Cryo
April 12, 2026, 5:30am
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I agree with this.
But I think that voting eligibility ought to be in the Legislative Procedure Act, rather. I have also simplified the language used and made it more consistent with the similar provision in the Elections Act.
Legislator Act […]
3. Legislator Checks
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(3) A legislator fails the Assembly voting requirement if:
the Assembly finished at least three votes in the previous calendar month and the legislator was absent for more than one-third of those votes; or
the Assembly finished exactly two votes in the previous calendar month and the legislator was absent for both of those votes.
(4) Any vote in which a legislator is ineligible to participate shall not be counted toward that legislator’s voting requirement.
(4) (5) Legislators on an approved leave of absence as a citizen are exempt from the Assembly voting requirement during their leave of absence.
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Legislative Procedure Act 1. Legislative Rules
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(2) Retention votes required by the Charter shall be introduced by the Chair of the Assembly or their designee.
(3) To be eligible to participate in any vote in the Assembly, a legislator must possess legislator status at the commencement of the vote.
(3) (4) To be brought to a vote, a specific draft of a bill, resolution, retention vote, or appointment must
receive a motion to vote by a legislator,
receive a second by another legislator,
be affirmed to be in proper formatting by the Chair, and
have been at debate for a minimum period of time equivalent to the length of its voting period.
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Version with waiting period
Legislative Procedure Act 1. Legislative Rules
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(2) Retention votes required by the Charter shall be introduced by the Chair of the Assembly or their designee.
(3) To be eligible to participate in any vote in the Assembly, a legislator must possess legislator status at the commencement of the vote and for a period of time before the commencement of the vote equivalent to the length of its voting period.
(3) (4) To be brought to a vote, a specific draft of a bill, resolution, retention vote, or appointment must
receive a motion to vote by a legislator,
receive a second by another legislator,
be affirmed to be in proper formatting by the Chair, and
have been at debate for a minimum period of time equivalent to the length of its voting period.
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