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=Item I: Procedures for Simple Legislation=
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# Any Senator may propose a bill within the Senate Chambers, wherein all Senators may freely debate and propose modifications to the bill.
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# Should a third of Senators nominate the bill, it shall be move to the Senate floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
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# Should two thirds of Senators motion to dismiss the bill debate on the bill shall be closed, and the bill may not be reintroduced until a week has expired.
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# Debate on a proposed bill shall be open for the duration of a week or until the bill has garnered sufficient nominations to be moved to the floor, whichever comes first.
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# The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Senators motion to extend the period for debate.
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# Should a bill fail to garner sufficient support to be moved to the floor after a week has expired and no motion to extend debate has succeeded debate shall be closed and the bill may not be reintroduced until another week has expired.
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|introduced=September 26, 2011
# The Speaker may request new nominations for a bill should in their opinion the content of the bill have changed sufficiently.
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|vote=September 26, 2011
# Absent Senators shall not be taken into consideration when determining whether a bill has accrued enough nominations to be moved to the floor or if a motion to dismiss a bill or extend the period for debate is successful.
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|repealed=June 20, 2014
# A simple majority shall be necessary for the passage of simple legislation.
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=Item II: Procedures for Constitutional Amendments=
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# Any Senator may propose an amendment within the Senate Chambers, wherein all Senators may freely debate and propose modifications to the amendment.
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# Should a half of Senators nominate the amendment, it shall be move to the Senate floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
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# Should a half of Senators motion to dismiss the amendment debate on the amendment shall be closed, and the amendment may not be reintroduced until a week has expired.
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# Debate on a proposed amendment shall be open for the duration of a week or until the amendment has garnered sufficient nominations to be moved to the floor, whichever comes first.
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# The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Senators motion to extend the period for debate.
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# Should an amendment fail to garner sufficient support to be moved to the floor after a week has expired and no motion to extend debate has succeeded debate shall be closed and the amendment may not be reintroduced until another week has expired.
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# The Speaker may request new nominations for an amendment should in their opinion the content of the bill have changed sufficiently.
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# Absent Senators shall not be taken into consideration when determining whether an amendment has accrued enough nominations to be moved to the floor or if a motion to dismiss an amendment or extend the period for debate is successful.
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=Item III: Procedures for Senate Applications=
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# Should a citizen who has met the requirements enumerated within the Constitution request entrance to the Senate a review shall be opened within the Senate Chambers.
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# Reviews on applicants will be open to all Senators for the duration of a week, after which the review shall be concluded and a vote to confirm the application shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of a week.
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=Item IV: Procedures for the Election of the Delegate=
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#General elections for the Delegate shall be held in the months of January, April, July and October, with the Speaker of the Senate acting as election official.
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# Election proceedings shall begin on the tenth day of the month, at which point nominations will be opened within the Senate Chambers.
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#Nominations shall be concluded on the seventeenth day of the month, at which point candidates may campaign for the office of Delegate within the Senate Chambers for the duration of a week.
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# Campaigns shall be concluded on the twenty fourth day of the month, at which point a votes shall be opened on the floor for the duration of a week.
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# Voting shall be concluded on the thirtieth day of the month, and the Delegate Elect shall be sworn into office on the first day of the following month.
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=Item V: Procedures for the Election of the Speaker of the Senate=
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#General elections for the Speaker shall be held in the months of January, May and August, with the Delegate acting as election officer.
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# Election proceedings shall begin on the tenth day of the month, at which point nominations will be opened within  the Senate Chambers.
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#Nominations shall be concluded on the seventeenth day of the month, at which point candidates may campaign for the office of Speaker within the Senate Chambers for the duration of a week.
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# Campaigns shall be concluded on the twenty fourth day of the month, at which point a votes shall be opened on the floor for the duration of a week..
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# Voting shall be concluded on the thirtieth day of the month, and the Speaker of the Senate Elect shall be sworn into office on the first day of the following month.
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=Item VI: Procedures for the Confirmation of Justices of the Supreme Court=
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# Should the Delegate nominate a Justice of the Supreme Court a review shall be opened within the Senate Chambers.
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# Reviews on nominees will be open to all Senators for the duration of a week, after which the review shall be concluded and a vote to confirm the nomination shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of a week.
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# A simple majority shall be necessary to confirm a nomination for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court.
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=Item VII: Procedures for the Emergency Election of the Delegate=
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# Should the office of the Delegate be vacant nominations shall be opened within the Senate Chambers for the duration of seven days.
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# Nominations shall be closed after the seventh day and a vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor and nominees may campaign within the Senate Chambers for the duration of a week.
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# After a week has expired campaigning shall be concluded and the vote closed, and the Delegate Elect shall be sworn into office within the following three days.
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#. Should the period for emergency election procedures for the Delegate extend into the period for the general election of the Delegate, no emergency election shall be held.
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=Item VIII: Procedures for the Emergency Election of the Speaker of the Senate=
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# Should the office of the Speaker of the Senate be vacant, or should a motion for a Vote of No Confidence be made against the Speaker of the Senate, provided that Emergency Election Procedures are not presently in motion, nominations shall be opened within the Senate Chambers for the duration of seven days and any candidate may begin to campaign for the office of the Speaker of the Senate.
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# Nominations shall be closed after the seventh day and a vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of a week. Should Emergency Election Procedures have been initiated as the result of a Motion of No Confidence against the Speaker of the Senate a vote shall only be held if the Speaker of the Senate of has been removed from office as a result.
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# After a week has expired the shall be vote closed, and the Speaker of the Senate Elect shall be sworn into office within the following three days.
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#. Should the period for emergency election procedures for the Speaker extend into the period for the general election of the Speaker, no emergency election shall be held.
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=Item IX: Procedures for the Removal of Members of the Executive=
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# Any Senator may motion for to remove from office any member of the Executive within the Senate Chambers.
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# Should a Senator motion to remove a member of the Executive a vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of week.
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=Item X: Procedures for a Vote of No Confidence=
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# Any Senator may motion for a vote of no confidence within the Senate Chambers.
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# Should a Senator motion for a vote of no confidence a vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of week.
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# A simple majority shall be necessary for a vote of no confidence to pass and for the Speaker to be removed from office.
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=Item XI: Procedures for the Removal of Senators=
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# Any Senator may motion to remove from the Senate any of its members.
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# Should a Senator motion to remove a Senator from office a vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of week.
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# A simple majority shall be necessary for a Senator to be removed from office.
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=Item XII: Procedures for the Removal of Justices of the Supreme Court=
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# Any Senator may motion for to remove from office a Justice of the Supreme Court within the Senate Chambers.
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# Should a Senator motion to remove a Justice of the Supreme Court vote shall be opened on the Senate Floor for the duration of week
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=Item XIII: Procedures for Leaves of Absence and Missed Votes=
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# Senators may request a leave of absence, not to exceed two months in duration, and shall be obliged when they do so to provide the dates of their absence.
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# Senators may not apply for a leave of absence within a week of having completed another.
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# Should a Senator miss three consecutive votes without having applied for a leave of absence in advance a vote on the removal of the Senator from office shall be opened on the Senate Floor, except where the Senator in question was serving as Delegate at the time of the votes.
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=Item XIV: Procedures for Abstentions, Absences, and the Vote of the Delegate=
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# The votes of Senators who abstain, are absent, whether with or without previous notice, or are serving as Delegate shall not be considered when determining the outcome of a vote.
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=XVI: The Speaker pro Tempore=
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# The Speaker shall have the power to appoint at their discretion any number of Senators, to be ranked in whatever order of preference they choose, to the office of Speaker pro Tempore.
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# Should the Speaker be unable to perform their duties or their office be left vacant the highest ranked Speaker pro Tempore of those present shall assume the duties of the Speaker until a new Speaker has been elected.
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# The Speaker may not appoint the current Delegate or the Vice Delegate to the office of Speaker pro Tempore.
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=XVII: Condorcet Voting Supplementary Rules=
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# Should there be a loop of preference and no Condorcet winner at the conclusion of voting, the loop shall be resolved by removing the victory of one candidate over another in a pairwise contest which occurred by the smallest margin of votes.
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 9 December 2014

Internal Procedures of the Senate
Jurisdiction Senate of Taijitu
Enacted by Senate of Taijitu
Introduced September 26, 2011
Vote September 26, 2011
Repealed June 20, 2014
Full text of the Internal Procedures of the Senate
History



Meeting Places

  1. The Senate will meet on the Regional Forums and on Internet Relay Chat in the channel #senate on EsperNet.
  2. If online, senators will join the #senate. If a majority of senators are present, the Senate will do business in #senate. Else it will do business on the Regional Forums.
  3. Logs of any discussion, motion or vote occurring in #senate will be promptly posted on the Regional Forums when recessed or concluded.
  4. If any discussions, motions or votes occurring in #senate conflict with concurrent ones on the Regional Forums, those from #senate will be given precedence.

Motions

  1. Any senator may introduce a motion to exercise any of the Senate’s powers.
  2. If any other senator seconds the motion, a vote will be held.
  3. If a the vote succeeds, the motion will carry.

Votes

  1. If an absolute majority vote for a measure in #senate, it will take immediate effect. If only a simple majority vote for it, the measure will be moved to a vote on the Regional Forums.
  2. If an absolute majority vote for or an absolute majority vote against a measure in a vote on the Regional Forums, the vote will be closed.
  3. If a vote has reached quorum and has been open for forty-eight hours, it will be closed. If quorum has not been met, the vote will be closed after forty-eight more hours.
  4. If any senator is present for a vote in #senate but does not participate, they will be considered to have abstained.

Seniority

  1. Senators who have served more consecutive days until the present will be senior to those who have served less.
  2. Among senators who have served an equal number of days, those who registered earlier on the Regional Forums will be senior to those who registered later.

The Speaker

  1. If the Speaker is unable to perform their duties or their office becomes vacant, the most senior senator available will become Speaker.
  2. If the Senate is doing business in #senate and the Speaker is absent, the most senior senator present will serve as Interim Speaker.