NSG Senate Chamber [NSG Senate] - Version 3

[NSG Senate Administrators]

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Welcome to the glorious NationStates General Senate Chamber for the great nation of Aurentina.

This chamber is where all voting and official procedure will occur for the NSG Senate. You must be an NSG Senator to post.

DISCLAIMER: The following is a preliminary founding document of the NSG Senate. All legislation, and especially the NSG Constitution, including intent or implied meaning, comes before this document.

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE POSTING. ALSO, THESE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE VIA PASSED LEGISLATION.

The Life of an NSG Bill

1. If there is a piece of legislation that has been submitted to me via telegram that has not yet come up for a vote, and we are not currently doing anything in the chamber, then I (and only I) will, as administrator, bring it up. I will post the text of the legislation in this thread in a quote box, and then declare that debate may begin.

2. After debate has begun, it is a free-for-all posting for or against the legislation. Make your arguments however you want to.

3. After some people feel that debate has gone on long enough, someone can do this:

"I move to close debate on this piece of legislation."

4. That motion then needs to be seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed. Once that has happened, the vote will begin.

(keep in mind that you can "move" to do other things as well. These also need to be fifthed. For example, you could "move to send the current piece of legislation back to the drafting board.")

5. Once the vote has begun (which doesn't require me, it just requires the fifth) then people can either vote "Yea" or "Nay."

6. The vote will be closed automatically twenty-four forty-eight hours (as of passage of legislation #1) after the "debate-closing motion" had been "fifthed." This deadline can be extended by use of a motion such as "I move to extend voting for another six hours..."

7. The vote will be tallied by me or another administrator, and action will be taken accordingly. A record of all passed legislation will be kept in this OP.

8. After a piece of legislation has been dealt with, it is just a matter of waiting until the next one gets put up by me or another administrator. If there are no new pieces of legislation, the Senate chamber will lie temporarily dormant.

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Current category contents:
Safety and Order
International Relations
Miscellaneous
Business and Finance
Environment and Energy
Domestic Development
Senate Procedures

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Health
To deal with issues pertinent to the Health ministry

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- Artificial Sunbathing Statute for Influenceable Schoolchildren and Teenagers Acting for the Nonproliferation of Cancerous Emissions
- Nutritional Information and Genetically Modified Organism Labeling Act
- Limiting of Electro-Shock Practices
- Access to Unisex Restrooms Act
- Food Labelling and Allergen Safety Act
- Contraceptives Act
- Treatment of Drug Users Act
- Health Card Act
-Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Act
-Vaccination Act
-Compulsory Vaccinations Act

[Senate President pro Tempore]

International Relations
To deal with issues pertinent to the International Development, Defense, and Foreign Affairs ministries

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Section A
- Bill for the Establishment of Armed Forces Academies and Officer Training Programs

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Order
To deal with issues pertinent to the Interior and Justice ministries

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-Duty to Retreat Act
-Court Transparency Act
-Local Government Act

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Miscellaneous
To deal with issues that do not fit under any other category provided

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-Security from Past Punishment Act

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Business & Finance
To deal with issues pertinent to the Work, Commerce, and Treasury ministries

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Will be updated later

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Environment & Energy
To deal with issues pertinent to the Environment and Energy ministries

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- Nuclear Power Act
- Air Quality Warning and Awareness Agency Establishment Act
- Littering Prevention Act
- National Aurentine Commission for Renewable Energy Research Establishment Act
- Cetacean and Great Ape Bill of Rights
-Hunting and Conservation Act

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Domestic Development
To deal with issues pertinent to the Transportation, Agriculture, Education, Research, Telecommunications, and Culture ministries

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- An Act for the Establishment of National Honours for Extraordinary Achievements in the Arts
- Repeal of the First Amendment to the Limiting Legislation Act
- Transport Safety Act
- National Motor Vehicle Licencing and Registration Act
- Sign Language Standardisation Act
- Post-Care Youth Accommodation Act
- Careers Advice 12-18 Year Old Act
- Internet User Protection Act
-The First Higher Education Act
-Creative Aurentina Act
-Revenue Collection and Defence of Aurentine Citizenship Act
-First Amendment to the Broadcasting Act
-Building Code Act
-Family Incentive Act
-Child Protection Act

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Senate Procedures
To deal with issues pertinent to the procedures and actions of the senate

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- First Amendment to the Senate Ethics Act (2013)
- Termination of Loopholes and Judicial System Improvement Act
- First Amendment to the Presidential Election Procedures Act
- Aurentine Partisan Politics Act
-Senator Residency Act
-Motion Reform Act
-Fourth Amendment to SIMBEDS
-Repeal Regulation Act
-Fifth Amendment to the Republican Executive Act

[Maklohi Vai]

Leader of the Opposition checking in, and also reminding people that we are currently debating the Senate Procedures category.

[Britanno]

Surely SIMBEDS is now SIFMBEDS?

[Maklohi Vai]

Surely SIMBEDS is now SIFMBEDS?

The Foreign Affairs category does not exist, I don't know why it's still there. That space will be used for when Health breaks off from Safety and Order, though, making it SHIMBEDS.

[New Zepuha]

Oh a shiny new thinga-ma-jig. Justice Ministry assemble! Dunnananananananana Jus-tice! Form of Justice Minister!

Well I still stand by the fact that we shouldn't be demanding that senators register to vote. When thought out logically, it makes no sense.

[Venaleria]

Surely SIMBEDS is now SIFMBEDS?

The Foreign Affairs category does not exist, I don't know why it's still there. That space will be used for when Health breaks off from Safety and Order, though, making it SHIMBEDS.

That's why I put it there.

[Maklohi Vai]

The Foreign Affairs category does not exist, I don't know why it's still there. That space will be used for when Health breaks off from Safety and Order, though, making it SHIMBEDS.

That's why I put it there.

Oh, right. Oops.

[Venaleria]

By the way, the links to the queue should be connected to the ones in this thread, not the old one.

[Pesda]

Yay, new chamber!

I have a question about IPPA. Section 16 says

Partisan officials may not campaign within a 500m radius of polling places.

Does that include before election day, and if so, why? I understand the intention of this bill, but I think that partisan officials should be able to knock on doors or give out leaflets to houses surrounding the polling place, at least before the election, like they would anywhere else. I agree though that people shouldn't stand outside the polling place asking people to vote for them.

[Unicario]

*sits in new chair and drinks a cup of tea*

[Oneracon]

I have a question about IPPA. Section 16 says

Partisan officials may not campaign within a 500m radius of polling places.

Does that include before election day, and if so, why? I understand the intention of this bill, but I think that partisan officials should be able to knock on doors or give out leaflets to houses surrounding the polling place, at least before the election, like they would anywhere else. I agree though that people shouldn't stand outside the polling place asking people to vote for them.

Author of IPPA, here.

A polling place does not become a polling place until election day. Every other day it is just the school gym, rec centre, government office, etc.

If some people happen to live within 500 m of what will be a polling place, partisan officials are free to pester them until election day itself rolls around.

[Polvia]

*Sits down, finishes a large cup of coffee, leaves to refill cup with coffee.*

[Eupheos-Anetus]

Random Reply for Ego-Search

[Royalsoldiers]

Yay! New Thread!

[Great Nepal]

*Dozes off in new chair*

[Pesda]

I have a question about IPPA. Section 16 says Does that include before election day, and if so, why? I understand the intention of this bill, but I think that partisan officials should be able to knock on doors or give out leaflets to houses surrounding the polling place, at least before the election, like they would anywhere else. I agree though that people shouldn't stand outside the polling place asking people to vote for them.

Author of IPPA, here.

A polling place does not become a polling place until election day. Every other day it is just the school gym, rec centre, government office, etc.

If some people happen to live within 500 m of what will be a polling place, partisan officials are free to pester them until election day itself rolls around.

I'm glad to hear this, but I'm worried that the bill doesn't make this clear enough.

"Polling place" is defined as any building, room, or location where voters cast their ballots in an election or referendum.

I just think that it could be exploited, that's all. However, I'll still vote for the bill, because it's unlikely.

[Geilinor]

Author of IPPA, here.

A polling place does not become a polling place until election day. Every other day it is just the school gym, rec centre, government office, etc.

If some people happen to live within 500 m of what will be a polling place, partisan officials are free to pester them until election day itself rolls around.

I'm glad to hear this, but I'm worried that the bill doesn't make this clear enough.

"Polling place" is defined as any building, room, or location where voters cast their ballots in an election or referendum.

I just think that it could be exploited, that's all. However, I'll still vote for the bill, because it's unlikely.

That could be changed to "where voters are casting their ballots" to mean that the location only becomes a polling place on election day.