Speaker of Parliament

The Speakers of Parliament are essential officials that run legislative sessions of the Parliament of /int/.

Rules & Responsibilities

 * Start and maintain parliament threads that they are the speaker for
 * Calling for and recording votes on bills presented to the floor
 * Introduce bills from the docket during official sessions in any preferred order
 * Keeping discussion on track during official sessions they preside over
 * Determine the time of sessions on the speakers designated days, and make sure the time is up to date at least 24 hours ahead of said time

Powers

 * Can table bills, delaying further discussion and voting, until the next session at their discretion
 * In the case of a tie the speaker will cast a tiebreaking vote, speakers cannot vote at any other time
 * Can determine which bills will be voted on during the session they run

Elections

 * Elections for speaker will take place every two weeks, the same applies to deputies
 * The first election will take place once Parliament is 1/3 full

Terms

 * Unlimited two-week terms

Deputies

 * The Deputy takes over for the speaker when the speaker is absent or designates the deputy take over ahead of time