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==Procedures of the Landsraad==
 
==Procedures of the Landsraad==
  
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===A. Members of the Landsraad===
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=== Section 1. Membership.===
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1. Membership in the Landsraad is determined in accordance with the Imperial Charter.<br>
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The membership of the Landsraad consists of all citizens of Shireroth except the Kaiser and the Ruling Steward.
  
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===B. Votes===
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===Section 2. Presiding officer.===
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1. Each noble of Patrician Rank is allocated 5 votes.<br>
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When the Landsraad has tasked itself with electing a (new) Prætor, it shall be presided over by the previous or current Prætor, the Kaiser, or the Ruling Steward. In all other business, the Prætor shall preside over the Landsraad and perform the tasks afforded zir..
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2. Each noble of Equestrian Rank is allocated 2 votes.<br>
 
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3. Each noble of Civitas Rank is allocated 1 vote.<br>
 
  
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===C. Bills===
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===Section 3. Elections.===
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1. The Landsraad passes changes to the LawBook. Each bill is presented in the form of an unambiguous change to the LawBook, and must have a name used by no bill presented before it. Any member of the Landsraad, the Kaiser, and the Praetor, can present a bill for voting.<br>
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In any election with more than one candidate, the candidate receiving a plurality of votes. In confirmation elections (that it to say when there is only one candidate), the candidate must enjoy the favour of the Landsraad, in the form of a plurality of AYE votes, in order to be confirmed.
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2. A majority of those citizens present and voting at the Landsraad Front Gate may vote to introduce a bill or resolution in the Landsraad. The Landsraad must then consider the bill or resolution. No Landsraad member may participate in this vote.<br>
 
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a. If a bill is sent to the Landsraad in this manner, the Praetor shall introduce it in the Landsraad with information about how large the majority was that sent it to the Landsraad.<br>
 
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3. The Landsraad can also pass Resolutions, which is a non-binding opinion of the Landsraad.<br>
 
  
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===D. Voting===
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===Section 4. Acts of the Landsraad.===
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1. After a bill has been presented to the Landsraad, there is a period of exactly four days (96 hours) during which the members of the Landsraad can then vote on it.<br>
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Laws passed by the Landsraad are known as Acts of Landsraad. Bills must be codified so as to amend the Imperial Code of Law. No two or more rival bills may all be considered by the Landsraad at the same time.
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2. Each member, or their emissary, may cast zir complete vote in any unambiguous way to represent a vote of aye or nay.<br>
 
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3. A vote only applies to a bill exactly as it has been presented.<br>
 
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4. When casting a vote a noble must state how many votes they are casting.
 
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5. At the end of the period, the Praetor counts the votes, announces the result, and if the ayes outnumber the nays, updates the LawBook with the changes.<br>
 
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6. Should the number of aye and nay votes be equal, the Prætor may act as tiebreaker.<br>
 
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7. The Landsraad voting shall be public.<br>
 
  
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===E: The Prætor===
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===Section 5. Voting.===
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1. Election<br>
 
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a. The Prætor of Shireroth may only be elected by the nobility of the land from among the Full-Citizens of the Land.<br>
 
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b. The Prætor does not have to be a Noble of Shireroth.<br>
 
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2. Powers<br>
 
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a. The Prætor of Shireroth shall preside over the Landsraad as chairman.<br>
 
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b. His/Her purpose and duty shall be to call a meeting of the Landsraad to order, tally votes, close votes, generally manage and keep order within the Landsraad; as well as keep records of all bills and resolutions passed during his/her tenure.<br>
 
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3. Deputy Prætor<br>
 
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a. The Deputy Prætor of Shireroth may only be elected by the nobility of the land from among the Full-Citizens of the Land.<br>
 
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b. The Deputy Prætor does not have to be a Noble of Shireroth.<br>
 
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c. The Deputy Praetor is held by the same restrictions as the Praetor. <rb>
 
  
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===F. Speech===
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(a) The Prætor shall open voting on any bill or resolution placed before the Landsraad no sooner than twenty-four hours after its original posting.<br>
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1. Any member of the Landsraad, any duly appointed Emissary, and the Prætor, can freely express their opinion on any bill presented in the Landsraad. All others are barred from speaking in the Landsraad and are directed to speak at the Front Gate.
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(b) If a bill or resolution is amended prior to a vote, the vote may be opened no sooner than twenty-four hours after the amendment is made. Each successive amendment shall extend the voting moratorium accordingly.<br>
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(c) Debate can continue during a vote, but no amendments may be made.<br>
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(d) The only acceptable votes are ones in favour (AYE/YEA/etc.), ones against (NAY/etc.), and ones abstaining (PRESENT/etc.)<br>
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(e) Voting shall last for no less than three days, and no more than seven days.<br>
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(f) The vote may be closed at the discretion of the Prætor.<br>
  
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===G. The Deputy Prætor===
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===Section 6. Treaties.===
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1. The Deputy Prætor shall act in stead of the Prætor should the Prætor not be available.<br>
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All treaties ratified by the Landsraad shall be recorded in its journals by the Prætor. The Prætor attests to the ratification.
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2. When acting as Prætor in the manner stated in 1., the Deputy Prætor shall have all powers and duties of the Prætor.<br>
 
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3. In G. 2., "not be available", shall be considered to mean either a stated leave of absence or if the Prætor does not, within 48 hours, fulfill zir obligations to the Landsraad.
 
  
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===H. Emissaries===
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===Section 7. Resolutions.===
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1. A voting noble may appoint a representative known as an Emissary.<br>
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Resolutions adopted by the Landsraad shall be recorded in its journals by the Prætor. The Prætor attests to the adoption and represents the Landsraad before other bodies.
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2. An Emissary shall be granted the vote and voice of a noble, to represent that noble within the Landsraad.<br>
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3. While a noble has an Emissary appointed and active within the Landsraad, said noble may only speak or vote through that Emissary.<br>
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===Section 8. By-laws and Interpretation.===
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4. A noble may temporarily revoke the status of an appointed Emissary for a single debate, at which point the Emissary must retire from the debate without comment.<br>
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(a) The Prætor makes by-laws under these Procedures when a matter is unclear.<br>
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5. If an Emissary has been forced to retire from a debate by the Noble they represent, they cannot return to the debate, nor may another Emissary be appointed.<br>
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(b) The Prætor interprets the Procedures.<br>
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6. A noble's Emissary must reside within the subdivision that the Noble resides within or rules.<br>
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7. A noble may only have one Emissary appointed at any given time.<br>
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===Section 9. Amendments.===
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Amendments to these Procedures are made by simple majority.
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===Section 10. Decorum.===
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All Members of the Landsraad shall be required to maintain appropriate decorum at all times, and may be suspended or expelled for failing to do so.
  
 
==Amendment History==
 
==Amendment History==
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Between September the 6th 2010 (4049 ASC) and February the 6th 2013 (4933 ASC) the Procedures of the Landsraad have not been updated on this wikipage. The presented version of the Procedures of the Landsraad is based on the Procedures of the Landsraad that have been published on the forum of the Landsraad on April the 3rd 2012 (4624 ASC) with an amendment that was declared passed on October 20th 2012 (4824 ASC) which calls for decorum in the Landsraad and an amendment that was declared passed on January the 30th 2013 (4926 ASC) which introduces a mandatory 24 hours for debate. The development of the Procedures of the Landsraad before September 2010 should be investigated by a historian.
  
 
=== Landsraad Procedures Expansion Bill===
 
=== Landsraad Procedures Expansion Bill===

Latest revision as of 18:25, 6 February 2013

Procedures of the Landsraad

Section 1. Membership.

The membership of the Landsraad consists of all citizens of Shireroth except the Kaiser and the Ruling Steward.

Section 2. Presiding officer.

When the Landsraad has tasked itself with electing a (new) Prætor, it shall be presided over by the previous or current Prætor, the Kaiser, or the Ruling Steward. In all other business, the Prætor shall preside over the Landsraad and perform the tasks afforded zir..

Section 3. Elections.

In any election with more than one candidate, the candidate receiving a plurality of votes. In confirmation elections (that it to say when there is only one candidate), the candidate must enjoy the favour of the Landsraad, in the form of a plurality of AYE votes, in order to be confirmed.

Section 4. Acts of the Landsraad.

Laws passed by the Landsraad are known as Acts of Landsraad. Bills must be codified so as to amend the Imperial Code of Law. No two or more rival bills may all be considered by the Landsraad at the same time.

Section 5. Voting.

(a) The Prætor shall open voting on any bill or resolution placed before the Landsraad no sooner than twenty-four hours after its original posting.
(b) If a bill or resolution is amended prior to a vote, the vote may be opened no sooner than twenty-four hours after the amendment is made. Each successive amendment shall extend the voting moratorium accordingly.
(c) Debate can continue during a vote, but no amendments may be made.
(d) The only acceptable votes are ones in favour (AYE/YEA/etc.), ones against (NAY/etc.), and ones abstaining (PRESENT/etc.)
(e) Voting shall last for no less than three days, and no more than seven days.
(f) The vote may be closed at the discretion of the Prætor.

Section 6. Treaties.

All treaties ratified by the Landsraad shall be recorded in its journals by the Prætor. The Prætor attests to the ratification.

Section 7. Resolutions.

Resolutions adopted by the Landsraad shall be recorded in its journals by the Prætor. The Prætor attests to the adoption and represents the Landsraad before other bodies.

Section 8. By-laws and Interpretation.

(a) The Prætor makes by-laws under these Procedures when a matter is unclear.
(b) The Prætor interprets the Procedures.

Section 9. Amendments.

Amendments to these Procedures are made by simple majority.

Section 10. Decorum.

All Members of the Landsraad shall be required to maintain appropriate decorum at all times, and may be suspended or expelled for failing to do so.

Amendment History

Between September the 6th 2010 (4049 ASC) and February the 6th 2013 (4933 ASC) the Procedures of the Landsraad have not been updated on this wikipage. The presented version of the Procedures of the Landsraad is based on the Procedures of the Landsraad that have been published on the forum of the Landsraad on April the 3rd 2012 (4624 ASC) with an amendment that was declared passed on October 20th 2012 (4824 ASC) which calls for decorum in the Landsraad and an amendment that was declared passed on January the 30th 2013 (4926 ASC) which introduces a mandatory 24 hours for debate. The development of the Procedures of the Landsraad before September 2010 should be investigated by a historian.

Landsraad Procedures Expansion Bill

  • Changed B & D to allow for the Big Fat Vote Thread.

Landsraad Restructure 3763

  • Totally changed
  • 10 Votes per Duke system brought back
  • Emissaries added

Procedural Amendment Bill 3757

  • Changed 5. Speech to allow for Emissaries

Landsraad Procedure Amendment 3884

  • Changed A to address implementation of House system on membership
  • Changes B to give votes to Patricians, and speach to Equestian rank nobles.

See also: Lawbook, Old Procedures of the Landsraad, Procedures of the Landsraad 3009

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