Post by The Evergreen Republic on Feb 26, 2022 18:11:12 GMT
AN ACT TO DEFINE THE "LEADER OF PARLIAMENT" ROLE & ELECTIONS
SEEKING A SPONSOR
The position currently known as "Parliament Leader" shall be formally retitled "Leader of Parliament" and shall become an elected position, with next elections scheduled for the third week of March, and shall be accountable to the nations of Parliament and chosen every two months, with elections scheduled within the second or third week of every other month.
The duties of the Leader of Parliament shall entail: processing legislation on a day-to-day basis through Parliament. During the course of such duties the Leader of Parliament may open and call votes to a close if A.) votes have been posted for no less than 24 hours, with proposed amendments being posted for no less than 48 hours, and B.) the time at which polls will close is made clear upon the onset of polling.
The Leader of Parliament shall also have the authority to open a period of debate, lasting for no less than one day and no longer than one week, before holding a vote on any proposed legislation with the required sponsors. The Leader of Parliament may, in certain situations, temporarily block legislation that is deemed "illegal" and may seek judgement as to whether such proposed legislation is indeed legal from the Judicial Officer. Said determinations of legality for proposed legislation should be made in a reasonable period of time (within 30 days) after a temporary block is issued. If a blocked piece of legislation is determined legal by the Judicial Officer, said legislation shall be resubmitted to the floor and considered.
The Leader of Parliament may be subject to snap elections, which shall be called if 60 percent of voting Parliament nations support such measures in a proposal brought to the floor. The Leader of Parliament shall not temporarily block proposals for snap elections.
As parcel of this legislation, the duties of running elections are removed from the Leader of Parliament position, and all other regional officer positions. The Founder's Office shall administer all elections. Polls in elections for regional officer positions must remain open for a period of at least 48 hours and shall only count voting WA members-states of Parliament as eligible votes. All WA nations in Parliament shall be considered eligible candidates if nominated. Nations may self nominate. If a tie result cannot determine the winner of an election, a runoff shall be held between only the tied candidates, lasting 24 hours.
SEEKING A SPONSOR
The position currently known as "Parliament Leader" shall be formally retitled "Leader of Parliament" and shall become an elected position, with next elections scheduled for the third week of March, and shall be accountable to the nations of Parliament and chosen every two months, with elections scheduled within the second or third week of every other month.
The duties of the Leader of Parliament shall entail: processing legislation on a day-to-day basis through Parliament. During the course of such duties the Leader of Parliament may open and call votes to a close if A.) votes have been posted for no less than 24 hours, with proposed amendments being posted for no less than 48 hours, and B.) the time at which polls will close is made clear upon the onset of polling.
The Leader of Parliament shall also have the authority to open a period of debate, lasting for no less than one day and no longer than one week, before holding a vote on any proposed legislation with the required sponsors. The Leader of Parliament may, in certain situations, temporarily block legislation that is deemed "illegal" and may seek judgement as to whether such proposed legislation is indeed legal from the Judicial Officer. Said determinations of legality for proposed legislation should be made in a reasonable period of time (within 30 days) after a temporary block is issued. If a blocked piece of legislation is determined legal by the Judicial Officer, said legislation shall be resubmitted to the floor and considered.
The Leader of Parliament may be subject to snap elections, which shall be called if 60 percent of voting Parliament nations support such measures in a proposal brought to the floor. The Leader of Parliament shall not temporarily block proposals for snap elections.
As parcel of this legislation, the duties of running elections are removed from the Leader of Parliament position, and all other regional officer positions. The Founder's Office shall administer all elections. Polls in elections for regional officer positions must remain open for a period of at least 48 hours and shall only count voting WA members-states of Parliament as eligible votes. All WA nations in Parliament shall be considered eligible candidates if nominated. Nations may self nominate. If a tie result cannot determine the winner of an election, a runoff shall be held between only the tied candidates, lasting 24 hours.
