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The Senate of Nova Roma is the supreme policy making council of the government where the current magistrates, and a select few former magistrates (mostly of consular and praetorian rank) with our most excellent citizens who have been appointed as senators, can discuss the state of affairs of the res publica and issue Senatus consulta as directives. They can also issue the Senatus consultum ultimum. These are virtually all decisive in nature, sometimes in regards to appointments. It is said by Polybian theorists to represent the aristocratic element in the Roman political equilibrium.

ALBUM SENATORIUM

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Overview

Current consuls, praetors, censors and appointed senators are members of the Nova Roman Senate. Senators are appointed by the censors. The list of senators is regularly revised by the censors, but senators removed either by nota or under the terms of the lex Popillia senatoria are removed from the list until the nota is removed and they are returned to the Senate by the Censors as a senator.

Present holders of higher magistracies who are not senators are entitled to attend and post during meetings of the Senate (the ius sententiae) by virtue of their office. Such non-senator holders of these offices may not vote in the Senate. This is the grandfathered right of ius sententiae dicendae.

Tribunes of the plebs are entitled to attend the sessions of the Senate but not vote, unless they are also a senator.

The decisions appointing new senators or removing existing senators

Such appointments or removals are made by both censors after the conclusion of each census.

The current Album Senatorium

The Senate of Nova Roma is the the corporate Board of Directors of Nova Roma, Inc. The senators of Nova Roma, in order of senatorial rank, are listed below. Current flamen Dialis, dictator, censors, consuls, and praetors who are not senators, as listed in the album senatorium, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the senate and to vote therein. Any dictatorius, censorius, consularis, or praetorius who is not a senator, as listed in the album senatorium, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the senate and to vote therein, except one who has been deliberately passed over for sublection:

SENATE STRUCTURE

The Senate issues its Senatus consulta in Formal Sessions. It also has committees that handle specific mandates.

SENATE RULES

SENATUS CONSULTUM DE RATIONE SENATUS MMDCCLXV

FORMAL SESSIONS OF THE SENATE

The Formal Sessions of the Senate are reported here, with Senatus consultum ultimum and Senatus consulta discussed, passed or rejected being listed.

• Attention: Recently there has been found a Senate Session Report from 1 February, 2000, which has never been added to the records. Archiving the decrees is in progress: http://www.novaroma.org/forum/mainlist/2000/2000-02-01.html#M0026

SENATE COMMITTEES

• Overview of Senate Committees

Senate standing committees

• The Senate Preparation Committee (SENPREPCOM)

Senate working committees

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OFFICERS OF THE SENATE

• Princeps senatus: the ceremonial first senator who has a role in procedural questions
• Curator aerarii: the supervisor of financial policies and the treasury
• Curator rei informaticae: the supervisor of all Information Technology assets, all websites and online infrastructure of Nova Roma
• Legates of the senate and promagistrate governors: all governors are envoys of the senate representing the will of the senate within a province of Nova Roma