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Bill: Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 4494
Description[?]:
| Romilian Law on Decrees of the Plebs Senators, As suggested by His Excellency Rector Priscian, our political system will be greatly enhanced by the introduction of formal procedures for the initiation and conduct of referendums. Given that the Republic does not yet have such procedures, we propose their establishment under the suggestions issued by the governing party. With the passing of this bill the following proposals shall be implemented and shall become part of Selucia's constitution: I. Decrees of the Plebs ("Plebis Scita") shall be recognized as an official source of legislation. II. Plebis Scita can be initiated by the Rector, the Senate, or by the citizens. III. In order to be valid a Plebis Scitum must reach a quorum of at least 50% of all registered voters and must pass with a simple (50%) majority of those that vote. IV. Rectoral Plebiscites a. Plebis Scita initiated by the Rector shall be known as Rectoral Plebiscites. b. The Rector may initiate a Plebiscite after informing the Senate (OOC: a bill in the debate stage is needed to track the referendum; all parties should provide the percentage of their voters that will vote for each of the referendum's options; if not all parties provide their percentages until the referendum takes place the player controlling the Rector can determine the missing percentages). c. A Rectoral Plebiscite may be organized on any topic, but may not contradict the rights and freedoms of Selucian citizens as established by the Bill of Rights of the Republic (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=577421). d. As an act of secondary legislation, a Rectoral Plebiscite is subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court and may be overturned if found to be in violation of the Constitution or international treaties. e. A Rectoral Plebiscite shall not carry the force of law until it is implemented as legislation by the Senate. The Senate is not obliged to implement the results of the Plebiscite into law. f. A Rectoral Plebiscite must be organized concurrently with the first general election after the initiation of the Plebiscite. Should a general election take place less than a year after the initiation of the Plebiscite, the Plebiscite shall be organized concurrently with the following general election. V. Senatorial Plebiscites a. Plebis Scita initiated by the Senate shall be known as Senatorial Plebiscites. b. Any Senator may propose the initiation of a Plebiscite. A simple (50%) majority of the Senate must vote in favor of the organization of the Plebiscite. The Senator proposing the Plebiscite is responsible for overseeing its organization and its results (OOC: a bill in the debate stage is needed to track the referendum; all parties should provide the percentage of their voters that will vote for each of the referendum's options; if not all parties provide their percentages until the referendum takes place the player controlling the Senator that initiated the referendum can determine the missing percentages). c. A Senatorial Plebiscite can be organized on any topic. d. As an act of primary legislation a Senatorial Plebiscite shall be subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court but may not be overturned. Should the Plebiscite be found to violate the Constitution or international treaties, the Supreme Court may issue a declaration of incompatibility. The Senate shall have the ability to accept the Court's ruling or reject it and amend the text of the Plebiscite. e. A Senatorial Plebiscite shall not carry the force of law until it is implemented as legislation by the Senate. The Senate is not obliged to implement the results of the Plebiscite into law. f. A Senatorial Plebiscite must be organized concurrently with the first general election after the initiation of the Plebiscite. Should a general election take place less than a year after the initiation of the Plebiscite, the Plebiscite shall be organized concurrently with the following general election. VI. Popular Plebiscites a. Plebis Scita initiated by the citizens shall be known as Popular Plebiscites. b. The Senate is obliged to organize a Popular Plebiscite if valid signatures of 5% of all registered voters are collected within 18 months. c. A Popular Plebiscite may not contradict the Constitution, international treaties, or the existing primary legislation passed by the Senate (OOC: so basically a popular referendum covers laws that are not part of the game system; these referendums don't need to be RPd and no bill tracking them is necessary). d. Popular Plebiscites are subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court and may be overturned if found to be in conflict with the Constitution, international treaties, or primary legislation passed by the Senate. e. A Popular Plebiscite may be organized at any point within 18 months from its initiation and need not coincide with a general election. f. A Popular Plebiscite carries force of law and can only be amended or repealed by a subsequent Popular Plebiscite or an act of the Senate. Helena Romilia Nennia Dux Oppositionis OOC: This is a constitutional RP Law, as governed by Section 6.e. of the Game Rules (http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8088). This bill introduces three types of referendums, initiated by the Head of State, the legislative, or the population. Only the former two need to be RPd. So as not to contradict game mechanics, the former two types of referendum are consultative in nature and only become valid if their result is implemented through game mechanics. The latter type of referendum only covers parts of the game that are not already part of in-game variables. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:21:21, December 02, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: Looks very fine for me |
| Date | 17:20:16, December 02, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: Btw I think it would be nice to make this being approved through a "Rectoral referendum", and then we have it approved in the Senate, what do you think? |
| Date | 18:52:26, December 02, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: I dunno, we don't yet have procedures in place for a Rectoral referendum though. Would be weird to establish referendum procedures through a referendum without procedures |
| Date | 21:35:07, December 03, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: I've taken a little license in creating the logos: https://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rectoral_Referendum.png https://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Senatorial_Referendum.png https://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Popular_Referendum.png Are the fine or do you prefer others? |
| Date | 23:41:55, December 03, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: Nice, those look very cool! |
| Date | 00:03:02, December 04, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Romilia de Plebis Scitis (RP Law) |
| Message | OOC: Glad to hear that :) https://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Voting_in_Selucia |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 543 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 207 |
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