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Legal Formation of the Legislative Branch
Preamble: All nations in The South Pacific shall be able to claim a seat in the Assembly, in accordance with relevant laws. Section 1 — Assembly and Powers of the Assembly 1. The Assembly shall constitute the sole legislative body in The Coalition. 2. The Assembly is responsible for the drafting and discussion of laws and amendments to the Charter. 3. The Assembly may pass and amend a law with a vote resulting in 50% + 1 in favor. 4. The Assembly may amend the Charter with a vote resulting in a 75% majority in favor. 5. The Assembly has the sole power to declare a state of war exists with another region or organization. 6. The Assembly has the sole power to pass a treaty with another region or organization. 7. Declarations of War and Treaties require a 60% majority in favor to be enacted or repealed. 8. Proposed legislation may be moved to a vote by the Chair of the Assembly after a “motion” and a “second” to vote is lodged. 9. The voting period will last three days for laws and five days for amendments to the Charter. 10. Any legislative actions that would alter input of regional message board practices must also be put up to a regional vote, in-game.
1. All citizens of The South Pacific are entitled to a seat in the Assembly, provided there is no major security risk, as declared by the Committee for State Security. 2. Citizens must apply to the Chair of the Assembly to claim their seat. 3. Legislative seats will be forfeited if the citizen misses three legislative votes. 4. Citizens may request a leave of absence from the Chair of the Assembly, whereby they would not lose their seat. Section 3 — Chair of the Assembly 1. The Assembly will elect a Chair which will be responsible for the administration of all aspects of the drafting, debate, and passage of legislation. 2. The Chair is responsible for appointing citizens to their legislative seats, keeping track of all votes and removing those who do not meet the voting requirements to hold an Assembly seat. 3. The Chair has the clerical duty to maintain the Charter and all subsidiary documents, ensuring that all laws comport with proper standards and formatting, and all minor changes made are publicly recorded. 4. The Chair will serve a term lasting four months. 5. Procedures for the election of the Chair must be defined in Election Act. Section 4 — Contradicting Legislation 1. The Chair shall use their discretionary powers to avoid opening votes on contradicting legislation or resolutions simultaneously. 2. If multiple, contradicting proposals have been proposed, the Chair may elect to hold a plebiscite to decide which proposal shall be voted on first. Section 5 — Recall Procedures 1. The Assembly may recall any elected or appointed official. 2. Discussions on a recall motion will occur for at least five days. 3. A recall motion requires at least a second to be brought to a vote, unless either the original motion or the second has been withdrawn. 4. A 75% vote in favor is required to remove a delegate; all other officials will be removed by a 60% vote in favor. |
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