The Assembly Gazette (47th Presidium)

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47th Presidium

ChairBlockBuster2K43
Votes Held — 7

Deputy ChairVacant
Discussions Held — 10

ClerkWelly
Discretionary Edits — 0

Caucus Affiliations

Current Member Counts

The Cakeists The Pieists The Ice Creamists Independent
7 2 8 15

This edition is no longer updated!

Friday, January 19th
📜Voting on CN2401 Closed

Voting on the confirming BlockBuster2K43 as the Chair of the Assembly, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required supermajority by 36.6%. Results: 28 Ayes // 1 Nays // 6 Abstentions // 11 Absent.


Tuesday, January 16th
📜Voting on CN2401 Opened

Voting on the resolution to confirm BlockBuster2K43 as Chair of the Assembly, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until January 19 at 10:00 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Sunday, January 14th
📜Voting on A2401.02 Opened

Voting on the legislative amendments to both the Charter and the Military Code, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until January 19 at 21:15 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Thursday, January 11th
📜Voting on A2401.01 Closed

Voting on the proposed omnibus elections reform, which includes amendments to the Charter, Elections Act, and Legislative Procedure Act, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required supermajority by 12.7%. Results: 16 Ayes // 6 Nays // 4 Abstentions // 15 Absent.


Saturday, January 6th
📜Voting on A2401.01 Opened

Voting on the proposed omnibus elections reform, which includes amendments to the Charter, Elections Act, and Legislative Procedure Act, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until January 11 at 12:30 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Friday, January 5th
📜Voting on A2312.01 Closed

Voting on the proposed amendment to the Charter, which modifies the responsibilities of the SPSF, and clarifies its status within the Coalition, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required supermajority by 35.8%. Results: 23 Ayes // 1 Nay // 5 Abstentions // 11 Absent.


Wednseday, January 3rd
🎙️State of the Assembly Published

The Chair of the Assembly has presented the State of the Assembly for the month of December, available for everyone to read here. In total, there were no votes held, and 4 unique discussions were active during the month. 1 legislator has departed from the Assembly, and 2 were newly admitted.


December 2023


Sunday, December 31st
🎙️State of the Coalition

The Prime Minister, has called upon the Assembly to convene for a special session. Here we listen to our Delegate’s words on the performance of the Coalition, and the status of its democracy. All Legislators are invited to take a seat.


Sunday, December 31st
📜Voting on A2312.01 Opened

Voting on the following amendment to the Charter, which aims to modify the responsibilities of the SPSF, and clarify its status within the Coalition, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until January 5 at 18:15 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Thursday, December 21st
⚙️Caucus Affiliation implementation

The Chair of the Assembly is happy to announce the implementation of a new caucus affiliation system within the Assembly, existing Assembly members may submit their affiliation through the following link.


Wednesday, December 20th
⚙️Assembly Concourse implementation

The Chair of the Assembly invites you to take a look at the newly developed Assembly Concourse, your one stop place for all links and information with regards to the Assembly and its day-to-day operations.


Saturday, December 2nd
🎙️State of the Assembly Published

The Chair of the Assembly has presented the State of the Assembly for the month of December, available for everyone to read here. In total, there was 11 votes held, and 4 unique discussions were active during the month. 35 legislators have departed from the Assembly, and 6 were newly admitted.


November 2023


Monday, November 27th
📜Voting on A2311.03 Closed

Voting on the proposed amendments to the Legislator Act, modifying the requirements to hold legislator status, altering how legislator checks are conducted, and changing the procedure for the Chair with regards to managing legislator member, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required majority by 36.7%. Results: 26 Ayes // 4 Nays // 6 Abstentions // 36 Absent.


Friday, November 24th
📜Voting on A2311.03 Opened

Voting on the proposed amendments to the Legislator Act, modifying the requirements to hold legislator status, altering how legislator checks are conducted, and changing the procedure for the Chair with regards to managing legislator member, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until November 27 at 11:00 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Thursday, November 23rd
📜Voting on CN2309 Closed

Voting on the nomination of HumanSanity to the Council on Regional Security, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required supermajority by 40%. Results: 20 Ayes // 0 Nays // 12 Abstentions // 38 Absent.


Tuesday, November 21st
📜Voting on A2311.02 Closed

Voting on the further modified proposed amendment to the Elections Act, to modify the dates in which elections take place for the Offices of the Delegate, Prime Minister & the Chair of the Assembly, has concluded, and has passed, going over the required supermajority by 40%. Results: 31 Ayes // 0 Nays // 6 Abstentions // 31 Absent.


Monday, November 20th
📜Voting on CN2309 Opened

Voting on the nomination of HumanSanity to the Council on Regional Security, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until November 23 at 22:30 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Thursday, November 16th
📜Voting on A2311.02 Opened

Voting on the further modified proposed amendment to the Elections Act, to modify the dates in which elections take place for the Offices of the Delegate, Prime Minister & the Chair of the Assembly, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until November 21 at 20:15 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Friday, November 11th
📜Voting on A2311.01 Cancelled

Voting on the proposed amendment to the Elections Act, to modify the dates in which elections take place for the Offices of the Delegate, Prime Minister & the Chair of the Assembly has been cancelled, and has not been adopted. Voting thread.


Monday, November 6th
📜Voting on A2311.01 Opened

Voting on the proposed amendment to the Elections Act, to modify the dates in which elections take place for the Offices of the Delegate, Prime Minister & the Chair of the Assembly, has commenced, and all legislators may cast their vote on it until November 11 at 23:45 UTC. The debate thread may be found here; the voting thread is here.


Saturday, November 4th
🎙️State of the Assembly Published

The Chair of the Assembly has presented the State of the Assembly for the month of October, available for everyone to read here. In total, 1 vote was held, and 8 unique discussions were active during the month. 3 legislators are departing from the Assembly, and 2 were newly admitted.


Friday, November 3rd
🗳️October 2023 Chair of the Assembly Election Results

The October 2023 Chair of the Assembly Election has concluded, and Great Lothian (BlockBuster2K43) has been elected. Full results and further information can be found here. Results link.


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