I present to the floor of this council a bill to establish the Rules of the Council of Scribes for your consent. Scribes may view the discussion relevant to this bill here.
Scribes may vote Aye to confirm, Nay to reject, or Abstain/Present for abstention.
Voting will close at 11:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 4, 2016.
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Rules of the Council of Scribes
Section 1: Composition and Administration
(1) All citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order may participate in all discussions conducted by the Council of Scribes.
(2) Citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order, the Pharaoh and Priests excepted, will have a vote on all proposals and in all elections.
(3) The Council of Scribes will be administered by the Chief Scribe. The Chief Scribe may appoint deputies to assist in the business of the Council and may delegate one deputy as Deputy pro tempore, to exercise the office of the Chief Scribe in his absence.
(4) If the office of Chief Scribe is vacant, or for the duration of discussion and voting on a motion to remove the Chief Scribe from office, the business of the Council will be administered by a deputy previously designated by the Chief Scribe. If no deputy is available, the business of the Council will be administered by the Pharaoh, by the Heir Apparent if designated by the Pharaoh, or by a Priest designated by the Council of Priests.
Section 2: Legislative Procedure
(1) Any citizen may introduce a proposal before the Council of Scribes.
(2) The Chief Scribe may correct grammatical, formatting and spelling errors in any proposal, provided that such changes are non-substantive in that they do not in any way affect the interpretation of the content of the proposal. All such corrections must be publicly declared in the relevant thread, detailing the full extent of corrections made. The corrections may be overruled by the Pharaoh.
(3) Only the Chief Vizier or designated Vizier(s) may introduce treaties before the Council of Scribes.
(4) Only the Pharaoh may introduce nominations for the Council of Priests before the Council of Scribes.
(5) In order for a proposal to be brought to vote, a voting citizen may make a motion to vote, with a minimum of two other voting citizens seconding the motion.
(6) After a motion to vote has been made and twice seconded in accordance with procedure, the Chief Scribe may delay a vote for up to seven days.
(7) All votes shall take place for three days. Voting citizens may vote "aye," "nay," "abstain," or votes of clearly similar intent.
(8) Abstentions may not be used to determine the outcome of any vote.
(9) All proposals require a simple majority (50%+1) of votes in order to pass.
(10) Following the passage of proposals that require the assent of the Pharaoh, the Chief Scribe will present the proposals to the Pharaoh for assent.
(1) All citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order may participate in all discussions conducted by the Council of Scribes.
(2) Citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order, the Pharaoh and Priests excepted, will have a vote on all proposals and in all elections.
(3) The Council of Scribes will be administered by the Chief Scribe. The Chief Scribe may appoint deputies to assist in the business of the Council and may delegate one deputy as Deputy pro tempore, to exercise the office of the Chief Scribe in his absence.
(4) If the office of Chief Scribe is vacant, or for the duration of discussion and voting on a motion to remove the Chief Scribe from office, the business of the Council will be administered by a deputy previously designated by the Chief Scribe. If no deputy is available, the business of the Council will be administered by the Pharaoh, by the Heir Apparent if designated by the Pharaoh, or by a Priest designated by the Council of Priests.
Section 2: Legislative Procedure
(1) Any citizen may introduce a proposal before the Council of Scribes.
(2) The Chief Scribe may correct grammatical, formatting and spelling errors in any proposal, provided that such changes are non-substantive in that they do not in any way affect the interpretation of the content of the proposal. All such corrections must be publicly declared in the relevant thread, detailing the full extent of corrections made. The corrections may be overruled by the Pharaoh.
(3) Only the Chief Vizier or designated Vizier(s) may introduce treaties before the Council of Scribes.
(4) Only the Pharaoh may introduce nominations for the Council of Priests before the Council of Scribes.
(5) In order for a proposal to be brought to vote, a voting citizen may make a motion to vote, with a minimum of two other voting citizens seconding the motion.
(6) After a motion to vote has been made and twice seconded in accordance with procedure, the Chief Scribe may delay a vote for up to seven days.
(7) All votes shall take place for three days. Voting citizens may vote "aye," "nay," "abstain," or votes of clearly similar intent.
(8) Abstentions may not be used to determine the outcome of any vote.
(9) All proposals require a simple majority (50%+1) of votes in order to pass.
(10) Following the passage of proposals that require the assent of the Pharaoh, the Chief Scribe will present the proposals to the Pharaoh for assent.
