Proposal/Senate Procedures

1. The Speaker
   1. A senator may propose an election for Speaker. If another senator seconds the proposal, an election will be held.
   2. At the start of an election, three days will be allotted for the selection of candidates. After this an instant runoff vote will be held for two days. Ties will be broken in favor of the most senior Senator.
   3. If the office of Speaker is vacant, the most senior senator will assume the office.
2. Procedures
   1. Any senator or the Delegate may make a proposal.
   2. Proposals will be immediately brought to discussion.
   3. Discussions will last a minimum of three days. After this, the proposal will be eligible for a vote.
   4. Senators may propose alterations to proposals to enact, amend or repeal a law or amend the Constitution. The senator who introduced the proposal or the Speaker may accept the proposed alteration.
   5. The Speaker may move an eligible proposal to a vote.
   6. A senator may motion to move an eligible proposal to a vote. If another senator seconds the motion, the proposal will be moved to a vote.
   7. Discussion on a proposal will be closed if it has not been moved to a vote at the end of the current session of the Senate.
   8. All votes will last two days.
3. Seniority
   1. Senators will be senior to all senators which they have served longer than in the Senate uninterrupted up to the current date.
   2. Among senators equal in seniority by the previous measure, the senator who first registered on the Regional Forums will have greater seniority.