Standing Orders of the Magisterium

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On 18th January 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 8 of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

[spoiler=Amendment]…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.34. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.34.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.34.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order Section 4.2.
…8.34.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.45. A Magister may resign at any time.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
…1.1.4. Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form.
…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
An election shall be held when the position is vacant or at the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 48-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3- A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.3. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.4- The newly elected Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost, and who may assume the Provost’s duties temporarily if the Provost is absent for more than 48 hours for any reason.
…3.4.1- Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until the end of a session of the Magisterium.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2- Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3- A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1- The prescribed voting period ends;
…4.3.2- The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4- A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1- Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2- The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3- This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5- When a vote has concluded, the Provost shall then proceed as provided by the Concordat, according to the type of vote.
…4.6- Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.7- Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1- In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2- To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1 Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1- A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2- The Foreign Affairs Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1- The Foreign Affairs Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2- The Delegate and any minister(s) he/she designates will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3- The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4- The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5- The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. ABSENCE AND REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1- If both the Provost and Deputy Provost have been absent for a period exceeding 24 hours, the longest serving member of the Magisterium shall assume the Provost’s duties temporarily until another Provost is selected.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. Upon such motion: (1) the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties; (2) after a Magister seconding the motion, the Deputy Provost or Interim Provost shall officiate a vote for a period of 72 hours.
…7.3- The Deputy Provost may be removed and replaced by the Provost at any time, except when suspended under section 7.2 of these Standing Orders.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…9.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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On 24th January 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 3 of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

[spoiler=Amendment]SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
An election shall be held when the position is vacant or at the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 48-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3- A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4- Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5- Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.3.1- Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4- The newly elected Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost, and who may assume the Provost’s duties temporarily if the Provost is absent for more than 48 hours for any reason.
…3.4.1- Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until the end of a session of the Magisterium.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
…1.1.4. Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form.
…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
An election shall be held when the position is vacant or at the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 48-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3- A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4- Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5- Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.3.1- Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4- The newly elected Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost, and who may assume the Provost’s duties temporarily if the Provost is absent for more than 48 hours for any reason.
…3.4.1- Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until the end of a session of the Magisterium.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2- Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3- A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1- The prescribed voting period ends;
…4.3.2- The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4- A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1- Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2- The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3- This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5- When a vote has concluded, the Provost shall then proceed as provided by the Concordat, according to the type of vote.
…4.6- Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.7- Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1- In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2- To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1 Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1- A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2- The Foreign Affairs Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1- The Foreign Affairs Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2- The Delegate and any minister(s) he/she designates will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3- The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4- The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5- The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. ABSENCE AND REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1- If both the Provost and Deputy Provost have been absent for a period exceeding 24 hours, the longest serving member of the Magisterium shall assume the Provost’s duties temporarily until another Provost is selected.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. Upon such motion: (1) the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties; (2) after a Magister seconding the motion, the Deputy Provost or Interim Provost shall officiate a vote for a period of 72 hours.
…7.3- The Deputy Provost may be removed and replaced by the Provost at any time, except when suspended under section 7.2 of these Standing Orders.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…9.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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On 26th January 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 3 and Section 7 of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

[spoiler=Amendment]SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or atbefore the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 4896-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3-. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.34. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.4-. The newly elected Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost, and who may assume the Provost’s duties temporarily if the Provost is absent for more than 48 hours for any reason.
…3.4.1-. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until the end of a session of the Magisteriuma new Provost is elected.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE AND OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1-. If both the Provost and Deputy Provost have resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 2448 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA) or Leave of Duties (LOD), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving member of the MagisteriumDeputy shall assume the Provost’s duties temporarilypro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another Provost is selected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. Upon suchIf a Magister seconds the motion: color=#ff0000,[/color] the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties; (2). after a Magister seconding the motion, the.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or Interim Provosta representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote for to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
…1.1.4. Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form.
…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3-. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4- Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5- Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1- Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.4-. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.4.1-. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2- Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3- A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1- The prescribed voting period ends;
…4.3.2- The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4- A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1- Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2- The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3- This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5- When a vote has concluded, the Provost shall then proceed as provided by the Concordat, according to the type of vote.
…4.6- Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.7- Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1- In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2- To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1 Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1- A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2- The Foreign Affairs Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1- The Foreign Affairs Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2- The Delegate and any minister(s) he/she designates will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3- The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4- The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5- The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1-. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 48 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA) or Leave of Duties (LOD), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…9.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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On 31st March 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to All Sections of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

[spoiler=“First Amendment on this day”]SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.;
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified. WA Nations who are involved in a foreign military can remain classified but must supply which foreign military they are apart of.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers.;
…1.1.4. Complete an official Public Official Disclosure Form.
…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion.
…2.5. Should the sponsor(s) of a Bill resign, become inactive via Leave of Absence or Duties, or otherwise become inactive for a period longer than 21 days; the Provost shall be legally regarded as a sponsor.
…2.65. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.76. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations areis to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3-. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.4-. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.4.1-. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1.- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2.- Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3.- A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1.- The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2.- The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4.- A motion shall pass if:
…4.4.1.- Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it,; and;
…4.4.2.- The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3.- This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5.- When a vote has passedconcluded, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then: proceed as provided by the Concordat, according to the type of vote.
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such, or;
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.76.- Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.87.- Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence or Duties during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1.- In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2.- To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1.- A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2.- The Foreign PolicyAffairs Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1.- The Foreign PolicyAffairs Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2.- The Delegate and any minister(s) theyhe/she designates will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3.- The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4.- The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5.- The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1-. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 7248 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA) or Leave of Duties (LOD), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Official Disclosure Form.;
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. CARETAKING
…9.1. Threads that have been voted on, tabled or abandoned past two months (60 days) shall be locked.
…9.1.1. The Provost or Deputy Provost is required to request a Moderator from the Help Desk to lock threads, unless they themselves are Moderator.
…9.1.2. Any Magister may request to the Provost or Deputy Provost that a thread be unlocked for a specified reason. It then falls under the responsibility of the Provost or Deputy Provost to follow the same procedure in 9.1.1. for unlocking a thread.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS

…109.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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Again, on 31st March 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section III of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

[spoiler=“Second Amendment this day”]SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3-. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4- Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5- Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1- Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.45. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.45.1-. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified. WA Nations who are involved in a foreign military can remain classified but must supply which foreign military they are apart of.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers.
…1.1.4. Complete an official Public Disclosure Form.
…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion.
…2.5. Should the sponsor(s) of a Bill resign, become inactive via Leave of Absence or Duties, or otherwise become inactive for a period longer than 21 days; the Provost shall be legally regarded as a sponsor.
…2.6. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.7. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations are to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4. Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a vote has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such, or;
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence or Duties during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA) or Leave of Duties (LOD), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. CARETAKING
…9.1. Threads that have been voted on, tabled or abandoned past two months (60 days) shall be locked.
…9.1.1. The Provost or Deputy Provost is required to request a Moderator from the Help Desk to lock threads, unless they themselves are Moderator.
…9.1.2. Any Magister may request to the Provost or Deputy Provost that a thread be unlocked for a specified reason. It then falls under the responsibility of the Provost or Deputy Provost to follow the same procedure in 9.1.1. for unlocking a thread.

SECTION X. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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On 29th April 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Sections I, II, III, IV, VII and IX of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, which reads as follows:

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Amendment to sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9 of the SOM (Palm Sunday Amendment)

The Magisterium enacts as follows:

1. Subsection 1.1.2. of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium (“SOM”) shall be replaced as follows: “…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If on a military operation, only the resident Nation and the involved military must be supplied.”.

2. (a) Subsection 2.5 of the SOM shall be removed. Section 2.4 of the SOM shall be supplemented as follows: “The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.”. 
    (b) All subsections thereafter shall be renumbered accordingly.
   

3. In subsection 3.2 of the SOM, “are” shall be replaced by “is”.
   

4. Subsection 3.4.1 shall be replaced as follows: “........3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.”.
   

5. In subsection 4.5 of the SOM, “vote” shall be replaced by “Bill”.
   

6. In subsection 4.5.1 of the SOM, “, or;” shall be replaced by “.”.
   

7. In subsections 4.8 and 7.1 of the SOM, "or Leave of Duties (LOD)" and "or Duties" respectively shall be removed.
   

8. (a) Section 9 of the SOM shall be removed.
   (b) A new subsection 4.9 shall be added to the SOM:
   “…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
   …4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
   …4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.”.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister, and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost.
…3.2.4. Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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On July 3rd, 2021, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section III of its Standing Orders. The amendment reads as follows:

[spoiler=Amendment]…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister., and said nomination must be seconded by a third Magister to be official.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…….3.2.3 A Magister may decline nomination for the position of Provost. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Upon accepting their nomination or receiving a second on their self-nomination, a Magister may create a campaign thread, in which all campaigning for that individual must be contained. Only candidates may create campaigning threads. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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[Zukchiva]

The Magisterium voted to amend its Standing Orders on July 23rd, 2021. The amendment reads as follows.

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The following was added after Section 7.2:

[quote]
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.[/quote]

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[spoiler=“SOM as Amended”][center]Standing Orders of the Magisterium[/center]

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
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[Zukchiva]

The Magisterium voted to amend the Standing Orders on February 27th, 2022. The Amendment is as follows:

[spoiler=Spoiler:Amendment]SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS

…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.
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[spoiler=“Spoiler:SOM as Amended”]Standing Orders of the Magisterium

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.
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[Zukchiva]

The Magisterium voted to amend the Standing Orders on June 21st, 2021. This has not been written into the laws for some reason, but from what I checked the amendment doesn’t affect any other amendments. The Amendment is as follows:

@original text

…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.

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…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their citizenship nation in the same post.

Standing Orders of the Magisterium

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their citizenship nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.

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The Magisterium voted to amend the Standing Orders on March 28th, 2022. The Amendment is as follows:
[spoiler=Amendment]…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.
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Standing Orders of the Magisterium

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their citizenship nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.
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An Amendment to Section 1 of the Standing Orders was approved by the Magisterium on April 20th, 2022.
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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS

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…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army to be a member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant has no WA nation in TEP does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2.1, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.

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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army to be a member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2.1, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.[/quote]

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An Amendment to Section 8 of the Standing Orders was approved by the Magisterium on May 19th, 2022.

[spoiler=Amendment]…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.2.2- the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other;
…8.2.3- the Magister was accepted under Section 1.2.1 of these Orders but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier and/or following EPSA orders.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per 8.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium of the reason for their WA nation having been moved outside TEP.
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[spoiler=Standing Orders of the Magisterium as Amended]

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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army to be a member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2.1, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.2.3- the Magister was accepted under Section 1.2.1 of these Orders but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier and/or following EPSA orders.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per 8.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium of the reason for their WA nation having been moved outside TEP.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.[/quote]

[CyberiumShadow]

An Amendment to Section 1 of the Standing Orders was approved by the Magisterium on December 12th, 2022.

@Amendment

…1.2. The Provost shall verify whether all all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.

@Standing Orders of the Magisterium as Amended

Standing Orders of the Magisterium

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident Nation and, if applicable, their WA nation. If 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. The Provost shall verify whether all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.
…1.2.1. If the applicant has their WA nation in TEP, or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army to be a member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.2. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2.1, The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.3. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East Pacific or abroad.
…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.
…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through three different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East Pacific.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall be placed before the voters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.3. The Citizen that introduced a Bill shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’s sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days.
…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.
…2.6. Should a passed bill be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum 72-hour discussion period 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 Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. Nominated Magisters must explicitly accept their nominations, if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask questions of candidates within each candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any exercise of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS
…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.
…6.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.
…6.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…6.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…6.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……6.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…6.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…7.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…7.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…7.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall assume the Provost’s duties.
…7.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…7.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a special Provost election shall immediately follow.
…7.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…7.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……7.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence, or;
…8.2.2. the Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.2.3- the Magister was accepted under Section 1.2.1 of these Orders but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier and/or following EPSA orders.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per 8.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium of the reason for their WA nation having been moved outside TEP.
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.
…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.

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The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 56th Magisterium on Friday, March 31, 2023 2:55 PM UTC.

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SECTION IV. VOTING
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…4.2. Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their TEP nation and, if applicable, their WA nation in the same post.
Voting is conducted as per the following procedure:
…4.2.1 Magisters shall submit a vote via poll in the designated voting thread;
…4.2.2 Should a Magister be unable to submit the poll, they may submit a vote in the designated voting thread as a reply.
…4.2.3 Should a Magister submit a vote via both poll and reply, only the poll vote will be considered.
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SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
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…8.4.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Section 4.2.
…8.4.32. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
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The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 57th Magisterium on Monday, May 1, 2023 1:45 AM UTC.

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Standing Orders of the Magisterium

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SECTION IV. VOTING

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…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.

…4.5.3. Close the voting thread with a written post detailing each Magister’s vote. Such post shall include, when possible, an image of the final poll results.

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…4.10. A voting record from each Magisterium shall be publicly available in a forum thread.

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The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 57th Magisterium on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 3:00 PM UTC.

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SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant” hereinafter) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated locationthread in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their resident NCitizenship nation and, if applicable, their World Assembly (“WA”) nation. If an applicant is on a military operation, only the resident NCitizenship 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. The Provost shall verify whether all conditions described in Section 1.1. of these Standing Orders have been met.

…1.2.1. 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 Eastern Pacific Sovereign ArmyEPSA and meets the conditions outlined in 1.1, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.2.23. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2.1but meets the conditions outlined in the subsections of 1.1, Tthe Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.34. The Provost may deny applications of applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts, in The East PacificTEP or abroad.

…1.4. Applicants who are denied acceptance may appeal the Provost’s decision to the Conclave.

…1.5. The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to admit the applicant to the Magisterium.

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through threefour different kinds of bills:
…2.1.1. A “Legislative Proposal,” (also, “Proposal”) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of the East PacificTEP or an amendment thereof.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution,” defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” (also, “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon enactmentpassing a Magisterial vote, shall be placed before the Registered Vvoters of The East Pacific in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.

…2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment,” defined as a bill that will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.

…2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate on regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may or introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”). Only Magisters may start a debate on or propose a Standing Orders Amendment.
…2.3. The Citizen 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 Citizens as sponsors.
…2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill or Standing Orders Amendment to vote at any time during debate. A Magister who is not one of the bill’sa sponsors must second that motion. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent as outlined in 4.8, or inactive longer than 21 days within the Bill’s thread.

…2.5. The same procedure governing periods of debate as outlined in sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 shall be used for a nomination by the position of the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion which may not be presented to the Magisterium in the form of a Bill.

…2.5. 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.

…2.6. Should a passed bBill that has passed the Magisterium vote be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a prescribed minimum of 72-hour discussion period 3 days before one of the bBill’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 bBill’s sponsors before it can be returned to vote in accordance with Section IV, clauses 4.1 through 4.3.2 of the SOM.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (on the last days of March 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2. A 96-hour4 day period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. If a Magister was not self-Nnominated, Magistersthey must explicitly accept their nominations if they didn’t self nominate, within the 96 hour nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Only oOfficially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any citizen may ask a candidate questions of candidates within eachwithin the candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 96-hour4 day period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 72 hours3 days. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 72-hour3 day vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 72 hours3 days.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost, or until a new Provost is elected.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of 168 hours (seven days) on the proposal.
…4.2. Voting is conducted as per the following procedure:
…4.2.1 Magisters shall submit a vote via poll or a reply if they are unable to vote via poll in the designated voting thread;.

…4.2.2 Should a Magister be unable to submit the poll, they may submit a vote in the designated voting thread as a reply.

…4.2.32 Should a Magister submit a vote via both poll and reply, only the poll vote will be considered.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if:
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.5.3. Close the voting thread with a written post detailing each Magister’s vote. Such post shall include, when possible, an image of the final poll results.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” (herein “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The (Deputy) Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the (Deputy) Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister
…4.10. A voting record from each Magisterium shall be publicly available in a forum thread.

SECTION V. QUORUM
…5.1. In order for any vote to of the Magisterium’s powers, a quorum must be shown to exist. If the quorum is not achieved, the vote is considered ineffective and may not be acted upon.
…5.2. To achieve quorum, at least 1/2 of eligible Magisters must have made their presence known during a vote, by providing their vote or abstention.
…5.2.1. Quorum does not account for any suspended Magisters at the time of the vote’s closing.

SECTION VI. CLOSED SESSIONS

…5.1. A Magister may motion a matter to be considered in a closed session. If the motion is seconded and a majority of votes on the motion are in favor, the matter will be considered in a closed session.

…6.1. A Magister may move that a matter be considered in closed session, and if the motion is seconded and a majority of votes are in favour of doing so, the Magisterium shall consider that matter in closed session.

…6.5.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a committee of the whole Magisterium and it shall meet in closed session.

…5.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a meeting of the Magisterium to discuss matters of treaty and war, and it shall meet in closed session.

…65.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…65.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be ex officio members of the committee without voting privileges.
…65.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote as outlined in Section 6.1.
……65.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.
…65.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.

SECTION VII. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…76.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 72 hours3 days without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…76.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…76.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties.
…76.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…76.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties pro tempore and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a sSpecial Provost eElection shall immediately follow.
…76.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is removed from suspension unsuspended. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…76.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections, as written in Section III of these Standing Orders.
……76.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then the Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…87.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week, or 168 hours, to confirm their activity:
…87.1.1. Any Magister not responding to such a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…87.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…87.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…87.2.1. tThe Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence,; or;
…87.2.2. tThe Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other.; or
…87.2.3-. tThe Magister was accepted under Section 1.2.1 of these Orders but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier and/or following EPSA orders.
…87.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity, and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per 87.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium of the reason forwhy their WA nation having beenwas moved outside TEP.
…87.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be publishedannounced by the Provost, if:
…87.4.1. tThe Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form.; or
…87.4.2. tThe Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…87.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS
…10.1. The Standing Orders shall be amended by a majority vote of Magisters, following the same procedure as a Bill.
…10.2. Amendments to the Standing Orders may only be proposed by Magisters.

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The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 58th Magisterium on 2023-09-14T01:53:00Z.

Standing Orders of the Magisterium

SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS

…1.1. A Citizen Resident 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 Citizenship Resident nation and, if applicable, their World Assembly (“WA”) nation. If an applicant is on a military operation, only the Citizenship Resident nation and the involved military must be supplied.

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SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

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…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” ( “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon passing a Magisterial vote, shall be placed before the Registered Voters Citizens in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.

…2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment,” defined as a bill that will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.

…2.2. Any Citizen 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 Amendment.

…2.3. The Citizen 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 Citizen Residents as sponsors.

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SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST

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…3.2.5. Any Citizen Resident may ask a candidate questions within the candidate’s respective campaign thread.

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…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizen Residents for a period of 3 days.

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The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 59th Magisterium on 2023-10-13T13:00:00Z.

Standing Orders of the Magisterium

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SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST

…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (on the last days of March, June, September, and December), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.

…3.1.2. An individual who is running for election as Provost may not organize the election.

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 60th Magisterium on Sunday, February 11, 2024 5:56 PM.

SECTION V. CLOSED SESSIONS

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…5.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting, including the general subject of the meeting.

…5.2.5. The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session.

…5.3. Votes on Closed Session discussions shall be public, including the full text of the motion being voted upon.

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 60th Magisterium on Thursday, February 15, 2024 1:40 AM.

…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.

…1.45. The Provost may deny applicants convicted of any crime and applicants who have committed subversive acts in TEP or abroad.

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…2.4.1. Should a motioned Bill fail to be seconded within 48 hours, the Bill shall return to being debated. The Sponsor(s) 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.

…2.56. 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.

…2.67. 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 .

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SECTION VII. CHANGE OF WA STATUS

…7.1. Magisters may petition the Provost to change the WA status of their membership within the Magisterium.
…7.1.1. Magisters accepted under Section 1.2 may convert to Non-WA status subject to a vote as outlined in Section 1.3.
…7.1.2. Magisters accepted under Section 1.3 may convert to WA status provided that the requirements of Section 1.2 are met by the petitioner.

…7.2 A Magister may not invoke Section VII more than once per legislative session.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…78.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week to confirm their activity
…78.1.1. Any Magister not responding to a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…78.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.

…78.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…78.2.1. The Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence; or
…78.2.2. The Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least two successive votes initiated at least seven days apart from each other; or In the previous calendar month, with at least two votes conducted, The Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least half of all votes; or
…78.2.3. The Magister was accepted under Section 1.2. but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier or following EPSA orders.

…78.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per Section 78.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium why their WA nation was moved outside TEP.

…78.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be announced by the Provost, if:
…78.4.1. The Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form; or
…78.4.2. The Magister has no resident TEP nation.

…78.5. A Magister may resign at any time.

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