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April 13, 2019, 06:10:26 PM
Title
1. This act is to be cited as the Officer Motions Amendment Act.
Amendments
2. Section 14, Sub-section e is amended to read as follows:
Any Skrifa may introduce a motion to appoint an Officer of the Underhusen at any time. The motion must name the person nominated and must name the Office of the Underhusen they are being appointed to, upon the motion being seconded a vote on the appointment is to begin. If the vote to appoint the candidate receives a simple majority in favor, the candidate is appointed. The candidate named within the motion must meet all requirements for holding that office as required by law, or by the office, and the office must be vacant upon the conclusion of voting. An Aye vote is a vote to appoint the individual, and a Nay vote is a vote to not appoint the individual. The Speaker may propose a motion to appoint an Officer of the Underhusen or may second an already-introduced one
3. Section 14, Subsection f is renumbered to be Section 14, Subsection g.
4. Section 14, is amended with a new Subsection, labeled Subsection f, which reads as follows:
Any Skrifa may introduce a motion to dismiss an Officer of the Underhusen at any time. The motion must name the officer being dismissed and the reason for the dismissal. Upon the motion being seconded, a vote on the dismissal is to begin. If the vote to dismiss the candidate receives a simple majority in favor, the candidate is dismissed and a person that is not the dismissed individual must be appointed to the office. The office must have an officer in it at the time of the motion, and if an individual resigns before the conclusion of the vote and the vote passes, then the individual is still considered 'dismissed' for the purposes of the appointment of a new officer. An Aye vote is a vote to dismiss the officer and a Nay vote is a vote to appoint the Officer. The Speaker may propose a motion to appoint an Officer of the Underhusen or may second an already-introduced one
5. Section 7, Subsection a is amended to read as follows:
In the event that a vote is tied, the bill shall be directed to the Overhusen to determine the outcome. For matters concerning Officers of the Underhusen that do not have an attached bill, the vote is considered as failed, unless otherwise stated within this document or other relevant law.
I hereby introduce this amendment onto the floor of the Underhusen for debate. This splits Section e into two sections, and makes it clearer how votes on the motions would be handled for ties.
This is part of my goals for this session.
This is an Underhusen procedural amendment and as such does not need Overhusen approval, so I won't be pinging them this time
