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1) Quorum
a) 50% of all Parliamentary seats should be filled for Parliament to function.
i) Any suspended members are counted as a filled seat, even though they are barred from taking part in a vote.
ii) Any empty seats due to resignations or criminal expulsions will not be counted toward the total number of seats, unless a byelection has been officially announced.
b) Members wishing to take a leave of absence can make an official request to the speaker
i) A specific period must be agreed with the speaker, breaching this timeline will result on an official recording of "absent".
ii) And appoint a proxy voter. Votes will be counted alongside the proxy voter’s own vote.
2) Submission of Bills
a) Bills may be introduced by any member of the public via the Forums.
i) Any bills introduced by a non-MP must have a member of Parliament sponsor the bill before it is introduced.
b) Bills will then be submitted to the Speaker via the Parliamentary Discord, by posting a link to the forum page.
c) Once submitted a bill must be available for 3 days of reading time before being brought to the floor for vote.
i) During this period, authors can amend bills based on feedback.
ii) Fellow MPs can vote on an amendment to the bill which if passed by a simple majority, must be included in the final bill.
d) Any Member of Parliament may submit a ‘Motion of Expediency’ to end the reading time and bring the bill forward to a final vote. This motion will require a simple majority to pass.
e) Any Member of Parliament may submit a ‘Motion of Extension’ to extend the reading time and delay a final vote. The extension period must be included in the request, else the bill will entire a frozen state, unable to be brought to a vote until the house submits a ‘Motion of Expediency’. This motion will require a simple majority to pass.
f) One a new general election has been called, only bills fulfilling election manifesto pledges may be brought before the house.
3) Enforcement of Parliamentary Rules
a) Failure to abide by Parliamentary rules can result in Suspension from the House at the speaker’s discretion.
i) Suspensions must be no longer than 24 hours per infraction.
ii) Suspensions must be announced within 24 hours of an infraction.
iii) Members will have their vote discounted if they are suspended at any point during the period that a vote is open.
iv) Suspended Members may not participate votes which overlap their suspension by any amount of time.
v) Suspended Members may not take part in debates during their suspension period.
b) If MPs believe the Speaker has behaved in a non-impartial manner through any suspension, the House can hold a vote of no-confidence in the Speaker
i) This vote can be called either by any member who can produce two other members to support calling it.
ii) Suspended Members are allowed to participate in votes of no-confidence against the Speaker.
4) Voting Procedures
a) Votes shall be conducted by an electronic tally with the options: Aye, Nay, or Abs
i) In the event of a tie, the Speaker will cast the deciding vote, and must always vote for continuity.
b) Any ballot must remain open for 36 hours to ensure members have ample chance to submit their vote despite personal circumstances.
5) Motions and Resolutions
a) Any Member may propose a motion or resolution by submitting it in writing to the Speaker.
b) Non-binding Parliamentary Memoranda may be passed by a simple majority to express the will of the Parliament on specific issues, after which they will be published by the Speaker.
a) 50% of all Parliamentary seats should be filled for Parliament to function.
i) Any suspended members are counted as a filled seat, even though they are barred from taking part in a vote.
ii) Any empty seats due to resignations or criminal expulsions will not be counted toward the total number of seats, unless a byelection has been officially announced.
b) Members wishing to take a leave of absence can make an official request to the speaker
i) A specific period must be agreed with the speaker, breaching this timeline will result on an official recording of "absent".
ii) And appoint a proxy voter. Votes will be counted alongside the proxy voter’s own vote.
2) Submission of Bills
a) Bills may be introduced by any member of the public via the Forums.
i) Any bills introduced by a non-MP must have a member of Parliament sponsor the bill before it is introduced.
b) Bills will then be submitted to the Speaker via the Parliamentary Discord, by posting a link to the forum page.
c) Once submitted a bill must be available for 3 days of reading time before being brought to the floor for vote.
i) During this period, authors can amend bills based on feedback.
ii) Fellow MPs can vote on an amendment to the bill which if passed by a simple majority, must be included in the final bill.
d) Any Member of Parliament may submit a ‘Motion of Expediency’ to end the reading time and bring the bill forward to a final vote. This motion will require a simple majority to pass.
e) Any Member of Parliament may submit a ‘Motion of Extension’ to extend the reading time and delay a final vote. The extension period must be included in the request, else the bill will entire a frozen state, unable to be brought to a vote until the house submits a ‘Motion of Expediency’. This motion will require a simple majority to pass.
f) One a new general election has been called, only bills fulfilling election manifesto pledges may be brought before the house.
3) Enforcement of Parliamentary Rules
a) Failure to abide by Parliamentary rules can result in Suspension from the House at the speaker’s discretion.
i) Suspensions must be no longer than 24 hours per infraction.
ii) Suspensions must be announced within 24 hours of an infraction.
iii) Members will have their vote discounted if they are suspended at any point during the period that a vote is open.
iv) Suspended Members may not participate votes which overlap their suspension by any amount of time.
v) Suspended Members may not take part in debates during their suspension period.
b) If MPs believe the Speaker has behaved in a non-impartial manner through any suspension, the House can hold a vote of no-confidence in the Speaker
i) This vote can be called either by any member who can produce two other members to support calling it.
ii) Suspended Members are allowed to participate in votes of no-confidence against the Speaker.
4) Voting Procedures
a) Votes shall be conducted by an electronic tally with the options: Aye, Nay, or Abs
i) In the event of a tie, the Speaker will cast the deciding vote, and must always vote for continuity.
b) Any ballot must remain open for 36 hours to ensure members have ample chance to submit their vote despite personal circumstances.
5) Motions and Resolutions
a) Any Member may propose a motion or resolution by submitting it in writing to the Speaker.
b) Non-binding Parliamentary Memoranda may be passed by a simple majority to express the will of the Parliament on specific issues, after which they will be published by the Speaker.