Northeast Assembly Legislation Introduction Thread

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The Absentee Ballot act
1a. All candidates wishing to get ballot status must declare their candidacy 4 days before the election.
1b. Any candidate declaring afterwards must run as a write in.

2.After this point any citizen can PM their vote to the Governor or a designated Representative, which will then be held in reserve, to be counted with the regular ballots.

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The Medical research act

1. All drug companies have to be registered with the Northeastern Government to be allowed to sell  their products.
2. To be registered in the Northeast drugs companies must spend at least 70% of revenue on research and development, or related costs.

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The Northeast Drugs bill
1. For a drug to be legally sold in the northeast it must be registered with the northeast government.
2 The Northeast government may only approve a new drug if it is proven in independent clinical trials to be better than any other similar drugs and a placebo.

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1. Proposed Legislation Thread
A. Representatives, the Governor and any concerned Northeast citizen shall post the full text of any proposed legislation in a response to the Northeast Assembly Legislation Introduction Thread. Each response shall contain only one piece of proposed legislation.
B. Nothing shall be posted to the Northeast Assembly proposed legislation thread except proposed legislation or a Northeast citizen's signature for proposed citizen legislation.
2. Movement of Legislation to the Northeast Assembly Floor
A. Three bills shall be allowed on the floor concurrently, to be referred to as Legislative Slots. Legislative Slots 1 and 2: Except as provided for in 2(c) The Speaker shall place the earliest introduced legislation in this slot. Legislative Slot 3: Shall be reserved for the Northeast's tri annual budgets.
B. Each piece of legislation on the floor shall receive its own thread. Threads shall be titled as follows: NE1: Name of bill, where 1 is substituted to designate the Legislative Slot the bill occupies and the Name of bill shall be the Title of the Bill given by its sponsor in the Northeast Assembly Proposed Legislation Thread. Each thread shall remain open until the Bill either (a) becomes law via the Governor’s signature, lack of Gubernatorial action, or veto override or (b) fails to receive majority support from Representatives.
C. Any Representative may make a motion in Northeast Assembly thread to suspend section 2(a) of this Standing Order to move a piece proposed legislation to the top of the queue. The motion shall be immediately put to a vote on the Northeast Assembly floor. Such vote shall be open for 24 hours. If the motion passes by a vote of the majority of all Representatives (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes), the Speaker shall place such piece of proposed legislation on the Northeast Assembly floor immediately after a legislative slot is available.
3. Legislative Debates and Voting
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3(G), all proposed legislation shall be open for debate for no less than seventy-two (72) hours after the Speaker places it in a Legislative Slot.
B. During debate, Representatives may suggest amendments to proposed legislation. If the sponsor of the proposed legislation publicly deems the amendment friendly, no vote on the amendment shall be required. If the sponsor of the proposed legislation does not publicly deem the amendment friendly, a vote on the amendment shall be taken twenty-four (24) hours after being proposed unless there is less than twenty-four (24) hours of debate remaining on the bill. If there is less than twenty-four (24) hours of debate remaining on the bill, a vote on the amendment shall be taken before proceeding to a final vote on the bill. Such vote shall be open for twenty-four (24) hours, or until all Representatives have voted, if earlier. An amendment shall pass if a majority of Representatives vote in favor of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes).
C. The sponsor of a proposed amendment may remove it from the Assembly floor by tabling it at any time before a vote on the amendment is started.
D. The sponsor of a piece of proposed legislation may remove it from the Assembly floor by tabling it at any time before a final vote is taken on the proposed legislation.
E. A final vote on the proposed legislation shall take place after the Speaker certifies the vote on any proposed amendments (or, if there are no such amendments, at the end of the debate period). Except as otherwise provided in subsection g, such votes shall be open for twenty-four (24) 48 hours , or until all Representatives have voted, if earlier. A piece of proposed legislation shall pass if a majority of Representatives vote in favor of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes).
F. The Speaker shall certify the results of any vote within twenty-four (24) hours of the end of the voting period.
G. The Speaker shall have the authority to extend or shorten the debate period upon the written request of any Representative.Except as provided by Section 3, subsection J 3(j) and Section 3, subsection K 3(k), total debate time can never exceed 168 hours, and never be less than 36 hours.
H: The Northeast Speaker may table legislation being debated in the Assembly if the sponsor of the legislation fails to speak on behalf of his or her bill within 24 36 hours of its being introduced to the Assembly for debate.
I: If no other legislation is available to be introduced for debate, this power is invalidated.
J. For tri annual budget debates, which shall take place in legislative slot 3, debate time shall be unlimited, and debate shall be deemed over when a motion for cloture has been passed by a majority of all voting representatives.
K Any Representative may make a motion in Northeast Assembly thread to suspend section 3(j) and 3(g) of this Standing Order to extend debate. The motion shall then be immediately put to a vote on the Northeast Assembly floor. This vote shall be open for 24 hours. If the motion passes by a vote of the majority of all Representatives (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes) then debate time shall be extended for another 72 hours, with further motions required after this to continue debate.
4. Confirmation hearings
A. The Assembly shall hold confirmation hearings for gubernatorial appointments to the positions in the executive departments, Chief Judicial Officer, or as the Northeast's regional senator (in the case of a vacancy in that office)
B. Upon the announcement of a nomination by the governor, the Speaker shall open an independent hearing thread for the nominee.  The thread shall be open for no less than seventy-two (72) hours.  Per the request of a representative, debate time may be shortened or extended, but not any shorter than 36 hours or longer than 168, respectively.
C.  During this time, Representatives may question the nominee as they see fit in relation to the position for which they have been nominated.  If a nominee feels he is being unfairly questioned or harassed within the thread with regard to matters that do not concern his appointment, he may appeal to the Speaker.
D. Upon the expiration of debate time, the Assembly shall vote to confirm the nominee; a simple majority shall be required for approval. Voting shall be open for 48 hours.  In the event of a tie, the vote shall be deemed to have failed.

5. Terminology
A. All legislation regarding the rules of the Northeast Assembly shall be called Standing Orders.
B. All proposed legislation that requires the signature of the Governor shall be called a Bill until signed and thereafter an Act

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Amendment to Northeast constitution Article 2 Section 10

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(to put this before the assembly I need another signature)