Standing Orders of the Magisterium

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

The Standing Orders of the Magisterium was amended by the 65th Magisterium of the East Pacific on 2025-06-11T20:10:00Z.

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The amendment reads as follows:

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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