Repository Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (September 2020)

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Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (September 2020)​

Proposed by @Domais​

Section 1. Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act

The relevant section of the Assembly Procedure Act, as currently written reads:​

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Section 4. Legislative Formatting

(1) Unless otherwise noted, legislation brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as follows:​

Example Title

Proposed by:​

Additional credit to:

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

Preamble

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

Section 1. Example Section Title

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
b. This is an example of another subparagraph.​

(2) The forum name of the author will be provided in the "Proposed by:" section of a proposal. In the event that the author's forum name changes, the Assembly Speaker may amend a law to reflect the author's new forum name.

(3) Following enactment of a proposal, the Assembly Speaker will append the month and year of enactment to the proposal's title.

(4) An optional preamble for a proposal will not exceed fifty words.

(5) An optional credit section for a proposal will not exceed five people.

(6) Unless otherwise noted, all amendments brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as legislation, and the amendments therein will be marked up so as to clearly delineate the changes being made.

(7) Only general laws and constitutional laws will be subject to formatting for legislation, but all amendments will be subject to mark-up.

(8) The Assembly Speaker will not open a vote on a proposal that has not been properly formatted and/or marked up in the judgment of the Assembly Speaker, and no motion to vote on such an unconforming bill will be recognized, until the proposal has been properly formatted and/or marked up.​

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The relevant section of the Assembly Procedure Act, as amended will read:​

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Section 4. Legislative Formatting

(1) Unless otherwise noted, legislation brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as follows:​

[quote]
[CENTER][SIZE=5]Example Title[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=3]Proposed by:[/SIZE][/CENTER]

[LEFT][b]Additional credit to:[/b]

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

[b]Preamble[/b]

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

[b]Section 1. Example Section Title[/b]

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
b. This is an example of another subparagraph.[/quote][/LEFT]

Example Title

Proposed by:​

Additional credit to:

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

Preamble

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

Section 1. Example Section Title

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
b. This is an example of another subparagraph.​

The code block is only presented as an aid and the quote below it will be considered the official formatting.

(2) The forum name of the author will be provided in the "Proposed by:" section of a proposal. In the event that the author's forum name changes, the Assembly Speaker may amend a law to reflect the author's new forum name.

(3) Following the enactment of a proposal, the Assembly Speaker will append the month and year of enactment to the proposal's title.

(4) An optional preamble for a proposal will not exceed fifty words.

(5) An optional credit section for a proposal will not exceed five people.

(6) Unless otherwise noted, all amendments brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as legislation, and the amendments therein will be marked up so as to clearly delineate the changes being made.

(7) Only general laws and constitutional laws will be subject to formatting for legislation, but all amendments will be subject to mark-up.

(8) The Assembly Speaker will not open a vote on a proposal that has not been properly formatted and/or marked up in the judgment of the Assembly Speaker, and no motion to vote on such a nonconforming bill will be recognized until the proposal has been properly formatted and/or marked up.[/cell]​

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