SO 2015-07 Deputy Prime Minister Act (Constitutional Amendment)

TITLE: The Deputy Prime Minister Act, Constitutional Amendment

WHEREAS: the activities of this Parliament should not be interrupted by the absence of its chair;

WHEREAS: currently there is no provision for the continuance of the activities of this Parliament during the absence of its chair, the Prime Minister;

WHEREAS: this Bill allows the activities of this Parliament to proceed as normal during an absence, whether planned or unplanned, of the Prime Minister, be it therefore

ORDERED: that a Deputy Prime Minister will exercise the parliamentary powers of the Prime Minister during an absence of the latter;
ORDERED: that when the Prime Minister plans to be absent from Nation States for a more than two days, they may publicly appoint an incumbent Senator to serve as Deputy Prime Minister until the former’s return;

ORDERED: that when the Prime Minister has been absent for more than two days without having appointed a Deputy Prime Minister, the Senator who has been active in the past two days with the most votes in the last regional election automatically becomes Deputy Prime Minister until the return of the elected Prime Minister.


UPDATED:

ORDERED: that the following clause shall be inserted into the Constitution of this Union as part of Article 3, Section D, Subsection 3:

"Clause a: in the event that the Prime Minister is absent for more than two days, the Senator with the most votes at the last regional election is charged with calling a vote in Parliament to choose a Deputy Prime Minister from among the incumbent Senators of this Union."

November 15, 2015
Abdoa, Senator

Status: unsponsored