Bill: Vote Everything in One Act

[EmeraldGuuy]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT​

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A BILL TO
DO A LOT OF THINGS CONGRESS WANTS TO DO AT ONCE​

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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the "Everything in Once Act" or the "EiOA".
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Representative EmeraldGuuy
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Representative
(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
(b) Redmont Civil Code Act


2. Reasons and Intent
(1) We said we want it, so we do it.
(2) Some guy said he'd pay me 30k if I repealed it, so I'm going to do it.

PART II — REPEALS
The Redmont Civil Code Act is hereby repealed.

PART III — AMENDMENTS
(1) The Standing Orders of the House of Representatives shall be amended as follows:
4 - Election of the Deputy Speaker
(1) After successful amendment to or reaffirmation of the Standing Orders, the Speaker shall call the House to Order. At any time thereafter when the Deputy Speaker position is vacant, the Speaker will ask that all those who wish to be elected Deputy Speaker nominate themselves by notifying the Speaker.
(2) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours unless all Representatives inform and reply to the Nomination.
(3) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared Deputy Speaker of Congress at the end of the nomination period.
(4) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy Speaker in a 24-hour election. The winner of the ballot is to be declared the Deputy Speaker of the House. In the event of a tie or in case of a failure for a candidate to reach a simple majority, a subsequent round ("runoff") shall take place with the candidates receiving the most votes and second-most votes participating. If this still results in a tie, there shall be another runoff until a Deputy Speaker is decided.
(a) The results of the vote are to be declared upon the passing of 24 hours since the beginning of voting, or when all members have voted.
(5) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Speaker shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Congress in the absence of the Speaker.
(a) The Speaker shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy Speaker regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the House of Representatives for over four (4) days.
(b) The Deputy Speaker may also perform the duties of the Speaker when specifically delegated by the Speaker.
(6) The Speaker will announce the winning Representative from the election as Deputy Speaker of the House.
(7) There can be a total of 10 Deputy Speakers of the House, 1 being elected as mentioned previously, but the other 9 being automatically made Deputy Speaker proceeding the election finishing for Deputy Speaker.