The wording of the Charter when taken in context makes it clear that the LC representative must cast a vote within an allotted timeframe. The representative is no different than any other legislator, except in voting weight. If my vote cannot be retroactively added to the total, then neither can the representative's. Government businesses cannot be held hostage, as Tsunamy says, by a representative that fails to cast a vote on a bill. It defies reason to believe that's what we intended to allow in the Charter.

I would urge the court to make a narrow ruling, avoiding any kind of exceptional special case for votes held between the LC's interregnum. It's not the case that the LC would be deprived of a constitutional right or power, as any bill affecting them or the in-game community must be sent to the LC anyways.