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« on: April 02, 2019, 08:55:15 PM »
« edited: April 02, 2019, 09:00:51 PM by All States will be D »

Amendment to the Standing Orders:
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Section I Section 1. Proposed Legislation Thread
A. Members of the Council, the Governor, and any concerned Lincoln citizen shall post the full text of any proposed legislation in a response to the Council of Lincoln Legislation Introduction Thread. Each response shall contain only one piece of proposed legislation.

B. Nothing shall be posted to the Council of Lincoln proposed legislation thread except proposed legislation or a Lincoln citizen's signature for proposed citizen legislation.

Section II Section 2. Movement of Legislation to the Floor
A. The Speaker shall keep a thread on the Regional Governments board wherein for introducing legislation. This thread shall be known as the Lincoln Council Legislation Introduction Thread. Sitting Councillors may post in this thread.

B. 7 threads about legislation may be open for voting and debate simultaneously. Of these 7 threads, 5 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the government, and 2 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the opposition. The Speaker shall move government and opposition legislation to these threads in the order in which it was introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread.

C. Each piece of legislation on the floor shall receive its own thread. Threads shall be titled as follows:

L 1.1: The BLANK Act, where L acknowledges the legislation is in the Council of Lincoln, 1 indicating that the legislation is in the first meeting of the Council of Lincoln, 1 indicating that the legislation was the first piece of legislation introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread, and BLANK being replaced with the name of the piece of legislation.

D. Each thread shall remain open until the bill either (a) becomes law via the Governor's signature, lack of Gubernatorial action, or referendum override, (b) fails to receive majority support from Council, (c) is sent to the public for a referendum, pursuant to Article I, Section 6 of the Comprehensive Constitutional Amendment, or (d) the Chancellor moves to revoke it from the floor, subject to a majority vote.

E. If a piece of legislation is removed from the floor by the instruments described in Part D, sub-part d of this article, the bill is returned to the queue as if it had not been heard before and may be returned to the floor upon the next docket.

Section III Section 3. Legislative Debates and Voting
A. Except as otherwise provided in Section III, Part G or Section II, Part C, All proposed legislation shall be open for debate for no less than 72 hours after the Speaker places it on the floor.

B. During debate, Councillors and sponsors of proposed legislation may suggest amendments to proposed legislation. If the sponsor of the proposed legislation publicly deems the amendment friendly, no vote on the amendment shall be required. If the sponsor of the proposed legislation does not publicly deem the amendment friendly, a vote on the amendment shall be taken 24 hours after being proposed unless there is less than 24 hours of debate remaining on the bill. If there is less than 24 hours of debate remaining on the bill, a vote on the amendment shall be taken before proceeding to a final vote on the bill. Such vote shall be open for 24 hours, or until all Councillors have voted, if earlier. An amendment shall pass if a majority of Councillors vote in favor of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes).

C. The Chancellor may, at any time, announce an extension to any ongoing debate on a piece of legislation currently on the floor of the Council.

D C. The sponsor of a proposed amendment may remove it from the Council floor by tabling it at any time before a vote on the amendment is started.

E. The sponsor of a piece of proposed legislation may remove it from the Council floor by tabling it at any time before a final vote is taken on the proposed legislation.

F. A final vote on the proposed legislation shall take place after the Speaker certifies the vote on any proposed amendments (or, if there are no such amendments, at the end of the debate period). Such votes shall be open for 48 hours, or until all Councillors have voted, if earlier. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Councillors the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread. A piece of proposed legislation shall pass if a majority of Councillors vote in favor of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes).

D. After the conclusion of the first 72 hours for debate, any Councillor or the Chancellor may call for a vote on said legislation. The Speaker shall open a vote if neither another Councillor nor the Chancellor objects within 24 hours of the call for a vote.

E. After the conclusion of the first 72 hours for debate, the Chancellor may move for cloture. Upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the membership, the Council shall end debate and the Speaker immediately declare a vote on the affected legislation.

F. At the motion of the Chancellor, the Council may waive the 72 hour requirement by unanimous consent. Consent shall be granted should no Member object to the motion of the Chancellor within 24 hours of its introduction.

G. Votes on legislation shall last for 48 hours, or until the whole membership has voted, whichever comes first. Only votes cast within the exact 48 hours after the Speaker has opened the vote shall be valid. Any votes cast after the 48 hours has expired are to be considered invalid, and may not be counted by the Speaker. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Councillors the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread. A piece of proposed legislation shall pass if a majority of Councillors vote in favour of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes). The Speaker shall certify the results of any vote within 24 hours of the end of the voting period.

H. Legislation shall be open for debate as long as there has not been 72 hours of non-discussion or the Chancellor has moved for for cloture and was supported by a majority of the Council.

I H. Budget bills shall be considered a meaningful vote of confidence in the Government.

J I. In the event that passed legislation is recommended to a referendum by the Governor, either the Chancellor or any Councillor may introduce a motion to override the move to a referendum within 72 hours for the Governor's move to a referendum being announced. An override vote shall last 48 hours, or until all Councillors have voted, if earlier. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Councillors the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread.

Section IV Section 4. Non-sitting Days
A. In reckoning the sitting days of the Council, the following dates shall be Non-Sitting Days: January 1, Easter, The Last Monday of May, July 4, The First Monday of September, The First Tuesday After The First Monday of November, The Fourth Thursday of November, December 24, December 25.

B. The Chancellor may declare any other day a non-sitting day, subject to a majority vote.

C. A "Non-Sitting Day" shall be defined as a day not counted in the official duration of debates, votes, and other business of the Council. A member shall be entitled but not required to speak in any open business of the Council on a Non-Sitting Day.

Section V Section 5. Role of Speaker
A. The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Council and is tasked with interpreting and enforcing the Standing Orders as prescribed in this bill.

B. At the beginning of each term of the Council, and at any time when the office is vacant, the second order of business of the Council shall be to elect the Speaker after the election of the Chancellor. Prior to the election of a Speaker, the Chancellor may serve as Acting Speaker for the purposes of electing a Speaker only. If there is not a Speaker, the Governor may preside over the election of the Chancellor. If the Governor is unavailable for any reason, the most senior Councillor shall preside.

C. The Chancellor shall introduce a piece of legislation to nominate a candidate for Speaker, who will then face a vote before the Council, requiring a majority support to assume office.

D. The Chancellor shall certify the results following the election, and the Speaker shall immediately assume office.

E. The Chancellor Council may, at any time, remove the Speaker by introducing repeal legislation to the introductory legislation of Section V, Part C. The motion shall take precedence over all other motions and bills before the Council, and shall be conducted in the manner outlined in Section III the section entitled Legislative Debates and Voting. The Chancellor will designate a Councillor to preside in the place of the Speaker.

Section 6. Amending the SOAP
A. In recognizing that the Lincoln Council has the right to determine its own operating procedures without outside approval, future amendments to the SOAP will no longer require the Governor's signature upon passing.


Section VI Section 7. Terminology
A. All legislation regarding the rules of the Council shall be called the Standing Orders.

B. All proposed legislation that requires the signature of the Governor shall be called a Bill until signed and thereafter an Act.

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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2019, 10:57:21 PM »

By the way this is LC 1.19.
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2019, 11:22:21 AM »

Shouldn't there be a way to challenge speaker decisions  possibly also a way to remove him without a dedicated bill.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2019, 05:57:30 PM »

A vote should have begun on this already.
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2019, 06:41:22 PM »


Honestly, since debate has been literally nonexistant, I think the more we delay a vote the better
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2019, 06:47:35 PM »


Honestly, since debate has been literally nonexistant, I think the more we delay a vote the better

No. The current standing orders state a vote begins after 72 hours, unless someone moves for extended debate.
No one is debating here, and if there is no debate then a vote should begin already. And it should have begun already a few days ago.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2019, 09:51:34 PM »

With the lack of debate on this, aside from discussion about the vote itself, I motion for a final vote.
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2019, 07:33:42 AM »

I agree.
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2019, 10:12:47 PM »

I urge my colleagues to pass this measure in order to set our government back in motion.
Should we find tweaks or alterations necessary, these can address these in the next session.

As my first official act as Speaker, I now call the final vote open.

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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2019, 10:18:26 PM »

Aye
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2019, 12:07:18 PM »

Aye
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2019, 07:03:32 PM »

Nay
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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2019, 07:19:59 PM »

The bill passes 4-1 on the following division:

Aye: PyroTheFox, thr33, Comrade Funk, Lfromnj
Nay: DKrol
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