Senate of the Lakes/Rules of Procedure

These are the rules of procedure for the Senate of the Lakes.

1. Presiding officer
   1. Presiding officer does not vote unless there is a tie.
   2. Presiding officer is Chancellor of the Order of the Holy Lakes.
   3. In the absence or recusal of the Chancellor, the Commander of the Order of the Holy Lakes presides.
   4. In the absence or recusal of both the Chancellor and the Commander, the most senior Senator presides.
      1. The longer a Senator has served in the Senate, the more senior the Senator is.
      2. If two senators have equal length of service, the older of them is the senior one.
2. Proposals
   1. Any Senator bring forth a proposal for the consideration of the Senate. A proposal is free to be debated at any time.
   2. For any vote, other than votes to amend proposal, a second Senator shall agree with the proposal [who is controlled by someone else than the first senator].
   3. Friendly amendments are encouraged. If not friendly, or if there are competing amendments, the Presiding Officer shall issue an order of procedure of voting on the proposal and its amendment(s).
   4. Voting shall last for at least 36 days [72 hours], unless all Senators have already voted or there is a majority of all Senators in favour or against the proposal, in which case voting may conclude earlier.