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| Kaiserin Rebecca | Feb 16 2014, 01:01 PM Post #1 |
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Article II. (8)All legislative power is hereby vested in the Senate of the Independent Order. (9)The Senate shall be made up of no less than five (5) and no more than fifteen (15) members, as determined by law, though the number must remain odd. (10)The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43th) through the forty-fifth (45th) days. (11)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 from the candidates available after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor will appoint one from the nominated candidates in order to allow the Senate to function. (12)Should the Speaker of the Senate go inactive, defined as not having logged into the forum for five (5) days, he/she shall be deemed to have vacated the office, and the Senate shall elect a new Speaker. (13) Any proposed bill or act shall be debated in the Senate for no less than seven days, after such time any Senator may move to vote on the bill. If a majority of the Senate supports the motion the Speaker must move the bill to vote within twenty-four hours. (14)Any act or resolution in the Senate will be considered passed should it achieve fifty (50) percent plus one or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time. (15)Any law or treaty that achieves seventy-five (75) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time will automatically bypass the requirement for the Grand Chancellor to sign the law or treaty. (16)The Senate may determine the rules of its proceedings. (17)A senator shall automatically vacate his/her seat if he/she fails to log into the forum for more than seven (7) days. (18)Vacancies in the Senate shall be filled by the Grand Chancellor. (19)The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of sixty (60) percent. |
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