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By custom, the Concilium Daoni meets in a single year-round session that is not formally adjourned until December 31st, and accordingly each term in office fully encompasses five legislative sessions. This practice began in the 19th century as a method to assert the independence of the chamber, as the [[Procurator]] and [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] are both empowered by law to call a session of the Daoni at any time. In practice, the Daoni meets on [[Culture_of_Urcea#Work_week|Tuesday through Thursday]] each week, with weeks when the budget is being considered lasting longer and into weekends, while weeks before vacations are typically shorter. Even during budget votes, the Daoni does not meet on Sundays by both custom and by a part of the [[Consolidated_Laws_of_HMCM%27s_Kingdom_and_State#List_of_chapters|legislative law]]. During days in which the Daoni does not meet, a single member of the Majority Party - usually a local [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolitan]] representative, if available - will "gavel in" a nominal session of the Daoni and immediately "gavel out". These nominal session days include the Daoni's vacation periods, which occur in the first two weeks of April, throughout all of August, and during the last two weeks of the year. | By custom, the Concilium Daoni meets in a single year-round session that is not formally adjourned until December 31st, and accordingly each term in office fully encompasses five legislative sessions. This practice began in the 19th century as a method to assert the independence of the chamber, as the [[Procurator]] and [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] are both empowered by law to call a session of the Daoni at any time. In practice, the Daoni meets on [[Culture_of_Urcea#Work_week|Tuesday through Thursday]] each week, with weeks when the budget is being considered lasting longer and into weekends, while weeks before vacations are typically shorter. Even during budget votes, the Daoni does not meet on Sundays by both custom and by a part of the [[Consolidated_Laws_of_HMCM%27s_Kingdom_and_State#List_of_chapters|legislative law]]. During days in which the Daoni does not meet, a single member of the Majority Party - usually a local [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolitan]] representative, if available - will "gavel in" a nominal session of the Daoni and immediately "gavel out". These nominal session days include the Daoni's vacation periods, which occur in the first two weeks of April, throughout all of August, and during the last two weeks of the year. | ||
Unlike some other legislative chambers abroad, the proceedings of the Concilium Daoni are largely strictly set forth, and accordingly procedural votes are a somewhat rarity with the exception of pro forma votes on {{wp|hostile amendment}}s, which are nearly always defeated by the majority party and are used by the minority party to make political statements. | |||
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