SO 2017-53 Amendments to SO#2017-11 ("On Parliamentary Commissions and Committees") Voting

We, the Parliament of the Union, move to amend Article IV, Section B, Clause 2 of SO#2017-11 ("On Parliamentary Commissions and Committees") to read as follows:
"The Chairs will then nominate two supplementary members of the Committee from the Members of Parliament, with the composition of each committee being subject to ratification by a Motion of Parliament."

July 15, 2017
The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Abdoa, MP LSM GSM
The Rt. Hon. Minister of Jurisprudence Libertarian Democracy, MP LSM GSM
The Hon. Netherking Land, MP

Debate scheduled July 18-20, 2017
Motion to Pass to a Vote made July 18, 2017, sustained July 19, 2017, debate suspended July 19, 2017
Vote scheduled July 19-21, 2017

The vote will be open until Friday July 21, 2017.

Abdoa votes in favor.

Thomolia votes in favor.

Aralunya votes in favor.

Hashkin votes in favor

Lhistonia votes in favor

Netherking Land votes in favor

LibDem votes in favor.

The vote is closed and the results are as follows:

Voting: 7 (Senators Abdoa, Thomolia, Aralunya, Hashkin, Lhistonia, Netherking Land and Libertarian Democracy)
Absent: 2 (Senator Sepharich; there was 1 vacant seat due to the resignation of Laguna-Rizal effective July 11, 2017)
Majority: 5 6 votes in favor required for a majority

In favor: 7 (Senators Abdoa, Thomolia, Aralunya, Hashkin, Lhistonia, Netherking Land and Libertarian Democracy)
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

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

Edit: to reflect that the majority was a requirement for 6 votes not 5

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 Eleventh 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: “Parliamentary Commissions and Committees Amendment 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