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Republic Senate Vote
Bounty Hunters' Guild
Hello again everyone!
After such success in our first vote, @Beta12 and I are excited to tackle our second vote in the Republic Senate! This is also our first experience with a hearing. Essentially, the hearing is made available publicly, so that questions members and their staff might have can be answered without wasting people's time IC. For that reason, it is very important that everyone familiarizes themselves both with the Bounty Hunters Guild Write-up and the Bounty Hunters Guild Hearing.
I first anticipated that Senate meetings would taken two to three weeks, and as the NuTimeline excitement slacks off a bit, I further anticipate that will become a more realistic timeline. Despite the first vote ending in just one week. But don't despair! Instead, reach out to other members and special interests to hammer out engaging but quick one-on-one threads to whip votes between Opening and Closing statements, when there is an IC break.
As a reminder, there are no amendments or really any standard rules other than our usual rules, which I will again post for you here below! Also, no one but Senators are allowed to speak in a Senate meeting.
The thread can be found HERE.
Our current rules:
1. The Chancellor (@Beta12) will convene, or-reconvene, the session of Senate with the opening post. In that post they set the roleplaying scene (i.e., the Senate), alert the Senators to the topic, and invite the sponsor to the floor to begin the discussion.
2. The sponsor, i.e. Senator making the motion (in this case, @Prudence's character, as the Ranking Member of the hearing), will post second. In their post they will include their motion and their own justification and speech about why the Senate should do what they want.
3. From the time the sponsor posts and for 6 days (148 hours), the members of the Senate (in no particular order) will have the ability to post their opening speeches. This will end when A) all the eligible Senators have posted; or B) when the time expires, whichever comes first. Senators should not debate one another, but simply make clear their own thoughts and beliefs and reasoning. The 6-day limitation shall be posted here so all are clear. OPENING STATEMENTS WILL CLOSE TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2016, AT 1:18PM.
4. After opening speeches have been made, all eligible Senators will have 6 days (148 hours) to make closing speeches and cast their vote. They can now address their peers if they feel it necessary, or they may simply cast their vote with an affirmative vote, a vote in the negative, or an abstention if they feel they should remove themselves from the vote. This period will end when A) all the eligible Senators have posted; or B) when the time expires, whichever comes first.
5. The Chancellor will make a final post announcing the result and adjourning the session.
Eligible Senators: Alderaan, Andara, Bandomeer, Concord Dawn, Corellia, Dathomir, Edem, Empress Teta, Hapes, Humbarine, Kuat, Mandalore, Obulette, Raithal, Shili, Taris, Thyferra, Trandosha. No Senators not on this list may participate in this Senate vote. We were a little flexible about this rule on the first vote, because people were getting set-up, but it will be a hard line moving forward. With 18 Senators eligible, 10 votes in the affirmative must be cast for the order to pass. A tie will be broken by the Chancellor.
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