SO 2017-39 Terms of Office Act Voting

 
BE IT ORDERED by the President of the Union, by and with the advice and consent of the Senators of the Union, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same;-
 
Article 1
For the purposes of this Act, the suffix “-elect” indicates that the nation in question has been declared elected to the office in question, but has not yet assumed the duties of that office.
 
Article 2
The Founder-elect assumes the duties of Founder from the moment of the official declaration of result which elects him to the position of Founder. He serves until he ceases to exist.
 
Article 3
The Presidential terms in a year are defined as follows:
The period of time between the instants 0000 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on November 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on January 31 of the following year constitutes a complete presidential term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on February 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on April 30 of that same year constitutes a complete presidential term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on May 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on July 31 of that same year constitutes a complete presidential term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on August 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on October 31 of that same year constitutes a complete presidential term.
 
Article 4
The Senatorial terms in a year are defined as follows:
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on November 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on December 31 of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on January 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on February 28 (February 29 in leap years) of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on March 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on April 30 of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on May 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on June 30 of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on July 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on August 31 of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on September 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on October 31 of that same year constitutes a complete senatorial term.
 
Article 5
If the President or a Senator, duly elected and installed in office, resigns from his duties or ceases to exist during his term, a special election shall be held, and the winner of that election will serve the remaining period of time left in his predecessor’s complete term.
 
Article 6
The Prime Ministerial terms in a year are defined as follows:
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on November 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on February 28 (29 in leap years) of the following year constitutes a complete prime ministerial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on March 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on June 30 of the following year constitutes a complete prime ministerial term.
The period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on July 1 of a certain year and 2400 UTC on October 31 of the following year constitutes a complete prime ministerial term.
 
Article 7
If at any point in time, the incumbent Prime Minister is removed from office by the Parliament as per Article II Section F of the Constitution of the Union: “The Parliament may pass a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister and force him to resign”, Article 6 of this Act is invalidated, and from that point in time onwards, the Prime Ministerial terms are defined as, if the previous term was cut short by the invocation of Article II Section F of the Constitution of the Union, the period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on the day following the official declaration of result which elects him to the position of Prime Minister and 2400 UTC on the day which is exactly one hundred and twenty two (122) days later, and in other cases as the period of time between the instants 0000 UTC on the day following the day on which the previous term expired and 2400 UTC on the day which is exactly one hundred and twenty two (122) days later.
 
Article 8
The President-elect, Prime Minister-elect, and Senators-elect assume the respective duties of President, Prime Minister, and Senator from the first instant of the term that they were elected to serve. If that term has already started, then the President-elect, Prime Minister-elect, and Senators-elect assume the respective duties of President, Prime Minister, and Senator from the moment of the official declaration of result which elects him to his position.
 
Article 9
All elected officials serve for the entirety of their term(s) unless they cease to exist, voluntarily resign, or are otherwise removed.

Article 10
This Act may be cited as "[The] Terms of Office Act 2017".
 
May 15, 2017
The Hon. Abdoa, MP LSM GSM, Speaker pro tempore of Parliament
The Rt. Hon. Nassau-Windsor, MP LSM, President of the Union
The Rt. Hon. Libertarian Democracy, MP LSM GSM, Minister of Development

Debate scheduled June 8-10, 2017
Vote scheduled June 10-14

The vote will be open until Wednesday June 14, 2017.

Abdoa votes in favor.

LibDem votes in favor.

Aralunya votes in favor.

The Empire votes in favor.

Sirius Knight votes in favor.

The vote is closed (has been since Wednesday June 14, 2017), and the results are as follows:

Voting: 5
Absent: 4
Majority: 5

In favor: 5
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill has PASSED and is sent to the President for assent or veto.

NASSAU-WINDSOR, LSM, of the Parliamentary Union of Nations and of all Our other Realms and Territories President.

TO Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament and to other Members of Our Region whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament this Act has been agreed upon by you Our trusty and well-beloved Members of the Tenth Session of Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of the Law, and have presented it to Us for Our Presidential Assent;

THE title of which reads as follows: “Terms of Office Act”;

BUT the said Act is not of force and effect in the law without Our Presidential Assent, noting also that Our Presidential Desk is the accustomed place for giving Our Presidential Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you said Members of Parliament;

WE have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Presidential Assent to the said Act;

WILLING that the said Act shall be of the same strength, force and effect as if We had been personally present in the Voting Chamber of Parliament and had there publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same;

COMMANDING that these Our Presents do hereby declare this Our Presidential Assent endorse the said Act in Our name as is requisite and to record these our Letters Patent and the said Act in manner accustomed;

AND FINALLY WE do declare that after this Our Presidential Assent given and declared as is aforesaid then and immediately the said Act shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Act of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
WITNESS Ourself at Our Presidential Desk the sixteenth day of May in the year of two-thousand and seventeen.


The Right Honourable Nassau-Windsor LSM
President of the Parliamentary Union of Nations
Member of Parliament
King-of-Arms