(04-29-2016, 06:23 AM)Zak6858 Wrote: I feel no. 6 in the first part should be given a time you have to wait before one can be called. The system by itself could be worked around and the whole Cabinet could be removed from office right after the election.

We can do this, if most people think it would be necessary. But I do agree that the political process would make it incredibly unlikely.

(04-29-2016, 07:39 AM)griffindor13 Wrote: If this Charter was to go into effect, would there be elections for all government positions immediately, to fully enact the new charter all at once? Or would it follow the rules of the new Charter stating the month of the election, and it being a delayed start to the various government positions?

I forgot to post a continuing resolution that explains all of this. It'll be at the end of this post! The order of election is reversed from what it is in the Charter: the PM/Cabinet are elected first, then the Delegate. I think it's important for us to have a fully functioning forum government before we elect our first Delegate under this system. After this special election, future elections will be run how it's written in the Charter/Election Act.

(04-29-2016, 09:01 AM)Tsunamy Wrote: Couple questions.

First, who is responsible for running Chair elections?

Second, is the proper to elect the delegate separately, but include them in the "No Confidence" vote?

Third, how are you establishing soft power for the security board? And, how would people know they are eligible to apply? Similarly, how many people — currently — would be eligible under your system?

Finally, are their any restrictions on the Great Council or will this return it to the political opportunistic mess people generally see this process as?

1. The way I imagined this working is how it works in most RL legislatures. There's a vote called, and the person who gets a majority of the vote becomes the Chair. It's an Assembly-driven process, rather than an election with a solid time-frame and start/end dates. The terms for the Chair wouldn't necessarily line up with any other office, which is ok because it's its own thing now.

2. I can see how this doesn't make much sense, if the Delegate isn't involved in the day-to-day forum government. That should be changed, so that the motion of no confidence only applies to the Cabinet.

3. I asked Eluvatar how TNP does it, and he linked me to their explanation. We talked a little about our requirements, and he seemed to agree with them. It would be great to get a more in-depth look from him, though. The influence requirement is simply the minimum number of endorsement multiplied by 365. It's roughly congruent to the influence you'd have holding that many endorsements for a year. We should create dispatches that let people know about the CRS, and really do a much better job of improving our WA numbers. TNP has a their WA Development Program, which is incredibly successful, so we should mimic that.

As for how many would be eligible immediately: Tsu, DM, Kris, and Farengeto. The following people would be eligible if they increased their endos: myself, The Solar System Scope, The Sanghelios Legion, and Curlyhoward. There are a couple others on the cusp of reaching the Vassal category. If we do a better job of encouraging endoswapping, more people will be eligible, and we could probably reduce the Vassal requirement to Apprentice.

4. The Great Council would be a wipe-the-slate-clean event, as it should be. No more calling Great Councils just to make a few amendments. If anything, previous Great Councils generated a lot more disappointment and discontent, and this one is going exactly how they should (imo). Personally, I think previous GCs were far messy and basically vehicles to push pet projects. Future GCs should be modeled after this one.

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Continuing Resolution

A resolution for the continuity of government following the Great Council

1. Supremacy of New Laws

(1) All previous laws of the Coalition will no longer have any legal force.

(2) Previous laws will be archived for posterity.

2. Special Elections

(1) Following the passage of the new Charter and laws, the Administration Team and the Council on Regional Security must appoint their members to the Electoral Commission within 48 hours. Feirmont will automatically be appointed to the Electoral Commission as the Permanent Justice.

(2) Special elections for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will commence within one week, and the winners of those elections will serve a special term that lasts until the next scheduled election.

(3) A special election for Delegate will commence within one week following the election of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with the winning Delegate serving a special term that lasts until the next scheduled election.

(4) Until a new Delegate is elected and seated, the current sitting Delegate will hold the position in a caretaker capacity, but will not exercise any non-security authority under the new Charter and laws.

3. Council on Regional Security

(1) Current members of the Committee on State Security will be appointed to the Council on Regional Security.

(2) Members who do not meet the new endorsement or influence requirements will be given no more than one month to do so.

4. The High Court

(1) The current Permanent Justice will be automatically reappointed to the position, unless they desire to resign.

(2) All names on the Pool of Justices will be cleared upon the election of a new Prime Minister and Cabinet, allowing the Permanent Justice and the new Cabinet to recreate it.

5. Diplomatic Continuity

(1) All current treaties, agreements, consulates, and embassies will remain intact.

(2) Any diplomatic envoy currently dispatched on a special assignment will remain in their post through the duration of that assignment.