Landsraad Procedure Amendment 3955
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:22 pm
Modify LP: D as follows:
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Before someone says it, I would still support this bill even if I wasn't the Praetor. I think it's a useful power for the Praetor, especially for non-Patrician ones. It makes the Praetor job a bit more desirable and potent.
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TO:D. Voting
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.
2. Each member, or their emissary, may cast zir complete vote in any unambiguous way to represent a vote of aye or nay.
3. A vote only applies to a bill exactly as it has been presented.
4. 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.
5. The Landsraad voting shall be public.
This gives the Praetor tiebreaker powers. This was an old power of the Praetor back in the day, and I thought it was still in place, but I think it got lost somewhere in the chaos of past reforms.D. Voting
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.
2. Each member, or their emissary, may cast zir complete vote in any unambiguous way to represent a vote of aye or nay.
3. A vote only applies to a bill exactly as it has been presented.
4. 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.
5. Should the number of aye and nay votes be equal, the Prætor may act as tiebreaker.
6. The Landsraad voting shall be public.
Before someone says it, I would still support this bill even if I wasn't the Praetor. I think it's a useful power for the Praetor, especially for non-Patrician ones. It makes the Praetor job a bit more desirable and potent.
