I would like to discuss a change to our Copora to clear up althings and how they are conducted. Here is my rough draft proposal:
Section 3. THE ALTHING
1. The Althing is a public meeting open to all members of the Kingdom (or local land in the case of regular local Althings) in which issues are discussed and voted upon.
2. All votes of the Althing require a quorum of at least 51% of voting members.
3. Types of issues discussed and voted on by voting members include:
a. Revising and updating the Corpora with a 2/3 majority
b. Expenditures of the treasury, other than the 10% per month allowed to the Monarch and Prime Minister, with a simple majority.
c. Vote on approving the adoption and promotion of sponsored chapters with a simple majority
d. Vote to change the status of a sponsored land with a 2/3 majority
e. Vote on restoring the membership status of a terminated member with a 2/3 majority
4. Abstentions never count towards a vote outcome except to meet quorum.
5. An Althing shall be scheduled and held (“called”) on the first weekend of the month but may be canceled by the Monarch if no business is to be discussed.
a. Althing will be conducted using the website www.caamtgard.com forum under the subforum Althing, to maintain a history of events. A link to the current Althing discussion thread will be posted to the Westmarch facebook page immediately after the topic is created.
a. The Althing may not be canceled if a petition for impeachment is being presented.
b. The Althing can be rescheduled if it falls on a special event or holiday.
6. The Monarch or designated representative will create the monthly using a forum topic labeled for that specific month and year. topic 30 days prior to the first Tuesday of the month.
a. Anyone may post under the current Althing discussion topic until the Monday before the first Tuesday of the month at which point the Kingdom Monarch or designated representative will lock the thread.
7. The Kingdom Prime Minister or designated representative will call the vote using a separate forum topic labeled for that specific month and year.
b. Only local prime ministers or designated representatives will post voting results along with current membership information for their chapter.
c. The Kingdom Prime Minister or designated representative will close voting by locking the thread at midnight the Monday before the first Tuesday of the month. After that time, all votes not posted will count as non-attendance for quorum purposes.
8. Emergency Althings can be called by the Kingdom Monarch for purposes Kingdom purposes requiring immediate attention.
a. Forum topic should indicate that the Althing is an emergency Althing along with the date and year.
b. Requires at least 7 days discussion before the call to vote