Section A - Government Structure
The government will consist of the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. All leaders must determine and implement the will of the Assembly through discussions and polls.
Section B - Executive Positions
The executive branch will initially consist of the President, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of the Interior. Other positions may be added as needed.
The President is the head of the Executive branch, and this position may not be eliminated. They are responsible for control of the slider and resolving disputes between leaders, such as over use of gold. The President is also responsible for all tasks not assigned to another leader.
The Minister of Defense is responsible the defense of Fanatikos and military planning. The Minister also controls the actions of all Military units.
The Minister of the Interior is responsible for worker allocation, city placement and determining and setting provincial boundaries.
Section C - Legislative Branch
The legislative branch is made of the Assembly and the Senate.
The Assembly is made of all citizens of [CIV_NAME], and is responsible for the creation of new laws and Amendments. The Assembly will present all such proposals to the Judiciary for review.
The Senate is made up of the Governors, and is responsible for the well-being of the cities within their province. Each Governor is responsible for the care, management, and use of cities they control.
Each Governor may also setup a civic government for the cities they control in any manner they see fit that does not conflict with Fanatikos laws.
Section D - Judicial Branch]/b]
The Judiciary is as defined in the Constitution.
Section E - Altering the Executive Branch
The elected offices and the duties of each office for the Executive Branch may be changed as needed through proclamation or through citizen demand. When created, new offices must have clearly defined duties. If those duties come from any existing office, the current office holder must agree to transfer, if the office is created by proclamation. If the office is created in mid-term, the office is considered Vacant.
The President may create new office through Proclamation. This is done via a thread in the citizen's forum that declares the name of the new office, the duties of the new office and when the new office will be created.
Citizens may also demand the creation of a new office. Any citizen may post a demand for a new office in the President's official thread. If another citizen seconds the demand within 24 hours of the initial demand, the President must create a discussion within 48 hours. This discussion will last for the longer of 48 hours, or until the discussion dies down. The President will then create a public poll, lasting for 3 days, listing the position name, the duties and when the position would be created. If more citizens vote to support the position than vote to oppose it, the position is created.
Section F - Elections
The Election Office, a citizen’s office supervised by the President, will perform all actions needed for each election cycle.
Each Governor position will be a separate election, and all will be held each term, even if the city does not exist. In the event the city does not exist, the order of priority will be clearly stated in the election description (ie: Gov. 1, Gov. 2).
The regular election cycle starts at the posting of the nomination threads, and concludes when the last poll, including runoff polls, closes. Nomination threads will be posted 8 days before the end of the current term. Election polls will be posted 4 days later, and will list all accepted candidates for each election. Election polls will be marked private, and last for 3 days.
Each position will be granted to the candidate receiving the largest number of votes in that election. In the event of a tie between two or more front runners, a runoff poll shall be opened between those candidates only. This poll shall run for 2 days, and be repeated as often as needed to resolve the tie.
Except for the first term, all terms will start on the 1st of the month, and end on the last day of that month.
Section G Designated Player Pool
During each regular election cycle, a separate thread will be created during the nomination process for DP Candidates. Any citizen that wishes to be a DP must post in this thread. When the election polls are posted, a separate poll, in multi-choice format, listing each candidate will be posted. Citizens will vote their approval for a candidate by selecting their name.
A citizen may run for an elected office and apply to be a DP in the same term. The DP Pool does not count as an elected office.
Each candidate that receives a vote from more than ½ of the citizens that vote in the poll will be accepted as a DP for that term. The Election Office will put together a list of the Designated Players, ordered by the number of votes in support for that term. In the event of a tie, the order of posting in the nomination thread will be used. All DPs that actually ran a game session in the previous term will be put below those that did not, regardless of the number of votes. This list will determine the order that the DPs will be used for game sessions. If there are more game sessions than DPs, start again from the top of the list.
Should the DP pool be empty, the President is responsible for determining who will be the DP for each game session, using any citizen of Fanatikos to serve as DP.
Members of the DP pool may exchange places as they desire, so long as all citizens involved agree.
Section H - Deputies
All Executive and Governor positions will have a deputy. The Deputy is permitted to conduct the affairs of the office as directed by the elected official, or during a planned Absence of the elected official. If no instructions have been posted for an office within 24 hours of the upcoming Game Session, the deputy for that office may post the official instructions for the office.
The Judiciary does not use deputies. In the event of an Absence, a pro-tem justice(s) may be appointed by the Chief Justice (or Judge Advocate if the Chief Justice if absent) and confirmed by the President and the remaining justice if not also absent.
If both the Chief Justice and the Judge Advocate are absent, the Public Defender may appoint pro-tems to the other seats, with Presidential approval.
Section I Vacancies
The President will appoint a citizen to any Vacant office. If a deputy exists for that office, the President must offer the appointment to that citizen. This appointment may be challenged by any citizen by that citizen posting a confirmation poll within 24 hours of the appointment.
If an elected official does not post in the DG forums in 7 days without prior notice, any citizen may request the Judiciary to investigate. The Judiciary, by a majority vote, may declare the office Vacant at the conclusion of the investigation.
Section J - Confirmation Polls
A confirmation poll is used, where permitted by law, to give citizens the opportunity to challenge certain actions. If a challenge poll does not exist for such an action, any citizen may create such a poll. This poll must be created within 24 hours of the action, should ask "Do you approve of <description of action", contain Yes, No and Abstain options, and run for 2 days. If the action concerns a citizen, the poll must be marked private. Otherwise, it must be marked public. When the poll closes, if the majority of citizens, not including abstain, voted No, the action is overturned. Any other result confirms the action.
Section K - Polling Standards
Polls posted by an elected official on an area they control are considered official and binding unless specifically stated otherwise. Polls posted by citizens, by officials outside their area or by officials in their area explicitly noted as such are considered unofficial, and do not bind officials in any way. Officials should, however, take such polls into account during planning.
The description and initial post for all official polls should be stated in a clear and neutral manner.
The initial post should contain a link to all relevant discussion threads. Each option should be explained if not immediately clear. The time frame for the poll, and how the results will be interpreted should also be in the initial post.
All official polls must be open for a minimum of 24 hours to be binding. They are strongly encouraged to be open for at least 3 days.
Official polls should be flagged as "Public" unless directly concerning another Citizen.
Section L - Recalls
Any citizen may create a thread requesting the recall of a specific elected official. This post must include the reason the recall is requested.
Should two additional citizens post in that thread supporting the recall within 24 hours of the initial post, the Chief Justice (or Judge Advocate if the recall is for the Chief Justice) must create a Recall poll. This is a private poll, asking in Yes/No/Abstain format if the elected official should be removed from office. This poll should run for 4 days.
If 60% of the citizens voting support the recall, ignoring abstain, and the total number of votes is greater than 1/2 of the census, the citizen is removed from office, and the office is declared Vacant.
A Recall may be requested no sooner than 7 days after a previous attempt in the same term on the same official.
Section M - Game Sessions
All irreversible game actions must progress during a game session, while reversible game actions (i.e. build queues) that adhere to legal instructions can be prepared offline. During each session, the designated player must provide a log of their actions in sufficient detail to replicate their actions.
A Game Session Instruction Thread must be created at least 2 days before the chat by the Designated Player for that session. Should a thread not be created in a timely manner, the President may create one. Game Sessions must be at least 3 days apart, no more than 7 days apart. The initial post should contain the date and time of the game session, a link to the save to be used for that session, and if the game session will be on-line or off-line. If the game session is off-line, a citizen may post a confirmation poll for that session. If the confirmation poll fails, the DP must reschedule the game session as an on-line session.
All official instructions must be posted in the current game session instruction thread. Instructions must be clear and defined. Officials must post their instructions at least one hour before the scheduled start of the game session. However, officials may make changes to their instructions up to an hour before the chat, so long as those changes are clearly noted. Officials that do not post instructions for a game session are considered to have given the DP complete control over their area for that game session.
The game session may last for as long as there are relevant instructions, until a posted instruction says to hold the session or when the DP decides to end the session. Once a game session is over, the DP must post a summary of that session, a detailed log of their actions, and a save in the instruction thread and in the summary thread.
If the DP for a session does not show up, or is unable to continue, a substitute DP can be chosen for that session. This substitute is chosen from the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Trade and Technology, in that order.
Section N - Freedom of Information
All elected officials will create an official thread. This thread will be used to provide updates to the citizens about their office. The information in this thread should updated frequently in order to accurately reflect the current game situation.
Section O - Amending the Code of Laws
Amendments to the Code of Laws must be posted as a Proposed Poll in the discussion thread for at least 24 hours prior to submission to the Judiciary. The discussion on the amendment must have lasted at least 48 hours.
Amendments must pass Judicial Review. If accepted, the Judiciary will post the poll. This poll will be open for 3 days, state the new text and the current text. To pass, an amendment must have a majority of positive votes, ignoring Abstain.
, but isn't this sort of the same stated in the tri-gov. about the cabinet? Maybe a paragraph would have to be added when and how a position can be deleted again but otherwise it sounds familiar to me...
(last part not actually my feelings, only j/k ing)
You even jacked the Governors Council which I only wrote a few hours ago.
