SENATE RESOLUTION: Expulsion Vote Length... (Passed)

[Former President tack50]

I would prefer to change it to all senators except the one being expelled have voted.

[Former President tack50]

I would prefer to change it to all senators except the one being expelled have voted.

But what if we have 2 simultaneous expulsion votes?

Well, in that case I guess there could be 3 possibilities:

1: Restrict expulsion votes so only one can be in the floor at any given time

2: Simply not care about this and wait out the 72 hours in the unlikely case that we have to expel 2 senators at the same time

3: Allow for expulsions of 2 senators in the same resolution, and do it so it's over when the other 4 senators have voted.

[Former President tack50]

I wonder if we could add a period for people to change their votes? Like doesn't the House at least give 24 hours once a bill has enough votes to pass? Maybe we could copy that system.

[Former President tack50]

Borrowing from the House rules, I present the following ammendment

[Ammendment retired]

This will cut down voting times while still giving enough time for Senators to suddenly change their mind, or for a more absent fifth senator to vote.

I am open to reducing the waiting period to 12 hours or extending it to 24 hours (like the current House rules) if the sponsor feels it is appropiate.

[Former President tack50]

Fair enough, then for consistency with the current House rules I retire the previous ammendment and offer this one instead

SENATE RESOLUTION

To fix the minimum vote length for expulsion votes

Be it Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Expulsion Vote Length Senate Rules Amendment

Article 7, Clause 5 of the Senate Rules is amended as follows:

5.) The President Pro Tempore shall open a thread and commence the debates. Debates shall last at least for 72 hours. After the debates have elapsed, the President Pro Tempore shall open a vote, which shall last for a maximum of 3 days. , or until enough votes have been cast to pass or reject expulsion.. When the articles of expulsion have enough votes to pass or fail, the President Pro Tempore shall announce that he or she will close the vote in 24 hours and that any Senator who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval. In order to expel the Senator, a two-third majority of the sitting Senators is needed.

People's Regional Senate
Pending

[Former President tack50]

I second the call for a final vote.

[Former President tack50]

Aye