[SOA-2025-27] Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, Section 2

[AC5230]

Magister @Mangegneithe has proposed an Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium on Sunday, June 1, 2025 4:15 PM UTC. It was motioned to vote by the author on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 4:54 PM UTC and seconded by Deputy Provost @Lucklife at UTC.

INFORMATION

The passage of this Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium needs a majority of voting Magisters and a 50% quorum to pass.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through four different kindsthe following categories of Bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,"Law" (L) (“Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of TEP or an amendment thereof.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” (RS) defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. An “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” ( “Amendment”) (A), defined as a bill that, upon passing a Magisterial vote, shall be placed before the Citizens in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordatform a binding change to a standing Act or Resolution.
…2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment,” (SOA), defined as a bill that will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.

…2.1.5. A “Concordat Amendment” (CA), defined as a bill that will amend the Concordat of the East Pacific upon confirmation by the Magisterium and a referendum of the Citizens.

…2.1.6. A “Repeal” (RP), defined as a bill that will eliminate a standing Act, Resolution, Treaty, or Declaration of War upon passage.

…2.1.7. A “Nomination” (N), defined as a proposed candidate for public office which requires approval from the Magisterium.

…2.1.8. A “Removal” (RM), defined as an exercise of the Magisterium’s power to suspend or removal a public official.

…2.1.9. A “Treaty” (T), defined as the enactment or amendment of a treaty as defined by the Concordat.

…2.1.10. A “Declaration of War” (W), defined as the enactment or amendment of a Declaration of War as defined by the Concordat.

…2.2. Any Resident may start a debate on or introduce a Proposal, Resolution, or Amendment ( “Bill”). Only Magisters may start a debate on or propose a Standing Orders AmendmentBill of any kind, unless contraindicated by the Concordat, Statutory Law, or these Standing Orders.

…2.2.1. Only a Magister may propose a Standing Order.

…2.2.2. The category of Bill introduced shall be indicated in the forum tag of the Bill’s topic and indicated through acronym in the title of the vote conducted by the Provost’s Office.

IMPORTANT

This vote will occur between the following period:
2025-06-04T20:10:00Z→2025-06-11T20:10:00Z

Choices for voting:
Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor.
Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against.
Vote PRESENT or ABSTAIN if you cannot make a decision in good conscience.

Vote: Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium

• AYE | FOR
• NAY | AGAINST
• PRESENT | ABSTAIN

Active Magisters - 21

Index	Name	Classification
1	Acronis	WA
2	A mean old man	WA
3	AC5230	WA
4	Arleat	WA
5	Art_Sokala	EPSA
6	Asendavia	WA
7	burgerkingfootlettuce	WA
8	Cretox	WA
9	CyberiumShadow	WA
10	Dremaur	WA
11	GioSivo	WA
12	Ladona	WA
13	Lointland	WA
14	Lucklife	EPSA
15	Mangegneithe	WA
16	Marrabuk	WA
17	McStooley	WA
18	Mira	WA
19	Sammy23	WA
20	Tommo	WA
21	Zukchiva	WA

[theclockworkvixen]

This vote is hereby closed as of 2025-06-11T20:10:00Z.

14 votes were cast out of 21 active Magisters (at the time of voting), making this vote quorate.

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Vote Breakdown

AYE / FOR	NAY / AGAINST	ABSTAIN / PRESENT
AC5230	Acronis	Cappedore
burgerkingfootlettuce	Ladona	CyberiumShadow
GioSivo
lime_30000
lointland
Lucklife
Mangegneithe
Sammy23
theclockworkvixen
Zukchiva
10 votes (83%)	2 votes (17%)	NOT COUNTED

YELLOW NAMES indicate LOA prior to vote closure
RED NAMES indicate removal prior to vote closure

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RESULT: With an 83% majority in favour, this amendment to the Standing Orders is PASSED. The amendment is thus enacted.

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Non-Voting Magisters - 7

• Art_Sokala
• A mean old man
• Dremaur
• Cretox
• Marrabuk
• McStooley
• Mira