Post by Ian Plätschisch on Nov 25, 2018 14:12:35 GMT -6
WHEREAS 22 years of amending the 1997 Organic Law has made it cumbersome, ambiguous, inconsistent, and difficult to understand, and
WHEREAS This problem can best be addressed by enacting a new Organic Law that leaves much of the current structure of Talossan governance intact while simply explaining it in a more thorough, clean, and logical manner, and
WHEREAS This does provide the opportunity to make some changes to our system in response to problems faced in recent years.
THEREFORE The 1997 Organic Law is hereby repealed in its entirety.
FURTHERMORE The 2019 Organic Law is hereby adopted in its entirety.
FURTHERMORE The previous Organic Law shall govern Talossa for one year from adoption of the current law, with the purpose of providing the Ziu the ability to rewrite statutory law to adhere to the guidelines set forth in the newly proposed Organic Law, to appoint Justices, and to prepare for full implementation, under the procedures of the previous Organic Law, the one year mark shall begin upon ratification of this Amendment in accordance with the procedure outlined the current Organic Law, Article XV, with the supermajority of Section 6 of that article required.
FURTHERMORE The current statutes related to the rotation of senatorial seats shall remain in effect, and the only modifications permitted, outside of the below proposed two-thirds majority, are those that change appropriate references to the below Organic Law.
FURTHERMORE The role of the current King John shall remain in place, and that upon adoption of this Organic Law, they shall officially take on the title of Monarch as described in Chapter II;.
FURTHERMORE The Ziu, Prime Minister, and King, acting under the guidelines set forth in the previous Organic Law, may issue a Writ of Implementation before the one-year mark described above, which shall require that the formation of an Electoral Commission in accordance with the incoming Organic Law, and that a snap election must be held in accordance with the new Organic Law, with that Organic Law now the law of the land.
FURTHERMORE if, however, as the one year-date approaches, there remains more work, then the Ziu may ask the people in a simple referendum to be held by public ballot for an extension of no more than six months. At the expiration of which time, the new Organic Law shall be deemed to be the official law of the land.
FURTHERMORE The first act of the First Clark of the First Ziu under the New Organic Law shall be, in addition to those obligations described therein, to adopt all of the statutory laws previously changed by a simple majority and in one reading, regardless of what procedures that shall subsequently become necessary.
Chapter II: The Crown
Chapter III: The Government
Chapter IV: The Judiciary
Chapter V: Source of Law
Chapter VI: Territorial Subdivisions
Chapter VII: Citizenship
Chapter VIII: Amendments to this Organic Law
Ureu q'estadra så:
HM Government, represented by:
Ian Plätschisch (Seneschal)
Viteu Marcianüs (Distain)
WHEREAS This problem can best be addressed by enacting a new Organic Law that leaves much of the current structure of Talossan governance intact while simply explaining it in a more thorough, clean, and logical manner, and
WHEREAS This does provide the opportunity to make some changes to our system in response to problems faced in recent years.
THEREFORE The 1997 Organic Law is hereby repealed in its entirety.
FURTHERMORE The 2019 Organic Law is hereby adopted in its entirety.
FURTHERMORE The previous Organic Law shall govern Talossa for one year from adoption of the current law, with the purpose of providing the Ziu the ability to rewrite statutory law to adhere to the guidelines set forth in the newly proposed Organic Law, to appoint Justices, and to prepare for full implementation, under the procedures of the previous Organic Law, the one year mark shall begin upon ratification of this Amendment in accordance with the procedure outlined the current Organic Law, Article XV, with the supermajority of Section 6 of that article required.
FURTHERMORE The current statutes related to the rotation of senatorial seats shall remain in effect, and the only modifications permitted, outside of the below proposed two-thirds majority, are those that change appropriate references to the below Organic Law.
FURTHERMORE The role of the current King John shall remain in place, and that upon adoption of this Organic Law, they shall officially take on the title of Monarch as described in Chapter II;.
FURTHERMORE The Ziu, Prime Minister, and King, acting under the guidelines set forth in the previous Organic Law, may issue a Writ of Implementation before the one-year mark described above, which shall require that the formation of an Electoral Commission in accordance with the incoming Organic Law, and that a snap election must be held in accordance with the new Organic Law, with that Organic Law now the law of the land.
FURTHERMORE if, however, as the one year-date approaches, there remains more work, then the Ziu may ask the people in a simple referendum to be held by public ballot for an extension of no more than six months. At the expiration of which time, the new Organic Law shall be deemed to be the official law of the land.
FURTHERMORE The first act of the First Clark of the First Ziu under the New Organic Law shall be, in addition to those obligations described therein, to adopt all of the statutory laws previously changed by a simple majority and in one reading, regardless of what procedures that shall subsequently become necessary.
The 2019 Organic Law
Preamble
Chapter I: General Points of State
WHEREAS, the people of the Atatürk, the Sovereign Province of Benito, Cézembre, the Free Province of Fiôvâ, Florencia, Maricopa, Maritiimi-Maxhestic, the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg, have agreed to unite in one indissoluble union under the Crown of the Kingdom of Talossa, and recognize the sole reason for the existence of the Kingdom of Talossa is to protect the rights enumerated in the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms, hereby establish this Organic Law for the purpose of protecting those rights:
Chapter I: General Points of State
Article 1. The State
Section 1. Name
The name of the State, in the national language, is El Regipäts Talossán. In English, the name of the State is the Kingdom of Talossa.
Section 2. Spirit of Talossa
The reality of the Kingdom of Talossa is lived out most positively through its historic spirit, of which all Talossan institutions are guardians and enhancers. The Kingdom of Talossa is a community of persons having fun by doing things which are reasonably similar to what other ("real") countries do, whether for reasons of tourist nostalgia, out of a lust for power, in pursuit of parody, or -- yes -- as nation-building.
Section 3. Definition of Legal Territory
The metropolitan territory of Talossa consists of all land on the Talossan Peninsula south of a line drawn from east to west through points lying equidistant from the north and south curbs of Edgewood Avenue, i.e. the former border between the City of Milwaukee and the Village of Shorewood. The territorial waters of the Kingdom extend half-way out into the Milwaukee River, south and west of the national territory. The territorial waters extend into the Talossan Sea (Lake Michigan), a distance of three kilometres eastward. The metropolitan territory also includes the island of Cézembre, off the coast of France. Talossan territory shall also include the Talossan overseas colony, Pengöpäts Antarctic Territory, and any lands or islands that are formed or that may appear in Talossa's territorial waters, in whole or in part, and extends into the atmosphere above the land and water territory. This territory is sacred and inviolable. It shall not be ceded, reduced or broken up. This territory is claimed, occupied and administered by right of history and shall never be abandoned.
Section 4. Capital
The Capital of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be known as Abbavilla.
Article 2. Pillars of the State
Section 1. The Crown
The Kingdom of Talossa is a constitutional monarchy, as presided over by the Crown.
Section 2. The Government
Part 1. Legislative Power. The legislative power of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be vested in the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa, which shall consist of the Senäts (Senate) and the Cosa.
Part 2. Head of Government. The Seneschal (Prime Minister) shall be known as the Head of Government for the Kingdom of Talossa and shall be chosen based on the provisions set forth herein.
Part 3. General Elections. General elections are to be held in accordance with the provisions found herein.
Section 3. The Judiciary
The Judiciary shall exist separate from the Government and operate under the principles of the Rule of Law, which require laws to be publicly promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated.
Section 1. Name
The name of the State, in the national language, is El Regipäts Talossán. In English, the name of the State is the Kingdom of Talossa.
Section 2. Spirit of Talossa
The reality of the Kingdom of Talossa is lived out most positively through its historic spirit, of which all Talossan institutions are guardians and enhancers. The Kingdom of Talossa is a community of persons having fun by doing things which are reasonably similar to what other ("real") countries do, whether for reasons of tourist nostalgia, out of a lust for power, in pursuit of parody, or -- yes -- as nation-building.
Section 3. Definition of Legal Territory
The metropolitan territory of Talossa consists of all land on the Talossan Peninsula south of a line drawn from east to west through points lying equidistant from the north and south curbs of Edgewood Avenue, i.e. the former border between the City of Milwaukee and the Village of Shorewood. The territorial waters of the Kingdom extend half-way out into the Milwaukee River, south and west of the national territory. The territorial waters extend into the Talossan Sea (Lake Michigan), a distance of three kilometres eastward. The metropolitan territory also includes the island of Cézembre, off the coast of France. Talossan territory shall also include the Talossan overseas colony, Pengöpäts Antarctic Territory, and any lands or islands that are formed or that may appear in Talossa's territorial waters, in whole or in part, and extends into the atmosphere above the land and water territory. This territory is sacred and inviolable. It shall not be ceded, reduced or broken up. This territory is claimed, occupied and administered by right of history and shall never be abandoned.
Section 4. Capital
The Capital of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be known as Abbavilla.
Article 2. Pillars of the State
Section 1. The Crown
The Kingdom of Talossa is a constitutional monarchy, as presided over by the Crown.
Section 2. The Government
Part 1. Legislative Power. The legislative power of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be vested in the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa, which shall consist of the Senäts (Senate) and the Cosa.
Part 2. Head of Government. The Seneschal (Prime Minister) shall be known as the Head of Government for the Kingdom of Talossa and shall be chosen based on the provisions set forth herein.
Part 3. General Elections. General elections are to be held in accordance with the provisions found herein.
Section 3. The Judiciary
The Judiciary shall exist separate from the Government and operate under the principles of the Rule of Law, which require laws to be publicly promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated.
Chapter II: The Crown
Article 1. The Role of the Sovereign
The Crown shall be occupied by one individual henceforth known as the Monarch, in which certain Royal Powers and duties as prescribed in this Organic Law shall be vested; the Ziu may vest statutory duties into the Crown as it deems necessary provided it does so in accordance with this Organic Law; the failure of the Crown to take an affirmative action within a reasonable amount of time must be understood as the Royal Assent.
Article 2. Succession
Section 1. Line of Succession
The Monarch must at all times be a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa as defined by law, and upon renunciation or loss of citizenship shall be deemed to have abdicated the Crown. Should the Monarch at any time renounce or lose their citizenship, that renunciation or loss shall be deemed to imply their abdication of the Throne. Upon the demise, abdication, or removal from the Throne of any Monarch, the Crown shall pass to their next heir; but if the Monarch has no heir, the Crown shall pass to the next heir of the previous Monarch, or (if they in turn has no heir) to the next heir of the next previous Monarch before him, and so on. For the purpose of determining who is the Monarch's next heir, each person shall be followed in the line of succession by their natural legitimate children (whether born or unborn at the time of the Monarch's death) in order of their birth (each followed by their own descendants).
Section 2. Ineligible Successor
If the Crown should pass to any person who does not wish at that juncture to become Monarch, who cannot legally be Monarch, who is suspended from the line of succession, who is not a citizen of Talossa, or who has previously been Monarch and has abdicated the Throne, it shall instead pass to the next person after them in the line of succession.
Section 3. Suspension from the Line of Succession
The Ziu may, by a resolution of two thirds of each House, not subject to veto, suspend any person from their place in the line of succession, and may, by a resolution of a majority of either House, not subject to veto, remove such a suspension and restore the suspended person to their place.
Article 3. Deposition
In the event that the Monarch is determined by a medical authority to be incapable of executing their duties, or if they are otherwise deprived of their natural liberty due to crimes committed in another sovereign State, or if they are convicted of high crimes to be determined by the Ziu by a two-thirds vote of both houses and immediately certified by a two-thirds vote in a referendum, the Monarch shall be deemed to have abdicated the Crown.
Article 4. Delegation
Section 1. Appointment of a Regent
From time to time, a Regent (or a Council of Regency, which is considered equivalent to a Regent) may be appointed, who shall administer the government in the name of the Monarch, and exercise all powers Organically or legally vested in the Monarch, except the power to appoint or replace a Regent. No person not a citizen of Talossa shall be competent to serve as Regent or member of a Council of Regency.
Section 2. Appointment of a Royal Representative
Part 1. Appointment by the Ziu. If the Crown is inherited by an individual in their infancy, to be defined by the law, the Ziu may appoint a Royal Representative by a two-thirds vote of both houses, who shall perform the duties of the Monarch until such time as the Monarch achieves the age of majority. The Royal Representative must otherwise meet all citizenship requirements and any other requirements set forth by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa and may be replaced by the Ziu by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
Part 2. Deference. The Monarch may, prior to abdication or death, and in anticipation of an infant sovereign, appoint a Royal Representative, which may not be overturned absent two-thirds of both houses of the Ziu, except if the abdication is the result of a cause set forth in Article 3 of this chapter, upon which the Monarch’s appointee must be ratified according to the preceding part of this section.
The Crown shall be occupied by one individual henceforth known as the Monarch, in which certain Royal Powers and duties as prescribed in this Organic Law shall be vested; the Ziu may vest statutory duties into the Crown as it deems necessary provided it does so in accordance with this Organic Law; the failure of the Crown to take an affirmative action within a reasonable amount of time must be understood as the Royal Assent.
Article 2. Succession
Section 1. Line of Succession
The Monarch must at all times be a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa as defined by law, and upon renunciation or loss of citizenship shall be deemed to have abdicated the Crown. Should the Monarch at any time renounce or lose their citizenship, that renunciation or loss shall be deemed to imply their abdication of the Throne. Upon the demise, abdication, or removal from the Throne of any Monarch, the Crown shall pass to their next heir; but if the Monarch has no heir, the Crown shall pass to the next heir of the previous Monarch, or (if they in turn has no heir) to the next heir of the next previous Monarch before him, and so on. For the purpose of determining who is the Monarch's next heir, each person shall be followed in the line of succession by their natural legitimate children (whether born or unborn at the time of the Monarch's death) in order of their birth (each followed by their own descendants).
Section 2. Ineligible Successor
If the Crown should pass to any person who does not wish at that juncture to become Monarch, who cannot legally be Monarch, who is suspended from the line of succession, who is not a citizen of Talossa, or who has previously been Monarch and has abdicated the Throne, it shall instead pass to the next person after them in the line of succession.
Section 3. Suspension from the Line of Succession
The Ziu may, by a resolution of two thirds of each House, not subject to veto, suspend any person from their place in the line of succession, and may, by a resolution of a majority of either House, not subject to veto, remove such a suspension and restore the suspended person to their place.
Article 3. Deposition
In the event that the Monarch is determined by a medical authority to be incapable of executing their duties, or if they are otherwise deprived of their natural liberty due to crimes committed in another sovereign State, or if they are convicted of high crimes to be determined by the Ziu by a two-thirds vote of both houses and immediately certified by a two-thirds vote in a referendum, the Monarch shall be deemed to have abdicated the Crown.
Article 4. Delegation
Section 1. Appointment of a Regent
From time to time, a Regent (or a Council of Regency, which is considered equivalent to a Regent) may be appointed, who shall administer the government in the name of the Monarch, and exercise all powers Organically or legally vested in the Monarch, except the power to appoint or replace a Regent. No person not a citizen of Talossa shall be competent to serve as Regent or member of a Council of Regency.
Section 2. Appointment of a Royal Representative
Part 1. Appointment by the Ziu. If the Crown is inherited by an individual in their infancy, to be defined by the law, the Ziu may appoint a Royal Representative by a two-thirds vote of both houses, who shall perform the duties of the Monarch until such time as the Monarch achieves the age of majority. The Royal Representative must otherwise meet all citizenship requirements and any other requirements set forth by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa and may be replaced by the Ziu by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
Part 2. Deference. The Monarch may, prior to abdication or death, and in anticipation of an infant sovereign, appoint a Royal Representative, which may not be overturned absent two-thirds of both houses of the Ziu, except if the abdication is the result of a cause set forth in Article 3 of this chapter, upon which the Monarch’s appointee must be ratified according to the preceding part of this section.
Article 1. The Ziu
Section 1. Composition of the Ziu
The National Parliament of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be known as the Ziu and composed of two equal houses known as the Senäts and the Cosa.
Section 2. Power of the Ziu
The Ziu shall have power to make laws for the peace, welfare, and good government of the Kingdom of Talossa with respect to the repeal and amendment, subject to this Organic Law, of federal legislation made prior to this Organic Law coming into effect; census and statistics; weights and measures; currency, coinage, and legal tender; appropriation, and outlays of the public revenue and moneys of the Kingdom, but so as not to discriminate between Provinces or Territories or parts thereof; copyrights, patents, and trademarks; postal, telegraphic, telephonic, radio, television, internet, and other like services; the defense of Talossa, and parts thereof; the control of the forces to execute and maintain the laws of Talossa; commerce within and without the territory of Talossa; corporations formed under the laws of Talossa; immigration and emigration, naturalization and aliens; treason and sedition; symbols, flags, heraldry, anthems, cultural events and other like things in Talossa, but not of the individual Provinces; disputes and relations between provinces; and the creation of new provinces, such that the sovereignty and territory of any extant Province is not altered without the consent of that Province.
Section 3. Limitations of the Ziu
The Ziu shall not pass any statute that contravenes the Organic Law or the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms, or breaches the autonomy reserved for the Provinces.
Section 4. Authority Otherwise Reserved for the Provinces
All powers not enumerated in this Organic Law shall be delegated to the authority of the Provinces.
Section 5. Duration, Prorogation, and Dissolution
Part 1. Duration of the Ziu. The Ziu shall sit for no more than six Clarks. Each Clark shall last from the first day to the twenty-first day of a month, and Clarks shall take place in consecutive months unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this Organic Law. The First Clark shall consist only of electing a Seneschal and cabinet and of considering any outstanding Royal Veto. The subsequent Clarks shall consist of introduction, passage, and certification of legislation. The Final Clark, to occur immediately preceding the next general election, shall consist only of elections to the Electoral Commission, or for passage of bills in their second recording, as described elsewhere in this Organic Law, or of considering any outstanding Royal Veto. Legislation may be introduced during the Clarks subsequent to the First Clark but not in the Final Clark.
Part 2. Prorogation of the Ziu. In any month that would otherwise contain a legislative Clark, the Seneschal may call for a Prorogation, where no Clark shall be published, and no business of either house of the Ziu may be effectuated, except the holding of removal proceedings as described elsewhere in this Organic Law. A Prorogation shall not be used to extend the duration of time to the next general election, but shall instead reduce by one the number of Clarks until the next general election.
Part 3. Dissolution of the Ziu. Upon completion of the Final Clark, the Secretary of State shall promulgate the writ of dissolution, and in so doing, all individuals shall relinquish their seats in the Cosa. Ministers may continue to perform their function until such time as a new government is established.
Part 4. Loss of Vote of Confidence. In the event that a Seneschal loses a vote of confidence, the immediate subsequent Clark shall be deemed the final Clark and shall adhere to the guidelines set forth in Part 1 of this section.
Section 6. Eligibility, Qualification, and Disqualification to Sit in the Ziu
All citizens of the Kingdom of Talossa, having reached the age of majority, shall be eligible to sit in the Ziu, provided they do not hold the title of Secretary of State, Monarch, or Royal Representative. No individual may simultaneously sit in the Senäts and in the Cosa, and no Judge or Justice in any national court of Talossa shall sit in the Senäts.
Section 7. Removal from the Ziu for Inactivity
Any Senator or Member of the Cosa shall be removed from the Ziu if they fail to vote on two consecutive Clarks in the same session. The seats relinquished by a removed MC may be reallocated by the party that has an interest in those seats.
Article 2. The Senäts
Section 1. Composition of the Senäts
The Senäts shall be composed of one Senator from each province.
Section 2. Election to the Senäts
The provinces shall retain the authority to elect a Senator as they see fit. A senator must be a citizen of the province in which they are a Senator. Elections to seats in the Senäts shall be staggered into thirds based on a fixed rotation to be set by law. Any changes to the rotation shall require a two-thirds vote of the Senäts, with a simple majority of the Cosa with Royal Assent.
Section 3. Vacancy
Provinces may set out procedures for the appointment or election of a Senator to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of a Senator or the removal of a Senator in accordance with Section 4 of this Article.
Section 4. Prerogative of the Senäts
The Senäts shall enjoy the right to set forth its parliamentary procedure, which shall be inherited from preceding session of the Senäts and may only be modified during the first Clark of a term. The Senäts shall enjoy the right to govern itself as it deems necessary and proper.
Section 5. Expulsion and Removal from the Senäts
Part 1. Repugnant Behavior. The Senäts shall retain authority to determine conduct that it deems repugnant warranting removal of a sitting member. All repugnant conduct shall be inherited from the preceding session of the Senäts but may be modified effective upon adoption by a majority of the Senäts. However, no modification of conduct shall come into force against a sitting Senator until such time as they have sat for reelection.
Part 2. Procedure for Expulsion. A Senator shall be deemed expelled if, after that Senator has been made to answer for the charges levied through an internal trial for which the Senäts shall set forth procedure, a call for expulsion is supported by a simple majority of the body, notwithstanding the charged Senator’s vote.
Part 3. Removal of a Senator. Upon a Senator being deemed expelled, within one month, the Secretary of State shall submit a referendum to the Senator’s constituency, following the same duration and procedures as a national election, as to whether the Senator shall be removed, which shall require an affirmative vote of a simple majority. If the expulsion occurs in the Final Clark, the referendum shall correspond with the national election. The result of the referendum shall determine whether the Senator is removed from the Senäts. In the event an expelled Senator survives removal, they shall resume their right to fully participate in all Senäts proceedings and may not be subject to expulsion based on the same transaction or occurrence.
Article 3. The Cosa
Section 1. Composition of the Cosa
The Cosa shall consist of no less than double the seats of the Senäts. The Ziu shall retain the power to increase or decrease the number of seats as necessary by passage of legislation, which shall require an affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the Cosa, with a simple majority of the Senäts and Royal Assent.
Section 2. Election to the Cosa
The Cosa shall be elected by universal ballot cast for a specific political party, and seats shall be awarded according to proportional representation. Upon the certification of election results, the Secretary of State shall make public the final tally of votes for each political party.
Section 3. Prerogative of the Cosa
The Cosa must continuously profess its confidence in the ability of the Seneschal and the Government to function, which is demonstrated by a vote of confidence taken with each Clark by those sitting in the Cosa. The Cosa shall enjoy the right to set forth its parliamentary procedure, which shall be inherited from preceding Cosa and may only be modified during the first Clark of a term. The Cosa shall enjoy the right to govern itself as it deems necessary and proper.
Section 4. Removal from the Cosa
Part 1. Repugnant Behavior. The Cosa shall retain authority to determine conduct that it deems repugnant warranting removal of a sitting member. All repugnant conduct shall be inherited from the preceding Cosa, but may be modified only in the First Clark, effective upon adoption by a majority of the Cosa.
Part 2. Procedure for Expulsion. Pursuant to procedures set forth by the Cosa, any member may charge another member with repugnant conduct, and upon receiving consent of the Seneschal accompanied by one quarter of the sitting members, that member shall be deemed expelled; however, absent the Seneschal’s consent, two-fifths of the Cosa shall register their support for the charge. Upon meeting this threshold, the sitting member is deemed expelled.
Part 3. Procedure for Removal by the Cosa. When a member is expelled, an internal trial shall be held according to a procedure established under the rules and procedure of the Cosa. At the conclusion of that trial, upon an affirmative vote of three-quarters of the sitting members, the expelled member is deemed removed, with the seats to be reallocated by the Party who has an interest in those seats.
Part 4. Procedure for Removal by the Party. Upon the provision of part 2 of this section being met, the Party may, according to its own procedures, recall the member and reallocate their seats.
Part 5. Longevity of Removal. (a) An individual removed in accordance part 3 of this section shall be precluded from being allocated seats by any Party in the Cosa until such time as two national elections have occurred
Part 6. Other provisions. (a) An individual may be removed during the final Clark; (b) no individual may be subject to a charge during the First Clark; and (c) an individual who is expelled but survives removal may not be forced to answer for conduct resulting from the same transaction or occurrence.
Article 4. The Seneschal
Section 1. The Head of Government
The Seneschal (Prime Minister) shall be known as the Head of Government for the Kingdom of Talossa and shall be chosen based on the provisions set forth herein. The Seneschal may appoint a Distain (Deputy Prime Minister), who shall be confirmed according to Section 2 of this Article.
Section 2. Eligibility and Authority
Any citizen of Talossa shall be eligible to be Seneschal except for those who hold the title Monarch or Royal Representative, or Justice. The Seneschal may recommend to the Monarch that a Minister should be removed, declare war with approval of the Cosa, enter treaties with the approval of the Cosa, and expedite the Ziu’s consideration of legislation.
Section 3. Prime Dictates
The Seneschal may issue Prime Dictates that shall have the effect of law. The Ziu may, by legislation, nullify a prime dictate.
Section 4. Cabinet Ministers
Part 1. Authority of Ministers. The Seneschal may recommend the appointment of various Ministers to the cabinet. Each Minister shall be appointed in accordance with guidelines set forth in Article 5, Section 3, Part 5 of this Chapter. The authority of these Ministers shall be set by law. All Ministers are subordinate to the Seneschal and must adhere to guidance set forth by that office.
Part 2. Removal of Ministers. The Seneschal may petition the Monarch to remove a Minister, who shall have discretion as to whether to grant the Seneschal’s request. In the event the Monarch refuses such a request, the Seneschal may ask the Cosa to hold an immediate vote of confidence related specifically to that Minister. Should the Minister fail the vote of confidence, the Minister is considered removed.
Part 3. The Distain. Upon the death, resignation, or disability of the Seneschal, the Distain (Deputy Prime Minister) shall become the Seneschal. Upon a Prime Dictate by the Seneschal with assent of the Monarch, a duly appointed Distain shall be Acting Seneschal, until such time as the Seneschal rescinds that Prime Dictate. Rescission does not require Royal Assent.
Article 5. General Elections
Section 1. Administration of National Elections
Part 1. Registration of Political Parties. (a) Political parties are independent and formal organizations that shall govern themselves in accordance with the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms; (b) the Ziu shall set by law the registration requirements of a group seeking recognition of as a political party, and may require political parties to disclose to whom the party will assign seats in the Cosa, or require that parties pay a small fee in order to register, provided that such a fee is uniform for all parties; and (c) the Secretary of State may promulgate regulations regarding party registration, provided such regulation does not contravene an act of the Ziu or this Organic Law.
Part 2. Administration. (a) The Ziu shall set by law the procedure for the administration of national elections; (b) the Ziu may delegate the responsibilities of conducting an election to the Secretary of State or any ministry it deems necessary; and (c) in the event of delegation, the Ziu may authorize the extent to which the individual or entity may set rules and procedures not inconsistent with its law, provided that all rules and procedures are promulgated three months prior to the national election.
Part 3. The Senäts. (a) The Ziu may permit a province to delegate the authority to conduct its Senatorial election to the individual or entity established to conduct national elections; (b) such a delegation of power accepts as governing any and all law or regulation with respect to the Senatorial election, including those protected rights listed in part 4 of this section; (c) a province reserves the right to revoke this delegation; and (d) the Ziu may require by law that Senators-elect pay a small fee before being seated in the Senäts, provided that such a fee is uniform for all Senators-elect.
Part 4. Protected Rights. (a) No citizens, having achieved the age of majority as set forth in Chapter VII, article I, section 1 of this Organic law, shall be disenfranchised through the use of taxes or tests or other undue burdens; (b) all citizens shall have the right to a secret ballot, and this right survives the death of the individual; (c) the Ziu shall enforce this protection by appropriate legislation as is necessary and proper.
Part 5. Time of Elections. Each General Election shall be conducted from the fifteenth day of the month proceeding the final Clark of the preceding Cosa to the first day of the following month.
Part 6. Referenda. The Ziu may prepare referenda and submit these to popular vote of the people as it sees fit. The referendum may be advisory or may have the force of law upon its approval by a majority of those who vote on it. Referenda questions appear on the ballot during the next general election, or sooner, if the Seneschal so chooses to authorize. All procedures set forth in this section, except Part 5, shall apply to any referenda set or national poll held separately from a general election.
Section 2. Certification of National Elections
Part 1. Requirements. Certification must include an apportionment of seats for the Cosa, a declared winner in a Senatorial race, the results of any referendum voted upon, or any other matters for which citizens voted that relates to the national government.
Part 2. Certification. All national elections must be certified in accordance with law set by the Ziu. In the event the Ziu fails to proscribe law, the Monarch may set up a temporary procedure for certification.
Section 3. Formation of the Government
Part 1. Intent to Form a Government. Upon certification of the general election, and apportionment of seats, until the day before the first Clark of the upcoming Cosa, which shall begin on the first day of the month following the last day of the Election, any Party may announce to the Secretary of State their intent to form a government. Such a statement of intent shall include a proposed cabinet and budget.
Part 2. No Statement of Intent. If the Secretary of State does not receive a statement of intent from any party, the Secretary of State shall postpone the first Clark by one month, and the upcoming session of the Ziu may sit for no more than nine Clarks. If the Secretary of State still does not receive a statement of intent from any party, the Secretary of State must promulgate a Writ of Dissolution and a new election must be held.
Part 3. The First Clark. The Cosa shall sit for the First Clark, and no business except the election of a Seneschal, appointment of Ministers, the passage of a budget and the consideration of any outstanding Royal Veto shall be considered.
Part 4. Election of the Seneschal. The Seneschal and budget shall be presented as an indivisible vote, and the Cosa shall select between the various candidates for Seneschal using Instant Runoff Voting, with one option being the election of no Seneschal. The Senäts must approve the budget using the same method. If the Senäts does not approve the budget of the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, that Seneschal may take office, but the budget may not take effect until it is approved by at least one third of the Senäts in a subsequent Clark. The Monarch shall appoint the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, who shall take the office from the previous Seneschal.
Part 5. Appointment of Ministers. Each Minister must receive a simple majority vote of the Cosa. A Minister shall hold office until a new Minister is appointed to that portfolio, provided the Minister does not leave office in some other manner.
Part 6. Failure to Elect a Seneschal. In the event that the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal and budget, the second Clark shall follow the same procedure as the first Clark. If again the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal, the Secretary of State must promulgate a Writ of Dissolution and a new election must be held.
Part 7. Royal Assent to Ministers. The Seneschal shall immediately seek Royal Assent for each Minister, excluding the Seneschal. If the Crown is silent for a period of two weeks, assent shall be deemed automatic, and if Royal Assent is withheld for a specific Minister, the Cosa may reconfirm the Minister by a simple majority.
Section 1. Composition of the Ziu
The National Parliament of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be known as the Ziu and composed of two equal houses known as the Senäts and the Cosa.
Section 2. Power of the Ziu
The Ziu shall have power to make laws for the peace, welfare, and good government of the Kingdom of Talossa with respect to the repeal and amendment, subject to this Organic Law, of federal legislation made prior to this Organic Law coming into effect; census and statistics; weights and measures; currency, coinage, and legal tender; appropriation, and outlays of the public revenue and moneys of the Kingdom, but so as not to discriminate between Provinces or Territories or parts thereof; copyrights, patents, and trademarks; postal, telegraphic, telephonic, radio, television, internet, and other like services; the defense of Talossa, and parts thereof; the control of the forces to execute and maintain the laws of Talossa; commerce within and without the territory of Talossa; corporations formed under the laws of Talossa; immigration and emigration, naturalization and aliens; treason and sedition; symbols, flags, heraldry, anthems, cultural events and other like things in Talossa, but not of the individual Provinces; disputes and relations between provinces; and the creation of new provinces, such that the sovereignty and territory of any extant Province is not altered without the consent of that Province.
Section 3. Limitations of the Ziu
The Ziu shall not pass any statute that contravenes the Organic Law or the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms, or breaches the autonomy reserved for the Provinces.
Section 4. Authority Otherwise Reserved for the Provinces
All powers not enumerated in this Organic Law shall be delegated to the authority of the Provinces.
Section 5. Duration, Prorogation, and Dissolution
Part 1. Duration of the Ziu. The Ziu shall sit for no more than six Clarks. Each Clark shall last from the first day to the twenty-first day of a month, and Clarks shall take place in consecutive months unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this Organic Law. The First Clark shall consist only of electing a Seneschal and cabinet and of considering any outstanding Royal Veto. The subsequent Clarks shall consist of introduction, passage, and certification of legislation. The Final Clark, to occur immediately preceding the next general election, shall consist only of elections to the Electoral Commission, or for passage of bills in their second recording, as described elsewhere in this Organic Law, or of considering any outstanding Royal Veto. Legislation may be introduced during the Clarks subsequent to the First Clark but not in the Final Clark.
Part 2. Prorogation of the Ziu. In any month that would otherwise contain a legislative Clark, the Seneschal may call for a Prorogation, where no Clark shall be published, and no business of either house of the Ziu may be effectuated, except the holding of removal proceedings as described elsewhere in this Organic Law. A Prorogation shall not be used to extend the duration of time to the next general election, but shall instead reduce by one the number of Clarks until the next general election.
Part 3. Dissolution of the Ziu. Upon completion of the Final Clark, the Secretary of State shall promulgate the writ of dissolution, and in so doing, all individuals shall relinquish their seats in the Cosa. Ministers may continue to perform their function until such time as a new government is established.
Part 4. Loss of Vote of Confidence. In the event that a Seneschal loses a vote of confidence, the immediate subsequent Clark shall be deemed the final Clark and shall adhere to the guidelines set forth in Part 1 of this section.
Section 6. Eligibility, Qualification, and Disqualification to Sit in the Ziu
All citizens of the Kingdom of Talossa, having reached the age of majority, shall be eligible to sit in the Ziu, provided they do not hold the title of Secretary of State, Monarch, or Royal Representative. No individual may simultaneously sit in the Senäts and in the Cosa, and no Judge or Justice in any national court of Talossa shall sit in the Senäts.
Section 7. Removal from the Ziu for Inactivity
Any Senator or Member of the Cosa shall be removed from the Ziu if they fail to vote on two consecutive Clarks in the same session. The seats relinquished by a removed MC may be reallocated by the party that has an interest in those seats.
Article 2. The Senäts
Section 1. Composition of the Senäts
The Senäts shall be composed of one Senator from each province.
Section 2. Election to the Senäts
The provinces shall retain the authority to elect a Senator as they see fit. A senator must be a citizen of the province in which they are a Senator. Elections to seats in the Senäts shall be staggered into thirds based on a fixed rotation to be set by law. Any changes to the rotation shall require a two-thirds vote of the Senäts, with a simple majority of the Cosa with Royal Assent.
Section 3. Vacancy
Provinces may set out procedures for the appointment or election of a Senator to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of a Senator or the removal of a Senator in accordance with Section 4 of this Article.
Section 4. Prerogative of the Senäts
The Senäts shall enjoy the right to set forth its parliamentary procedure, which shall be inherited from preceding session of the Senäts and may only be modified during the first Clark of a term. The Senäts shall enjoy the right to govern itself as it deems necessary and proper.
Section 5. Expulsion and Removal from the Senäts
Part 1. Repugnant Behavior. The Senäts shall retain authority to determine conduct that it deems repugnant warranting removal of a sitting member. All repugnant conduct shall be inherited from the preceding session of the Senäts but may be modified effective upon adoption by a majority of the Senäts. However, no modification of conduct shall come into force against a sitting Senator until such time as they have sat for reelection.
Part 2. Procedure for Expulsion. A Senator shall be deemed expelled if, after that Senator has been made to answer for the charges levied through an internal trial for which the Senäts shall set forth procedure, a call for expulsion is supported by a simple majority of the body, notwithstanding the charged Senator’s vote.
Part 3. Removal of a Senator. Upon a Senator being deemed expelled, within one month, the Secretary of State shall submit a referendum to the Senator’s constituency, following the same duration and procedures as a national election, as to whether the Senator shall be removed, which shall require an affirmative vote of a simple majority. If the expulsion occurs in the Final Clark, the referendum shall correspond with the national election. The result of the referendum shall determine whether the Senator is removed from the Senäts. In the event an expelled Senator survives removal, they shall resume their right to fully participate in all Senäts proceedings and may not be subject to expulsion based on the same transaction or occurrence.
Article 3. The Cosa
Section 1. Composition of the Cosa
The Cosa shall consist of no less than double the seats of the Senäts. The Ziu shall retain the power to increase or decrease the number of seats as necessary by passage of legislation, which shall require an affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the Cosa, with a simple majority of the Senäts and Royal Assent.
Section 2. Election to the Cosa
The Cosa shall be elected by universal ballot cast for a specific political party, and seats shall be awarded according to proportional representation. Upon the certification of election results, the Secretary of State shall make public the final tally of votes for each political party.
Section 3. Prerogative of the Cosa
The Cosa must continuously profess its confidence in the ability of the Seneschal and the Government to function, which is demonstrated by a vote of confidence taken with each Clark by those sitting in the Cosa. The Cosa shall enjoy the right to set forth its parliamentary procedure, which shall be inherited from preceding Cosa and may only be modified during the first Clark of a term. The Cosa shall enjoy the right to govern itself as it deems necessary and proper.
Section 4. Removal from the Cosa
Part 1. Repugnant Behavior. The Cosa shall retain authority to determine conduct that it deems repugnant warranting removal of a sitting member. All repugnant conduct shall be inherited from the preceding Cosa, but may be modified only in the First Clark, effective upon adoption by a majority of the Cosa.
Part 2. Procedure for Expulsion. Pursuant to procedures set forth by the Cosa, any member may charge another member with repugnant conduct, and upon receiving consent of the Seneschal accompanied by one quarter of the sitting members, that member shall be deemed expelled; however, absent the Seneschal’s consent, two-fifths of the Cosa shall register their support for the charge. Upon meeting this threshold, the sitting member is deemed expelled.
Part 3. Procedure for Removal by the Cosa. When a member is expelled, an internal trial shall be held according to a procedure established under the rules and procedure of the Cosa. At the conclusion of that trial, upon an affirmative vote of three-quarters of the sitting members, the expelled member is deemed removed, with the seats to be reallocated by the Party who has an interest in those seats.
Part 4. Procedure for Removal by the Party. Upon the provision of part 2 of this section being met, the Party may, according to its own procedures, recall the member and reallocate their seats.
Part 5. Longevity of Removal. (a) An individual removed in accordance part 3 of this section shall be precluded from being allocated seats by any Party in the Cosa until such time as two national elections have occurred
Part 6. Other provisions. (a) An individual may be removed during the final Clark; (b) no individual may be subject to a charge during the First Clark; and (c) an individual who is expelled but survives removal may not be forced to answer for conduct resulting from the same transaction or occurrence.
Article 4. The Seneschal
Section 1. The Head of Government
The Seneschal (Prime Minister) shall be known as the Head of Government for the Kingdom of Talossa and shall be chosen based on the provisions set forth herein. The Seneschal may appoint a Distain (Deputy Prime Minister), who shall be confirmed according to Section 2 of this Article.
Section 2. Eligibility and Authority
Any citizen of Talossa shall be eligible to be Seneschal except for those who hold the title Monarch or Royal Representative, or Justice. The Seneschal may recommend to the Monarch that a Minister should be removed, declare war with approval of the Cosa, enter treaties with the approval of the Cosa, and expedite the Ziu’s consideration of legislation.
Section 3. Prime Dictates
The Seneschal may issue Prime Dictates that shall have the effect of law. The Ziu may, by legislation, nullify a prime dictate.
Section 4. Cabinet Ministers
Part 1. Authority of Ministers. The Seneschal may recommend the appointment of various Ministers to the cabinet. Each Minister shall be appointed in accordance with guidelines set forth in Article 5, Section 3, Part 5 of this Chapter. The authority of these Ministers shall be set by law. All Ministers are subordinate to the Seneschal and must adhere to guidance set forth by that office.
Part 2. Removal of Ministers. The Seneschal may petition the Monarch to remove a Minister, who shall have discretion as to whether to grant the Seneschal’s request. In the event the Monarch refuses such a request, the Seneschal may ask the Cosa to hold an immediate vote of confidence related specifically to that Minister. Should the Minister fail the vote of confidence, the Minister is considered removed.
Part 3. The Distain. Upon the death, resignation, or disability of the Seneschal, the Distain (Deputy Prime Minister) shall become the Seneschal. Upon a Prime Dictate by the Seneschal with assent of the Monarch, a duly appointed Distain shall be Acting Seneschal, until such time as the Seneschal rescinds that Prime Dictate. Rescission does not require Royal Assent.
Article 5. General Elections
Section 1. Administration of National Elections
Part 1. Registration of Political Parties. (a) Political parties are independent and formal organizations that shall govern themselves in accordance with the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms; (b) the Ziu shall set by law the registration requirements of a group seeking recognition of as a political party, and may require political parties to disclose to whom the party will assign seats in the Cosa, or require that parties pay a small fee in order to register, provided that such a fee is uniform for all parties; and (c) the Secretary of State may promulgate regulations regarding party registration, provided such regulation does not contravene an act of the Ziu or this Organic Law.
Part 2. Administration. (a) The Ziu shall set by law the procedure for the administration of national elections; (b) the Ziu may delegate the responsibilities of conducting an election to the Secretary of State or any ministry it deems necessary; and (c) in the event of delegation, the Ziu may authorize the extent to which the individual or entity may set rules and procedures not inconsistent with its law, provided that all rules and procedures are promulgated three months prior to the national election.
Part 3. The Senäts. (a) The Ziu may permit a province to delegate the authority to conduct its Senatorial election to the individual or entity established to conduct national elections; (b) such a delegation of power accepts as governing any and all law or regulation with respect to the Senatorial election, including those protected rights listed in part 4 of this section; (c) a province reserves the right to revoke this delegation; and (d) the Ziu may require by law that Senators-elect pay a small fee before being seated in the Senäts, provided that such a fee is uniform for all Senators-elect.
Part 4. Protected Rights. (a) No citizens, having achieved the age of majority as set forth in Chapter VII, article I, section 1 of this Organic law, shall be disenfranchised through the use of taxes or tests or other undue burdens; (b) all citizens shall have the right to a secret ballot, and this right survives the death of the individual; (c) the Ziu shall enforce this protection by appropriate legislation as is necessary and proper.
Part 5. Time of Elections. Each General Election shall be conducted from the fifteenth day of the month proceeding the final Clark of the preceding Cosa to the first day of the following month.
Part 6. Referenda. The Ziu may prepare referenda and submit these to popular vote of the people as it sees fit. The referendum may be advisory or may have the force of law upon its approval by a majority of those who vote on it. Referenda questions appear on the ballot during the next general election, or sooner, if the Seneschal so chooses to authorize. All procedures set forth in this section, except Part 5, shall apply to any referenda set or national poll held separately from a general election.
Section 2. Certification of National Elections
Part 1. Requirements. Certification must include an apportionment of seats for the Cosa, a declared winner in a Senatorial race, the results of any referendum voted upon, or any other matters for which citizens voted that relates to the national government.
Part 2. Certification. All national elections must be certified in accordance with law set by the Ziu. In the event the Ziu fails to proscribe law, the Monarch may set up a temporary procedure for certification.
Section 3. Formation of the Government
Part 1. Intent to Form a Government. Upon certification of the general election, and apportionment of seats, until the day before the first Clark of the upcoming Cosa, which shall begin on the first day of the month following the last day of the Election, any Party may announce to the Secretary of State their intent to form a government. Such a statement of intent shall include a proposed cabinet and budget.
Part 2. No Statement of Intent. If the Secretary of State does not receive a statement of intent from any party, the Secretary of State shall postpone the first Clark by one month, and the upcoming session of the Ziu may sit for no more than nine Clarks. If the Secretary of State still does not receive a statement of intent from any party, the Secretary of State must promulgate a Writ of Dissolution and a new election must be held.
Part 3. The First Clark. The Cosa shall sit for the First Clark, and no business except the election of a Seneschal, appointment of Ministers, the passage of a budget and the consideration of any outstanding Royal Veto shall be considered.
Part 4. Election of the Seneschal. The Seneschal and budget shall be presented as an indivisible vote, and the Cosa shall select between the various candidates for Seneschal using Instant Runoff Voting, with one option being the election of no Seneschal. The Senäts must approve the budget using the same method. If the Senäts does not approve the budget of the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, that Seneschal may take office, but the budget may not take effect until it is approved by at least one third of the Senäts in a subsequent Clark. The Monarch shall appoint the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, who shall take the office from the previous Seneschal.
Part 5. Appointment of Ministers. Each Minister must receive a simple majority vote of the Cosa. A Minister shall hold office until a new Minister is appointed to that portfolio, provided the Minister does not leave office in some other manner.
Part 6. Failure to Elect a Seneschal. In the event that the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal and budget, the second Clark shall follow the same procedure as the first Clark. If again the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal, the Secretary of State must promulgate a Writ of Dissolution and a new election must be held.
Part 7. Royal Assent to Ministers. The Seneschal shall immediately seek Royal Assent for each Minister, excluding the Seneschal. If the Crown is silent for a period of two weeks, assent shall be deemed automatic, and if Royal Assent is withheld for a specific Minister, the Cosa may reconfirm the Minister by a simple majority.
Article XVI: The Judiciary
Section 1. Composition of the Judiciary
1. The judicial power of the Kingdom of Talossan shall be vested in one Uppermost Cort, and in such inferior courts as the Ziu may from time to time ordain and establish.
2. The Justices of the Uppermost Cort shall hold their offices in perpetuity in five-year intervals, or to ten years, as the Ziu may proscribe, until such time as they resign or are no longer able to perform their duties on account of incapacitation, as defined by law.
3. The Uppermost Cort shall consist of no less than two Pusine Justices and one Chief Justice, which may be extended to no more than eight Pusine Justices as the Ziu may desire, with a total of odd intervals only.
4. In the event the Uppermost Cort consists of two Justices, and those Justices are in agreement, the Court shall have its decision followed but that decision shall not establish precedent until a quorum of three issues a determination.
5. The Ziu shall retain authority to set such limits it deems necessary on Judges of the inferior corts.
Section 2. Powers of the Judiciary
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Organic Law, the treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, to cases affecting ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, to controversies to which the Kingdom of Talossa shall be a party; to controversies between two or more provinces; between private citizens; between private citizens and a province. The judiciary shall not hear matters for which no case or controversy exists.
2. In all cases affecting the Kingdom of Talossa, the Uppermost Cort shall have original jurisdiction, and in all cases previously mentioned, the Uppermost Cort shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, when the Ziu has set forth inferior courts, with such exceptions and under such regulations for those matters concerning administrative law as the Ziu shall make, which may be limited to appellate jurisdiction as to matters of law.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury.
Section 3. Qualification and Removal from the Uppermost Cort
1. Nothing in this article shall be understood to contravene the Covenant of the Rights of Freedoms.
2. The Ziu shall set forth by law those qualifications it deems requisite prior to the nomination of a Justice to the Uppermost Cort.
3. The Ziu may limit by law those other offices in which a prospective Justice may sit, and may limit those rights a potential Justice may enjoy, upon accepting a nomination confirmation, which shall extend for the full duration of that Justice's tenure, including reconfirmation, unless the Ziu shall explicitly pass an Act removing such restraint when such removal applies equally to all sitting Justices. No limitation may be imposed ex post fact, but the Ziu may impose restraints for reconfirmation.
4. Where a vacancy exists, the Prime Minister shall recommend to the Ziu a potential candidate, provided that such a confirmation may twice occur within the same Government.
5. Upon a recommendation, the respective houses of the Ziu must, based on their own procedure, advise and consent the Prime Minister, which must be concluded with two-thirds approval from the Cosa and a majority of the Senate.
6. Upon receiving said advice and consent, the Sovereign shall issue his or her assent to the prospective individual. If the Sovereign withholds that assent, the process may be repeated once more within the same government, and a simple majority from both houses may overcome the Sovereign’s refusal.
7. The Ziu may set forth any procedure for reconfirmation, but such procedure may not exceed that which is required for nomination and confirmation in the first instance. Notwithstanding any act to the contrary, reconfirmation shall be deemed automatic at the end of a Justice's tenure by operation of law.
8. In the event that a sitting Justice of the Uppermost Cort acts in an manner that offends basic notions of propriety or perpetuates the appearance of impropriety, both in his or her official capacity or in the public square, the Ziu may move to sit as a single body and hold a trial to address appropriate recourse for that Justice.
9. All punishment, including removal, shall require the trial to not extend more than one Clark, with the following Clark to contain a simple up-or-down vote on whether to convict and impose punish, including removal, by two-thirds of the Cosa and a simple majority of the Senate. The Sovereign shall give his or her assent to the result. In the event the Sovereign affirmatively withholds assent, a second vote shall be had immediately thereafter, where, upon achieving the requisite result, the punishment is deemed imposed.
10. Where the Ziu certifies by a simple majority that a justice has failed to act, rule, or appear in an open case to which the Justice is assigned to, or in which he has been subpoenaed to appear but fails to do so, for a period of 60 days, then he shall be considered to have abdicated his or her seat.
Section 1. Composition of the Judiciary
1. The judicial power of the Kingdom of Talossan shall be vested in one Uppermost Cort, and in such inferior courts as the Ziu may from time to time ordain and establish.
2. The Justices of the Uppermost Cort shall hold their offices in perpetuity in five-year intervals, or to ten years, as the Ziu may proscribe, until such time as they resign or are no longer able to perform their duties on account of incapacitation, as defined by law.
3. The Uppermost Cort shall consist of no less than two Pusine Justices and one Chief Justice, which may be extended to no more than eight Pusine Justices as the Ziu may desire, with a total of odd intervals only.
4. In the event the Uppermost Cort consists of two Justices, and those Justices are in agreement, the Court shall have its decision followed but that decision shall not establish precedent until a quorum of three issues a determination.
5. The Ziu shall retain authority to set such limits it deems necessary on Judges of the inferior corts.
Section 2. Powers of the Judiciary
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Organic Law, the treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, to cases affecting ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, to controversies to which the Kingdom of Talossa shall be a party; to controversies between two or more provinces; between private citizens; between private citizens and a province. The judiciary shall not hear matters for which no case or controversy exists.
2. In all cases affecting the Kingdom of Talossa, the Uppermost Cort shall have original jurisdiction, and in all cases previously mentioned, the Uppermost Cort shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, when the Ziu has set forth inferior courts, with such exceptions and under such regulations for those matters concerning administrative law as the Ziu shall make, which may be limited to appellate jurisdiction as to matters of law.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury.
Section 3. Qualification and Removal from the Uppermost Cort
1. Nothing in this article shall be understood to contravene the Covenant of the Rights of Freedoms.
2. The Ziu shall set forth by law those qualifications it deems requisite prior to the nomination of a Justice to the Uppermost Cort.
3. The Ziu may limit by law those other offices in which a prospective Justice may sit, and may limit those rights a potential Justice may enjoy, upon accepting a nomination confirmation, which shall extend for the full duration of that Justice's tenure, including reconfirmation, unless the Ziu shall explicitly pass an Act removing such restraint when such removal applies equally to all sitting Justices. No limitation may be imposed ex post fact, but the Ziu may impose restraints for reconfirmation.
4. Where a vacancy exists, the Prime Minister shall recommend to the Ziu a potential candidate, provided that such a confirmation may twice occur within the same Government.
5. Upon a recommendation, the respective houses of the Ziu must, based on their own procedure, advise and consent the Prime Minister, which must be concluded with two-thirds approval from the Cosa and a majority of the Senate.
6. Upon receiving said advice and consent, the Sovereign shall issue his or her assent to the prospective individual. If the Sovereign withholds that assent, the process may be repeated once more within the same government, and a simple majority from both houses may overcome the Sovereign’s refusal.
7. The Ziu may set forth any procedure for reconfirmation, but such procedure may not exceed that which is required for nomination and confirmation in the first instance. Notwithstanding any act to the contrary, reconfirmation shall be deemed automatic at the end of a Justice's tenure by operation of law.
8. In the event that a sitting Justice of the Uppermost Cort acts in an manner that offends basic notions of propriety or perpetuates the appearance of impropriety, both in his or her official capacity or in the public square, the Ziu may move to sit as a single body and hold a trial to address appropriate recourse for that Justice.
9. All punishment, including removal, shall require the trial to not extend more than one Clark, with the following Clark to contain a simple up-or-down vote on whether to convict and impose punish, including removal, by two-thirds of the Cosa and a simple majority of the Senate. The Sovereign shall give his or her assent to the result. In the event the Sovereign affirmatively withholds assent, a second vote shall be had immediately thereafter, where, upon achieving the requisite result, the punishment is deemed imposed.
10. Where the Ziu certifies by a simple majority that a justice has failed to act, rule, or appear in an open case to which the Justice is assigned to, or in which he has been subpoenaed to appear but fails to do so, for a period of 60 days, then he shall be considered to have abdicated his or her seat.
Article 1. Hierarchy of Law
Section 1. Covenant of Rights and Freedoms
The Covenant of Rights and Freedoms is the absolute authority and source from which all aspects of the Kingdom of Talossa derive their authority. This Organic Law and all other laws in the Kingdom of Talossa are passed under the authority of the Covenant of Rights Freedoms. Its supremacy shall never be questioned by any Pillar of the State.
Section 2. The Organic Law
This Organic Law is the Supreme Law governing the Kingdom of Talossa, and shall be the Supreme law of the land, subordinate only to the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. This Organic Law exists to effectuate the protection of rights enumerated by the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms and must adhere to amendments to the latter.
Section 3. Statutes Passed by the Ziu, Treaties, and International Law
Part 1. Acts of the Ziu. The Ziu, having been vested with the authority to pass legislation in accordance with the Organic Law and Covenant of Rights and Freedoms, shall have its law deemed superior to all others except those of the Organic Law and Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. Treaties having been ratified by the Ziu, as well as accepted International Law, shall enjoy the authority of statutory law.
Part 2. Judicial Review. The Corts shall retain the power of Judicial Review as it relates to ensuring the acts of the Ziu do not contravene the Organic Law or Covenant of Rights and Freedoms.
Section 4. Common Law Established and Recognized by the Judiciary
Part 1. National Common Law. The Judiciary shall retain the authority to recognize the Common Law of Talossa, composed of Judicial interpretations of the Statutory Law of Talossa as well as the Common Law of other Anglo-American legal systems as the Judiciary shall see fit, separate from its powers of judicial review. Such common law may be retained until such time as the Ziu passes legislation overturning, codifying or clarifying the law.
Part 2. The Rule of Law. The Rule of Law, being understood to mean an independent judiciary to ensure that all individuals and the State are subject to and treated equally under the law, shall be enforced in Talossa.
Article 2. Passing Legislation
Section 1. The Role of the Ziu
The Ziu possess the sole authority to pass statutory law, as described elsewhere in this Organic Law. The Ziu is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws and Bills of Attainder.
Section 2. Introduction of Legislation and Monthly Journals
The Ziu shall set forth the procedure for the introduction of legislation and the publication of a monthly journal of proposed acts and shall retain authority to set forth other rules necessary to ensure proposed legislation is proper. No new legislation may be proposed in the Final Clark.
Section 3. Obligations of Members of the Ziu
Part 1. Senäts Vote. All Senators may vote për (aye), contra (nay), or austanéu (abstain) for any measure before the Senäts. All Senators must, during every Clark, respond to a roll call.
Part 2. Cosa Vote. All Members of the Cosa may vote për (aye), contra (nay), or austanéu (abstain) for any measure before the Cosa. All Members of the Cosa must, during legislative Clarks, make their presence known by voting ÜC (Yes) or Non (No) during a Vote of Confidence.
Section 4. Readings
Part 1. The First Reading. (a) All legislation must pass both houses of the Ziu by a simple majority unless otherwise specified; (b) there shall be no First Readings in the Final Clark; (c) the author of a bill may withdraw a bill prior to a Second Reading at any time but must resubmit that bill for a First Reading.
Part 2. The Second Reading. (a) All legislation, having passed the First Reading, must be passed in the immediate subsequent Clark, unless otherwise specified in this Organic Law; (b) the Second Reading must be without amendments or material modifications, but may fix typographical or grammatical mistakes; (c) ephemeral proclamations shall not require a second reading; (d) if passed by a simple majority of both houses in the Second Reading, the act shall be submitted for Royal Assent.
Section 5. Royal Assent
Part 1. Royal Assent. (a) Royal Assent shall be deemed automatic unless the Monarch takes an affirmative action to issue a Royal Veto within ten days of passage; (b) laws are considered to be in effect the moment Royal Assent has been given, or the moment that a Royal Veto is overcome, unless the act sets forth an explicit later date upon which enforcement shall occur.
Part 2. Royal Veto. (a) The Monarch may issue a Royal Veto after the First or Second Reading of a Bill; (b) a Royal Veto must include a statement by the Monarch, describing with specificity, why a Royal Veto was issued; (c) such a statement must be presented with the Bill if any member of the Ziu seeks to overturn a veto.
Part 3. Overcoming Royal Veto. (a) The Ziu may overcome a Royal Veto with a two-thirds majority of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts in the subsequent Clark, known as the Third Reading. If the Third Reading takes place in the subsequent session of the Cosa, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto with only a simple majority; (b) if the Ziu fails to overcome a Royal Veto in a Third Reading that takes place in the same session as the previous readings, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto in a single reading requiring a simple majority vote during the subsequent session of the Ziu; (c) a Third Reading shall be the only legislation that may be submitted to vote in the First Clark and may not contain any changes.
Article 3. Publication of Law
Section 1. All Statutes, Treaties, or other Acts by the Ziu
Part 1. Mandate to the Ziu. The Ziu must set by law the procedure by which the publication of law in national journals readily available to the People shall be made and may delegate the responsibility to an individual or entity that shall promulgate all laws. The Ziu shall instruct the codification of passed acts into clear journals and shall maintain a separate journal for statutes, statements of intents, treaties, and other acts of the Ziu.
Part 2. Failure to Delegate. If the Ziu fails to meet its mandate in part 1 of this section, the Monarch shall have authority to oversee this responsibility until such time as the Ziu remedies its defect.
Section 2. The Judicial Report
Part 1. Publication in National Reporter by the Clerk of the Court. (a) All binding decisions of the Judiciary shall be published in a national reporter; (b) all nonbinding opinions of the Judiciary shall be published in a separate reporter.
Part 2. Delegation of Responsibility. (a) The Judiciary may delegate this responsibility to an individual within the Cort; (b) the Ziu may delegate this responsibility but such an act shall require, in addition to Royal Assent, a statement of assent by a majority of sitting Justices on the Uppermost Cort.
Section 1. Covenant of Rights and Freedoms
The Covenant of Rights and Freedoms is the absolute authority and source from which all aspects of the Kingdom of Talossa derive their authority. This Organic Law and all other laws in the Kingdom of Talossa are passed under the authority of the Covenant of Rights Freedoms. Its supremacy shall never be questioned by any Pillar of the State.
Section 2. The Organic Law
This Organic Law is the Supreme Law governing the Kingdom of Talossa, and shall be the Supreme law of the land, subordinate only to the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. This Organic Law exists to effectuate the protection of rights enumerated by the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms and must adhere to amendments to the latter.
Section 3. Statutes Passed by the Ziu, Treaties, and International Law
Part 1. Acts of the Ziu. The Ziu, having been vested with the authority to pass legislation in accordance with the Organic Law and Covenant of Rights and Freedoms, shall have its law deemed superior to all others except those of the Organic Law and Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. Treaties having been ratified by the Ziu, as well as accepted International Law, shall enjoy the authority of statutory law.
Part 2. Judicial Review. The Corts shall retain the power of Judicial Review as it relates to ensuring the acts of the Ziu do not contravene the Organic Law or Covenant of Rights and Freedoms.
Section 4. Common Law Established and Recognized by the Judiciary
Part 1. National Common Law. The Judiciary shall retain the authority to recognize the Common Law of Talossa, composed of Judicial interpretations of the Statutory Law of Talossa as well as the Common Law of other Anglo-American legal systems as the Judiciary shall see fit, separate from its powers of judicial review. Such common law may be retained until such time as the Ziu passes legislation overturning, codifying or clarifying the law.
Part 2. The Rule of Law. The Rule of Law, being understood to mean an independent judiciary to ensure that all individuals and the State are subject to and treated equally under the law, shall be enforced in Talossa.
Article 2. Passing Legislation
Section 1. The Role of the Ziu
The Ziu possess the sole authority to pass statutory law, as described elsewhere in this Organic Law. The Ziu is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws and Bills of Attainder.
Section 2. Introduction of Legislation and Monthly Journals
The Ziu shall set forth the procedure for the introduction of legislation and the publication of a monthly journal of proposed acts and shall retain authority to set forth other rules necessary to ensure proposed legislation is proper. No new legislation may be proposed in the Final Clark.
Section 3. Obligations of Members of the Ziu
Part 1. Senäts Vote. All Senators may vote për (aye), contra (nay), or austanéu (abstain) for any measure before the Senäts. All Senators must, during every Clark, respond to a roll call.
Part 2. Cosa Vote. All Members of the Cosa may vote për (aye), contra (nay), or austanéu (abstain) for any measure before the Cosa. All Members of the Cosa must, during legislative Clarks, make their presence known by voting ÜC (Yes) or Non (No) during a Vote of Confidence.
Section 4. Readings
Part 1. The First Reading. (a) All legislation must pass both houses of the Ziu by a simple majority unless otherwise specified; (b) there shall be no First Readings in the Final Clark; (c) the author of a bill may withdraw a bill prior to a Second Reading at any time but must resubmit that bill for a First Reading.
Part 2. The Second Reading. (a) All legislation, having passed the First Reading, must be passed in the immediate subsequent Clark, unless otherwise specified in this Organic Law; (b) the Second Reading must be without amendments or material modifications, but may fix typographical or grammatical mistakes; (c) ephemeral proclamations shall not require a second reading; (d) if passed by a simple majority of both houses in the Second Reading, the act shall be submitted for Royal Assent.
Section 5. Royal Assent
Part 1. Royal Assent. (a) Royal Assent shall be deemed automatic unless the Monarch takes an affirmative action to issue a Royal Veto within ten days of passage; (b) laws are considered to be in effect the moment Royal Assent has been given, or the moment that a Royal Veto is overcome, unless the act sets forth an explicit later date upon which enforcement shall occur.
Part 2. Royal Veto. (a) The Monarch may issue a Royal Veto after the First or Second Reading of a Bill; (b) a Royal Veto must include a statement by the Monarch, describing with specificity, why a Royal Veto was issued; (c) such a statement must be presented with the Bill if any member of the Ziu seeks to overturn a veto.
Part 3. Overcoming Royal Veto. (a) The Ziu may overcome a Royal Veto with a two-thirds majority of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts in the subsequent Clark, known as the Third Reading. If the Third Reading takes place in the subsequent session of the Cosa, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto with only a simple majority; (b) if the Ziu fails to overcome a Royal Veto in a Third Reading that takes place in the same session as the previous readings, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto in a single reading requiring a simple majority vote during the subsequent session of the Ziu; (c) a Third Reading shall be the only legislation that may be submitted to vote in the First Clark and may not contain any changes.
Article 3. Publication of Law
Section 1. All Statutes, Treaties, or other Acts by the Ziu
Part 1. Mandate to the Ziu. The Ziu must set by law the procedure by which the publication of law in national journals readily available to the People shall be made and may delegate the responsibility to an individual or entity that shall promulgate all laws. The Ziu shall instruct the codification of passed acts into clear journals and shall maintain a separate journal for statutes, statements of intents, treaties, and other acts of the Ziu.
Part 2. Failure to Delegate. If the Ziu fails to meet its mandate in part 1 of this section, the Monarch shall have authority to oversee this responsibility until such time as the Ziu remedies its defect.
Section 2. The Judicial Report
Part 1. Publication in National Reporter by the Clerk of the Court. (a) All binding decisions of the Judiciary shall be published in a national reporter; (b) all nonbinding opinions of the Judiciary shall be published in a separate reporter.
Part 2. Delegation of Responsibility. (a) The Judiciary may delegate this responsibility to an individual within the Cort; (b) the Ziu may delegate this responsibility but such an act shall require, in addition to Royal Assent, a statement of assent by a majority of sitting Justices on the Uppermost Cort.
Article 1. Provinces of Talossa
Section 1. Assignment of Citizens to Provinces
Part 1. Talossans residing within Talossa. All Talossan citizens living in Talossa shall belong to the Province in which they live, even when provincial borders change, and the citizen’s home reassigned to a different province.
Part 2. Talossans residing outside of Talossa. Citizens living outside of Talossa are assigned to a Province by the Ziu at the time of their naturalization by the Ziu, in accordance with the laws in place, however, no person shall have their assignment to a Province altered without their express consent, even if the Ziu shall see fit to redraw the geographic assignment boundaries.
Section 2. Government of Provinces
Each Province shall be administered by a constitutional government elected democratically within the province and shall govern itself in such a manner as to guarantee its citizens the full protection of their rights under this Organic Law and Covenants of Rights and Freedoms. The Monarch shall appoint a Constable for each Province. Until such time as the Monarch or Constable proclaims a provincial constitution providing otherwise, a Province’s Constable shall serve as Military Governor and may exercise all the powers of the provincial government. No Constable shall proclaim any provincial constitution, nor shall any province pass a constitutional amendment, which conflicts with any provision of this Organic Law or with any other national law. No Constable shall proclaim any provincial constitution which has not been approved by a referendum in which at least either a majority of all citizens of the province or a two-thirds majority of votes actually cast is in favor of the constitution.
Section 3. Autonomy of Provinces
Provinces are self-governing and autonomous. The autonomy of the Provinces shall never be questioned. No act of the Ziu or the national Corts, or of any Ministry, shall contravene those powers explicitly reserved for the Provinces, unless such conduct breaches the Organic Law or the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. No Province may secede.
Section 4. Alteration of Provincial Borders
Provincial borders may only be changed by the Ziu with the consent of the Province or Provinces in question.
Section 5. Admission of New Provinces
No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain within it a working constitution with an elected government and a citizenry comprising at least ten persons.
Article 2. Territories of Talossa
Territories are non-self-governing parts of the realm and are under direct authority of the Ziu.
Section 1. Assignment of Citizens to Provinces
Part 1. Talossans residing within Talossa. All Talossan citizens living in Talossa shall belong to the Province in which they live, even when provincial borders change, and the citizen’s home reassigned to a different province.
Part 2. Talossans residing outside of Talossa. Citizens living outside of Talossa are assigned to a Province by the Ziu at the time of their naturalization by the Ziu, in accordance with the laws in place, however, no person shall have their assignment to a Province altered without their express consent, even if the Ziu shall see fit to redraw the geographic assignment boundaries.
Section 2. Government of Provinces
Each Province shall be administered by a constitutional government elected democratically within the province and shall govern itself in such a manner as to guarantee its citizens the full protection of their rights under this Organic Law and Covenants of Rights and Freedoms. The Monarch shall appoint a Constable for each Province. Until such time as the Monarch or Constable proclaims a provincial constitution providing otherwise, a Province’s Constable shall serve as Military Governor and may exercise all the powers of the provincial government. No Constable shall proclaim any provincial constitution, nor shall any province pass a constitutional amendment, which conflicts with any provision of this Organic Law or with any other national law. No Constable shall proclaim any provincial constitution which has not been approved by a referendum in which at least either a majority of all citizens of the province or a two-thirds majority of votes actually cast is in favor of the constitution.
Section 3. Autonomy of Provinces
Provinces are self-governing and autonomous. The autonomy of the Provinces shall never be questioned. No act of the Ziu or the national Corts, or of any Ministry, shall contravene those powers explicitly reserved for the Provinces, unless such conduct breaches the Organic Law or the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. No Province may secede.
Section 4. Alteration of Provincial Borders
Provincial borders may only be changed by the Ziu with the consent of the Province or Provinces in question.
Section 5. Admission of New Provinces
No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain within it a working constitution with an elected government and a citizenry comprising at least ten persons.
Article 2. Territories of Talossa
Territories are non-self-governing parts of the realm and are under direct authority of the Ziu.
Article 1. Source of Citizenship
Section 1. Natural Citizens
Children born after 1 January 1989/X, one (or both) of whose biological or adoptive parents is a Talossan citizen at the time of the birth, are native-born Talossan citizens ("Dandelions") and shall automatically have full voting rights when they register themselves with the appropriate authority on or after their 14th birthday.
Section 2: Naturalization
Any foreigner or Cestoûr who feels in their heart of being Talossan may acquire Talossan citizenship by following the naturalization procedures set forth by law.
Section 3: Discrimination Between Naturalization and Birth-Right
Talossan citizens may live within the country or abroad. This distinction does not affect their legal standing or their civil or political rights. There shall be no rights unique to citizenship acquired by birth-right nor by naturalization.
Article 2. Loss of Citizenship
Section 1. Renunciation
Any Talossan may renounce their own citizenship, which shall be effective based on the procedure to be set by the Ziu.
Section 2. Loss Due to Fraud
Any Talossan who has been found to have obtained citizenship through the use of Fraud shall face criminal penalty as set forth by the Ziu, which shall be prosecuted by the Government of the Kingdom of Talossa in a Cort of Law, and upon a verdict of guilt, shall automatically be deemed to have lost their citizenship.
Section 3. Loss Due to Conviction in Foreign Country
Any Talossan who is convicted certain crimes that are so egregious as to shock the conscience by courts of certain foreign jurisdictions, shall be deemed to have relinquished their citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa pursuant to procedures set forth by the Ziu.
Section 4. Loss Due to Inactivity
The Ziu shall have the authority to determine the citizenship status for any citizen who, without prior notification of good cause, fails to vote in any General Election or referenda or respond to any census for two years, as measured against their last vote or response, provided they have not otherwise made their presence known.
Section 1. Natural Citizens
Children born after 1 January 1989/X, one (or both) of whose biological or adoptive parents is a Talossan citizen at the time of the birth, are native-born Talossan citizens ("Dandelions") and shall automatically have full voting rights when they register themselves with the appropriate authority on or after their 14th birthday.
Section 2: Naturalization
Any foreigner or Cestoûr who feels in their heart of being Talossan may acquire Talossan citizenship by following the naturalization procedures set forth by law.
Section 3: Discrimination Between Naturalization and Birth-Right
Talossan citizens may live within the country or abroad. This distinction does not affect their legal standing or their civil or political rights. There shall be no rights unique to citizenship acquired by birth-right nor by naturalization.
Article 2. Loss of Citizenship
Section 1. Renunciation
Any Talossan may renounce their own citizenship, which shall be effective based on the procedure to be set by the Ziu.
Section 2. Loss Due to Fraud
Any Talossan who has been found to have obtained citizenship through the use of Fraud shall face criminal penalty as set forth by the Ziu, which shall be prosecuted by the Government of the Kingdom of Talossa in a Cort of Law, and upon a verdict of guilt, shall automatically be deemed to have lost their citizenship.
Section 3. Loss Due to Conviction in Foreign Country
Any Talossan who is convicted certain crimes that are so egregious as to shock the conscience by courts of certain foreign jurisdictions, shall be deemed to have relinquished their citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa pursuant to procedures set forth by the Ziu.
Section 4. Loss Due to Inactivity
The Ziu shall have the authority to determine the citizenship status for any citizen who, without prior notification of good cause, fails to vote in any General Election or referenda or respond to any census for two years, as measured against their last vote or response, provided they have not otherwise made their presence known.
Article 1. Amendments Initiated by the Ziu
Section 1. Vote of the Ziu
Any member of the Ziu may propose an amendment to the Organic Law, which shall require a two-thirds vote of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts according to the rules set forth for passing legislation.
Section 2. Royal Assent
Part 1. Royal Assent. Royal Assent, being required for an amendment to this Organic Law, shall be deemed automatic unless the Monarch takes an affirmative action to issue a Royal Veto within ten days of passage
Part 2. Royal Veto. (a) The Monarch may issue a Royal Veto after the Second Reading of an amendment; (b) a Royal Veto must include a statement by the Monarch, describing with specificity, why a Royal Veto was issued; (c) such a statement must be presented with the amendment if any member of the Ziu seeks to overturn a veto.
Part 3. Overcoming Royal Veto. (a) The Ziu may overcome a Royal Veto with a three-fourths majority of the Cosa and an absolute majority of the Senäts in the subsequent Clark, known as the Third Reading. If the Third Reading takes place in the subsequent session of the Cosa, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto with only a two-thirds majority of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts; (c) If the Ziu fails to overcome a Royal Veto in a Third Reading that takes place in the same session as the previous two readings, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto in a single reading requiring a two-thirds majority vote of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts during the subsequent session of the Ziu.
Section 3. Referendum
Once an amendment has been approved by the Ziu and has either been given Royal Assent or overcame a Royal Veto, the amendment shall be transmitted to the people for their approval in a referendum to take place no later than the next General Election. If the amendment is approved by a majority of voters, the amendment shall take effect.
Article 2. Organic Convocation
Section 1. Initiated by Super-Majority of Resolutions passed by Provinces
If a three-fourths of the Provinces pass a resolution for an Organic Convocation, then such a Convocation shall be commenced within two months, composed of a representative selected by and from each province for the purpose of the Convocation. An Organic Convocation may recommend an amendment to the Organic Law by majority vote.
Section 2. Authority of Organic Convocation
The authority of the Organic Convocation to address the concerns expressed by the Provinces shall be limited by the resolutions set forth by the Provinces and shall never exceed that authority.
Section 3. Royal Assent
Royal Assent shall be required for amendments passed by Organic Convocation and is deemed automatic if not withheld within ten days of recommendation by an Organic Convocation. In the event such Royal Assent is withheld, the Monarch shall issue a statement explaining with specificity the reason for withholding Assent, and the amendment and explanation shall be submitted to the Ziu for approval. If both houses of the Ziu approve the amendment by a two-thirds majority on the First Reading, the amendment is deemed to have received Royal Assent. If the Ziu approves the amendment by a simple majority on the First Reading, then it must pass by a simple majority on the Second Reading and will then be considered to have received Royal Assent.
Section 4. Ratification by Two-Thirds of National Vote
Once an amendment recommended by an Organic receives Royal Assent, the amendment shall be transmitted to the people for their approval in a referendum to take place no later than the next General Election. If the amendment is approved by two-thirds of the voters, the amendment shall take effect
Section 1. Vote of the Ziu
Any member of the Ziu may propose an amendment to the Organic Law, which shall require a two-thirds vote of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts according to the rules set forth for passing legislation.
Section 2. Royal Assent
Part 1. Royal Assent. Royal Assent, being required for an amendment to this Organic Law, shall be deemed automatic unless the Monarch takes an affirmative action to issue a Royal Veto within ten days of passage
Part 2. Royal Veto. (a) The Monarch may issue a Royal Veto after the Second Reading of an amendment; (b) a Royal Veto must include a statement by the Monarch, describing with specificity, why a Royal Veto was issued; (c) such a statement must be presented with the amendment if any member of the Ziu seeks to overturn a veto.
Part 3. Overcoming Royal Veto. (a) The Ziu may overcome a Royal Veto with a three-fourths majority of the Cosa and an absolute majority of the Senäts in the subsequent Clark, known as the Third Reading. If the Third Reading takes place in the subsequent session of the Cosa, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto with only a two-thirds majority of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts; (c) If the Ziu fails to overcome a Royal Veto in a Third Reading that takes place in the same session as the previous two readings, the Ziu may overcome the Royal Veto in a single reading requiring a two-thirds majority vote of the Cosa and a majority of the Senäts during the subsequent session of the Ziu.
Section 3. Referendum
Once an amendment has been approved by the Ziu and has either been given Royal Assent or overcame a Royal Veto, the amendment shall be transmitted to the people for their approval in a referendum to take place no later than the next General Election. If the amendment is approved by a majority of voters, the amendment shall take effect.
Article 2. Organic Convocation
Section 1. Initiated by Super-Majority of Resolutions passed by Provinces
If a three-fourths of the Provinces pass a resolution for an Organic Convocation, then such a Convocation shall be commenced within two months, composed of a representative selected by and from each province for the purpose of the Convocation. An Organic Convocation may recommend an amendment to the Organic Law by majority vote.
Section 2. Authority of Organic Convocation
The authority of the Organic Convocation to address the concerns expressed by the Provinces shall be limited by the resolutions set forth by the Provinces and shall never exceed that authority.
Section 3. Royal Assent
Royal Assent shall be required for amendments passed by Organic Convocation and is deemed automatic if not withheld within ten days of recommendation by an Organic Convocation. In the event such Royal Assent is withheld, the Monarch shall issue a statement explaining with specificity the reason for withholding Assent, and the amendment and explanation shall be submitted to the Ziu for approval. If both houses of the Ziu approve the amendment by a two-thirds majority on the First Reading, the amendment is deemed to have received Royal Assent. If the Ziu approves the amendment by a simple majority on the First Reading, then it must pass by a simple majority on the Second Reading and will then be considered to have received Royal Assent.
Section 4. Ratification by Two-Thirds of National Vote
Once an amendment recommended by an Organic receives Royal Assent, the amendment shall be transmitted to the people for their approval in a referendum to take place no later than the next General Election. If the amendment is approved by two-thirds of the voters, the amendment shall take effect
HM Government, represented by:
Ian Plätschisch (Seneschal)
Viteu Marcianüs (Distain)