Rules of Order of the Løgting

[Harald of Froyalan]

Rules of Order of the Løgting.

Article 1 - The Løgmaður

1) The Løgmaður of the Løgting shall be the Presiding Officer of the Løgting.

2) The office of Løgmaður is held by His Grace the Duke of Froyalan.

3) The Løgmaður shall not be prohibited from fulfilling all other duties and privileges of a Member of the Løgting.

4) The Løgmaður shall not be subjected to actions under the Articles 3 and 4 of the Rules of Order.

Article 2 - Introduction Of Motions

1) Any Member may introduce or propose any motion for debate in, or may present any petition to, the Løgting, and the same shall be debated and disposed of according to the Rules of Order.

2) To introduce or propose any motion for consideration by the Løgting, the Member shall post the text of said motion to the Froyalans Løgting forum with the suitable prefixes in the title as stipulated below:

a) [Bill] if motion is made to table legislationn] if motion is made to table a resolution; or

c) [Motion] if motion is made to table another matter that doesn't fit into the descriptions in Article 2, Subarticles 2 (a) and (b )

3) Each motion shall have a minimum of one week for general debate and amendments; where

a) The Løgmaður,
upon recommendation by the Members of the Løgting, shall extend, delay or end debate when the Løgmaður feels it is necessary.

4) During the debate, any Member may introduce amendments to the motion in consideration. This shall be conducted in the same manner as any motion.

5) After the debate period, the Løgmaður shall conduct the vote on any amendments that may have come up. After the vote has ceased, the motion shall be voted upon; provided that

a) The ballot choices shall be the following :

i) Aye, which shall be a vote to pass the motion;

ii) Nay, which shall be a vote to defeat the motion;

iii) Abstain, which shall be a vote to not make a decision on the motion; or

iv) Defer, which shall be a vote to extend the debate period for one week.

b ) All votes shall be conducted via a write in ballot to be posted on the Froyalans Løgting forum; and

c) All voting shall be conducted over a minimum four day period, where

6) The Løgmaður, upon recommendation by the Members of the Løgting, shall extend, delay or end voting when the Løgmaður feels it is necessary.

7) At the conclusion of voting procedures, according to the votes cast the Løgmaður will announce the passing or rejection of legislation.

Article 3 - Rules Of Decorum

1) Members shall refrain from personal attacks against fellow Members on the Løgting forum.

a) If a Member violates this rule, another Member may ask that the words of the Member in Question be retracted; provided that

i) Any member asking that the words of another member be retracted must specifically what words violated this rule.

ii) If the Løgmaður orders that the words of a Member be retracted, then the Member shall be barred from speang forum for two days.

b ) A Member's words may not be retracted if the statement is an attack on the Member in question's position on an issue as long as the language used in the attack is not obscene or uncivil; and

2) A Member may be disciplined by the Løgting for statements made outside the Løgting forum about colleagues in the Løgting only if such statements are defamatory, obscene, or bring gross indignity upon the Løgting.

Article 4 - Rules Of Discipline

1) The Løgting may discipline it's Members for unethical conduct, or conduct which brings disrepute upon the Løgting.

2) The Løgting may reprimand one of it's members by a Majority vote; provided that

a) A Resolution reprimanding a Member may only be amended with a substitute Resolution for the censuring or expelling of the Member;

b ) A Resolution reprimanding a Member must be voted upon within two weeks of it's introduction; and

c) If a Resolution reprimanding a Member is passed by a Majority of the Løgting then the Resolution shall be published on all public forums of the Empire.

3) The Løgting may censure one of it's members by a Majority vote; provided that

a) A Resolution censuring a Member may only be amended with a substitute Resolution for the reprimanding or expelling of the Member;

b ) A Resolution censuring a Member must be voted upon within two weeks of it's introduction;

c) If a Resolution censuring a Member is passed by a Majority of the Løgting then the Resolution shall be published on all public forums of the Viking Empire. In addition to this, the Member shall be removed from all committees of the Løgting on which they sit, be forbidden from speaking on the Løgting forum, and be disallowed from sponsoring any legislation or amendments on the Løgting; and

4) A Member may only be disciplined if one or more of the following is true :

a) His actions brought disgrace and dishonour upon the Løgting :

i) He has allowed himself to corrupted (i.e. through bribery or extortion);

ii) He htrust given him by the Løgting;

iii) He has abused the power of his office;

iv) He has been convicted of a crime;

v) He has behaved in a disrespectful manner towards the Løgting;

vi) He has been incompetent in the performance of a duty given him by the Løgting and that incompetence has brought shame upon the Løgting; or

vii) He has lost capacity to serve in the Løgting.

b ) A Member may not be disciplined by the Løgting for any of the following reasons:

i) His political choices, ideology or beliefs;

ii) His vote on any motion to the Løgting; or

iii) His religious beliefs or lack thereof.

Article 5 - Amendments to the Rules of Order

The Rules of Order may, at any time, be amended by the Løgmaður.

Article 6 - Suspension Of The Standing Orders

The Løgmaður of the Løgting shall have the power of suspending and reinstating the Rules of Order of the Løgting.

Article 7 - General Consent

1) Any member of the Løgting may call for general consent.

2) Under General Consent, any piece of legislation must recieve the mandatory 3 votes (out of 5) in favor or against in order for voting to be concluded.

3) The Løgmaður has the authority to revoke or evoke General Consent if he feels it is necessary.

Article 8 - Fast Track

1) Any member of the Løgting may call for "fast track" in regards to any piece of legislation. This must be seconded by another member.

2) Under Fast Track procedures, voting procedures are immediately initiated once such a motion is seconded.

3) The Løgmaður has the authority to revoke or evoke Fast Track procedures if he feels it is necessary.

Article 9 - Amendments

1) There shall be two types of amendments - friendly and unfriendly.

2) A friendly amendment shall be any amendment to a piece of legislation where the writer of legislation agrees with the amendment. An unfriendly amendment shall be any amendment to a piece of legislation where the writer of legislation does not agree with the amendment.

3) Fran be added to legislation without a vote however it must be announced to the chamber and recognized by the Løgmaður.

4) Unfriendly amendments need to be voted on before being added to legislation

Article 10 Unanimous Consent

Any member may call for Unanimous Consent where is bill is automatically passed unless an objection is made within the allotted voting period.

Article 11 - Committee

1) Any voting delegate may motion to form a Committee on a particular subject area for the purposes of legislative discussion and possible formation of a working paper.

2) Such Committee session within the Løgting shall be labelled "[Committee]" followed by the topic of the session.

3) The Løgmaður must consent to the formation of the Committee and shall serve as its Chair. The Løgmaður shall also be the person responsible for adjourning such a committee session.

Article 12 - Definitions

1) All references to the male gender shall mean both the male and female gender.

2) For the purposes of the business of the Løgting, the following definitions shall apply :

a) Bill, which shall be a draft of a proposed law, statute, decree, enactment, or amendment, presented for approval to the Løgting;

b ) Act, which shall be a product, such as a law, statute, decree, enactment, or amendment, resulting from a decision by the Løgting;

c) Resolution, which shall be a formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by the Løgting;

d) Motion, which shall be an act of tabling either a Bill, Resolution or any other action that requires the Løgting to act upon.

Harald of Ettlingar Freyu, Duke of Froyalan, Count of Wintergleam.

[Iskander Mirkdale]

These Rules are hereby withdrawn.