Post by Lüc da Schir on Dec 3, 2018 9:24:36 GMT -6
Chapter III, Article 5, Section 3 (Formation of the Government) be struck in full and replaced by the following:
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 candidate for Seneschal, a candidate for Distain and a list of ministers.
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 maximum number of Clarks in the upcoming session of the Ziu, as defined elsewhere in this Organic Law, shall be reduced by one. 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. Election of the Seneschal. During the First Clark, the Cosa shall select between the various candidates for Seneschal using Instant Runoff Voting, with one option being the election of no Seneschal. The Monarch shall appoint the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, who shall take the office from the previous Seneschal.
Part 4. 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 5. Failure to Elect a Seneschal. In the event that the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal, a new ballot shall be held during the second Clark; the parties shall be empowered to amend or rescind any statement of intent that they had previously submitted, until the day before the second 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 6. 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.
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 maximum number of Clarks in the upcoming session of the Ziu, as defined elsewhere in this Organic Law, shall be reduced by one. 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. Election of the Seneschal. During the First Clark, the Cosa shall select between the various candidates for Seneschal using Instant Runoff Voting, with one option being the election of no Seneschal. The Monarch shall appoint the Seneschal elected by the Cosa, who shall take the office from the previous Seneschal.
Part 4. 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 5. Failure to Elect a Seneschal. In the event that the Cosa does not elect a Seneschal, a new ballot shall be held during the second Clark; the parties shall be empowered to amend or rescind any statement of intent that they had previously submitted, until the day before the second 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 6. 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.
Chapter III, Article 1, Section 5, Part 1 (Duration of the Ziu), the words "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." be struck in full to read:
[...] 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 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. [...]
In Chapter V, Article 2, Section 5, Part 3 (Overcoming Royal Veto), the words "be the only legislation that may be submitted to vote in the First Clark and may" be struck from Provision (c) to read:
[...] (c) a Third Reading shall not contain any changes