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senate vote 2016-03-02#13 Edited by mackay staff on 2016-07-07 12:40:52	Title Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; First Reading Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders Description <p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p> The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2016-03-02.11.2) introduced by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Liberal Senator [George Brandis](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/george_brandis): > That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of [standing order 111](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Chamber_documents/Senate_chamber_documents/standingorders/b00/b20) not apply to this bill, allowing it to be considered during this period of sittings. Basically, this motion was to speed up consideration of the bill, so the senators who supported the motion were voting to hurry things along.

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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; First Reading
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders

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<p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p>
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2016-03-02.11.2) introduced by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Liberal Senator [George Brandis](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/george_brandis):
> *That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of [standing order 111](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Chamber_documents/Senate_chamber_documents/standingorders/b00/b20) not apply to this bill, allowing it to be considered during this period of sittings.*
Basically, this motion was to speed up consideration of the bill, so the senators who supported the motion were voting to hurry things along.