[Proposal] An Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (May 2020)

[Domais]

Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (May 2020)

Proposed by: @Domais​

Section 1. Amendment of the Assembly Procedure Act (August 2018)

(1) The relevant section of the Assembly Procedure Act, as currently written, reads:

(2) The amended Section of the Assembly Procedure Act shall read:

Only the citizen who made the motion may withdraw it, unless that citizen is no longer a citizen, then the Speaker may withdraw the relevant motion. Once a motion is withdrawn, voting shall cease immediately . [/cell]

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[Domais]

I motion this to vote

 

[Deleted1]

Could these changes be made?

 

[Domais]

Done

 

[Ryccia]

I oppose this. With the mere type of a finger, anyone can just block legislation at their pleasure. I can just motion something to vote, and when the vote does not go my way, I can just stop the procedure at my own whim.

 

[Deleted1]

There needs to be some process for stopping votes. We almost deleted our criminal code. If an author has the right to motion their proposal, I don't see an issue with them withdrawing their motion. If someone stops a vote because its not going their way, I don't see that move helping their proposal. It would damn it to fail.

 

[McChimp]

Maybe you could consider rewording to:

"Should a motion to vote be withdrawn before the full voting period has elapsed, voting shall cease and the proposal will fail. Motions to vote may be withdrawn by those who made them or, if the person who motioned has since lost citizenship, the Speaker."

This makes it clear that the vote will not only cease but its results will have no meaning.

 

[Deleted1]

I like McChimps edit.

 

[Deleted1]

I second.

 

[Frankender]

Can this get archived? The proposal passed:
https://www.nslazarus.com/thread-1477.html