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AMENDMENT 21
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:
"1 - About the Standing Orders
[...]
(6) Appendices A - D shall be considered wholly part of these Standing Orders and shall require simple majority approval to be amended, unless otherwise specified.
(a) Appendices A - C shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Formatting Standards”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
(b) Appendix D shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Index of Parliamentary Motions”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
[...]
3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) [...]
(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.
[...]
4 - Resolutions and Official Statements
(1) [...]
(b) Resolutions must be formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.
[...]
5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(10) Detailed records for votes on bills, amendments to bills, and motions related to bills, shall be posted to the relevant bill’s thread, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.
[...]
13 - Journal of Parliament
[...]
(3) [...]
(c) The consideration of any motion not related to any bill. The post must include any relevant details about the motion (i.e. if it was a Motion to Censure, any reasons for the censure), and the details of the vote on the motion, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.
[...]
[Appendix A - Bill Format]
[...]
1 - About this Act
[...]
2 - Reasons and Projections
3 - Content
[...]
3a - Inserted Section
[...]
4 - omitted
[...]
5 - Amendments to Some Other Act
[...]
[/Appendix A]
[Appendix B - Bill Header]
Parliament notes:
(1) <Facts/Issues>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) <Strategy>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) <Expenses>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) <Administrative Efforts>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
To implement the above, Parliament passes:
[text of bill follows…]
[/Appendix B]
[Appendix B - Resolution Format]
[...]
[Appendix C - Voting Record Style Guide]
[...]
[Appendix D - Index of Parliamentary Motions]"
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:
"1 - About the Standing Orders
[...]
(6) Appendices A - D shall be considered wholly part of these Standing Orders and shall require simple majority approval to be amended, unless otherwise specified.
(a) Appendices A - C shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Formatting Standards”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
(b) Appendix D shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Index of Parliamentary Motions”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
[...]
3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) [...]
(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.
[...]
4 - Resolutions and Official Statements
(1) [...]
(b) Resolutions must be formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.
[...]
5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(10) Detailed records for votes on bills, amendments to bills, and motions related to bills, shall be posted to the relevant bill’s thread, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.
[...]
13 - Journal of Parliament
[...]
(3) [...]
(c) The consideration of any motion not related to any bill. The post must include any relevant details about the motion (i.e. if it was a Motion to Censure, any reasons for the censure), and the details of the vote on the motion, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.
[...]
[Appendix A - Bill Format]
[...]
1 - About this Act
[...]
2 - Reasons and Projections
(1) List of reasons for considering the bill.
(2) Optionally, a list of projected outcomes (e.g. expenses, administrative efforts, effects on the nation, etc.) may be included
3 - Content
[...]
3a - Inserted Section
[...]
4 - omitted
[...]
5 - Amendments to Some Other Act
[...]
[/Appendix A]
[Appendix B - Bill Header]
[The] <Party>
Through Their <Parliamentary Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
/
The <Cabinet Name>
Through Its <Cabinet Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
Through Their <Parliamentary Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
/
The <Cabinet Name>
Through Its <Cabinet Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
Parliament notes:
(1) <Facts/Issues>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) <Strategy>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) <Expenses>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) <Administrative Efforts>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format
To implement the above, Parliament passes:
[text of bill follows…]
[/Appendix B]
[Appendix B - Resolution Format]
[...]
[Appendix C - Voting Record Style Guide]
[...]
[Appendix D - Index of Parliamentary Motions]"
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