[pp.int.general] Request - help with research

[Nicolas Sahlqvist]

Ahh, I thought you just did not spell out millions... ;) In Sweden we say
mil about 10 km of distance, very easy for non Swedes to mixup with English
miles (around 1.6km)...

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Rodrigo Pereira <rodripe at gmail.com> wrote:

> sorry... 500 mil (in portuguese) is 500.000 signatures, 500 thousand
> signatures.
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> 2009/7/6 Nicolas Sahlqvist <nicco77 at gmail.com>
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> 0.5% = 500 million signatures? It sounds like a typo considering there is
>> less then 200 million people in Brazil, perhaps you meant to say 500
>> thousand?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Rodrigo Pereira <rodripe at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> In Brazil, we have the law "9096" of 1995 thats control the creation and
>>> functioning of political parties. By the law, we have this steps to a
>>> political party creation:
>>>
>>> 1) One fundation meeting with 101 or more people of 1/3 of brazilian
>>> states (1/3 of 26 states = 8 states); The acta of meeting is registered on
>>> TSE (Superior Electoral Court) with a statute that regulates the functioning
>>> of party and a program that define its politics. The status is written: What
>>> is the party b)  How it works. Parties in Brazil register two main
>>> documents: the party program and the statute. Here we have a relative
>>> freedom to write a statute and a program only ensuring that it complies with
>>> the constitution. I think is possible register other documents like a
>>> declaration of principles in TSE too. The party needs a address in the
>>> capital of Brazil: Brasilia.
>>>
>>> 2) In this point, the party is registered, but not completely. It starts
>>> a "Support Campaign" that pick signatures of minimum number of 0.5% the
>>> previous election for the Chamber of Deputies. Now its is about 500 mil
>>> signatures. The signatures are on paper, you can not use electronic
>>> signatures.
>>>
>>> 3) The signatures have submited to TSE to confirmation. The TSE issue a
>>> certificate that allows the party participate in the elections and have
>>> space on radio and tv, and receive a share of the party fund. The party is
>>> completely registered and participate in the elections.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> The Brazilian Pirate Party
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/7/5 Andrew Norton <andrew.norton at pirate-party.us>
>>>
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>>>> I'm about to start on another of my 'projects' which will take a while,
>>>> but hopefully be of some use (especially for the US). I'm going to be
>>>> looking at democracy. I'd like a little bit of help with the research,
>>>> in that I want personal and local insights.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would like to know your countries requirements for qualifying as a
>>>> political party. I would also like to know the personal experiences of
>>>> those that have tried to set up parties and the level of interaction.
>>>> Were the bodies helpful, did they needlessly quibble on the most minor
>>>> points, were they unhelpful in general? Basically how hard did the
>>>> groups responsible work to facilitate democracy by enabling the
>>>> establishment of political parties.
>>>>
>>>> Some of you have talked to me of your experiances in the past few years,
>>>> and that's part of the motivation for this. However, I would like to
>>>> have all the information together. So, even if you've talked to me about
>>>> this in th recent past, having it again, concisely would be much
>>>> appreciated, as it cuts down on the muddle.
>>>>
>>>> You can either send to the list, or direct to me (at ktetch at gmail.com)
>>>>
>>>> Yours
>>>> Andrew
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>>> Rodrigo
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