Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]

WE HAVE MOVED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEW FORUM!


Please note that this forum is now archived, and some links may not work. To access forums, please click on the text above the banner and NOT the banner itself. If you have any questions please contact CGJ


Getting you started...
News and Announcements
Government
Regional Assembly Business
Introduce yourself!

Claim your spot on the map

Join the Regional Assembly

Check out the Hall of Guidance

Get involved in some Open Roleplays
Donate to our Recruitment Program

Time until The Independent Order's Fourth Birthday:

Grand Chancellor: Beatrice
Vice Chancellor: CGJ

Premier: DaveIronside
Vice Premier: SatanLord
Minister for Home Affairs: Yolotan
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Tama

Speaker of the Assembly: Zee
Lord Chief Justice: Achkaerin
Roleplay Moderator: DaveIronside
Votes:
None
Debates:
Roleplay Realism Buff Act
Request for an Inquiry into the use of mass-alts in the Z-Day episode

Welcome to the Independent Order Archive.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. If you previously had an account on the forum, then feel free to login. If you're new, please note we have moved to a new forum and have left this forum here to serve as an archive.

Username:   Password:
Locked
Vote: Sixth Constitutional Amendment
Topic Started: 26th June 2014 - 11:33 PM (326 Views)
Elpidia
Member Avatar
The Rt. Hon.
The following bill shall be up for vote until 6/28/14.

Quote:
 
Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014)

An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014).

Amendments

(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:

“(15) The Senate shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks upon the commencement of the legislative term. Should the Senate be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as Speaker for the remainder of the legislative term.”

(3) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:

“(26) The term of the Premier shall be forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations . The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order.”

(4) Section (30) shall be amended thusly:

“(30) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at their discretion, however, it must consist of justice, cultural, foreign and armed forces portfolios.

(5) Section (33) shall be amended thusly:

“(33) Both the Premier and Vice Premier may occupy a portfolio themselves.”

(6) Section (34) shall be amended thusly:

“(34) At the discretion of the Premier, a minister may occupy more than one portfolio.”

(7) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:

“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”

(8) Section (14) shall be removed.

(9) Where not already provided, a single space should be added to separate the Section number from the Section text.
The Rt. Hon. Marquess Elpidia - Factbook - NS Page - EBC - Vignettes - Characters
Posted Image

Off | --
Profile
 
Elpidia
Member Avatar
The Rt. Hon.
Aye
The Rt. Hon. Marquess Elpidia - Factbook - NS Page - EBC - Vignettes - Characters
Posted Image

Off | --
Profile
 
CGJ
Member Avatar
Franz Kaufmann (1886-1944)
Aye
Posted ImageThe Most Honourable Marquess CGJ PC
Vice Chancellor


Coauthor of the Order's most viewed vignette series: Beaxander, as well as BeaXtra, 50 Shades of Chalk and Beaxotica.

Submitted Legislation

The Kingdom of Dartfordia (Factbook - Vignettes - News - Press Office)
Founding member of the Cross-Straits Treaty Alliance (CSTO), Commonwealth Treaty Organisation (CTO) and Congress of Albion (PAC).
Member of the Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation (CETO).
Signatory to the Mundus Convention on Universal Rights (MCUR), Fair Seas Concordat (FSC) and Uppsala Convention.
Off | --
Profile
 
Beatrice
Member Avatar

Aye.
Posted ImagePosted Image
Beatrice Anselmo
Marchioness, Grand Chancellor of the Independent Order
Empress of the First Empire of Rokkenjima

Rokkenjiman Factbook | RBC | Office of the Press
Gadshack: "As Premier you end up doing everyone yourself"
Off | --
Profile
 
KaiserAdolf
Member Avatar

Aye.

KAISER ADOLF FACTBOOK | CHARACTERS | KA HERALD - NEWS


Off | --
Profile
 
Dijel
Member Avatar

Aye

Posted Image
Kaedweni Factbook

Kaedweni News

The Federation of the Dijel (Me) on Nationstates




Posted Image
Alleged 'Nobility'

Old Sig, for Posterity
Off | --
Profile
 
Arpeggi
Member Avatar

Aye
under construction
Off | --
Profile
 
Elpidia
Member Avatar
The Rt. Hon.
The required voting period having elapsed I declare this bill to have passed. The voting was as follows:

Aye- 6 votes
Elpidia
CGJ
Beatrice
KaiserAdolf
Dijel
Arpeggi

Nay- 0 votes

Abstentions- 0

Senators Not Voting:
DaveIronside
Achkaerin
Novincia
The Rt. Hon. Marquess Elpidia - Factbook - NS Page - EBC - Vignettes - Characters
Posted Image

Off | --
Profile
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · Senate Chambers · Next Topic »
Locked

May the force be with you.