Charity Taxes: Changes to System, and Current Response at 14% Before getting to the data, we announce that the Sôgmô will begin pioneering two new changes to the charity tax system starting next season. First, the Sôgmô has announced that the Central People’s Government will begin to send notices to remind citizens of the equinox…
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Solstice Report: Sôgmô reëlected, Sandus breaks records
2022 Election Results: Sôgmô reëlected unanimously, participation down again The 2022 Winter Solstice Election has concluded after the normal ten-day period when the polls are open, giving eligible voters plenty of time to cast their ballots. But election turnout was down this year slightly compared to last year, dropping to only 55.6% of eligible voters.…
Read MoreSôgmô releases 2022 Blue Lecture
The Sôgmô has released their Blue Lecture, the annual speech from the throne on the state of our micronation. The Blue Lecture reflects on the past year’s work and plans the government’s agenda for 2023. The speech is traditionally released before the Winter Solstice election.
Read MoreEquinox Report: For two seasons in a row, Citizens break charity tax records
Charity Taxes Two record-breaking seasons in a row After a slow response at the Solstice, Sandus has officially broken its records two seasons in a row! In the spring, citizens first broke the record by donating $4,193.83 USD to charity, surpassing the previous record set in Summer 2021 by $509.58. This summer, however, citizens donated…
Read MoreSolstice Report: A Busy Spring for Developing Socialism
Charity Taxes While so far only four respondents have declared their charity tax contributions for Spring 2022, Sandum citizens have so far declared that they have donated $1,799.28 USD to such things as: food drives, refugee relief, religious organisations, political campaigns, Wikipedia, indigenous services, and private gifts. In all so far, 142 hours have been…
Read MoreSolstice Report: Electoral Participation Down, Sandus Reaches New Milestone
And, just like that, another three months have zoomed by—and thankfully not Zoomed by. Our introduction is short this season, since this report ended up being longer than usual. We wish you happy holidays and a merry Solstice, and we hope that the new year will be fortunate, wholesome, auspicious, goodly, and fruitful to you!…
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Equinox Report: Sandus Prepares for Royal Wedding
Time has come again to wax poetic about the work our micronation has done in the last season. Much has happened and occurred since the last major event our micronation saw in June, the Sôgmô’s Tin Jubilee, and the micronational world has continued to trudge along under the duress that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought…
Read MoreSôgmô Issues Decree Governing Cabinet, Sensitive State Information
The Sôgmô has issued a decree governing the cabinet and classified information, fulfilling one goal of last December’s Blue Lecture early in 2021. The decree specifies the membership of the cabinet, how governmental positions are made cabinet-level, and how sensitive State information is classified and should be handled. Read the decree here. Though the cabinet…
Read MoreSolstice Report: Sandus Looks Ahead to a New Year
Since mid-March, we in Sandus have been under quarantine or extraordinary isolation. In the last six months, we have formed our own small groups, or pods, to combat the emotional tolls of this isolation, but our micronation has provided us another outlet, too. The Klatsches formed in the last few months since July have given…
Read MoreHere are the 30 Things Sandus Will Do in 2021
On Sunday at 23:00 UTC, the Sôgmô delivered their Blue Lecture found here on Channum Unum or here in text. The speech from the throne, Sandus’s second annual, reflects both on the last year and lays the framework of the Sôgmô’s policy for the following year. In their speech, the Sôgmô announced the thirty things…
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