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After some careful thought and consideration and being given okay by Wintermoot,  I wanted to bring another amendment to our procedural rules.  To put it simply, I'd be melding two of the rules:

8. When taking a leave of absence, the Chairperson of the Overhusen shall have the authority to appoint an Acting Chairperson until the leave of absence is over. The Acting Chairperson shall assume all the rights and responsibilities of the Chairperson during this time.

9. In the event that the Chairperson of the Overhusen has been absent for over 48 hours without a declared leave of absence, the Monarch or Regent of Wintreath may name an Acting Chairperson. The Acting Chairperson shall assume all the rights and responsibilities of the Chairperson until the return of the Chairperson or until another permanent Chairperson has been appointed.

into just one with some added features:

8. The Chairman of the Overhusen shall have the power to appoint an Acting Chairman from among the peers of the Overhusen who shall, during a temporary absence of the current Chairman, preside over the Overhusen.
(a) The Acting Chairman, whenever he or she is presiding over the Overhusen, shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory constraints placed upon the Chairman.
(b) The current Monarch may choose to empower the Acting Chairman in the event that the current Chairman is absent for over 48 hours without a declared leave of absence  They will resume all rights and responsibilities until the return of the current Chairman or until a new Chairman is appointed.
(c) The Acting Chairman shall cease to preside over the Overhusen upon the return of the current Chairman or appointment of a new Chairman.  If the current Chairman was absent without notice after the given length of time, the Acting Chairman will only cease to preside over the Overhusen at the decision of the Monarch.
(d) In the absence of both the current Chairman and the Acting Chairman, the Monarch may choose to appoint someone as the new Acting Chairman from either inside or outside of the Overhusen.
(e) The Chairman may choose to appoint an Acting Chairman at any time, and the chosen person will fulfill their duties if the Chairman is absent, whether a notice of absence has been given or not. The chosen candidate must be approved by the Monarch before they can be appointed.

All peers may choose to vote Yay or Nay or may choose to abstain from voting.

Also...as this is a somewhat original (the idea/format taken from Denth's SPT rule in the Underhusen) amendment that is exclusive to the Overhusen, any who wish to discuss it or suggest changes/additions/removals are welcome to do so.

And for anyone wondering, I don't have any plans on taking an absence any time soon.  But the idea of appointing someone at any time just in case (like they do with the SPT) would be a good safety net in case the Chairman disappeared, and that way the Monarch wouldn't have to go through the trouble themselves unless there was never an A.C that was appointed.  And also it'd make it a little harsher if the Chairman suddenly disappeared without warning, that way they'd have to actually talk about it with the Monarch and get their OK rather than just disappearing for a period and then coming back expecting to get their position back.

Anyways, I'll vote Aye on this.

Aye

Aye!

With 3 votes for and one member not posting, this amendment passes.  This topic will be left open until Sunday, December 21st, so that the remaining member can record their vote.