1. The Standing Rules of the Southern Chamber of Delegates shall be amended as follows:
Definitions:
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8.)
At any time during which the Chamber of Delegates is in session, the members of a ruling coalition and the members of the opposition coalition may elect a majority leader or a minority leader respectively, according to any procedure each coalition may choose, except as specified below.The Speaker shall be ineligible to serve as either majority leader or minority leader. No Delegate shall vote for both majority leader and minority leader during a single session, unless a change in Chamber membership results in a new ruling coalition. No ballot cast in a script other than the Latin alphabet shall be counted as valid.
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Section III: Legislative Threads
1. The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Legislature shall create a new thread for each piece of legislation introduced; however, such a thread shall only be created when the Legislature is debating said legislation, "legislation" means any bill, resolution, or constitutional amendment introduced in the Southern Legislature Thread, with the exception of resolutions on the procedure or hierarchy of the Legislature. Unless otherwise specified
in a schedule published in the Southern Legislation Introduction Thread , Legislation shall be brought to the floor in the order in which it was introduced.
Delegates may elect, by mutual consent indicated in the Southern Legislation Introduction Thread agree to co-sponsor legislation prior to such legislation being brought to the floor....
Section IV: Introducing and Managing Legislation
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2.)
12 15 threads about legislation may be open for voting and debate simultaneously, and the Speaker shall have the power to preside over each:
a) The first
8 10 open threads shall be open to all legislation
s introduced by
a Delegate
s or the Governor. If the sponsor already has
4 5 or more pieces
of legislation on the Chamber floor, legislation from Delegates who do not shall take priority until all such other legislation is completed. Legislation co-sponsored by a Delegate who already has 5 or more pieces of legislation on the Chamber floor shall not affect the priority of the bill if another co-sponsor does not have 5 or more pieces of legislation on the Chamber floor.[/b]
b) The
ninth and tenth 11th through 13th threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced by the Governor.
c) The
eleventh 14th open thread shall be reserved for bills submitted by
civilians citizens not holding Regional Office.
d) The
twelfth 15th open thread shall be reserved for legislation related to regional emergencies
declared by the Governor of the South. The Speaker shall introduce legislation to this thread as directed by the Governor, but only when the Governor has declared a state of regional emergency
or when such legislation affects emergency powers.
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Section V: Debate
1.) After a piece of legislation is introduced to the Chamber of Delegates floor, debate shall begin immediately. Debate on the legislation shall last for no less than 48 hours. The Chamber of Delegates may waive the 48-hour requirement on any legislation by passing cloture by unanimous consent. To waive the 48-hour requirement, the presiding officer must request unanimous consent to waive the minimum debate time requirement and provide 24 hours for a
ny Delegate to object to this request.
The Chamber of Delegates may also waive the 48-hour requirement upon the public affirmation of the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader. If the 48-hour requirement is waived, the presiding officer shall immediately open a final vote.
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5.) Any Delegate may file a motion to table a piece of legislation
during after 48 hours of debate. The presiding officer shall open a vote on the motion to table when at least two other Delegates have seconded the motion. A
two thirds three fifths majority is required for the approval of the motion to table.
6.) When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours, any Delegate
s may call for a vote on said legislation. The presiding officer shall open a vote if no other member of the Chamber of Delegates objects within 24 hours of the call for a vote. When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours but no more than
336 168 hours, any Delegate
s may motion for cloture. Upon the concurrence of two thirds of the Chamber of Delegates, the Chamber of Delegates shall end debate. If the legislation has been on the floor for more than
336 168 hours, a simple majority is needed in order to end the debate
s. The presiding officer shall then open a final vote.
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Section VI: Voting
1.) A vote passes only if it has a majority of votes, excluding abstentions and absent (not voting) votes
. Oor unless stated otherwise in the standing rules.
2.) Votes on legislation shall last for a
minimum of 24 hours and a maximum of
2 days (i.e. 48 72 hours
).
The floor leader shall be permitted the flexibility of deciding the initial length of a vote within the minimum and maximum periods required herein. To ensure better participation, the floor leader may also schedule a vote to begin at a future time and date, provided such time and date are within 72 hours of the earliest time that a vote may begin. Voting may occur on multiple pieces of legislation simultaneously. 3.) When a piece of legislation has enough votes to pass or fail
prior to the conclusion of an announced voting period, the
presiding office
r in control of the legislative slot shall announce that he or she will close the vote in 16 hours and that any Delegate who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval. If all delegates have voted, the vote may be closed immediately.
4.) If a piece of legislation is vetoed by the Governor, the bill's sponsor may request an override of the veto within
3 days, i.e. 72 hours, of the veto taking place. The Speaker may extend this period if the bill's sponsor is on a publicly-declared leave of absence.
