Senate amends rules, approves simple majority for electing presiding officers
The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers.
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The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers.
The Rules and Business Committee of the Senate had proposed two-third majority in its report.
The upper chamber also retained a closed ballot system of voting for the election of the President of the Senate and the Deputy Senate President.
Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders has published the self-explanatory notice set out below notifying that its Committee on Standing Rules and
The Senate says it is working on plans to amend its Standing Rules, adopted in 2015.