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At Vote: Separation of Powers
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The existing provisions for Separation of Powers having fallen from the statue books;

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Election Act
An act establishing elections for office

1. Election Commission

(1) An Election Commission will be appointed to administer all forum elections, consisting of at least one unique member from the following bodies, or their duly chosen surrogates--
a. The Forum Administration Team, solely to observe,
b. The Council on Regional Security,
c. The High Court.

(2) The commissioners will be responsible for the creation of election notices, the organization of election forums, the verification of candidate eligibility, the distribution and collection of ballots, and counting and verifying cast ballots.

(3) No member of the Election Commission may run for office or hold the office of Delegate, Prime Minister, or Cabinet Minister, during their tenure on the commission.

(4) The commission will be a permanent body, with members replaced as needed due to inactivity or ineligibility by their respective bodies. Two-thirds of the commission, or a majority of the Assembly, may remove a sitting commissioner for corruption or abuse of power.

(5) Any election-related disputes will be arbitrated by the Election Commission; should the dispute be on a matter of law, the Election Commission shall refer it to the High Court. Commissioners will not finalize any election until all disputes have been settled.

2. Electoral System

(1) All elections held on the regional forums will be conducted via Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).
a. The form of IRV used must be Optional Preferential Voting (OPV); voters may vote for one or multiple candidates in descending order of preference.
b. Should no candidate have an absolute majority once all votes have been counted then the candidate with the least number of votes shall be eliminated from the election.
c. The votes of those voting for the eliminated candidate will be reallocated based upon the expressed preferences, or discounted if no further preferences are expressed.
d. This process will continue until a candidate has an absolute majority.

(2) The option to Re-Open Nominations must be included as a "candidate". If elected, the election process for that candidate shall restart at the nomination phase.

3. Office of The Delegate

(1) The Delegate will be elected in a two-step process, with the Assembly voting on a slate of nominees on the forums, and the top two candidates in that process being voted on by regional poll on-site.

(2) On the first of every January and July, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate elections.
a. Any legislator wishing to run for Delegate may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform.
b. The campaign and debate period will last one week, after which the Assembly will vote for 3 days.
c. The two candidates ranked first and second under IRV will move to a second round of voting conducted via a a poll of Native World Assembly members.

(3) After receiving the top two candidates in the forum election, the sitting Delegate will create a week-long regional poll accessible to Native World Assembly members, instructing them to vote for their preferred candidate.
a. A Dispatch containing the campaigns of both candidates will be created to aid voters in their choice.
b. The candidate who wins a majority of the votes will be declared the Delegate-elect.

(4) The incumbent Delegate will coordinate with the Delegate-elect in transitioning the seat, along with cooperation from the Council on Regional Security. Until the Delegate-elect achieves the most endorsements, the incumbent Delegate will still be responsible for all responsibilities that involve use of Delegate-restricted regional controls.

4. Offices of the Cabinet

(1) On the first of every February, June and October, the Assembly will convene to elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
a. For the first 3 days of the election period, legislators may declare their candidacy for only one position.
b. Following this nomination period, a campaign period of one week will start, where candidates may campaign and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platforms.
c. After the week-long campaign period, a voting period of 3 days will start. Legislators will cast their ballots for each position. Legislators may choose to abstain from voting on any or all positions.

(2) The candidate for each position with the most votes will be declared the Minister-elect by the Election Commission.

(3) The terms for the incoming Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will begin the week after elections, during which any and all election-related disputes must be settled. The outgoing Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will maintain their offices until then.

5. Local Council

(1) Immediately following the ending of the Cabinet elections, the Election Commission will begin an election for the Local Council.
a. For the first 3 days of the election period, residents may declare their candidacy by telegramming an election commissioner
b. Following this nomination period, a campaign period of one week will start, where candidates may campaign and debate the merits of their platforms.
c. After the week-long campaign period, a voting period of 3 days will start.

(2) The election will be held via a regional poll accessible to World Assembly Natives, instructing them to vote for their preferred candidate.
a. A Dispatch containing the campaigns of candidates will be created to aid voters in their choice.
b. The three candidates receiving the most votes will be elected to
c. If more than twelve people are candidates, the vote will be split into multiple 3-day polls with the candidates split into groups; the top three of each group will then remain candidates, with all others eliminated, and voting will begin again.
d. Should the poll produce a tied result, then the four or more candidates in the top three places will participate in a runoff election.

6. Vacancies of Office

(1) A special election will be held for vacancies arising within the Cabinet, if more than half of the term remains. If less than half of the term remains, or the position is vacant due to nobody running in its election, the Cabinet may appoint a replacement until the next regularly scheduled election.

(2) Should the office of Delegate become vacant, the next person in the line of succession will become interim Delegate until the next regularly scheduled election. If no person qualifies for the office, then a special election will be held.

7. Separation of Powers

(1) It is not permitted for one person to serve as Delegate, Prime Minister, Chair of the Assembly, Permanent Justice, Local Council Member, or Cabinet Minister (as Defined by Article VI of the Charter) while occupying any other role in this clause, including any combination of said roles at the same time.

(2) It is permitted to seek election as Delegate, Prime Minister, Chair of the Assembly or a Cabinet Minister while occupying an existing role mentioned above.

(3) Election or appointment to a new office constitutes explicit resignation of an existing office.

(4) Members of the Committee for Regional Security are permitted to occupy other roles so long as they do not violate the restriction in 7.1.

(5) Unless otherwise stated, Article 7 is considered to apply to all explicitly named elected and confirmed offices as detailed in this 7.1.

(6It is not permitted for one person to serve in any position in 7.1, while holding any equivalent office in any other region or organisation.

8. Constitutional Law

(1) The Election Act is a constitutional law, and further amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.

I believe my draft language is comprehensive, simple and clear in meaning. I've also taken the opportunity to make sure that each Article uses consistent formatting in regards to spacing.
Minister of Media, Subversion and Sandwich Making
Associate Justice of the High Court and Senior Moderator

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Messages In This Thread
At Vote: Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-02-2017, 03:26 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-02-2017, 03:38 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-02-2017, 03:40 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-02-2017, 03:47 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-02-2017, 03:49 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-02-2017, 03:57 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Rebeltopia - 02-02-2017, 04:01 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-02-2017, 04:21 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-02-2017, 04:01 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-02-2017, 04:08 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Ausstan - 02-03-2017, 02:41 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Omega - 02-04-2017, 12:19 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-04-2017, 01:22 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Tsunamy - 02-04-2017, 03:53 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-04-2017, 03:54 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-06-2017, 03:52 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Sam111 - 02-06-2017, 03:55 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-06-2017, 09:53 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-06-2017, 10:22 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-06-2017, 11:15 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-06-2017, 10:29 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Omega - 02-06-2017, 01:14 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-06-2017, 01:19 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-07-2017, 06:40 AM
[DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-07-2017, 10:37 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-07-2017, 10:47 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-07-2017, 02:39 PM
[DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-07-2017, 02:51 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-07-2017, 06:57 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Farengeto - 02-07-2017, 08:21 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Sygian - 02-07-2017, 07:30 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Escade - 02-07-2017, 07:38 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-19-2017, 03:51 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Griffindor - 02-19-2017, 07:48 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Roavin - 02-19-2017, 08:56 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Cormac - 02-19-2017, 09:11 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Escade - 02-19-2017, 09:12 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Cormac - 02-19-2017, 09:21 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-19-2017, 09:25 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Cormac - 02-19-2017, 09:39 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-20-2017, 07:23 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Cormac - 02-20-2017, 08:06 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 10:44 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Seraph - 02-23-2017, 10:47 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 10:52 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Seraph - 02-23-2017, 11:12 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Cormac - 02-23-2017, 11:12 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Omega - 02-23-2017, 11:23 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Tsunamy - 02-23-2017, 11:31 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 11:35 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Omega - 02-23-2017, 11:37 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 11:40 AM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by sandaoguo - 02-23-2017, 01:43 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 02:02 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Seraph - 02-23-2017, 02:13 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Rebeltopia - 02-23-2017, 02:14 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Belschaft - 02-23-2017, 02:30 PM
RE: [DRAFT] Separation of Powers - by Seraph - 02-23-2017, 02:33 PM



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