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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
Chapter 1: Legislative Template and Submitted Drafts
1. All proposals brought before Parliament shall be in the same format as the official Legislation Template. If the author fails to utilize the official template, the proposal's formatting must be edited to conform to the accepted layout. Constitutional amendments shall be exempt from most standard legislation numbered clauses; instead, they shall have the section written out.
1.1. Example of a standard legislation numbered clause.
1.2. Example of a Constitutional clause without numbering that requires written out sections.
1.3. Example of a Constitutional Clause that requires numbering.
2. The Speaker may edit or change the official legislation template, but all changes must be reported to Parliament within twenty-four hours of their publishing. The official template must have a quick-access code and preview similar to this fashion.
3. When drafting an amendment, the following shall be used to designated all changes:
3.1. Constitutional Amendments shall be styled in this fashion.
3.2. Regional Code Amendments shall be styled in this fashion.
3.3. Other legislation shall be styled in this fashion.
3.3. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be amended," for basic changes.
3.4. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be inserted," when a new Article/Chapter/Section/Clause is being added to a document.
3.5. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be removed," when an entire Article/Chapter/Section/Clause is being removed.
3.6. The, "Shall be renumerated accordingly," clause shall not be necessary since the Speaker already has the authority to do so. Additionally, variations of the above may be used so long as they achieve the desired affect. First-time authors are cautioned to avoid the use of the, "Shall read," clause due to its binding affects on large portions of language.
3.7. When inserting new or rearranging old language, authors need to italicize the affected text and change the color to green. When removing language, authors need to strike the removed language and change the color to red. Example.
Chapter 2: Scheduling Votes
1. Author(s) of proposals shall inform the Speaker when they are satisfied with the current version of their draft and ask for scheduling. The Speaker shall then approve or reject the request.
1.1. If the Speaker approves the proposal for scheduling, they shall inform Parliament that the process has started by posting in the thread of the bill under scrutiny:
1.2. If the Speaker declines to schedule the proposal for vote, they shall inform the Author why they chose to do so. The Author may then decide to either change their proposal, hold it (withdraw it until further notice), or attempt to override the Speaker as provided by law.
2. Each type of legislation shall have the following formal discussion time prior to being put to vote as part of the scheduling process:
2.1. Constitutional Amendments shall have five days of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.2. Regional Code Amendments, Treaty Ratifications, and other Legislation shall have three days of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.3. Rushed votes shall have a minimum of thirty minutes of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.4. The Speaker may increase these times by up to three additional days if they feel the proposal is controversial and there has been active discussion about it.
2.4.1 The Speaker may increase these times by up to one day for each new version if amendments are made to the proposal during the formal discussion phase.
2.4.2 The Speaker reserves the right to reduce these times only when the situation necessitates expedition.
2.4.3 A lack of discussion shall not constitute reduced formal discussion time, and the Speaker may not increase formal discussion time in an attempt to filibusterer the proposal.
3. Authors shall include a brief summary change log to their proposal whenever alterations are made during the formal discussion phase.
4. Parliament shall not vote on more than three proposals at one time.
5. Variations of or the exact same proposal may be scheduled up to three times in one month only if the second attempt was not rejected by Parliament by a minimum difference of quorum. If a minimum difference of quorum rejects the second attempt, the proposal may not be scheduled again until fourteen days after the last rejection.
Chapter 3: Signups & Election/Confirmation Notices
1. When announcing signups, the Speaker shall issue the following disclaimer:
2. When initiating regular election, special election, or Roleplay Committee signups, the Speaker shall include the primary duties of each office in a manner similar to this.
Chapter 4: Initiating Polls
1. Once the formal discussion phase concludes, the Speaker shall initiate the vote by copying and pasting the proposal in official formatting to a new thread in the Voting Booth section.
2. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for elections, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
3. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for appointments, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
4. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Roleplay Committee confirmations, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
5. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Constitutional Amendments:
6. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Regional Code Amendments:
7. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for other Legislation:
8. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for ILC regional acceptance votes:
9. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Treaty acceptance votes:
Chapter 5: Closing Polls
1. Upon the completion of any vote or election, the Speaker shall:
1.1. Announce the results of the vote or election by posting in the voting thread:
1.2. Promptly lock the thread;
1.3. Archive the thread in the appropriate forum board.
Chapter 6: Proper Behavior in Parliament
1. All nations are expected to remain civil and on topic in Parliament territory ('The Parliament' section of the official Forum and 'Parliament Plaza' in Discord). Violation of this rule shall constitute an appropriate response.
Chapter 7: Additional Provisions
1. The Speaker may request assistance from the Forum Administration Team in ensuring the upkeep of Parliament's library.
2. The Speaker shall continue the amendment recording precedent as depicted at the bottom of the Constitution and Regional Code. Amendments recorded in the respective section of the forum shall have a label designating their number applied, and they shall be made 'sticky' in the Actions>Moderation menu so they appear in order from oldest at the bottom and newest at the top. All threads that contain polls must be locked after their polls close.
3. The Speaker may amend these procedures from time-to-time. Parliament shall be informed of all changes within twenty-four hours of their implementation.
4. The Speaker shall establish at least one standard timezone for Parliament. In addition to this, the Speaker shall provide a secondary timezone in either UK or US time to provide reference for people who live elsewhere.
4.1. The current established timezone is US Central (GMT-05:00).
1. All proposals brought before Parliament shall be in the same format as the official Legislation Template. If the author fails to utilize the official template, the proposal's formatting must be edited to conform to the accepted layout. Constitutional amendments shall be exempt from most standard legislation numbered clauses; instead, they shall have the section written out.
1.1. Example of a standard legislation numbered clause.
1.2. Example of a Constitutional clause without numbering that requires written out sections.
1.3. Example of a Constitutional Clause that requires numbering.
2. The Speaker may edit or change the official legislation template, but all changes must be reported to Parliament within twenty-four hours of their publishing. The official template must have a quick-access code and preview similar to this fashion.
3. When drafting an amendment, the following shall be used to designated all changes:
3.1. Constitutional Amendments shall be styled in this fashion.
3.2. Regional Code Amendments shall be styled in this fashion.
3.3. Other legislation shall be styled in this fashion.
3.3. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be amended," for basic changes.
3.4. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be inserted," when a new Article/Chapter/Section/Clause is being added to a document.
3.5. The primary action clause shall read, "[Affected Article/Chapter/Section/Clause of the Constitution/Regional Code/Legislation] shall be removed," when an entire Article/Chapter/Section/Clause is being removed.
3.6. The, "Shall be renumerated accordingly," clause shall not be necessary since the Speaker already has the authority to do so. Additionally, variations of the above may be used so long as they achieve the desired affect. First-time authors are cautioned to avoid the use of the, "Shall read," clause due to its binding affects on large portions of language.
3.7. When inserting new or rearranging old language, authors need to italicize the affected text and change the color to green. When removing language, authors need to strike the removed language and change the color to red. Example.
Chapter 2: Scheduling Votes
1. Author(s) of proposals shall inform the Speaker when they are satisfied with the current version of their draft and ask for scheduling. The Speaker shall then approve or reject the request.
1.1. If the Speaker approves the proposal for scheduling, they shall inform Parliament that the process has started by posting in the thread of the bill under scrutiny:
The Speaker has scheduled this proposal. Discussion began [day name], [month] [day number], [year], and shall end [day name], [month] [day number], [year].
1.2. If the Speaker declines to schedule the proposal for vote, they shall inform the Author why they chose to do so. The Author may then decide to either change their proposal, hold it (withdraw it until further notice), or attempt to override the Speaker as provided by law.
2. Each type of legislation shall have the following formal discussion time prior to being put to vote as part of the scheduling process:
2.1. Constitutional Amendments shall have five days of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.2. Regional Code Amendments, Treaty Ratifications, and other Legislation shall have three days of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.3. Rushed votes shall have a minimum of thirty minutes of formal discussion starting on the day of their scheduling.
2.4. The Speaker may increase these times by up to three additional days if they feel the proposal is controversial and there has been active discussion about it.
2.4.1 The Speaker may increase these times by up to one day for each new version if amendments are made to the proposal during the formal discussion phase.
2.4.2 The Speaker reserves the right to reduce these times only when the situation necessitates expedition.
2.4.3 A lack of discussion shall not constitute reduced formal discussion time, and the Speaker may not increase formal discussion time in an attempt to filibusterer the proposal.
3. Authors shall include a brief summary change log to their proposal whenever alterations are made during the formal discussion phase.
4. Parliament shall not vote on more than three proposals at one time.
5. Variations of or the exact same proposal may be scheduled up to three times in one month only if the second attempt was not rejected by Parliament by a minimum difference of quorum. If a minimum difference of quorum rejects the second attempt, the proposal may not be scheduled again until fourteen days after the last rejection.
Chapter 3: Signups & Election/Confirmation Notices
1. When announcing signups, the Speaker shall issue the following disclaimer:
With the [Month Year] [Election or Confirmation] just five days away, Citizens who are interested in running for office and who are not prohibited from doing so may now declare their candidacies up until twelve (12) hours prior to the start of the election at [HH:MM CST & HH:MM GMT] on [Month, Day Number, Year]. Citizens may withdraw their candidacy at any time prior to this deadline. The following positions are up for determination:
2. When initiating regular election, special election, or Roleplay Committee signups, the Speaker shall include the primary duties of each office in a manner similar to this.
Chapter 4: Initiating Polls
1. Once the formal discussion phase concludes, the Speaker shall initiate the vote by copying and pasting the proposal in official formatting to a new thread in the Voting Booth section.
2. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for elections, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
Poll Question: Which candidate shall become [office]?
Poll Answer 1: Nation Name of the first declared candidate
Poll Answer 2: Nation Name of the second declared candidate
Poll Answer 3: Nation Name of the third declared candidate
Poll Answer 4: and so forth until all candidates are listed.
Poll Answer 5: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Nation Name of the first declared candidate
Poll Answer 2: Nation Name of the second declared candidate
Poll Answer 3: Nation Name of the third declared candidate
Poll Answer 4: and so forth until all candidates are listed.
Poll Answer 5: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
3. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for appointments, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
Poll Question: Shall [Nation's Name] serve as [office]?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
4. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Roleplay Committee confirmations, and they shall not indicate which candidate, if any, is incumbent:
Poll Question: Shall [Nation's Name] serve on the Roleplay Committee?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
5. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Constitutional Amendments:
Poll Question: Shall this Constitutional Amendment be enacted?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
The final result of this poll must be greater than or equal to 66.67%, rounding to the nearest hundredth, in approval in order to be enacted. 66.664% and below, which rounds to 66.66%, shall constitute a rejection by Parliament. Quorum determination shall also round to the nearest hundredth.
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
The final result of this poll must be greater than or equal to 66.67%, rounding to the nearest hundredth, in approval in order to be enacted. 66.664% and below, which rounds to 66.66%, shall constitute a rejection by Parliament. Quorum determination shall also round to the nearest hundredth.
6. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Regional Code Amendments:
Poll Question: Shall this Regional Code Amendment be enacted?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
7. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for other Legislation:
Poll Question: Shall this legislation be enacted?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
8. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for ILC regional acceptance votes:
Poll Question: Shall the [Region's Name] join the ILC?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
9. The Speaker shall include the following in the provided boxes for Treaty acceptance votes:
Poll Question: Shall this Treaty be ratified?
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Poll Answer 1: Yes
Poll Answer 2: No
Poll Answer 3: Abstain
Poll Options:
Voters may select up to [1] answer(s)
Automatically lock poll on [date and time exactly five days from the poll's initiation]
Show Results: After poll is locked or expires
Chapter 5: Closing Polls
1. Upon the completion of any vote or election, the Speaker shall:
1.1. Announce the results of the vote or election by posting in the voting thread:
The results of the [election/vote] are as follows:
[Option/Candidate 1] - [Number of Votes]
[Option/Candidate 2] - [Number of Votes]
[Option/Candidate 3] - [and so on, until all options/candidates are listed]
As such, [the bill has (Passed/Failed) / (Candidate) has been elected (Office)]
[Option/Candidate 1] - [Number of Votes]
[Option/Candidate 2] - [Number of Votes]
[Option/Candidate 3] - [and so on, until all options/candidates are listed]
As such, [the bill has (Passed/Failed) / (Candidate) has been elected (Office)]
1.2. Promptly lock the thread;
1.3. Archive the thread in the appropriate forum board.
Chapter 6: Proper Behavior in Parliament
1. All nations are expected to remain civil and on topic in Parliament territory ('The Parliament' section of the official Forum and 'Parliament Plaza' in Discord). Violation of this rule shall constitute an appropriate response.
Chapter 7: Additional Provisions
1. The Speaker may request assistance from the Forum Administration Team in ensuring the upkeep of Parliament's library.
2. The Speaker shall continue the amendment recording precedent as depicted at the bottom of the Constitution and Regional Code. Amendments recorded in the respective section of the forum shall have a label designating their number applied, and they shall be made 'sticky' in the Actions>Moderation menu so they appear in order from oldest at the bottom and newest at the top. All threads that contain polls must be locked after their polls close.
3. The Speaker may amend these procedures from time-to-time. Parliament shall be informed of all changes within twenty-four hours of their implementation.
4. The Speaker shall establish at least one standard timezone for Parliament. In addition to this, the Speaker shall provide a secondary timezone in either UK or US time to provide reference for people who live elsewhere.
4.1. The current established timezone is US Central (GMT-05:00).
