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| PPRA Reform Act of 2006 Article 1. Name, Replacement, Rules of Order. 1. This act shall be officially cited as the “PPRA Reform Act of 2006”. 2. This act will fully replace the Parliamentary Procedure Reform Act, or PPRA, of 2006. 3. This act will fully replace the Speaker Act of 2006. 4. This act shall serve as the Imperial Parliament’s Rules of Order. Article 2. Speaker. 1. The Members of Parliament shall elect a Speaker from amongst themselves to preside at all of their meetings and assemblies. 2. The Speaker shall serve until his resignation, demise, or dismissal by consent of two-thirds of Parliament. This vote, however, is not intended to make him leave the House altogether. 3. If the Speaker is unable to preside at a meeting of Parliament, any Member may serve as a Temporary Speaker. 4. The Speaker shall be the final interpreter of these Rules of Order, and the final arbiter of disputes arising within Parliament. The Speaker may call any member of the House to order for violating these Rules. 5. Any unannounced absence of more than ten (10) consecutive days by the Speaker shall be considered a resignation on the part of the Speaker. 6. The Speaker will fulfill his duties as an elected representative. The Speaker will cast a normal vote along with the other members when voting is in process. However, the Speaker will not cast a vote until it is sure that a majority of Members of Parliament have voted on a question, in case that there should be a tie to break. Aricle 3. Clerk of Parliament. 1. The Clerk shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament at the outset of his/her term and upon a vacancy in that office. 2. The Clerk of Parliament shall serve as the successor of the Speaker when the Speaker cannot perform his duties due to death, incapacitation, leave of absence or resignation. 3. The Clerk shall supervise the Office of the Clerk, whose duties include: a. welcoming and directing new members; b. updating the roster of Parliament, High Court of Justice and Executive Branch members no less than once each month; c. ensuring that no district is represented by multiple representatives and that all representatives represent existent districts; d. opening, closing and supervising Roll Call; e. tabulating the total number of eligible representatives from each party who have signed into Roll Call; f. recording which parties and independent members have joined into Parliamentary Coalitions; g. certifying a majority of eligible Parliament members as a presumptive Parliamentary Majority; h. and recording the status of bills in appropriate forums. 4. Any unannounced absence of more than ten (10) consecutive days by the Clerk shall be considered a resignation on the part of the Clerk. Article 4. Code of Conduct. 1. Members shall address all remarks to the Imperial Parliament as a whole using the form "Fellow Members of Parliament". 2. Should a Member fail to address Parliament properly, no-one shall correct him. If such errors occur frequently, the Speaker may, from time to time, remind Parliament of the correct usage. 3. The Speaker should endeavor at all times to allow lively debate and discussion. In the event of severely disruptive behavior, the Speaker shall call for order. 4. If disruptive behavior continues even after a call for Order, the Speaker may censure the Member or Members responsible, and may impose a suspension of up to one week. 5. A member of the Imperial Parliament may be expelled if he acts in unethical ways, or if he has been suspended three times. The Emperor must give His Imperial Assent for the expulsion. 6. Expulsions may be appealed at the High Court of Justice. 7. All members must treat each other with the respect and dignity deserved of a Member of the Imperial Parliament of the Empire of the Alexandrians. Article 5. Roll Call, Organization of Parliament. 1. Primary Roll Call shall occur at the start of a Parliament. Secondary Roll Call shall occur halfway through a Parliament. All members shall sign into Roll Call by posting their name, province, and party. Failure to sign into Roll Call shall be construed as a resignation by that member. Roll Call shall last for exactly seven (7) days, excluding Sundays. 2. The Clerk of the House shall tabulate the total number of Members of Parliament for each party, which will serve as a basis for organizing a Majority. 3. At the conclusion of Roll Call, the Clerk shall issue a preliminary result stating the numbers of eligible Members of Parliament from each political party and Independents. 4. The recognized political parties shall then attempt to form a Parliamentary Majority for the next session by introducing Organizing Resolutions. The most numerous party shall have the privilege of introducing an Organizing Resolution first. 5. Should the first Organizing Resolution fail all parties shall have the privilege of introducing Organizing Resolutions. Parliament may entertain more than one Organizing Resolution at a time but no party shall withdraw one once introduced nor introduce another while consideration of the previous one is ongoing. 6. Should a session begin with Parliament unorganized, the incumbent Clerk shall preside over Organizing Resolutions until one is passed. No other business shall be conducted while the House remains unorganized. 7. An Organizing Resolution shall include the persons who shall assume the Speakership, Majority Floor Leadership, and the Minority Floor Leadership. 8. The Organizing Resolution shall be the first order of business of Parliament. A Resolution to Organize Parliament can only be introduced by the leader, or other official so empowered, of a political party which has the right to introduce one at that time. The official shall submit the Resolution on the Parliamentary Floor but shall not do so within a period of time since an Organizing Resolution submitted by that party shall have failed to be agreed to. The waiting period shall be two days initially but shall double after each successive failure. This waiting period requirement shall be waived when Parliament is unorganized. 9. Upon passage of an Organizing Resolution, voting on all other Organizing Resolutions being entertained shall halt and they shall be null and void. 10. Organizing Resolutions may only be introduced during a parliamentary session if the Majority no longer consists of a majority of eligible members. Article 6. Consideration of Bills and Resolutions. 1. Any Member may propose legislation in the form of a Bill; Members are encouraged to follow the form for Bills set out in the Schedule to these Rules of Order. 2. Once a Bill is proposed, Members of Parliament shall have five days to discuss the bill or to propose amendments. 3. If after five days, no amendments have been proposed, the Speaker shall call for a vote. If a majority of Members pass the Bill, it shall be sent to the Sovereign for Imperial Assent. If a majority of Members fail the Bill, or if there is a tie, the Bill shall fail. 4. Upon receiving Imperial Assent, a Bill shall become an Act of Parliament and be published in the Hansard. If the Sovereign withholds Imperial Assent, the Bill shall fail. 5. If a Member shall propose an amendment to a Bill, the Speaker shall ask if there are any objections. If there are no objections after two days, the Speaker shall declare that the amendment passed. 6. If an objection is made to an amendment within two days, the Speaker shall call for a vote on the amendment. If a majority of Members are content with the amendment, it shall take effect. If a majority of Members are not content, or if as many are content as not content, the amendment shall fail. 7. An amended Bill shall be considered for five days subsequent to the passage of the amendment. 8. A Resolution shall be considered in the same manner as a Bill, but Imperial Assent shall not be required. Article 7. Committees. 1. Any Member of Parliament may present a motion to form a Committee on a particular subject area for the purposes of legislative discussion and possible formation of a bill. 2. The Speaker of the Imperial Parliament must consent to the formation of the Committee and shall serve as its Chair. The Speaker shall be responsible for adjourning such a committee session. Article 8. Amendments, Suspension of Rules. 1. Amendments to these Rules may be made only by a Resolution of Parliament. 2. The Speaker may temporarily suspend any of these Rules with the unanimous consent of Parliament. 3. This act may be amended by the Speaker of Parliament upon recommendation by the Members of Parliament. 4. If a motion to amend this act is approved by two-thirds of Parliament, the Speaker shall amend it. 5. The Speaker of Parliament shall reserve the power of suspending and reinstating the Rules of Order. 6. Amendments to the Constitution may not be introduced under suspension of the Rules of Order. SCHEDULE: FORM OF BILLS
SCHEDULE: ORGANIZING RESOLUTION
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