Amendment to the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation
Article 1 : Officers of the House of Representatives
1.) The Vice President shall be known as the President of the Congress
a.) The President of the Congress shall keep a ‘Congressional Noticeboard’, where the Speaker shall update this board with recent events on their respective chamber’s legislation.
b.) The President of the Congress shall also track the activity of legislation of both chambers, by posting an ‘Activity Tracker’ detailing his/her own Congressional threads, along with Rejected and Passed Legislation.
2.) The most senior Representative, known as the Dean of Representatives, (seniority shall be determined by length of continuous service) who isn't on Leave of Absence, or the Representative chosen by the Dean, shall convene the House of Representative to elect a Speaker on the first day of each legislative session and when the office of Speaker is vacant. The House of Representatives shall elect a Speaker from among its members by majority consent within a 72-hour period. All votes cast following the 72-hour period shall be considered invalid. This period shall not be extended except if quorum has not been reached by the end of the voting period. In these cases, the Dean may extend the voting period for 24 hours. The Dean may terminate the voting period early if all Representatives have already cast their vote. If the Dean fails to start the election of the Speaker 72 hours after the start of the session, any Representative can proceed with the Speaker's election. In the event of a tie, the Vice President shall be the deciding vote in electing the speaker. The most senior Representative, who isn't on Leave of Absence, or the Representative chosen by the most senior Representative shall retain the powers and prerogatives as Speaker until the election of the Speaker.
3.) The Speaker, after taking his oath of office, must appoint a successor should he or she fall inactive. This successor shall be named the Deputy Speaker, and will retain all of the powers of the Speaker, if the Speaker falls inactive for over 120 hours or is on an LOA.
4.) If the Speaker falls inactive for a period of over 120 hours, without appointing a successor, the responsibilities of the Speaker will fall to the most senior Representative in the House. In the case of either an inactive Dean of Representatives, or multiple members having the highest seniority, the President of the Congress shall serve as acting Speaker.
5.) The Speaker will be subject to a Motion of No Confidence should his peers decide it, said proceeding being initiated if at least four Representatives have sponsored a Motion of No Confidence, introduced in the Legislative Introduction Thread, against the Speaker citing the motives of why the Speaker should be removed from his office.
6.) The Dean shall open a thread and commence the debates. Debates shall last at least for 72 hours. After the debates have elapsed, the Speaker shall open a vote, which shall last for 72 hours. In order to remove a Speaker, a two-thirds majority of the sitting representatives is needed.
