviours that make citizens feel they are unable to take part in an election, whether as candidate or voter.
(ii) A party denying you the ability to run under their name does not qualify, as you are still able to run as an independent.
(e) Undermining Democracy
(i) Catch-all offence for engaging in behaviours that the MOJ or Court deems an attempt at undermining the results of the election

3. Enforcement
(a) These offences apply for the national parliamentary election, as well as any internal party primary election held within the declaration period.
(b) The MOJ would be empowered to charge any individuals suspected of committing the aforementioned offences.
(i) The suspects would be arrested and read their rights before being released on bail awaiting trial.
(ii) Suspects may continue to stand in elections whilst awaiting trial, however they may not take office until the trial has ended.
(c) Sentencing will remain at the discretion of the Judiciary, until such time that a new criminal code is written.

4. Limitations
(a) Statues 2 and 3 will only last until a new criminal code is written.
(i) If an offence is listed here and not included in the new criminal code, then it will no longer be an offence from the enactment of a new code.
(ii) Anyone found guilty of an above crime which is not included in the new criminal code will have it removed from their criminal record.

Enactment: This act will take immediate effect upon receiving crown approval.

 

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Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3869/
Final Vote: 6-1-0
Ratified: September 21, 2026
Note: This is a duplicative law. It both amends another act, but also exists on its own because of its own contents.

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Author: Multi Man
Sponsor: Multi Man, MP

Intellectual Property Act
Preamble: Intellectual property rules are spread across several Acts. This bill brings them together, protects creative expression, guarantees freedom of panorama, places government works in the public domain, makes author attribution on bills optional, and protects the Azalea Isles from claims arising from Parliament's official use of existing intellectual property.

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14. Repeals and amendments
(a) The following Acts are repealed:

(i) The Establish Copyright Protections Act;​

(ii) The International Research Act; and​

(iii) The Authorship Protection Act.​

(b) The Contract Establishment Act is amended as follows:

(i) Replace section 1(b) as follows:​

(b) Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): A legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship between parties. The signing parties agree that sensitive information they may obtain will not be made available to others.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, is an agreement governed by section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act.

(ii) Replace section 3 as follows:​

3. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
(a) NDAs, as defined under this Act, shall be considered legally binding and enforceable by law.
(i) Any NDAs requiring an individual to not disclose information about crimes committed are not legally binding and thus not enforceable by law.
(b) NDAs must clearly outline the confidential information to be protected, the parties involved, and the duration of the confidentiality obligation.
(c) All parties must sign the NDA, include the date of signing, and indicate their agreement to the terms and conditions.
d) Any NDA may be tried and contested within a court of law.
(e) Any party that breaches an NDA shall be subject to legal penalties and may be sued for damages resulting from the breach.

3. Nondisclosure agreements
(a) Section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act governs NDA requirements, enforcement, remedies, and exceptions. The other provisions of this Act apply to NDAs subject to that section.

(iii) In the heading of section 4 and in section 4(a), delete "or NDA" as follows:​

4. Legal Recourse for Breach of Contract or NDA
(a) Any individual or entity that experiences a breach of contract or NDA may file a lawsuit against the offending party.

(iv) In the heading of section 5 and in sections 5(a) and 5(c), replace "Contracts and NDAs" with "Contracts" as follows:​

5. Requirements for Valid Contracts and NDAs Contracts
(a) Contracts and NDAs Contracts must be in written form and signed by all parties involved.
(c) Contracts and NDAs Contracts that do not meet these requirements shall not be considered legally binding under this Act.

(v) Replace section 6 as follows:​

6. Whistleblower Protections

(a) Individuals who disclose information in the public interest, such as in journalistic investigations, court inquiries of information, or when withholding information that threatens national security, shall be protected under this Act.

(b) Whistleblowers shall not be held liable for breach of an NDA or contract if the disclosure was made in good faith to protect the public or national security.

6. Protected disclosures

(a) The protections in section 9(c) of the Intellectual Property Act apply to every contract governed by this Act.

(c) Replace section 6(d)(vi) of the Inheritance and Succession Act as follows:

(vi) Items and blocks shall be considered a part of whatever property they are located on, as shall the full ownership of the build (intellectual property and physical materials) on the property it is located on. Only what was owned by the deceased shall transfer - if the deceased did not own the build's intellectual property rights, those are not transferred.
(vi) Items, blocks, and the physical materials of a build are part of the property on which they stand. Copyright in the build passes only as provided by section 6 of the Intellectual Property Act. Only assets and rights owned by the deceased may pass to heirs.

(d) Replace section 2(c)(iii) of the Fair Competition Act as follows:

(iii) This does not apply to patents granted for international research.
(iii) The exception for international research patents is governed by section 8(f) of the Intellectual Property Act.

(e) Replace section 3(b) of the Government Contracts Act 2.0 as follows:

(b) Auctions are contracts that are publicly posted for the public to bid on, where a member of the public offers payment to receive a service or good, such as buying a patent from the government.
(b) Auctions are publicly posted contracts in which members of the public bid to pay for a good or service, such as a government patent sale. Auctions under section 8 of the Intellectual Property Act must also meet that section's requirements.

(f) Replace section 1(d)(i) of the Electoral Crimes and Registration Act as follows:

(i) New parties cannot register with a name or code which may be reasonably confused with an already registered party.
(i) New party names and codes must meet section 10(b) of the Intellectual Property Act.

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The full statute is too long to include in this post. To read it in full, find it at the link here: https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3924/