SO 2016-13 VOTING Parliamentary Procedure and Recruitment Amendment Act of September 2016

Article I: Introduction

This bill is intended to clarify certain parliamentary procedures currently unregulated by the Parliamentary Procedure Orders, and to amend by those rules SO#2015-8 (“Recruitment Act”).

Article II: Amendments

Section A: Parliamentary Procedure

1) We hereby move to renumber Articles III, IV, and V of SO#2016-3 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders") to become Articles IV, V, and VI, respectively.

2) We hereby move to add the following as Article III of SO#2016-3 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders"), to be entitled "Amendments to Acts of Parliament":
"Acts of Parliament may be amended by another Act of Parliament, however a two-thirds supermajority shall be require for a bill proposing amendments to pass."

Section B: Recruitment

We hereby move to amend Article III, Section A, Clause 1 of SO#2015-8 ("Recruitment Act") to contain the following text:
"The NS++ Recruitment System will be used to automatically send recruitment telegrams, however the recruitment system may be changed at any time at the discretion of the Recruitment Council."

Article III: Conclusion

We, the Parliament of the Union, hereby enact the above provisions as law by a majority of two thirds, and order the texts to be altered accordingly.

September 3, 2016
Abdoa, Senator
Libertarian Democracy, Senator

Voting will last until Sunday September 11, 2016.

A majority of two thirds is required for the passage of this bill.

VOTING RECORD: updated to Sept. 8, 2016 at 2131

Voting: 7
Majority: 7

In favour: 7
Abdoa
Sirius Knight
Libertarian Democracy
Hashkin
Bostler
United Terran Empire
Nassau-Windsor

In opposition: 0


Result: PASSED

Abdoa votes in favour.

SiriusKnight vote in favour.

LibDem votes in favor.

Hashkin votes in favor

Bostler votes in favor

The UTE also votes in favor.

Nassau-Windsor votes in favour.

The bill is passed, and sent to the President to be signed or vetoed.