Post by Kronprinzessin on Mar 28, 2020 11:06:00 GMT -5
Proposed General Assembly Rules of Procedure
General Assembly Protocols
General Assembly Protocols
Section 1: Definitions
Section 2: The Chairperson of the Assembly
Section 3: General Procedures of the General Assembly.
2. An Assembly Member may, at any time, protest to the Chairperson against an action the Assembly Member believes has violated these procedures, and the Chairperson shall evaluate the claim, and take whatever restorative action is necessary.
3. The forum is the place of record for all business of the General Assembly.
4. Only one motion may be considered at any one time in any one thread. Motions should be considered in the following hierarchy, and a motion introduced that is lower on the hierarchy than the motion currently being discussed is out of order:
[/td][/tr][tr][td style="border:1px solid #000;padding:3px;"]I move to extend the current period
[/td][/tr][tr][td style="border:1px solid #000;padding:3px;"]I move to close the current period[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table][/ul][/ul][/ul]
Section 4: Discipline
6. The available punishments consist of:
7. If an Assembly Member is punished by removing their voting rights, the duration of the punishment shall be measured by bills introduced, and follow the following pattern:
8. If an Assembly Member believes they have been punished unfairly, they may appeal to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court rules in their favor, the related punishments shall be revoked.[/ul]
Section 5: The Record of the General Assembly
Section 6: Committees
2. Committees do not have legislative authority, and can not, on their own pass bills.
3. Committees are empowered to draft recommendations, reports or other such findings and conduct investigations for the Assembly or the Union as a whole
4. Committees may conduct conversations among themselves outside of the forums, and the chair or others may open up informal polls as needed
5. Committees are further empowered to call for the testimony of relevant persons, without legal force except as provided by further law.
6. Committees may be empowered with delegated authority by further law.[/ul]
Section 7: Procedure for Absences
3. If a Chairperson or Acting Chairperson is absent for more than two days unannounced, then the Vice President shall become the Acting Chairperson.[/ul]
Section 8: Procedure for Bills
5. Upon conclusion of the debate period, the Chairperson shall open an amendment period, during which any Assembly Member may propose amendments or debate amendments have been proposed.
6. Upon conclusion of the amendment period, the Chairperson shall move the bill to the voting period which will last 48 hours
7. The voting period (or second voting period if there were proposed amendments) will occur, a simple majority required for passage.
8. The process outlined in steps 2 through 7 shall be repeated for bills originating in the Senate.
9. For bills amended by the Senate returning to the General Assembly
10. Upon the rejection of a veto by the Senate, the Chairperson shall then create a thread in the appropriate place in the forum, with the bill that was vetoed and the objections from the president. There shall then be a period of debate on both the bill and the objections, and then a voting period.
5. Upon conclusion of the debate period, the Chairperson shall open an amendment period, during which any Assembly Member may propose amendments or debate amendments have been proposed.
6. During any of these periods, any citizen may object to the proposal on the basis that its provisions do not pertain exclusively to the Assembly. This objection must be seconded by an Assembly Member, after which the Chairperson shall hold a vote on the issue.
7. Upon conclusion of the amendment period, the Chairperson shall move the proposal to the voting period which will last 48 hours.
8. The voting period (or second voting period if there were proposed amendments) shall occur, a simple majority required for passage.
