Bills

This is bill id#1152 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

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WHEREAS Marti-Pair has the right idea, but just needed some tuning-up on the language,

THEREFORE the seventh article of the Organic Law, "Election to the Cosâ," shall have the following text inserted as a new Section 7:

Ballots may be cast via a secure online ballot with a voter receipt. These ballots need not be individually certified by the Commission if, prior to the election, the Commission has verified the reliability of the secure online ballot system and unanimously approved its use with a public vote.

FURTHERMORE the current Section 7 and subsequent sections in this section shall be preserved and renumbered accordingly.

This is bill id#1153 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

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WHEREAS a budget was recently submitted by the Distain, acting in the Seneschal's stead, and

WHEREAS Since the Distain is a senator, this seems to be inorganic per V:6, and

WHEREAS Even though laws may be inconvenient sometimes, there is no point in having laws that are ignored whenever they are inconvenient, and

WHEREAS There is a simple solution to this, and

WHEREAS There also happens to be a typo that I can fix at the same time

THEREFORE Lex.D.2.1.5, which currently reads

2.1.5. The Seneschal shall be required to submit to the Ziu, in time for consideration by the the second Clark of the Cosa, a government bill approved by the whole Cabinet which shall contain the following:

2.1.5. The Seneschal (or, if the Seneschal is not a Member of the Cosa, an MC designated by the Seneschal) shall be required to submit to the Ziu, in time for consideration by the second Clark of the Cosa, a government bill approved by the whole Cabinet which shall contain the following:

This is bill id#1154 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

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HEREAS The days of observance listed in el Lexhatx are not listed in the order they occur throughout the year, and

WHEREAS The public holidays are listed this way, and

WHEREAS Our laws should be consistent, and

WHEREAS It would look prettier and more professional, and it would make the days easier to keep track of

THEREFORE Lex.F.4.3, which currently reads:

Is amended to read

This is bill id#1155 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

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WHEREAS I have given up on trying to come up with satisfactory language for my original compromise bill, and

WHEREAS The proclamation crisis is still a thing that needs solving, and

WHEREAS This bill is a lot simpler than the last one

THEREFORE Article XV: Amendments to the Organic Law is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:

Section 1

The Organic Law may be amended by the Ziu and the people in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Section 2
Amendments to the Organic Law may be proposed by two-thirds of the Cosa with approval of the Senäts. Approval of the Senäts shall be by simple majority, except that amendments to this article, amendments to the articles regarding election to and composition of the Senäts, and amendments to the article regarding territorial subdivisions require approval of two-thirds of the Senäts.

Section 3
The King shall assent to amendments proposed by the Cosa and Senäts unless he returns them with his objections within thirty days of their proposal, or within fifteen days in the case of amendments passed on the last Clark of a Cosa term. The King shall not refuse assent if the identical amendment is approved by three-quarters of the same Cosa with an absolute majority of the Senäts, or by two-thirds of the following Cosa with a simple majority of the Senäts.

Section 4
After approval by the Ziu in accordance with the preceding sections, a proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people in a referendum. If the King objected to the proposed amendment under the preceding section, a statement of his objections not exceeding one hundred and fifty words shall be provided to the people along with the proposed amendment. The King shall promulgate the amendment as part of this Organic Law if it is approved by a majority of voters participating in a referendum on the question of the amendment no later than during the next scheduled general election following the approval of the Ziu, except as provided in the following sections. 

Section 5
Proposed changes to this Organic Law that affect the representation of a province in the Senäts, or of the territory or equal sovereignty of a province, shall not be promulgated unless approved by a majority of participating voters in that province. 

Section 6
The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms, being sacred and necessary to the defence of our free society, are entrenched provisions of this Organic Law. No amendment to the Covenants shall be promulgated unless approved by a two-thirds majority of voters participating in the referendum on the question of the amendment. 

FURTHERMORE, Section 11 of Article V of the Organic Law is hereby repealed, and the following sentence is added to Section 10 of Article V:

Bills creating new provinces or changing the number of provinces in any way require two-thirds of the Senäts.

This is bill id#1156 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

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WHEREAS Talossa is a sanctuary for those of goodwill and the best of humankind cognizant of the fraught condition endured by many of our planet’s co-inhabitants, and

WHEREAS Talossa consists of homo sapiens; a species through providence and through the struggle and ingenuity of countless generations occupies a special place on this ‘pale blue dot’, and

WHEREAS Talossa recognizes and realizes, in a desire to contribute to the shared concerns and common destiny of the human family, its conscience as a people.

THEREFORE Subsubsection D.2.6.3 is added to el Lexhatx, which reads:

D.2.6.3 The Bureau for Humanitarian Aid and International Development (The Bureau) shall serve as the hub for the Kingdom of Talossa's support for disaster and poverty relief and other forms of humanitarian assistance, emergency response and the promotion of efforts towards socioeconomic development.

D.2.6.3.1 The Bureau shall operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Bureau shall be administered by an Administrator to be appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the Seneschal.

D.2.6.3.1.1 The Bureau shall be funded by contributions from individuals, nonprofit organizations and where deemed appropriate by the Ziu, legislative appropriations.

D.2.6.3.1.2 With respect to legislative appropriations its funding should be determined as a component of an approved Budget covering expected expenditures for an entire government term, with additional expenditures approved by the Ziu. For the purposes of funding decisions, additional expenditures includes disbursements composed of monies derived from private individual and organizational contributions.

D.2.6.3.2 All funding decisions should follow an internal approval process consisting of an affirmative review by the Bureau’s Board of Governors to include the Administrator, the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a delegated official, two representatives of the Ziu (one from the Government and one from the Opposition) and a representative of the King.

D.2.6.3.2.1 If the internally approved funding decision allocates funds not included in current legislative appropriations then the proposal will be submitted as a standalone bill for consideration by the Ziu.

D.2.6.3.3 To ensure transparency and accountability, the Administrator or a delegated official shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of an agency website providing the total amount of funds at the Agency's disposal, a history of all agency funding decisions and information on the donation/appropriation process.
 

WHEREAS the Citizenship Bill for Ann-Elizabeth Shapera contains a controversial second part

WHEREAS this second part should of been introduced as a entirely different bill

WHEREAS the Bill's author's error should in no way impede the granting of citizenship to Ann-Elizabeth Shapera 

WHEREAS the debate whether or not the Kingdom needs a Phoole can be made on a Bill entirely devoted to that subject without implications on another citizenship prospects

THEREFORE the Ziu grants citizenship, with all rights and privileges thereof to Ann-Elizabeth Shapera.