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**Belschaft** · 07-13-2016, 01:47 PM

I submit the following amendment to Article IV Clause 4 of the Charter so as to clarify legislator eligibility, and make the maintenance requirements slightly more lenient. The proposed amendment moves us from a system where the Chair must remove legislator status if someone misses two assembly votes held on the same day - a confusing clause, as votes last at least three days - and replace it with a system where the chair must warn legislators after they miss two non-concurrent votes, and then remove them if they miss a third vote. This is a fairer and clearer system, and in keeping with how the current Chair wishes to handle this matter.

Under a system where they must miss only three votes commencing on separate days the minimum time to lose legislator status is five days, with a warning time of just one day. By using non-concurrent the minimum time is nine days, with a warning time of three days.

Quote:4. Continued legislator status requires active membership and good behaviour. The Chair will remove legislator status from any person failing to vote in the last two official Assembly votes held on separate days, unless the Chair has granted a leave of absence. The Chair will remove legislator status from any person absent for three non-concurrent Assembly votes, subsequent to providing a formal warning after they are absent for two non-concurrent Assembly votes. Legislators who have received an approved leave of absence from the Chair shall not be considered absent. Additionally, the Chair may suspend privileges for disruptive members. Frequent suspensions may be grounds for ineligibility, if found appropriate in a fair trial by the High Court.

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***Tsunamy*** · 07-13-2016, 01:51 PM

I support this. I think we need a more lenient stance.

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**Seraph** · 07-13-2016, 02:56 PM

This seems more fair to to me, so I support the amendment in its current state also.

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