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Open Ministry Crowdsources Laws In Finland

Posted by samzenpus on from the power-of-the-group dept.

First time accepted submitter emakinen writes "The new Citizens' Initiative service started today in Finland. On the Open Ministry website, anyone can present an idea for a law or initiative. If the idea wins enough support, the ministry's volunteer workers will work on it and turn it into a presentable bill for the MPs to chew over. If 50,000 citizens of voting age agree on a bill Parliament has to take it up."

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  1. Although nobody is yet able to register support... by solarissmoke · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is, however, one obstacle that the Open Ministry and the entire citizens’ initiative law is already facing.

    The Ministry of Justice should have a website where people can sign the initiatives. To be legally valid, the signing of an initiative requires a bank identifier code or some other form of accepted online signature to prove the signee is who he or she says he is.

    The Ministry of Justice has not even commenced the constructing of such a system. It will not be up and running before the end of the year at the earliest.