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Bill: Victorian Law on Decrees of the Plebs [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: September 5111
Description[?]:
| Quirites, Under the current political system the manner of implementing referendums needs to be updated. I. The Cassian Law on Decrees of the Plebs (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=637744) is repealed. II. Decrees of the Plebs ("Plebis Scita") shall be recognized as an official source of legislation. 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. πππππ’π¨π§ π. Imperial Plebiscites ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. Plebis Scita initiated by the Prince of the Republic shall be known as Imperial Plebiscites. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. The Prince of the Republic may initiate a Plebiscite after informing the Council of the Plebs (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 Head of State can determine the missing percentages). ππ«ππ’ππ₯π πππ. An Imperial 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). ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. As an act of secondary legislation, an Imperial Plebiscite may be subject to review by the Supreme Court and may be overturned if found to be in violation of the Constitution or international treaties. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. An Imperial Plebiscite shall not carry the force of law until it is implemented as legislation by the Council of the Plebs. The Council of the Plebs is not obliged to implement the results of the Plebiscite into law. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. An Imperial 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. πππππ’π¨π§ π. Senatorial Plebiscites ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. Plebis Scita initiated by the Senate shall be known as Senatorial Plebiscites. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. The Senate may initiate a Plebiscite after informing the Council of the Plebs (OOC: the player controlling the Head of Government has the right to RP the Senate in this instance; 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 Head of Government can determine the missing percentages). ππ«ππ’ππ₯π πππ. A Senatorial 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). ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. As an act of secondary legislation, a Senatorial Plebiscite may be subject to review by the Supreme Court and may be overturned if found to be in violation of the Constitution or international treaties. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. A Senatorial Plebiscite shall not carry the force of law until it is implemented as legislation by the Council of the Plebs. The Council of the Plebs is not obliged to implement the results of the Plebiscite into law. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. 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. πππππ’π¨π§ C. Popular Plebiscites ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. Plebis Scita initiated by the Council of the Plebs shall be known as Popular Plebiscites. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. A plurality of Quirites may propose the initiation of a Plebiscite (OOC: The largest party with seats in the legislative). A simple (50%) majority of the Peopleβs Assembly must vote in favor of the organization of the Plebiscite. The Tribune 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 Tribune that initiated the referendum can determine the missing percentages). ππ«ππ’ππ₯π πππ. A Popular Plebiscite can be organized on any topic. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. As an act of primary legislation a Popular Plebiscite may 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 Council of the Plebs shall have the ability to accept the Court's ruling or reject it and amend the text of the Plebiscite. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π π. A Popular Plebiscite shall not carry the force of law until it is implemented as legislation by the Council of the Plebs. The Council of the Plebs is not obliged to implement the results of the Plebiscite into law. ππ«ππ’ππ₯π ππ. A Popular 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. Galla Victoria Antonina Tribune of the Plebs OOC: This is a constitutional RP Law, as governed by Section 6 article 5 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 Head of Government, or the legislative. So as not to contradict game mechanics, the referendums are consultative in nature and only become valid if their result is implemented through game mechanics. |
Proposals
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 750 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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