Bill: Vote Give The Government A Break Act

[Just_Jada]

A
BILL
To

Give the Government a break​

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:

1 - Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Electoral Holiday Act'.

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by Angryhamdog and Senator Anthony_org.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator Anthony_org.

2 - Reasons

(1) Some holidays are celebrated by significant portions of the DemocracyCraft playerbase and should be formally provided for.

3 - Exemption Days

(1) New Year’s Day (January 1st);

(2) Easter;

(3) Christmas Eve (December 24th);

(4) Christmas Day (December 25th);

(5) New Year’s Eve (December 31st).

4 - Electoral Holiday Terms

(1) On all days defined by this Act, the Government of Redmont shall be legally exempt from all laws regarding timeframes, including timeframes related to electoral transparency.

(a) The Department of State may conduct elections on these days at its discretion.

(b) Any declarations or ballots filed past the legal deadline shall not be counted, and the Department of State may not close candidate declarations or ballot submissions before the legal deadline, regardless of any exemption granted by this Act.

(2) On all days defined by this Act, the Congress of Redmont shall be legally exempt from all laws regarding timeframes, including the submission and consideration of motions.

(a) The following exceptions shall apply:

(i) Appropriations Acts;

(ii) Motions of Urgent Consideration; and

(iii) Bills related to Motions of Urgent Consideration.

(3) On all days defined by this Act, all deadlines in the District, Federal, and Supreme Courts shall be paused.

 

[Silly Billy(Raz0Baz0)]

Aye - Why should we be expected to play on our silly minecraft server during Christmas?