Proposal list
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The proposal list is a listing of all of the proposed resolutions or repeals that have been submitted by WA Members. It is sometimes referred to as the proposal queue, though the game uses "queue" differently, to denote a proposal having reached quorum and awaiting vote. A link to the proposal list is found near the bottom of the NationStates World Assembly page. Typically the queue is between 5 to 15 pages in length, five proposals per page.
The queue is sorted with the oldest proposals located at the front. Proposals sit in the proposal queue for either a maximum of four days or until they have achieved a quorum of Delegate approvals. The time a proposal has left on the list is denoted at the bottom of each proposal by the Status and Voting Ends fields. If a proposal has achieved quorum, then its status will change from Lacking Support: Needs xx more approvals to Quorum Reached: In Queue! The queue referenced once a proposal has reached quorum is actually the resolution queue, though technically the document is still a proposal, may still be deleted by the moderators, and may still be approved by Delegates. Proposals can be resubmitted to the queue once they have been removed.
Proposals can be deleted by NationStates moderators at any time that they are in the proposal queue if they violate any of the current proposal submission rules. Often when a proposal is deleted, moderators will issue a warning to the proposal sponsor. Once any nation (not player) has received three warnings, that nation will permanently be banned from the World Assembly. Just because a proposal is not deleted by a moderator does not imply that the proposal is considered "legal". Sometimes moderators wait to see if a proposal has a remote chance of achieving quorum before deleting the proposal.
Currently proposals require 6% of the current number of WA Delegates in order to achieve quorum. Typically this 6% threshold means proposals need 50 approvals in order to become resolutions. In 2002 and early 2003 the threshold for achieving quorum was originally set to 10%. However, few proposals achieved quorum, so the moderators lowered the threshold to its current level.[1]
It is possible to search the proposal queue for specific proposals by using key word searches. Often proposal sponsors include the link for a key word specific search in the telegrams they send to WA Delegates during a telegram campaign. The key word search feature will only find the oldest proposal in the queue that matches the search parameter, thus it is recommended that unique or detailed key words be used.
