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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Cámara de Senadores (Chamber of Senators)
PRESIDENCY OF THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional / Plurinational Legislative Assembly
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Cámara de Senadores / Chamber of Senators
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies
APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE
Title President of the Senate
Term - duration: 1 year
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution
Appointment - elected by all the Senators
- after validation of mandates
- after Senators are sworn in
Eligibility - any Senator can be a candidate
Voting system - formal vote by secret ballot
Procedures / results - the eldest Senator presides over the Senate during the voting
STATUS
Status - ranks second in the hierarchy of State (Vice President of the Republic)
- represents the Senate with the public authorities
- represents the Senate in international bodies
- in the absence of the President, the Vice Presidents can assume his/her role and functions
Board - the Governing Board is regulated by the Standing Orders
- consists of the President, two Vice Presidents and three Secretaries
- duration: 1 year
Material facilities NA (no information received)
FUNCTIONS
Organization of parliamentary business - organizes the debates and sets speaking time
- examines the admissibility of bills and amendments
- refers texts to a committee for study
- the Board can :
* convenes sessions
* establishes and modifies the agenda
Chairing of public sittings - can open, adjourn and close sittings
- makes announcements concerning the Senate
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak
- calls for a vote, decides how it is to be carried out, verifies the voting procedure and cancels a vote in the event of irregularities
- checks the quorum
- authenticates the adopted texts and the records of debates
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates
- the Board can :
* ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
Special powers - the Board can :
* is responsible for establishing the budget
* organizes the services of Parliament
- is responsible for safety, and in this capacity, can call the police in the event of disturbance in the Senate
Speaking and voting rights, other functions - takes part in voting in the event of a tied vote or where voting is by secret ballot
- provides guidelines for the interpretation or completion of the text under discussion
- transmits laws to the Executive for promulgation

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