Part III. Questions about the Law and Its Enforcement in Our Voivodeship
Question 18: How does the lawmaking process in our Voivodeship look like?
18.1 In the case of Voivodeship Resolutions, a group of Voivodeship Representatives representing not less than 15% of the full composition of the Diet, the Voivodeship Council of Ministers or a group of citizens of our Voivodeship shall be entitled to introduce bills. Bills are introduced by posting them, along with a statement of reasons, in an appropriate tab of demokracja.gov.pl portal.
18.2 The Diet considers bills in the process of Civil Dialogue, unless the bill has been directed to a fast-track legislative path in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Diet and the Presidium of the Voivodeship Senate. Civil Dialogue takes place in two phases: consultative and legislative. During the consultation phase, anyone, including Voivodeship Representatives and Voivodeship Senators, may submit public and non-anonymous amendments and comments to the bill. The bill placed on demokracja.gov.pl, as well as its individual provisions, are also subject to public and anonymous evaluation expressed in the form of stars awarded by citizens in two categories: “understandable provision” and “good solution.” During the legislative phase, the applicant or the committee of the Diet takes into account or does not take into account the submitted comments and amendments. If significant changes are made to the design, the process is repeated, organizing the next consultation phase, until the next consultation phase no longer results in significant changes to the design. At this point the project is put to an electronic vote by the Diet.
18.3 Adoption of a draft Voivodeship resolution by the Diet is recorded on demokracja.gov.pl, using distributed, decentralized, shared and replicated blockchain technology. As soon as the draft Voivodeship resolution is passed by the Diet, an electronic vote on the draft resolution begins in the Voivodeship Senate. The Voivodeship Senate may not amend the draft resolution.
18.4 Until the Senate adopts a Voivodeship Resolution, the applicant may withdraw the draft. Adoption of a Voivodeship Resolution by the Voivodeship Senate is recorded on demokracja.gov.pl, using distributed, decentralized, shared and replicated blockchain technology. At the moment of making this entry, the voivodeship resolution is automatically announced in our voivodeship's online official journal, available at modelowe.gov.pl.
18.5. The procedure of creating local law in cities with county rights is regulated, mutatis mutandi, by Sections 18.1.-18.4. The procedure of creating local law in communes and counties is regulated by the charters of these units of the local government of our Voivodeship. These charters must provide for the electronic voting through demokracja.gov.pl portal and for the requirement to announce all passed or issued acts of local law on modelowe.gov.pl.
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