National Assembly of Aerla
| National Assembly Nasonal Asemblë | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Type |
Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 1710 AN |
| Leadership | |
President of Aerla |
|
Speaker of the Assembly |
Joesph Bellerose, (Aerlan Democratic Party) |
Assembly Minority Leader |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 121 Seats |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election |
1760 AN |
Next election |
1765 AN |
| Meeting place | |
The National Assembly of Aerla (Commonspeak: Nasonal Asemblë ov Ayrle) is the unicameral legislature of Aerla. It meets in the National Assembly Building, located in downtown Noursala.
The Assembly is composed of members (referred to as Assemblymen for Men, Assemblywoman for Women, or Assembly Member for non-binary members) who are elected by a first-past-the-post voting system. The Assembly currently elects 121 seats (one for each Parish), but held 110 seats prior to the 1760 election.
Constitutional Basis
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Aerla is solely dedicated to the establishment and basic outlining principles of the National Assembly. Chapter IV, Article 1 states "The National Assembly shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and under the common law, exercise political powers on behalf of the citizenry of the Republic."
During the drafting of the Constitution, the construction of the National Assembly was heavily based off that of the Federal Assembly of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Original drafts of the Assembly included an upper house, however this was scraped due to the relevantly low population of the nation at the time of independence.
Officers and Organization
Assembly Rules
The National Assembly is governed by both the powers granted to it in the Constitution and through the Rules of the National Assembly. These rules govern procedure, conduct, and organization of the chamber. The Rules of the National Assembly must be adopted by a 2/3 majority vote at the beginning of each Assembly term.
Presiding Officers
The Assembly is chaired by the Speaker of the Assembly, who is an Assembly Member chosen by a majority vote of the body. This typically results in the Speaker being from the party that controls the Assembly at that time. Speakers may be removed from their position with a two-thirds vote of no-confidence. If the Speaker is unable to attend to their duties, they are expected to designate a Speaker Pro Tempor to act in their stead.
Clerks and Administrative Officers
The Clerk of the Assembly is the official record keeper of the National Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Their primary tasks are certifying the passage of bills, affixing the seal of the House on all formal documents, and transmitting the final approved bills to the President. They are assisted by additional clerks, such as the Journal Clerk (in charge of tallying the Assembly's minutes), the Tally Clerk (in charge of operating the Assembly's electronic voting system), the Reading Clerk (in charge of reading official communiques from the President and other government bodies), the Enrolling Clerk (who prepares passed bills for transmittal to the President), and the Publishing Clerk (in charge of preparing information for publishing in the Aerlan Register).
Official Reporters
Official government reports are responsible for keeping track of activity on the Assembly floor and receiving text for the Aerlan Register, the official journal of the Aerlan government.
Committees
History
The National Assembly first convened in 1710 AN, being preceded by Provisional Assembly of Delegates that drafted the Constitution of Aerla. The Assembly originally convened in the Durran House, which was a manor owned by an early Assemblyman named Carmine Durran, who allowed its use by the Assembly until a permanent home could be found for the body. The manor featured a large open northern wing, which was used as the chamber for the assembly, with the rest of rooms in the manor used as conference rooms or as offices for the Speaker and other Assembly personnel.
The National Assembly moved to it's current home, the National Assembly Building, in 1720 AN.
