A Bill to Amend CAC
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
Section 1: Introduction
a) The County Affairs Committee Formation Act shall be amended.
b) The County Affairs Committee Formation Act shall be defined as; County Affairs Committee Formation Act
Section 2: Amendments
a) Section IV of The County Affairs Committee Formation Act shall be amended to state; “The Speaker of the House shall host elections for the members of the House of Representatives. The Lieutenant Governor shall host elections for members of the Senate. The Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor may run in their respective chambers, however, they may not host the elections if they are a candidate themselves. They must delegate the task to another member in their chamber, and if all members are running, then the task shall be delegated to the Governor. Elections must be held at the beginning of each term, and whenever a vacancy has erected in either chamber. When each seat is filled and the committee is without a Chairman/Chairwoman, the Speaker of the House, Lieutenant Governor, or Governor shall host elections for Chairman/Chairwoman. Anyone in the committee who is in the Firestone state congress may run, however, if a candidate for Chairman/Chairwoman is eligible to hold the elections for Chairman/Chairwoman, they shall forfeit their eligibility to host the elections, should they be a candidate.”
b) Section IX of The County Affairs Committee Formation Act shall be amended to state; "The following motions may be used by any member of the committee:
Motion to initiate debate on [topic]:
Upon passage of this motion, the Chairman/Chairwoman must hold the debate on the topic at hand until the committee is ready to move on from such action. Requires ½ of the present committee in favor, and does not require the consent of the Chairman/Chairwoman.
Motion to override the Chair on [any order or anything this law gives him power over]:
This will undo, or disregard anything the Chairman/Chairwoman is legally allowed to order. Requires ⅔ of the present committee in favor, and does not require the consent of the Chairman/Chairwoman.
Motions may be added by Committee Resolutions."
Section 3: This legislation shall go into effect immediately upon passage.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
Chief Sponsor(s):
Senator 851raymond