Standing Orders of the Magisterium

[Zukchiva]

On April 25th, the Magisterium approved modifications to Section VIII of the Standing Orders intended to provide protections for EPSA members. Details below:

[quote=“Current Orders”]…8.4- A Magister shall be suspended upon notice by the Provost or Compliance Officer if their resident TEP nation is not a WA member, which:
…8.4.1- Invalidates any vote cast by the suspended Magister during the suspension;
…8.4.2- Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister if WA membership of their TEP resident nation is not restored within 72 hours of notice or if the Magister has been suspended under this provision 8.4 within the preceding month and;
…8.4.3- Shall lapse automatically upon restoration of WA membership of the Magister’s resident TEP nation if this suspension has not resulted in automatic removal.
…8.5- A Magister may resign at any time. [/quote]

[quote=“Proposed Modifications”]…8.4- A Magister shall be suspended upon notice by the Provost or Compliance Officer if their resident TEP nation is not a WA member, which:
…8.4.1- Invalidates any vote cast by the suspended Magister during the suspension;
Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister if WA membership of their TEP resident nation is not restored within 72 hours of notice or if the Magister has been suspended under this provision 8.4 within the preceding month and;
…8.4.3- Shall lapse automatically upon restoration of WA membership of the Magister’s resident TEP nation if this suspension has not resulted in automatic removal.
…8.4.2- Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister if WA membership of their TEP resident nation is not restored within 72 hours of notice;
…8.4.3- Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister should they be suspended for a second time within the span of thirty days;
…8.4.4- Shall lapse automatically upon restoration of WA membership of the Magister’s resident TEP nation if this suspension has not resulted in automatic removal.

…8.5- No Magister-member of the EPSA in good standing should face unreasonable punishment under sections 8.4 in the course of their duties.
…8.5.1- The Delegate or Overseeing Officer of the EPSA may grant a Suspension Waiver for a Magister-member if the member was issued a suspension under section 8.4 while engaged in an EPSA-sponsored or sanctioned mission,
…8.5.2- The Provost may from time to time, request the Conclave to review the validity of Suspension Waivers for a member if there is cause to believe section 8.5.1 is being abused.

…8.65- A Magister may resign at any time. [/quote]

[Zukchiva]

On June 24th, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 2.2 of the Standing Orders which established a mandatory waiting period of 48 hours after a proposal thread is initiated before it may be legally motioned to vote. Details below:

@Current Language

…2.2- The Magisterium shall continue to debate that proposal until a Magister has motioned to vote and another Magister has seconded that motion.

@Amended Language

…2.2- The Magisterium shall continue to debate that proposal until a Magister has motioned to vote and another Magister has seconded that motion. Any such motion shall only be valid if 48 hours have passed after the bill, resolution, or amendment to the Concordat has been proposed.

[Zukchiva]

On July 30th, the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 8.3 of the Standing Orders which implements more stringent requirements on Magister activity. Details are shown below. Text in green indicates new wording whereas text in red conveys removed content.

[quote]…8.3- A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if any of when the following circumstances are met:
…8.3.1- the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than six four weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.3.2- the Magister has failed to vote or confirm attendance in three consecutive votes that have taken place at least seven days apart from each other over a three week period to begin on the post date of the first missed vote;
…8.3.3- the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.4- the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.[/quote]

[Zukchiva]

On July 18, 2019 the Magisterium approved a rewrite of SECTION I. ACCEPTANCE OF MAGISTERS

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SECTION I. ACCEPTANCE OF MAGISTERS

…1.1- Citizens wishing to become Magisters must do all of the following:
…1.1.1- Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;
…1.1.2- Be a Citizen of TEP for at least one month prior to application;
…1.1.3- Be a WA Member with their TEP resident nation;
…1.1.4- Supply the name of their resident WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified;
…1.1.5- Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form;
…1.1.6- Have posted at least 10 times in the TEP forum.
…1.2- Citizens wishing to become Magisters must have accomplished at least 3 of the following:
…1.2.1- Endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
…1.2.2- Comment on, or debate legislation in the Magisterium as a citizen three times;
…1.2.3- Complete a course, practicum, tenure or academic publication in The East Pacific University;
…1.2.4- Contribute to ‘TEP Evolved’ subforum five times;
…1.2.5- Join and contribute to an Executive ministry, service or agency, including the EPSA, evidenced by recognition of contribution by an Executive minister or, in case of EPSA, the General.
…1.3-The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the new Candidate-Magister will be accepted.
…1.4- Citizens who are denied acceptance into the Magisterium may appeal the decision and demand a referendum from all citizens of The East Pacific:
…1.4.1- The appellant must present a petition for Regional Referendum on Magister Acceptance to the Conclave, endorsed by at least 5 citizens;
…1.4.2- The petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will schedule a regional election;
…1.4.3- If elected by a majority vote of the citizens voting in the election, the appellant will be accepted into the Magisterium.

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[spoiler=“NEW STANDING ORDERS SECTION I”]
SECTION I. ACCEPTANCE OF MAGISTERS

1.1- Citizens wishing to become Magisters must do all of the following:
1.1.1- Be a Citizen of TEP;
1.1.2- Be a WA Member with their TEP resident nation;
1.1.3- Supply the name of their resident WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified;
1.1.4- Endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
1.1.5- Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form;
1.1.6- Make at least 3 on-topic opinion posts in the Magisterium debate forum as verified by the Provost;
1.1.7- Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;

1.2- It is recommended, but not required, that Citizens wishing to become Magisters do the following:
1.2.1- Complete a course, practicum, tenure or academic publication in The East Pacific University;
1.2.2- Join and contribute to an Executive ministry, service or agency, including EPSA, evidenced by recognition of contribution by an Executive Minister or the Delegate;
1.2.2.1- If an active Roleplayer, instead of 1.2.2, have a documented history of Role Play;
1.2.3- Post on the RMB at least three times;
1.2.4- Contribute to ‘TEP Evolved’ subforum at least three times;

1.3-The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether a new Magister will be accepted.

1.4- Citizens who are denied acceptance into the Magisterium may appeal the decision to the Conclave;
1.4.1- The appellant must present a petition on Magister Acceptance to the Conclave, listing their qualifications for the Magisterium and their reasons why they feel the original Magisterium vote should be declared invalid. The petition must be endorsed by at least 5 citizens;
1.4.2- The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to present the contents of the petition to the Magisterium and schedule a new election;
1.4.3- If elected by a majority vote of the Magisterium, the applicant will be accepted into the Magisterium.
1.4.4- There is no appeal of a second Magister election, however, the candidate can reapply in 30 days from the end of the second election.
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[Zukchiva]

On July 22, 2019 the Magisterium approved a rewrite of SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

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SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

…2.1- Any Magister may propose a bill, resolution, or amendment to the Concordat and the Magisterium shall debate that proposal immediately.
…2.2- The Magisterium shall continue to debate that proposal until a Magister has motioned to vote and another Magister has seconded that motion. Any such motion shall only be valid if 48 hours have passed after the bill, resolution, or amendment to the Concordat has been proposed.
…2.3- A Magister may motion to amend proposed legislation at any time during debate;
…2.3.1- If the author(s) of the legislation accept the amendment upon its proposal, in which case the legislation shall be amended as motioned without a vote;
…2.3.2- If that motion is not accepted by the author(s), yet receives a second, the Magisterium shall vote on the amendment for not less than 72 and not more than 96 hours;
…2.3.3- Were the motion to receive majority support, the legislation shall stand amended as motioned.
…2.4- The same procedure shall be used for nominations by the Delegate as well as motions to overrule a Delegate’s veto.
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[spoiler=“NEW STANDING ORDERS SECTION II”]
SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

…2.1- Any Magister may propose a bill, resolution, or amendment to the Concordat and the Magisterium shall debate that proposal immediately.
…2.2- Any Magister may motion to amend proposed legislation at any time during debate;
…2.2.1- If the author(s) of the legislation accepts the amendment they are required to post the amended proposal in the debate thread, which will then be considered the current proposal;
…2.2.2- If the author(s) of the legislation does not accept the amendment, yet the amendment receives a second, the Magisterium shall vote on the amendment;
…2.2.2.1- The voting period on the amendment shall begin immediately and last for a period of 72 hours or until all eligible Magisters have voted;
…2.2.2.2- If the vote on the amendment receives majority support, the legislation shall stand amended as motioned and the authors shall be required to post the amended proposal in the debate thread, which will then be considered the current proposal;
…2.3- The Magisterium shall continue to debate that proposal until any Magister has motioned to vote and any other Magister has seconded that motion. Any such motion shall only be valid if 48 hours have passed after the bill or resolution has been proposed.
…2.4- The same procedure shall be used for nominations by the Delegate as well as motions to overrule a Delegate’s veto.

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[Zukchiva]

Please note: this is a record of past standing orders. The first post of this thread contains the current standing orders.

[spoiler=Spoiler][center]Standing Orders of the Magisterium[/center]

SECTION I. ACCEPTANCE OF MAGISTERS

…1.1- Citizens wishing to become Magisters must do all of the following:
…1.1.1- Be a Citizen of TEP;
…1.1.2- Be a WA Member with their TEP resident nation;
…1.1.3- Supply the name of their resident WA nation, except if their WA nation is involved in EPSA, in which case it may remain classified;
…1.1.4- Endorse the Delegate and all Viziers;
…1.1.5- Complete a Public Official Disclosure Form;
…1.1.6- Make at least 3 on-topic opinion posts in the Magisterium debate forum as verified by the Provost;
…1.1.7- Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate designated location in the Magisterium sub-forum;

…1.2- It is recommended, but not required, that Citizens wishing to become Magisters do the following:
…1.2.1- Complete a course, practicum, tenure or academic publication in The East Pacific University;
…1.2.2- Join and contribute to an Executive ministry, service or agency, including EPSA, evidenced by recognition of contribution by an Executive Minister or the Delegate;
…1.2.2.1- If an active Roleplayer, instead of 1.2.2, have a documented history of Role Play;
…1.2.3- Post on the RMB at least three times;
…1.2.4- Contribute to ‘TEP Evolved’ subforum at least three times;

…1.3-The Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether a new Magister will be accepted;

…1.4- Citizens who are denied acceptance into the Magisterium may appeal the decision to the Conclave;
…1.4.1- The appellant must present a petition on Magister Acceptance to the Conclave, listing their qualifications for the Magisterium and their reasons why they feel the original Magisterium vote should be declared invalid. The petition must be endorsed by at least 5 citizens;
…1.4.2- The contents of the petition will be reviewed by the Conclave and if valid, the Conclave will instruct the Provost to present the contents of the petition to the Magisterium and schedule a new election;
…1.4.3- If elected by a majority vote of the Magisterium, the applicant will be accepted into the Magisterium;
…1.4.4- There is no appeal of a second Magister election, however, the candidate can reapply in 30 days from the end of the second election;

SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

…2.1- Any Magister may propose a bill, resolution, or amendment to the Concordat and the Magisterium shall debate that proposal immediately.
…2.2- Any Magister may motion to amend proposed legislation at any time during debate;
…2.2.1- If the author(s) of the legislation accepts the amendment they are required to post the amended proposal in the debate thread, which will then be considered the current proposal;
…2.2.2- If the author(s) of the legislation does not accept the amendment, yet the amendment receives a second, the Magisterium shall vote on the amendment;
…2.2.2.1- The voting period on the amendment shall begin immediately and last for a period of 72 hours or until all eligible Magisters have voted;
…2.2.2.2- If the vote on the amendment receives majority support, the legislation shall stand amended as motioned and the authors shall be required to post the amended proposal in the debate thread, which will then be considered the current proposal;
…2.3- The Magisterium shall continue to debate that proposal until any Magister has motioned to vote and any other Magister has seconded that motion. Any such motion shall only be valid if 48 hours have passed after the bill or resolution has been proposed.
…2.4- The same procedure shall be used for nominations by the Delegate as well as motions to overrule a Delegate’s veto.

SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST

…3.1- The Magisterium shall immediately act to appoint a Provost from among its members;
…3.1.1- An election is to be held whenever the position is vacant or at the end of the Provost’s three-month term (March, June, September, and December); to be orchestrated by the previous Provost, the Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.2- When the position has become vacant, a 48-hour period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1- Any Magister may nominate any other Magister. Another Magister other than the nominee must second that nomination before it is 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- The Magisterium shall then vote for a period of 72 hours and the candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.3.1- Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, all Magisters who previously abstained must cast a vote in favor of a candidate;
…3.3.2- If a tie persists after forced voting, a runoff election between the tied candidates shall be held for a period of 72 hours with the candidate receiving the most votes declared the winner.
…3.3.3 If a tie persists after the runoff election, the vote is opened to all citizens for a period of 24 hours;
…3.3.4- If a tie exists after the citizen’s vote, the Magisterium may conduct a random selection which grants each tied candidate equal chances.
…3.4- The newly elected Provost shall immediately name a Magister as Deputy Provost, who can assist the Provost in conducting their duties upon the request of the Provost and who shall assume the Provost’s duties temporarily in the case the Provost is absent for more than 48 hours for any reason.

SECTION IV. VOTING

…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.3, 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 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 favor 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 AND UNANIMOUS CONSENT

…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.
…5.3- In the case of a vote under section 8 to remove a Magister for inactivity, any Magister who has not logged into their forum account for more than 72 hours may be excluded for the purposes of determining if a quorum exists for that vote.
…5.4- Where a Magister has made a motion on any procedural matter or suspension of procedural rules for the purposes of expediting the conduct of the Magisterium’s business, the Provost may then choose to proceed accordingly, provided there is no objection within 72 hours of the motion being made.
…5.5- Orders 4.1, 4.3, and 4.4 notwithstanding, where the Magisterium is in receipt of an Executive Nomination by the Delegate, a negative consensus voting period of ten days shall be held in which any Magister may object or move for a Section IV vote:
…5.5.1- Should no Magister object or motion for a Section IV vote, the nomination is to be considered accepted by unanimous vote.
…5.5.2- Executive Nominations for Viziers shall be excepted from this procedure.
…5.6- Under no circumstances shall this procedure of unanimous consent be used to pass legislation or exercise any of the Magisterium’s powers beyond consideration of Executive Nominations.

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 always 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.
…6.2.4- 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 72 hours:
…7.1.1- The current active, and longest serving, member of the Magisterium shall assume the Provost’s duties temporarily;
…7.1.2- Said member will be recognized as an “Interim Provost” and carry the duties of the Provost until another Provost is selected.
…7.2- Any Magister may move for the removal of the Provost and upon a Magister seconding this motion, the Deputy Provost shall officiate a vote of a period of 72 hours. The Provost may then be removed by majority vote.
…7.3- The Deputy Provost may be removed and replaced by the Provost at any time.

SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS

…8.1-The Provost may, from time to time, 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 may then be eligible to be suspended or removed by a majority vote of the active Magisters.
…8.2- A Magister may be immediately suspended by the Provost and subject to removal by a majority vote of the active Magisters 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 that have taken place at least seven days apart from each other.
…8.3- A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if any of the following circumstances are met:
…8.3.1- the Magister has not logged into the forums for more than four weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence;
…8.3.2- the Magister has failed to vote or confirm attendance in three votes over a three week period to begin on the post date of the first missed vote;
…8.3.3- the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.4- the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.4- A Magister shall be suspended upon notice by the Provost or Compliance Officer if their resident TEP nation is not a WA member, which:
…8.4.1- Invalidates any vote cast by the suspended Magister during the suspension;
…8.4.2- Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister if WA membership of their TEP resident nation is not restored within 72 hours of notice;
…8.4.3- Shall result in the automatic removal of the Magister should they be suspended for a second time within the span of thirty days;
…8.4.4- Shall lapse automatically upon restoration of WA membership of the Magister’s resident TEP nation if this suspension has not resulted in automatic removal.
…8.5 - If a Magister is confirmed by the current Overseeing Officer or Delegate to be serving as an active member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, they are hereby exempt from the World Assembly membership status requirement for Magisters as detailed in Section 8.4.
…8.6- A Magister may resign at any time.

SECTION IX. AMENDMENTS

…9.1- The Standing Orders shall be amended in the same manner as a legislative proposal. Any alterations that conflict with past resolutions shall be remedied.
…9.2- The Standing Orders shall have any headings shown in bold, underlined all-capital text, with the “big” script, (Headings to be known as titles of sections with the numbers immediately preceding them).
…9.3- Any following Order under the Headings shall be removed from the margin by three (3) periods (to distinguish between orders), and shall be notified with the number of the Section and the number of the Order, in bold (example 5.3, being Section 5, Order 3):
…9.3.1- Every Order with no Provisions shall each end with a period “.”;
…9.3.2- Orders with Provisions shall end in a colon “:”, and each consecutive Provision to end with a semicolon “;”, the final Provision ending in a period “.”. The use of the period marks the end of the Order.
…9.4- Any order with necessary addenda shall be added in the form of ‘provisions’, and shall be notified as outlined in the above, but with an added number for the provision. This number may not be bolded, but additionally removed from the margin with seven (7) periods (example 5.3.2).
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Version up and until January 22n, 2020.

[Zukchiva]

On March 31, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section II of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. Any Citizen may start a debate, propose legislation, a resolution, or an amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.2. Any Magister may motion to amend a Bill at any time during debate. The sponsor shall accept or reject the proposed amendment. Upon acceptance, the sponsor shall post the amended Bill. 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.
…2.3. A Bill, or an amended Bill, shall be debated for a maximum of 14 days at most, at which time the Provost shall close the debate. The sponsor Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister must second that motion.
…2.4. The same procedure shall be used for a nomination by the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion.
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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, 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. Any Citizen may start a debate, propose legislation, a resolution, or an amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.2. 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.
…2.3. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister must second that motion.
…2.4. The same procedure shall be used for a nomination by the Delegate, the ratification of a treaty, or any other motion.

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 two (2) 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.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.3, 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.

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 always 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.
…6.2.4- 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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 May 7th, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section II of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]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.
…2.1.2.2. Any Citizen may start a debate regarding any such bill or any other topic, in which said Citizen may propose legislation, a resolution, or an amendment to the Concordat introduce a Legislative Proposal, Resolution, or Proposed Amendment to the Concordat (hereinafter “Bill”).
…2.2.2.3. 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.
…2.3.2.4. Any sponsor may motion the Bill to vote at any time during debate. A Magister must second that motion.
…2.4.2.5. 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.
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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, 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 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.

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 two (2) 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.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.3, 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.

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 always 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.
…6.2.4- 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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 May 9th, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section VI of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]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 always 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.
…6.2.45- The Magisterium may not ratify a treaty or declaration of war in a closed session of the committee.
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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, 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 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.

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 two (2) 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.

SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.3, 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.

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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 June 19th, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Sections 2 and 4 of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]

[quote]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.[/quote]

[quote]SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1- When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.3 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.[/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, 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 two (2) 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.

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.

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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 July 29th, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 5 of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]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.
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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, 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 two (2) 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.

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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 September 29th, 2020 the Magisterium approved an amendment to Section 3 of the Standing Orders:

[spoiler=Amendment]SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST

…3.4- The newly elected Provost shall appoint up to two (2) 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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[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, 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.
…8.2. 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. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be published by the Provost, if:
…8.3.1. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Official Disclosure Form;
…8.3.2. the Magister is found to have supplied falsified information about their resident or WA nation attached to a vote in accordance with Order 4.2.
…8.3.3. the Magister has no resident TEP nation.
…8.4. 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 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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[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, 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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[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, 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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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:

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

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…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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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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