Method of choosing Governors

[DaveShack]

I would like to call to the citizen's attention that the current method of choosing governors is as follows:

1. The first 3 governors are appointed by the Minister of the Interior
2. Subsequent governors are appointed by the Council of Governors
3. Starting the term after a governor position is created, that governor is elected, but new governors are still appointed by the council.

By comparison, previous DG's have used this system:

1. At the beginning of each term, at least 3 governors are elected, and as many as we reasonably believe might be needed for that term.
2. Governors take control of cities / provinces in order of designation of their offices. For example, the person elected "governor #2" takes the 2nd city / province, "governor #3" takes the 3rd city / province, etc. After the city / province (state) is founded, then governors are elected for the specific city or state.
3. If the number of governors elected ends up being too few, the President appoints additional governors.
4. If the number of governors elected ends up being too many, the extra ones just don't have any work to do.

As a member of the Court I'm trying not to suggest actual wording for amendments, other citizens would need to take on that responsibility if they want it changed.

For reference the relevant law is:

Section 2 The Local Government

A) Governors
I. Governors are the elected officials that run cities or states.

IA. The Powers and Duties of the Governors:

1. The Governors may move any workers or garrison units assigned to them anywhere in there city's radius or state boundaries.
2. The Governor shall work with the Minister of the Interior to decide which improvement shall be built.
3. The Designated Player shall act as Governor of any cities build during his play session at the end of which, the office is declared vacant.
4. The first elected governor of a city or state may select the official flag of that city or state.​

IB. Powers and Duties of the Governors Council:

1. The Governors Council shall not exist until there are at least three Governors. Until then vacant Gubernatorial offices shall filled by an appointment of the Minister of the Interior.
2. The Governors Council shall consist of the Governors of all Cities and States.
3. Any vacant Gubernatorial office will be filled by an appointment of the Governors Council.
4. The Governors Council may veto the actions of any member of the Cabinet with a 6/10 (60%) majority.
5. The Governors Council may end a State of Mobilization prematurely by a 6/10 (60%) vote after at least 7 game turns of Mobilization have passed.​

IC. States

1. No states may be created until our Civilization owns at least five cites.
2. A minimum of 3 cities must exist in a proposed state at the time of its creation.
3. The Creation of a state requires a 6/10 (60%) majority of both the Citizens Assembly and the Governors Council.​

II. States

IIA. States are groups of cities run by a single Governor.
IIB. Cities within states do not have their own Governor.

1. Governors of States may designate a civil government led by a Mayor in cities under their control.

A. Mayors may be appointed or elected in a special election depending on the wish of the Governor of the State. The way of choosing Mayors does not need to be the same for all Cities in a given State.​

2. A Governor of a State chooses how many cities if any will have Mayors in a given term.​

IIC. The Capital of [Name of our Nation Here] will never be a part of a state.
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[Swissempire]

I agree with the current law toward this. This allows for both Citizien elcted governers, but also allows the game to be streamlined and move faster!

 

[DaveShack]

I agree with the current law toward this. This allows for both Citizien elcted governers, but also allows the game to be streamlined and move faster!

What could be more streamlined than having the next governor already elected by the people? Then you don't even need to have an appointment, and the new governor can even anticipate building the city and lead the discussion on where to place it, what to build first, etc. instead of leaving that up to the DP.