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[PASSED] A2006.05 Amendment to the Legislative Procedure Act - Rabbitz - 06-24-2020
Hither ye! Hither ye yonder legislators!
A motion to vote for an amendment to the legislative procedure act hath been seconded.
The voting period wilt hither for 5 days, concluding on 6-29-2020, or 29 june 2020 for non-american folk, at 21: 17 pm UTC. Since this bill affects a constitutional bill, a super-majority of three-fifths wilt beest attained for this bill to beest did pass in accordance with thy sacred text.
The debate thread can beest did find hither.
Prithee, voice by poll if 't be true possible. If 't be true thou canst voice by poll, post "aye", "nay", or "abstain" in this thread. Doing both wilt suffer dire consequences with thy vote being subjected to a thorough thrashing.
The proposal:
Amendment to the Legislative Procedure Act Wrote:Legislative Procedure Act
An Act to define the procedural rules of the Assembly
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Legislative Rules
(7) Any legislator may motion to cancel voting and withdraw a bill that has been brought to a vote so revisions can be made. The Chair may cancel voting on the bill, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded. Should the motion and seconding be made within the final 24 hours of voting, the legislation shall not pass or fail until the Chair makes a ruling on the motion.
(8) Should any bill, resolution or amendment fail to become law, any proposal which is judged by the Chair as being substantially similar to that failed legislation shall be prevented from going to vote for two weeks after the closure of the vote. The Chair may waive this restriction should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has been no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded.
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Powers and Responsibilities of the Chair
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(7) The Chair may waive the mandatory debate period remaining on a particular piece of legislation should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has been no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded.
RE: [AT VOTE] A2006.05 Amendment to the Legislative Procedure Act - Rabbitz - 06-29-2020
The vote has ended with the amendment to the Legislative Procedure Act passing!