Continental Assembly Acts: I ACA 01 to I ACA 05

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- I ACA 01 -
Establishing the Manner and Location of Polling
Prosposed Legislation of the Continental Assembly,

Or in its Short Form:
The Assembly Polling Act of 2012,
An Act of the Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

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Index: I ACA 01
Reference: AB 12-06
Proposed by: Yávaros, 15 June 2012.
Approved: 18 to 0, 25 June 2012.
Assent: Granted, 30 June 2012.
Revision Status: None.

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1. Any member of the Continental Assembly has the right to post legislation proposals for consideration in the correct board designated by the Assembly Speaker.

2. The Assembly Speaker will determine how long a bill or legislation proposals will remain in discussion before the bill is put in the polls for a vote by members of the Assembly.

3. Voting on Assembly bills or proposals will take place in the board designated by the Assembly Speaker for members to poll.

4. All voting on Assembly bills will be done privately in the polling location designated by the Assembly Speaker.

5. No Assembly bill will be sent to the polls for voting until at least five days of discussion have passed. The number of days will begin with the date of the initial posting for the proposal's discussion.

6. Once an Assembly bill has been sent to the polls for voting, the poll for that proposal must remain open and available for members to cast their vote for five days. The Assembly Speaker may extend the polling time for special times of the year when members may be on holiday.

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- I ACA 02 -
Authorization to Change the Official Name and Establish Format of the Constitutional Law Document Governing the Elective Branches of Regional Government to the Continental Charter,

Or in its Short Form:
The Continental Charter Act,
A Constitutional Act of the Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

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Index: I ACA 02
Reference: AB 12-09
Proposed by: Yávaros, 15 June 2012.
Approved: 18 to 0, 25 June 2012.
Assent: Granted, 30 June 2012.
Revision Status: None.

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1. The Continental Assembly hereby declares that the official name of the collection of constitutional law concerning the elective branches of Regional Government to be "The Continental Charter"

2. The Continental Charter will include one article for each branch of elective government, and one for the clause to amend the Continental Charter as approved by the Continental Assem.

3. The Continental Charter will contain the following articles pertaining to a particular aspect of Elective Regional Government and matters related to its ratification in the order listed below.

4. The Continental Charter will be indexed and formatted in the same manner as the Founder's Charter and will utilize the index identifier "CCh" in reference to its contents.

5. This Constitutional Act is created and published in accordance with I ARA 01 and ROIC 01.

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- I ACA 03 -
Establishment of a Fixed Cycle of Sessions and Assemblies of the
Continental Assembly,

Or in its Short Form:
The Sessions and Assemblies Act,
An Act of the Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

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Index: I ACA 03
Reference: AB 12-13
Proposed by: Yávaros, 15 June 2012.
Approved: 18 to 0, 25 June 2012.
Assent: Granted, 30 June 2012.
Revision Status: None.

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1. This Act of the Continental Assembly hereby authorizes and creates a system of identification for the Sessions and Assemblies of the Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

2. Each Assembly of the Continental Assembly will be sequentially numbered to identify the period of time in which a particular Assembly sits.

3. Each Assembly of the Continental Assembly will begin on the date that a new Government is installed and will end with that Government ends:

4. Assemblies of the Continental Assembly can be further divided into sessions as determined by the Assembly Speaker.

5. The Office of the Quæstor General is authorized to create and post a forum banner reflecting the Assembly currently in session and is authorized to make changes and update the banner as needed.

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- I ACA 04 -
Establishment of a Quorum for Ratification of the Continental Charter,

Or in its Short Form:
The Continental Charter Quorum Act,
A Constitutional Act of the First Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

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Index: I ACA 04
Reference: AB 12-14
Proposed by: Yávaros, 15 June 2012.
Approved: 18 to 0, 25 June 2012.
Assent: Granted, 30 June 2012.
Revision Status: None.

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1. The Continental Assembly of the Continental Union hereby establishes a quorum for ratification of Constitutional Law governing the Elective Branches of Government.

2. The membership voting quorum to ratify the segments of Constitutional Law described above will be twenty (20) members of the Continental Assembly.

3. This information will be included in the edited version of Chapter Six of the Founder's Charter that will outline the ratification processes for Constitutional Law governing the Elective Branches of Government.

4. This Constitutional Act is created and published in accordance with I ARA 01 and ROIC 01.

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- I ACA 05 -
Creation and Implementation of the Approval and Ratification Process for the Continental Charter,

Or in its Short Form:
The Continental Charter Ratification Act,
A Constitutional Act of the First Continental Assembly of the Continental Union.

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Index: I ACA 05
Reference: AB 12-07
Proposed by: Yávaros, 15 June 2012.
Approved: 18 to 0, 25 June 2012.
Assent: Granted, 30 June 2012.
Revision Status: None.

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1. The Continental Assembly hereby officiates the process for reviewing and approving revision to Constitutional law as stated in the revised version of ROIC 01.

2. Proposals to revise Constitutional law will be discussed in the board authorized by the Speaker of the Continental Assembly for Constitutional Matters for not less than five days.

3. All proposals will be treated as Assembly Bills for the purpose of review, approval, and codification and will follow the sequence of ordinary Assembly Bills.

4. Once five days of discussion have passed, the proposed bill will be put in the be put in the Proposed Legislation Voting Booth for members to cast their votes for approval or rejection. The poll for each proposal will be open for not less than five days.

5. The Speaker of the Continental Assembly may extend the amount of time for proposal discussions or voting if the Speaker feels it is necessary for the best interests of the region and the constitutional process.

6. Each constitutional proposal must receive a 2/3 majority vote for approval. If the bill is unable to receive a 2/3 majority approval, then it it sent back to the Assembly Floor for further discussion and approval resubmission.

7. Once all constitutional revision proposals are approved, the revised and approved bills will be collected and published in the format authorized by ROIC 01 and placed in the polls for all members of the Continental Union to ratify for not less than 10 days.

8. Ratification of revised constitutional law requires a 75% approval of the total votes cast that meets or exceeds the establish quorum for ratification.

9. This process and requirement for Constitutional Law ratification will be included in the revised version of Chapter Six of the Founder's Council.

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