The diplomatic corps of the United Commonwealths of Imperium Anglorum are proud to announce the 2021 Annual Review. The last year was the most productive GA year in history. We passed more resolutions than ever before – 58 – topping the previous winner, 2012 (56 resolutions).
Voting
Our featured programming is largely similar to last time, though with some minor changes detailed in the spoiler below.
As again, we will be using a ranking and scoring methodology without split buckets and multiple threads. That older way of doing it, especially with forum polls, is vulnerable both to ballot stuffing (puppets) and would now require far too many selections in each bucket (or too many buckets). As again, this should be a two-round vote, with the top ten resolutions from the first round being voted on again to select the real winner.
As last year, this vote will be automatically tallied and verified with a Python script. See end for code. Because of this, you will need to follow the instructions. I am gravely aware of the willingness of GA players to complain about mundane difficulties. The instructions are easy to follow and not of great difficulty.
Eligibility. You are eligible if you passed an NSUN resolution, passed a GA resolution, or are a co-author on a GA resolution. You must vote on the nation with the author or co-author credit. The check is based on my resolutions database. If you do not appear in it, then there is a fall-back to check whether your nation has a GA or NSUN author badge. Because of the recent technical change to include co-authors, this is a much more robust fallback now. If do not appear in the database but do have an author credit, point me to the crediting resolution.
If you do not have such a credit, then you are not eligible to vote. If you have a nation with a credit but you refuse to vote with it, reconsider your choices before registering complaints. You do not need to have WA membership. I will apply a check for puppets.
Some people may say 'Oh no! It's the WA elite'. Those people apparently haven't thought of just recruiting region-mates to cast ballots, which is what happened in the first attempt for 2020. If you pass a World Assembly resolution for the sole purpose of voting in this poll, you will be counted. That's a lot of dedication just to vote and I can respect that.
Ballot form. To vote, rank 10 choices as follows. Select all and then copy.
Guidance on ballot formatting.
- You must fill in all entries. This is to avoid ridiculous bullet-voting.
- Do not number improperly (eg with '1.' or with list tags) because the brackets are used to parse position. You could place your entries out of order and they would still be parsed properly because the bracketed numbers note position.
- Numbers only go up to 10. You cannot vote for more than 10 resolutions.
- To ensure that people can vote and discuss at the same time, encase your ballot with the hashtags. Do not put any extraneous information between the hashtags. Things outside the hashtags will be ignored by the vote parser.
- Because fuzzy matches are annoying to deal with, use the names of resolutions as provided in the resolutions table (case-insensitive). The site currently displays repeals differently from how they used to be displayed. Use the traditional format (ie Repeal "Title" rather than Repeal: "Title"; the GA is packed with, if anything, buff-old traditionalists.)
- If the parser throws an error and you fail to correct, your vote won't be counted. I will make some effort to contact you to fix any errors. Given that many democracies have rules on the form of voting, this should not be very controversial.
Resolutions
In 2021, defined by implementation date, there were 58 resolutions. We passed more resolutions last year than any other year in history. They are here presented for your viewing pleasure.
| # | Title | Category | Sub-category | Implemented |
| 532 | International Radio Standards Act | Regulation | Safety | 2021-01-02 |
| 533 | Repeal "International Criminal Protocol" | Repeal | GA 500 | 2021-01-19 |
| 534 | Fair Treatment of Prisoners | Civil Rights | Strong | 2021-01-24 |
| 535 | Death Penalty Ban | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-01-28 |
| 536 | Repeal "Freedom of Assembly" | Repeal | GA 27 | 2021-02-05 |
| 537 | Right to Assemble | Furtherment of Democracy | Strong | 2021-02-13 |
| 538 | Right To Secure Digital Communication | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-02-17 |
| 539 | Whistleblower Protection Act | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-02-21 |
| 540 | Supporting People with Disabilities | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-02-25 |
| 541 | Repeal "Fairness in Collective Bargaining" | Repeal | GA 530 | 2021-03-01 |
| 542 | Gay Panic defense Ban | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-03-05 |
| 543 | Protecting the Rights of Labour Unions | Regulation | Labour Rights | 2021-03-09 |
| 544 | Prohibition Of Honor-Based Violence | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-03-13 |
| 545 | Military Death Penalty Ban | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-03-29 |
| 546 | Blood Donation Safety and Equality Act | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-04-02 |
| 547 | Repeal "Digital Network Defense" | Repeal | GA 378 | 2021-04-06 |
| 548 | Reducing Microplastics | Environmental | All Businesses - Strong | 2021-04-10 |
| 549 | Repeal "Voting Equality for Freed Inmates" | Repeal | GA 419 | 2021-04-14 |
| 550 | Freedom Of Association | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-04-18 |
| 551 | Repeal "On Abortion" | Repeal | GA 128 | 2021-04-26 |
| 552 | Citizenship And Birth Act | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-04-30 |
| 553 | Protecting Native Prairies and Grasslands | Environmental | All Businesses - Mild | 2021-05-08 |
| 554 | Safety and Integrity in Conflict Journalism | Education and Creativity | Free Press | 2021-05-24 |
| 555 | Protecting Imprisoned Youths | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-05-28 |
| 556 | Repeal "Protecting Native Prairies and Grasslands" | Repeal | GA 553 | 2021-06-01 |
| 557 | Prohibition Of Unwarranted Digital Surveillance | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-06-13 |
| 558 | Repeal "Toxic Heavy Metals Act" | Repeal | GA 371 | 2021-06-19 |
| 559 | End Conversion Therapy | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-06-27 |
| 560 | Convention On Guest Workers | Regulation | Labour Rights | 2021-07-01 |
| 561 | Protection of Apostates | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-07-05 |
| 562 | Repeal "Ban on Conversion Therapy" | Repeal | GA 437 | 2021-07-09 |
| 563 | Repeal "International Salvage Laws" | Repeal | GA 50 | 2021-07-13 |
| 564 | World Assembly Border Policy | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-07-21 |
| 565 | Volcanic Activity Convention | Regulation | Safety | 2021-07-25 |
| 566 | Epidemic Investigation Act | Health | Research | 2021-07-29 |
| 567 | Repeal "On Multilateral Trade Talks" | Repeal | GA 221 | 2021-08-06 |
| 568 | Repeal "Preparing for Disasters" | Repeal | GA 105 | 2021-08-10 |
| 569 | Repeal "The Rule of Law" | Repeal | GA 374 | 2021-08-18 |
| 570 | Disaster Precautions And Responses | International Security | Mild | 2021-08-22 |
| 571 | Access to Transgender Hormone Therapy | Health | Healthcare | 2021-08-26 |
| 572 | Equal Justice Under Law | Civil Rights | Strong | 2021-08-30 |
| 573 | Repeal "Preventing the Execution of Innocents" | Repeal | GA 443 | 2021-09-03 |
| 574 | Repeal "Identity Theft Prevention Act" | Repeal | GA 110 | 2021-09-11 |
| 575 | Repeal "Elections and Assistance Act" | Repeal | GA 130 | 2021-09-15 |
| 576 | Preventing Identity Theft | International Security | Mild | 2021-09-19 |
| 577 | Drug Decriminalization Act | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-09-27 |
| 578 | Transgender Self-Determination | Civil Rights | Significant | 2021-10-05 |
| 579 | Promoting Democratic Stability Act | Furtherment of Democracy | Significant | 2021-10-09 |
| 580 | Omnibus Due Process Act | Civil Rights | Mild | 2021-10-19 |
| 581 | Repeal "Protected Working Leave" | Repeal | GA 527 | 2021-10-27 |
| 582 | Access to Effective Medications | Health | Healthcare | 2021-10-31 |
| 583 | Homelessness Mitigation and Protections Act | Social Justice | Strong | 2021-11-04 |
| 584 | Paid Leave Act | Regulation | Labour Rights | 2021-11-19 |
| 585 | Emergency Broadcasting Standards | Regulation | Safety | 2021-11-23 |
| 586 | Repeal "Promotion of Clean Energy" | Repeal | GA 357 | 2021-11-27 |
| 587 | Repeal "Rights of Crime Victims" | Repeal | GA 247 | 2021-12-22 |
| 588 | Repeal "Paid Leave Act" | Repeal | GA 584 | 2021-12-26 |
| 589 | Repeal "Clean Prostitute Act" | Repeal | GA 179 | 2021-12-30 |
Cast your ballots in this thread.
Resolutions table code. https://github.com/ifly6/WA-Authorboard ... s_table.py
Balloting code. https://github.com/ifly6/WA-Authorboard ... _parser.py
