Legislative Procedures Act

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Legislative Procedures Act
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Imperial Attendant	Oct 10 2015, 05:47 AM Post #1
Lazarene Posts: 22 Group: Members Member #208 Joined: Oct 9, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good	The Humane Republic of Lazarus Legislative Procedures Act No. 3 of 2015 The Grand Assembly enacts: PART 1 — PRELIMINARY 1: Purposes The purposes of this Act are – (1) Formalize the rules of order in the Cosmic Council; and (2) Provide a series of steps for a Bill to become an Act. 2: Commencement This Act comes into operation upon passage. PART 2 — ACT 3: Proposals (1) Any citizen may introduce a proposal to exercise a power of the Cosmic Council by presenting it in a dedicated location for debates of the Legislature. (2) Any applicant for citizenship whose application has been rejected or whose application has not been acted upon within a week may introduce a proposal to overturn the rejection or to approve their application, as applicable. (3) If the Sovereign nominates a candidate for the Cabinet or Inquisitorial Court, the Sovereign shall be considered to have introduced a proposal to confirm the candidate. (4) If a citizen applies to be a Guardian, the citizen shall be considered to have introduced a proposal to approve their application. 4: Debate (1) Debate on a proposal shall last no less than two days from the time of its submission unless the citizen who introduced it requests that the period for debate be shortened. The Convenor may accept or deny such requests. (2) The citizen who introduced the proposal shall have the sole right modify or withdraw it at any time before a vote. (3) If the proposal is not discussed for twenty-eight contiguous days, the Convenor may close debate on it. 5: Voting (1) If the minimum time allotted for debate on a proposal has elapsed, any citizen may motion to vote on the proposal and any other citizen may second the motion. (a) In the event of a proposal presented to the Cosmic Council in accordance with Sections 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4, any citizen may motion to vote on the proposal. (2) If a motion to vote is seconded, the Convenor shall schedule a vote on the proposal no more than one day after the motion was seconded. (3) The citizen who introduced the motion to vote may withdraw it any time before the vote. (4) Citizens shall vote by publicly declaring either aye, nay or abstain in a dedicated location for votes of the Council. (5) The vote shall be four days. Voting for emergency matters may be abbreviated to no less than two days if agreed to by the Sovereign, Defender of the Realm, and Convenor. (6) If more than 48 hours have passed since a motion to vote has been seconded and no vote has been scheduled, the citizen who introduced the motion to vote may schedule a vote on the proposal. 6: Deputies and Vacancies (1) The Convenor shall designate a number of citizens as deputies to assist in the administration of the Council. (2) The Convenor shall rank these deputies. If the Convenor is absent or unable or to fulfill their duties, the highest ranked deputy available shall assume the responsibilities of the Convenor. Edited by Aumelodia, May 6 2017, 04:13 PM.



Imperial Attendant	Oct 10 2015, 05:48 AM Post #2
Lazarene Posts: 22 Group: Members Member #208 Joined: Oct 9, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good	The Humane Republic of Lazarus Legislative Procedures Act (Including Amendment History) No. 3 of 2015 The Grand Assembly enacts: PART 1 — PRELIMINARY 1: Purposes The purposes of this Act are – (1) Formalize the rules of order in the Grand Assembly; and (2) Provide a series of steps for a Bill to become an Act. 2: Commencement This Act comes into operation upon passage. PART 2 — ACT 3: Proposals (1) Any citizen may introduce a proposal to exercise a power of the Legislature by presenting it in a dedicated location for debates of the Legislature. (2) Any applicant for citizenship whose application has been rejected or whose application has not been acted upon within a week may introduce a proposal to overturn the rejection or to approve their application, as applicable.[1] (3) If the Delegate nominates a candidate for the Cabinet or Judiciary, the Delegate shall be considered to have introduced a proposal to confirm the candidate. (4) If a citizen applies to be a Grand Advisor, the citizen shall be considered to have introduced a proposal to approve their application. [3] 4: Debate (1) Debate on a proposal shall last no less than two days from the time of its submission unless the citizen who introduced it requests that the period for debate be shortened. The Speaker may accept or deny such requests.[4] (2) The citizen who introduced the proposal shall have the sole right modify or withdraw it at any time before a vote. (3) If the proposal is not discussed for twenty-eight contiguous days, the Speaker may close debate on it. 5: Voting (1) If the minimum time allotted for debate on a proposal has elapsed, any citizen may motion to vote on the proposal and any other citizen may second the motion.[1] [4] (a) In the event of a proposal presented to the Grand Assembly in accordance with Sections 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4, any citizen may motion to vote on the proposal.[3] (2) If a motion to vote is seconded, the Speaker shall schedule a vote on the proposal no more than one day after the motion was seconded. (3) The citizen who introduced the motion to vote may withdraw it any time before the vote. (4) Citizens shall vote by publicly declaring either aye, nay or abstain in a dedicated location for votes of the Legislature. (5) The vote shall be four days. Voting for emergency matters may be abbreviated to no less than two days if agreed to by the Delegate, Vice Delegate, and Speaker. [4] (6) If more than 48 hours have passed since a motion to vote has been seconded and no vote has been scheduled, the citizen who introduced the motion to vote may schedule a vote on the proposal.[2] 6: Deputies and Vacancies (1) The Speaker shall designate a number of citizens as deputies to assist in the administration of the Legislature. (2) The Speaker shall rank these deputies. If the Speaker is absent or unable or to fulfill their duties, the highest ranked deputy available shall assume the responsibilities of the Speaker. The Legislative Procedures Act was passed on the 30^th of May, 2015. [1]Amendment to the Legislative Procedures Act 1 — Multiple changes spanning Sections 1 to 3: passed on the 4^th of June, 2015. [2] Amendment to the Legislative Procedures Act 2 — Amendment allowing citizens to schedule votes in the case of an inactive Speaker: passed on the 28^th of May, 2016 [3] Amendment to the Legislative Procedures Act 3 — Amendment clarifying what happens when a citizen applies to be a Grand Advisor: passed on the 5^th of July, 2016 [4] Amendment to the Legislative Procedures Act 4 — Multiple changes to formatting and content: passed on the 3^rd of September, 2016 Edited by Altmoras, Sep 4 2016, 09:54 PM.



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