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	Regional Belief Collective
	Article 63-Senate
63.1	The Senate
	All legislative powers of a regional collective of souls of One Heaven shall be vested in an Senate of representatives (Senators) which shall consist of all elected representatives from each Tribal Council in the country.
	The Senate shall be composed of 1000 senators, directly chosen by the faithful on Earth, the Blessed Saint and Directors of the Collective Board of Directors with each Senator having the power of one vote. Each senator shall be an ascended master.
	Senators shall be appointed for a term of sixty (60) years corresponding to the interposing cycle of fixed terms of Regional and Local Elections in Heaven every sixty (60) years.
63.1	Legislative power
	Vested by the Constitution, the Senate shall have the power to review all bills passed by Regional Executive and proposed as rules and official planning of the executive.
	The Senate shall also have the power to commission Regional Commissions of Investigation with the power to call any individual member within the region and any information located within One Heaven and the borders of the region to review.
63.1	3. Prefect of the Senate (Senate Prefect)
	Responsibility for good conduct and control of the senate and the scheduling of business within the chamber shall be vested in the Office of Prefect of the Senate (Senate Prefect).
	The Prefect of the Senate shall be an independent role, free from political party preferences. The candidate shall be elected by new senators themselves on the first day of sitting of Parliament following a National Election.
	2. Parliamentary sessions
	Excepting a national election year, every year there shall be four sessions of fixed days corresponding to equal divisions of the year whereby members of both houses of Parliament are summonsed to attend. The commencement of Senate sessions shall always correspond to the commencement of sessions for Congress.
	Each of these sessions shall be named for the season to which they correspond, namely Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring Session. A day within a session when members of both houses of Parliament are summonsed to sit in Parliament shall be called a Sitting Session Day.
	A day within a session when members of both houses of Parliament are not summonsed to sit in Parliament shall be called a Non-Sitting Session Day.
	3. National Election Year
	During a year in which a national election is to be called, the Parliament shall not sit for the Spring session. Instead the last session of Parliament before it is dissolved shall be the Winter session.
	4. Life of Parliament
	Parliament shall exist for a fixed period of sixty (60) years before being dissolved ahead of Regional Elections for a new Parliament.
	5. Dissolution of Parliament
	Regional Parliament shall be dissolved every sixty (60) years following that last day of the Session for the house of Parliament.
	6. Date of National Election
	The date of a national election shall always occur within the Spring months, allowing 40 days prior to the date of the election for the official campaign period.
	8. Quorum
	The minimum number of members (quorum) required to be present within the chamber of a House of Parliament to permit the full exercise of its powers shall be one third the total number of members of that house.
	Neither House of Parliament shall be permitted to undertake procedures that require a quorum if the total number of members in that House is not equal or greater to the quorum.
	9. Voting
	Voting in both houses of Parliament shall be by open vote expressed as either Yes or No to the proposition before the chamber.
	Voting shall always require a quorum and shall follow the standard procedures listed in this Constitution.
	Total votes shall be tallied as either Yes, or No to the proposition expressed by the Bill. A higher total number of Yes votes to No votes shall deem the Bill or proposition has been passed. A higher total number of No votes to Yes votes shall deem the Bill or proposition has been defeated.
	The record, attendance and vote of all members of both Houses of Parliament shall be recorded on the public record.
	3. Prefect of the Senate (Senate Prefect)
	Responsibility for good conduct and control of the senate and the scheduling of business within the chamber shall be vested in the Office of Prefect of the Senate (Senate Prefect).
	The Prefect of the Senate shall be an independent role, free from political party preferences. The candidate shall be elected by new senators themselves on the first day of sitting of Parliament following a National Election.
	4. Senate session length
	The total length of a Senate session shall be determined by the Senate Prefect and shall not be permitted to exceed 14 Sitting Session Days.
	5. Senate attendance
	The Senate Prefect shall be responsible for the issuing of summons to individual Senators for their attendance to Parliament.
	Excepting special leave granted by the Senate Prefect due to matters of national security, health or extended personal matters, all Senators shall be required to attend the Sitting Session Days as listed in the summons.
	Failure of a Senator to attend six (6) or more Session Sitting Days within one Session shall be deemed a failure to discharge the duties of their office and the Senate Prefect shall be responsible for immediately initiating an Senate Expulsion Motion or a Director Expulsion Motion should the Senator be a National Director.

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