301.049 : RRG’s Membership, Candidate selection etc rules (20-Dec-2011) No.006

December 20, 2011

301.049 : RRG’s Membership, Candidate selection etc rules

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(For index, see notes #301.Index at http://facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150422423416922  )

49.1 Splits

I at RRG officially encourage members to form one more RRG party campaigning for Right to Recall laws. In fact, I would welcome an MP/MLA level candidate forming his own party and managing RRG affairs inside that MP, MLA Constituency. That would give him full security that he would get the ticket and he can focus on the campaign in that Constituency with full assurance that he is sure to get the ticket.

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49.2    Funding
The RRG will not take any donations from members or outsiders. Please note clearly, the RRG will not take a penny of donation from anyone, not even members. The members and supporters can give newspaper advertisements or put hoardings or xerox pamphlets but no supporter should give cash to any RRG candidates or members. The party officials and supporters will not get any salary or even expense re-imbursement for any expense they make.

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49.3    Becoming a member
There is no membership fee or joining fee. There will be no requirement to bring donations in the party.  In fact, RRG is against cash donations. There will be open request to fund newspaper advertisements, but there is no requirement. The person should be citizen of India, above 18 and a registered voter. He may or may not be member of other Party.

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49.4    Open expectations from members

1. The member is expected to take steps mentioned in chap-13 of  301.pdf  (this book).
2. He should sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/rti2en/
3. On his facebook profile, he must write “Right to Recall PM”
4. He should write letters to one or more of the following 14 leaders : PM, CM, MLA, MP, No. 2 MP candidate in previous election, No. 3 MP candidate, No. 2 MLA candidate, No.  3 MLA candidate, leader of the parties which got first, second and third highest votes in India and their States. The letter would these leaders to publicly declare support for the First and Govt Order RRG stands for. The letter should also mention that if the leader does not support the proposed RTI2 Gazette Notification, the letter writer will publicly tell every citizen that that leader is anti-common
5. If the member is NOT computer literate, and then he should find a Recallist member who is computer literate and someone he trusts. He can operate his account via the computer literate RRG member. But orkut account will be compulsory. And one computer literate RRG  member can become proxy of at most 100 non-computer literate members and no more.
6. The member should check his messages once every week, and write what activities he did in past 1 week to advertise the party agenda.
7. The member should vote in every internet poll asked by the party President.
8. The members will be required to attend the Assembly level meet 4 times a year, Lok Sabha level meet 4 times year, State meet once a year and National meet once every 2 years.

The rest of the activities are described in chap-13.

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49.5    Deciding first MP candidate

1. The below mentioned prices are on Jan-2009 base.  The amount will increase with inflation
2. .For tier-IV districts, the first person who gives RRG advertisement worth Rs 100,000 in a leading newspaper in that district will become RRG candidate for that Parliamentary Constituency
3. The amount will be twice for tier-III city, four times for tier-II city and eight times for tier-I city. E.g. if someone wants to become RRG candidate for Mumbai, then advertisement amount is Rs 800,000
4. The price may also increase as more people become candidates

But other than newspaper advertisements, there is no commitment.

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49.6    Changing the MP candidate

If a person becomes MP candidate by giving RRG advertisement, he will be MP candidate till he is replaced by an inner party voting where rival candidate gets votes equal to at least 5% of total voter population and more than votes he got in the last election. Also, the winning candidate will need to pay thrice expenses MP candidate has incurred in newspaper advertisements.  Example :  Say Mr. A has become MP candidate by giving Rs 5,00,000 of newspaper advertisement on RTI2 and RTR. Say the constituency has 15,00,000 voters. And if Mr. B wants to replace Mr. A. Then Mr. B will have to ask at least 75000 voters to send Rs 10, their mobile numbers along with bill showing billing address and get the mobile number registered with RRG. RRG President (myself) will administer poll by SMS. Those who are supporting Mr. A i.e. existing candidate can register for free. And once Mr. B has been proven as winner, he will need to pay Rs 15,00,000 to Mr. A.

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49.7    Deciding first MLA, Corporation candidate
The advertisement amount for Assembly seat will be 1/3rd of Parliamentary seat and that of Corporation seat will be 1/3rd of Assembly seat.

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49.8    Member’s role in elections

The members will be free to campaign for the candidate they think is best person to bring RTI2, RTR, MRCM etc laws.  The members need not campaign for the official Party candidate.

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49.9    Replacement of the President of the Party

1. The election will be via internet community only.
2. Any member can file for position of Party President
3. The members’ will have different number of votes. The number of votes a member will have will be  (Rupee amount they have spent on newspaper advertisements)/1000  
4. The members will cast their votes.
5. The person with highest weights will become the Party President.
6. Those who are not computer literate shall vote via friend, relative etc who is computer literate.
7. The incoming President will spend in thrice the newspaper advertisement amount President has spent. The outgoing President will get no remuneration.
8. The President can be replaced only at least 1 year before coming General LS election ends.

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49.10    Appointment other officer bearers
Other that President, there will be candidate-in-waiting, and there will be no other officer bearer.

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49.11    The Party Constitution given to Election Commission

Since Election Commission has not created detailed rules about Party’s Constitution, the copy of the Constitution given to election commission will be abridged and not detailed.  The Constitution will have draft of RTI2 and RTR laws I am proposing.

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49.12    Recognizing other RRGs

If any citizen of India forms Party whose Constitution has RTI2 and RTR drafts , I at RRG will recognize that party as coalition partner. And if the Party President gives newspaper advertisement  of RTI2, RTR drafts, I will not put any candidate in the MP, MLA Constituency he has picked. In fact, I would prefer MP, MLA candidates to form their own Parties – one for each Constituency. That way, we will have some 543 RRGs at MP Constituency level plus about 5000 RRGs at MLA level. More the better.