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Procedures for Simple Legislation

1. Any Councillor may propose a bill within the Council Halls, wherein all Councillors may freely debate and propose modifications to the bill.
2. Should a third of Councillors nominate the bill, it shall be moved to the Council Floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
3. Should two thirds of Councillors motion to dismiss the bill debate on the bill shall be closed, and the bill may not be reintroduced until a week has expired.
4. 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.
5. The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Councillors motion to extend the period for debate.
6. 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.
7. The Speaker may request new nominations for a bill should in their opinion the content of the bill have changed sufficiently.
8. Absent Councillors 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.
9. A simple majority shall be necessary for the passage of simple legislation and the Speaker will present a passed bill to the Senate for review.
10. Should a bill be vetoed by the Senate, any Councillor may ask for a vote to override the veto within a week of the veto.
11. A vote on overriding a Senate veto shall not exceed a week in duration.

Procedures for Treaty Ratification

1. Should the Senate approve a treaty negotiated by the Delegate, a debate will be opened on the treaty within the Council Halls or Council Chambers if a sensitive discussion by the suggestion of the Delegate.
2. Should a third of Councillors call for a vote, it shall be moved to the Council Floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
3. Debate on an approved treaty shall be open for the duration of one week or until sufficient Councillors have called for the treaty to be moved to the floor, whichever comes first.
4. The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Councillors motion to extend the period for debate.
5. Absent Councillors shall not be taken into consideration when determining whether enough Councillors have called for a treaty to be moved to the floor.
6. A simple majority shall be necessary to ratify a treaty.

Procedures for Council Applications

1. Should a citizen who has met the requirements enumerated within the Constitution request entrance to the Council a review shall be opened within the Council.
2. Reviews on applicants will be open to all Councillors 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 Council Floor for the duration of a week.

Procedures for the Election of the Speaker of the Council

1. Scheduled elections for the Speaker shall be held in the months of January, May and August, with the Delegate or their appointee acting as election officer.
2. Election proceedings shall begin on the tenth day of the month, at which point nominations will be opened within the Council.
3. Nominations shall be concluded on the seventeenth day of the month, at which point candidates may campaign for the office of Speaker within the Council for the duration of a week.
4. 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..
5. Voting shall be concluded on the thirtieth day of the month, and the Speaker of the Council Elect shall be sworn into office on the first day of the following month.

Procedures for the Emergency Election of the Speaker of the Council

1. Should the office of the Speaker of the Council be vacant, or should a motion for a Vote of No Confidence be made against the Speaker of the Council, provided that Emergency Election Procedures are not presently in motion, nominations shall be opened within the Council for the duration of seven days and any candidate may begin to campaign for the office of the Speaker of the Council.
2. Nominations shall be closed after the seventh day and a vote shall be opened on the Council 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 Council a vote shall only be held if the Speaker of the Council of has been removed from office as a result.
3. After a week has expired the shall be vote closed, and the Speaker of the Council Elect shall be sworn into office within the following three days.
4. 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.

Procedures for a Vote of No Confidence

1. Any Councillor may motion for a vote of no confidence within the Council.
2. Should a Councillor motion for a vote of no confidence a vote shall be opened on the Council Floor for the duration of week.
3. A simple majority shall be necessary for a vote of no confidence to pass and for the Speaker to be removed from office.

Procedures for the Removal of Councillors

1. Any Councillor may motion to remove from the Council any of its members.
2. Should a Councillor motion to remove a Councillor from office a vote shall be opened on the Council Floor for the duration of week.
3. A simple majority shall be necessary for a Councillor to be removed from office.

Procedures for Leaves of Absence and Missed Votes

1. Councillors 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.
2. Councillors may not apply for a leave of absence within a week of having completed another.
3. Should a Councillor miss three consecutive votes without having applied for a leave of absence in advance a vote on the removal of the Councillor from office shall be opened on the Council Floor, except where the Councillor in question was serving as Delegate at the time of the votes.

The Speaker pro Tempore

1. The Speaker shall have the power to appoint at their discretion any number of Councillors, to be ranked in whatever order of preference they choose, to the office of Speaker pro Tempore.
2. 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.
3. The Speaker may not appoint the current Delegate or the Vice Delegate to the office of Speaker pro Tempore.

Procedures for Impeachment

1. Should the Senate impeach the Delegate, a debate shall be opened on removing the Delegate within the Council Halls.
2. Should a third of Councillors call for a vote, it shall be moved to the Council Floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
3. Debate on removing the Delegate shall be open for the duration of one week or until sufficient Councillors have called for a vote, whichever comes first.
4. The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Councillors motion to extend the period for debate.
5. Absent Councillors shall not be taken into consideration when determining whether enough Councillors have called for a treaty to be moved to the floor.
6. A simple majority shall be necessary to ratify a treaty.

Procedures for Constitutional Amendments

1. Any Councillor may propose an amendment within the Council, wherein all Councillors may freely debate and propose modifications to the amendment.
2. Should a half of Councillors nominate the amendment, it shall be move to the Council floor for a vote not to exceed a week in duration.
3. Should a half of Councillors motion to dismiss the amendment debate on the amendment shall be closed, and the amendment may not be reintroduced until a week has expired.
4. 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.
5. The period for debate may be extended by the duration of a week should a third of Councillors motion to extend the period for debate.
6. 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.
7. The Speaker may request new nominations for an amendment should in their opinion the content of the bill have changed sufficiently.
8. Absent Councillors 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.
9. Should a two thirds majority vote for the bill, the Speaker will present the bill to the Senate for ratification.