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The Legislator Committee has the authority to remove Legislator status from Legislators who fail to meet the voting requirement and/or fail to maintain their eligibility as Legislators.

A Legislator meets the voting requirement if they are present for a majority of all votes conducted in the previous calendar month if a minimum of two votes occurred.

On the advice of the Chair, the Legislator Committee has the power to exempt Legislators who failed the voting requirement under reasonable extenuating circumstances, in which case they would receive a warning. Should they have once again failed the requirement in the following month, they would lose their Legislator status.

This month, since the votes ran concurrently, the Legislator Committee contacted all Legislators due to lose status before performing the Legislator Check (except those with prior warning). Those who were willing to lose status, or who did not reply or see the message in time, have been removed. Those who wanted to keep their status and paid enough attention to reply in time have been exempted from the requirement this month.

(2) Within the first week of each calendar month, the Legislator Committee will remove legislator status from a legislator if they failed the voting requirement in the past month, if applicable, or otherwise no longer meet the eligibility requirements as described herein. The Legislator Committee may exercise discretion and not remove legislators under reasonable extenuating circumstances.

(3) A legislator fails the voting requirement if they are absent for more than half of all votes finished in the previous calendar month, if a minimum of two votes occurred. Legislators who have an approved leave of absence from the Chair shall not be considered absent for votes in the given time frame.