Shaitan
der Besucher
This Council Vote is for the adoption of changes to the Constitution. Polling will remain open until 14:00 GMT on Friday or until all Council Members have responded, whichever occurs first. In the event of a tie the President will cast the deciding vote.
All Council Members should respond to this poll with a vote of YES, NO, or ABSTAIN. Comments are not required but are welcomed.
The individual items in this amendment were discussed and approved independently. A discussion on the entirety of the amendment can be found here.
Additions are in blue, changes are in black.
Section A: Game Dynamics
Article 4: The President will post a fixed schedule of game times (example - 23:00 GMT on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays). This schedule may be updated each Sunday for the next week's turn chats. If not updated, the existing schedule carries over week to week.
Article 11: There will be a separate instruction thread for each chat turn. This thread should be set up as soon as the chat turn is scheduled. All instructions to be played out in that chat turn should be placed in this thread. Any instructions that are not posted to this thread before the start of the chat turn are not considered official.
Article 12: An official is considered absent from the Forum when they have not replied to an inquiry (Council Vote, request in their Department Thread) in 36 hours. An official is considered absent from a turn chat when they are not there at the beginning of the turn chat.
Section B: Government
Article 2: Below the department heads are the deputy leaders. They are the voice of their department in chat turns and the forum when the Leader is absent. They are responsible for carrying out the plans of the departmental leader and may make departmental decisions that haven't been addressed by the leader. Deputies may vote in Council Votes when the departmental Leader is absent.
Article 5: When more than one official has jurisdiction over a particular activity the conflict will be decided according to the Chain of Command.
Article 6: Below the deputy leaders are the appointed chat representatives. They are the voice of their department in chat turns when the Leader and Deputy are both absent. They are responsible for carrying out the plans of the departmental leader and may make departmental decisions that haven't been addressed by the leader.
Section I: Elections
Article 5: There are two polls for the At-Large positions, one for the Senior Council Member At-Large position and one for the Council Member At-Large position. These polls share the same candidate pool.
Article 15: Each Department Leader may also appoint a Chat Representative. The primary responsibility of a Chat Representative is to attend the turn chats and represent his/her department during the absence of the Department Leader and Deputy.
Section K: Chain of Command
Article 1: The Chain of Command defines rank and precedence for Playing Rights, Naming Rights and Jurisdiction Conflicts.
Article 2: COC
Article 4: A Council Vote is considered the highest rank of the Chain of Command, when applicable.
Section L: Council Votes
Article 2: Polled council votes will last a minimum of 48 hours or until all council members have responded or until a plurality of all council members have carried or passed the measure. Spot votes (in the Turn Chat) will be tallied and carried immediately.
All Council Members should respond to this poll with a vote of YES, NO, or ABSTAIN. Comments are not required but are welcomed.
The individual items in this amendment were discussed and approved independently. A discussion on the entirety of the amendment can be found here.
Additions are in blue, changes are in black.
Section A: Game Dynamics
Article 4: The President will post a fixed schedule of game times (example - 23:00 GMT on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays). This schedule may be updated each Sunday for the next week's turn chats. If not updated, the existing schedule carries over week to week.
Article 11: There will be a separate instruction thread for each chat turn. This thread should be set up as soon as the chat turn is scheduled. All instructions to be played out in that chat turn should be placed in this thread. Any instructions that are not posted to this thread before the start of the chat turn are not considered official.
Article 12: An official is considered absent from the Forum when they have not replied to an inquiry (Council Vote, request in their Department Thread) in 36 hours. An official is considered absent from a turn chat when they are not there at the beginning of the turn chat.
Section B: Government
Article 2: Below the department heads are the deputy leaders. They are the voice of their department in chat turns and the forum when the Leader is absent. They are responsible for carrying out the plans of the departmental leader and may make departmental decisions that haven't been addressed by the leader. Deputies may vote in Council Votes when the departmental Leader is absent.
Article 5: When more than one official has jurisdiction over a particular activity the conflict will be decided according to the Chain of Command.
Article 6: Below the deputy leaders are the appointed chat representatives. They are the voice of their department in chat turns when the Leader and Deputy are both absent. They are responsible for carrying out the plans of the departmental leader and may make departmental decisions that haven't been addressed by the leader.
Section I: Elections
Article 5: There are two polls for the At-Large positions, one for the Senior Council Member At-Large position and one for the Council Member At-Large position. These polls share the same candidate pool.
Article 15: Each Department Leader may also appoint a Chat Representative. The primary responsibility of a Chat Representative is to attend the turn chats and represent his/her department during the absence of the Department Leader and Deputy.
Section K: Chain of Command
Article 1: The Chain of Command defines rank and precedence for Playing Rights, Naming Rights and Jurisdiction Conflicts.
Article 2: COC
- President
- Vice President
- Domestic Leader
- Military Leader
- Foreign Minister
- Science Leader
- Cultural Leader
- Trade Leader
- Senior Council Member At-Large
- Council Member At-Large
- Domestic Deputy
- Military Deputy
- Foreign Deputy
- Science Deputy
- Cultural Deputy
- Trade Deputy
- Remaining Elected Officials (example - Governors)
- Appointed Officials (example - Designated Chat Representatives)
Article 4: A Council Vote is considered the highest rank of the Chain of Command, when applicable.
Section L: Council Votes
Article 2: Polled council votes will last a minimum of 48 hours or until all council members have responded or until a plurality of all council members have carried or passed the measure. Spot votes (in the Turn Chat) will be tallied and carried immediately.
