SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant”) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate thread in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their Resident nation and, if applicable, their World Assembly (“WA”) nation. If an applicant is on a military operation, only the Resident nation and the involved military must be supplied.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers.
…1.1.4. Complete an official Public Disclosure Form.
…1.2 If the applicant has their WA nation in The East Pacific (“TEP”), or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (“EPSA”) to be a member of the EPSA and meets the conditions outlined in 1.1, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.3. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2 but meets the conditions outlined in the subsections of 1.1, the Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.4. If the applicant has not satisfied the conditions as described in Section 1.1 & 1.2; within 72 hours of notification of an incomplete application, the Provost shall deny their application.
…1.5. The Provost may deny any applicant who:
…1.5.1. has resigned or been removed from the Magisterium within the same legislative session.
…1.5.2 Should the Provost or a Deputy Provost hold concerns over the trustworthiness of an applicant, they may open a vote to the entire Magisterium on the subject of admittance.
SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through the following categories of Bills:
…2.1.1. A “Law" (L) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of TEP.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution” (RS) defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. An “Amendment” (A), defined as a bill that, upon passing a Magisterial vote, shall form 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.
…2.1.11. An “Election” (E), defined as a campaign for the next provost of the magisterium.
…2.1.12. An “Admittance Vote” (AD), defined as a proposed member for the magisterium which requires approval from the magisterium.
…2.2. Any Resident may start a debate on or introduce a Bill 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.
…2.3. The Resident or Magister that introduced a Bill or Standing Orders Amendment shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Residents as sponsors.
…2.4. Any Sponsor or Magister may motion the Bill or Standing Orders Amendment to vote at any time during debate. A Magister must second that motion. If a non-Sponsor makes and seconds the motion, the Sponsor may object within 48 hours if they believe the Bill or Standing Orders Amendment still needs amendment. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent or inactive longer than 21 days within the Bill’s thread.
…2.4.1. Should a motioned Bill fail to be seconded within 48 hours, the Bill shall return to being debated. Any Sponsor or Magister may immediately move the Bill to vote again.
…2.4.2. Should a Bill fail to be seconded on two separate instances, a mandatory 72 hour waiting period shall apply.
…2.4.3. If a Bill fails to attain a second following the waiting period defined by Section 2.4.2, it shall immediately be tabled and may not be brought back for the remainder of the current legislative session.
…2.5. Should a Bill fail for reasons other than lack of quorum, the Bill is considered defeated and may not be brought back for the remainder of the legislative session.
…2.6. Nominations by the Delegate, ratifications of a treaty, or any other motion which is not a Bill or a Standing Orders Amendment shall follow the same procedure as a Bill.
…2.7. Should a Bill that has passed the Magisterium vote be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a minimum of 3 days before one of the Bill’s original sponsors may decide to move it to an override vote. It must then be seconded by a Magister who is not one of the Bill’s sponsors before it can be returned to vote in accordance with 4.1 through 4.3.2.