{"id":263,"name":"Speaker of Council Amendment","summary":"Sponsor: u/ForsakenBuilder7061Cosponsor: u/Heavy\\_Stomach\\_7633Overview: I have found it necessary to lessen the burden of the Press Minister by relegating the Speaker role to the CouncilArti...","raw_contents":"Sponsor: u/ForsakenBuilder7061\r\n\r\nCosponsor: u/Heavy\\_Stomach\\_7633\r\n\r\nOverview: I have found it necessary to lessen the burden of the Press Minister by relegating the Speaker role to the Council\r\n\r\nArticle I: Responsibilities of the Speaker of Council\r\n\r\n\\- Article I.I: The Speaker shall have the duties of presiding over Council, introducing legislation and declaring its passage or veto to Council.\r\n\r\n\\- Article I.II: The Press Minister shall hold all other responsibilities give to the role, such as making transparency posts, hosting town halls, bill statuses, etc.\r\n\r\n\\- Article I.III: The Speaker Pro Tempore shall assume the responsibilities of the Speaker until a Speaker is elected. (See Articles II.IV & II.V)\r\n\r\nArticle II: Election of the Speaker\r\n\r\n\\- Article II.I: Only an incumbent member of Council may hold the role of Speaker.\r\n\r\n\\- Article II.II: Elections for Speaker shall be held within 72 hours of Council’s swearing in.\r\n\r\n\\- Article II.III: The Speaker shall be elected with a 50+1% majority using ranked choice voting. Councilmembers may rank two candidates on their ballot.\r\n\r\n\\- Article II.IV: A Speakership election may not be held until all Council seats are occupied.\r\n\r\n\\- Article II.V: In the case that Council seats are vacant with a vacant Speakership, the President shall appoint a member of Council as Speaker Pro Tempore until the Council vacancies are filled for the Speakership election to occur.\r\n\r\nArticle III: Enactment of the Amendment\r\n\r\n\\- Article III.I: This amendment shall be put into effect upon passage.","proposer":"Floyd B. Olson Fan","isPassed":0,"isConsidered":0,"isEnforced":0,"notes":"","isRepealed":0,"created_at":"2026-04-01 23:13:23","curratedText":"","isRejected":null,"isUnsure":null,"ogUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1s9zmq9/speaker_of_council_amendment","ogUser":"ForsakenBuilder7061","apUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1s9zmq9/speaker_of_council_amendment/","apUser":"","status":"Passed","ogCreatedUtc":1775082670,"billIdentifier":"20260401-5"}