This is a vote on [GCPR.2211] Legislative Procedure Act, which was submitted, debated, and motioned on this thread in accordance with the provisions of the Great Council Convening Resolution.
This amendment requires a 60% majority of valid votes cast, excluding abstentions, to pass, and will remain open during the period listed below:
2022-11-29T14:00:00Z→2022-12-04T14:00:00Z
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
An act to establish the Assembly’s legislative procedure.
1. General Provisions
(1) This law is a constitutional law and has precedence over all general laws and regulations.
2. Standard Procedure
(1) Any legislator may propose a bill, resolution, or amendment and present it to the Assembly for consideration.
(2) All proposals must be debated for a minimum of three days before voting can begin, with constitutional laws and amendments requiring five days.
(3) Votes must remain open for three days.
(4) Votes may begin on a proposal once a motion to vote is made by a legislator and seconded by a different legislator.
(5) Proposals concerning non-constitutional business require a simple majority of voters to pass.
(6) Should competing proposals, defined as proposals amending the same provisions within a passed resolution or piece of legislation, be brought to vote, the proposal with a larger percentage of votes in favor that meets minimum threshold requirements for passage will be enacted.
3. The Chair’s Responsibilities and Powers
(1) The Chair is responsible for the following:
- Opening, closing, and recording votes in the Assembly.
- Recording the legislative history of each proposal, to include references to debate threads, voting results, and amendment history.
- Maintaining the MATT-DUCK Law Archive.
- Documenting the use of their discretionary powers, with appropriate rationale, in the relevant thread.
(2) The Chair may, in order to guide legislative debate and maintain order and decorum in the Assembly:
- Delay the opening of votes for a reasonable time frame.
- Waive the mandatory period of debate that remains on a proposal should a legislator move such action and provide an acceptable rationale.
- Correct typographical and grammatical errors, as well as naming or formatting inconsistencies present in proposals and legislation as long as such corrections do not alter the original intent and are presented to the Assembly for a minimum period of three days.
(3) The Chair may form committees for an express purpose, composed of no less than two legislators.
(4) The Chair may implement uniform formatting standards for laws.
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