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| New Secretary of the Senate Act; Open for Debate | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 1 Apr 2010, 21:32 (91 Views) | |
| Wibblefeet | 1 Apr 2010, 21:32 Post #1 |
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Secretary of the Senate Act, Revised --by Wibblefeet Purpose: To reinstate the duties, if not the Separate Office, of Secretary of the Senate; and to make such position fit the current needs of AWP. To this end, We, the Senate of AWP, resolve that: 1: The “Secretary of the Senate Act” enacted in May of 2008 is hereby repealed. 2: The duties and office of Secretary of the Senate shall be created. a: This office shall normally be attached to the Vice-Delegate of AWP. b: Should the Vice -Delegate inform the Senate they are unable to perform the duties of Secretary of the Senate, someone shall be appointed to this position by the majority vote of the Senate. This appointment to last until the end of the current Senate Session, or until a new Vice-Delegate is appointed. 3: The powers and duties of the Secretary of the Senate shall be as follows: a: Empowered to control both the pace and termination of debate on bills, in accordance with applicable regional laws. b: Empowered to start and call the completion/results of votes on legislation, in accordance with applicable regional laws. c: The Secretary of the Senate may remind Senate members publicly or privately to vote on an issue, provided such a reminder is not delivered in such as way as to influence the direction of a Senate Member’s vote. d: Empowered and Required to move the text of successful legislation to such archives of legislation as AWP shall construct and maintain. e: Empowered and Required to move the names of and links to the debate on unsuccessful legislation to such archives as AWP may choose to construct and maintain, for reference purposes by future lawmakers. f: Not to otherwise comment on, or editorialize about legislation in the role of Secretary of the Senate. g: The Vice Delegate is permitted to express opinions on legislation, but must remain impartial while performing the duties of Secretary of the Senate. |
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| Numero Capitan | 2 Apr 2010, 10:30 Post #2 |
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Is this any different from the copy I've already seen? |
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| Wibblefeet | 2 Apr 2010, 16:31 Post #3 |
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Yes, 3f/g changed/added to note that when the VD is also SoS, they can and should participate in debate, but must remain impartial. |
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| Numero Capitan | 2 Apr 2010, 19:37 Post #4 |
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Ok, I have nothing wrong with this legislation. |
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| Ten Stars | 2 Apr 2010, 20:36 Post #5 |
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend
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Nice writing Wibble. This looks good to me. |
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| Wibblefeet | 11 Apr 2010, 15:23 Post #6 |
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No complaints noted, debate timelines exceeded. Aye, I vote in favor of this law. |
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| Numero Capitan | 11 Apr 2010, 15:50 Post #7 |
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Aye from the representative of the Northern Senate. |
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| Turlmanistan | 11 Apr 2010, 16:55 Post #8 |
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Aye |
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