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The '''Common Council''' (also known as the [[Concilium Daoni]]) is a popularly elected body that serves as the lower chamber and primary house of the national legislature of the Apostolic Kingdom. Originally constituted as a meeting of the commons to approve or disapprove tax levies by the King, the Daoni has taken on broad legal powers in all policy areas. Members of the Daoni are called [[Delegate (Urcea)|Delegates]], and the members are organized into party conferences, with each party having its own leader. Though the [[Procurator]] is the legal and nominal presiding officer of the Council, Constitutional precedent calls for the election of a Temporary President. Since the middle of the 19th century, the Temporary President has served in the role of Chancellor of the Royal Treasury and has had the ability to nominate the members of the Purpaidá, giving rise to the office of '''[[Chancellor and Temporary President]]''', who serves as the head of the legislative branch. The Chancellor and Temporary President also usually serves as leader of their party, and as a consequence, typically holds the title of Majority Leader of the Concilium Daoni. The leader of the largest minority party serves as Leader of His Most Christian Majesty's Loyal Opposition. | The '''Common Council''' (also known as the [[Concilium Daoni]]) is a popularly elected body that serves as the lower chamber and primary house of the national legislature of the Apostolic Kingdom. Originally constituted as a meeting of the commons to approve or disapprove tax levies by the King, the Daoni has taken on broad legal powers in all policy areas. Members of the Daoni are called [[Delegate (Urcea)|Delegates]], and the members are organized into party conferences, with each party having its own leader. Though the [[Procurator]] is the legal and nominal presiding officer of the Council, Constitutional precedent calls for the election of a Temporary President. Since the middle of the 19th century, the Temporary President has served in the role of Chancellor of the Royal Treasury and has had the ability to nominate the members of the Purpaidá, giving rise to the office of '''[[Chancellor and Temporary President]]''', who serves as the head of the legislative branch. The Chancellor and Temporary President also usually serves as leader of their party, and as a consequence, typically holds the title of Majority Leader of the Concilium Daoni. The leader of the largest minority party serves as Leader of His Most Christian Majesty's Loyal Opposition. | ||
Like the Procurator, elections for Delegate are held every five years on the first Tuesday in November, and new sessions of the Concilium Daoni begin on the first of January following the date of the election and last for five years. Election districts, called Delegations, are single-member and first-past-the-post, and boundaries of each Delegation are determined decenially following each decade's census. The number of Delegations has been set at 500 since the [[Great War]]. | Like the Procurator, elections for Delegate are held every five years on the first Tuesday in November, and new sessions of the Concilium Daoni begin on the first of January following the date of the election and last for five years. Election districts, called Delegations, are single-member and first-past-the-post, and boundaries of each Delegation are determined decenially following each decade's census. The number of Delegations has been set at 500 since the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
The Concilium Daoni is organized into committees corresponding to the different [[Concilium Purpaidá]] ministries, with each minister also serving as Chair of the respective committee they are Minister of. Each committee also has a ranking minority member from the largest minority party, and the role of ranking member doubles as shadow minister. Given the workload of serving as head of a Ministry, Ministers very rarely get involved on a more than superficial level in the affairs of their respective committees, with staff or other Delegates doing much of the work. | The Concilium Daoni is organized into committees corresponding to the different [[Concilium Purpaidá]] ministries, with each minister also serving as Chair of the respective committee they are Minister of. Each committee also has a ranking minority member from the largest minority party, and the role of ranking member doubles as shadow minister. Given the workload of serving as head of a Ministry, Ministers very rarely get involved on a more than superficial level in the affairs of their respective committees, with staff or other Delegates doing much of the work. | ||