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Vote: The Holidays Act (2015)
Topic Started: 9th February 2015 - 02:11 AM (486 Views)
Tytor
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The following bill is up for vote:
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The Holidays Act (2015)

An Act to identify days of the year that should not be counted in various processes and mechanisms of the Senate, Citizens Assembly, Judiciary or Constitution of the Independent Order.


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

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(1) This Act may be referred to as The Holidays Act (2015).

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(2) For the purposes of this Act 'Holiday' refers to the days identified within section (4)

(3) A Holiday within the context of this Act grants an automatic and universal Leave of Absence to all members of the Independent Order's Elected Government, Senate, Citizen's Assembly, Chancellery, Judiciary or other appointed position.

(4) The following days or time periods are considered Holidays:

(a) Christmas Eve to Boxing Day (inclusive)
(b) Good Friday to Easter Monday (inclusive)
(c) Thanksgiving
(d) Ede
(e) New Years Eve to New Years Day (inclusive)
(f) Other recognized Bank Holidays e.g St. George's Day

(5) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of:

(a) Monitoring the activity of Senators, Ministers, Clerk of the Assembly or any other appointed position
(b) Debating and voting time periods in the Senate or Citizen's Assembly
(c) Any other process of the legislature
(d) Electoral campaigning
(e) Election voting periods

(6) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of the Constitution of the Independent Order.

(7) Where the processes of section (5) conflict with the days identified in section (4) the process is to be delayed until after the time period or if the process is already in motion suspended and recommenced after the time period (e.g. If legislation is up for debate and the last day of debate would be Christmas Eve then the 27th of December becomes the third day of debate since that is the first day following the time period of Christmas Eve to Boxing Day).
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Nay.
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A good ide,a in principle, but too hard to define and enforce.

I abstain.
Edited by Major_Thom, 9th February 2015 - 11:52 PM.
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I believe this act is one that the current loa system has covered and in some ways is impractical, for example non fixed dates and in the case of Eid, often disputed.

Therefore sorry Achkarein but Nay.
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Naturally I vote Aye (and will rapidly now think about a constimendment to cover at least some of this)

However I submit Mr Speaker that in light of the condition placed on this Bill by the Chancellery that it will not make the 75% threshold requested and that therefore the Bill falls.
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We do have protocol to follow, you know. 72 hours or all Senators voting. I'm going to let it go through the full vote process and deal with the ramifications then.
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I have to agree with what Dave and Thom said.

Therefore I vote Nay

(Sorry Ach)
Edited by Cool101jr, 10th February 2015 - 05:12 AM.
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With one vote in favor, four against, one abstention, and one senator not voting, the bill fails. Sorry Ach.
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