Bill: In Debate Quorum Establishment Amendment

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Author: Lysander Lyon
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Amendment to an Act of Parliament

A
BILL
TO
Clarify and Add Parliamentary Quorum Requirements​

Preamble: Parliament should not be able to pass laws with only a minority of its members voting on the bill.

1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the “Quorum Establishment Amendment”.
(b) This bill was authored by Lysander Lyon.

2. The Amendment
(a) The Parliamentary Procedure Act, section 16, shall be amended as follows:

16. Quorum
(a) More than half of all Parliamentary seats must be filled for Parliament to function.
(i) Seats with suspended Members still count as a filled seat.
(ii) Empty seats due to resignations or criminal expulsions will not be counted toward the total number of seats, unless a by election has been officially announced.
(iii) Seats whose Member is on Parliamentary Leave of Absence do not count as filled, unless they appointed a proxy voter.
(b) If the current Parliament has been permanently incapacitated due to not having enough members to satisfy the quorum, the Prime Minister must, as soon as possible, request from the Crown either the early dissolution of Parliament or a by-election for all vacant seats.
(c) When Parliament is dissolved for any reason, any ongoing or scheduled by-elections are cancelled in favor of the general election.
(d) For any bill to pass Parliament, a minimum of 5 Members of Parliament must have voted on the bill. Proxy votes shall not be counted as a separate Member of Parliament for the purposes of this requirement.
(e) If a bill does not receive the minimum required number of Members of Parliament, it shall not pass.

Enactment: This Amendment comes into force immediately upon its passage.