Need a few things sorted out

[DaveShack]

Here are a few questions to get us started in Term 1.

The rule set is much more complicated than in DG3, and some things which would have been obvious, now seem not to be so obvious.

• What limitations on individuals holding more than one office have we decided on? Is it one leader or deputy position, or can one be a leader in one department and a deputy in another?
• Are deputies the runner up, and then appointed if there is none, or are they always appointed?
• Where did control of the science slider, lux slider, and budget end up?
• Do we have a senate? If so, are the 2 at large members the 2nd and 3rd place candidates in the governor election, or will they be appointed?
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[eyrei]

Regarding the first item, I think any one office is sufficient for any one person. There should not be people that for any reason are responsible for two offices, so to avoid that, we simply say you cannot hold more than one. The one exception to this would be the chat op offices...

 

[DaveShack]

I should have said at the beginning, this is not intended to be a discussion thread. The decisions have already been made, I'm just doing this to concentrate the key ones in a single FAQ-like place...

 

[Cyc]

DaveShack, some of the Legislation concerning these questions have not been polled yet. Some have been polled, bt have not finished the ratification process. I will try to give you answers on what we have in process now. Some Articles are already ratified.

Originally posted by DaveShack
Here are a few questions to get us started in Term 1.

The rule set is much more complicated than in DG3, and some things which would have been obvious, now seem not to be so obvious.

• What limitations on individuals holding more than one office have we decided on?

• 
  
  Article H of the Constitution reads:
  
  Article H. No person shall hold multiple positions of leadership (President, Department Leader, Judiciary, Provincial Governor) simultaneously.
  
  Is it one leader or deputy position, or can one be a leader in one department and a deputy in another?
  
  Proposed Section Y of the CoS, which is about to pass, states:
  
  D. A citizen is limited to accepting no more than 3 nominations in any
  election cycle.
  1. Each accepted nomination must be in a different branch of Government.
  
  [*]Are deputies the runner up, and then appointed if there is none, or are they always appointed?
  
  Article G of the Constitution reads:
  
  All elected positions shall have a fixed term. All vacant elected positions shall be filled by appointment of a citizen to fulfill the remainder of the term.
  
  PLUS
  
  Proposed CoLSection H states:
  
  2. Deputies
  a. Each elected office in the Executive and Legislative branch
  shall have a Deputy. This Deputy is appointed by the office
  holder.
  1. Any citizen may post a refusal poll within 24 hours of the
  appointment.
  b. No elected official may be appointed a Deputy.
  c. A citizen may only be appointed to one Deputy position.
  
  
  
  [*]Where did control of the science slider, lux slider, and budget end up?
  
  Proposed CoL Section D states:
  
  D. The Senate shall meet prior to each turn chat and vote on the slider
  settings for the next game play session in a Senate Slider poll.
  1. The setting with the most votes shall be the approved setting.
  2. The results of this vote shall be posted by the Senatorial President
  in the game play session instruction thread.
  3. Should the Senate fail to determine the slider settings, the
  Designated Player shall determine the slider settings.
  
  E. The Senate shall meet prior to each turn chat and vote on all cash rush
  requests in a Cash Rush poll.
  1. These requests should be made in the Senate thread, or another
  designated thread indicated in the first post of the Senate thread.
  2. Each request should be considered individually unless the requestor
  specified otherwise.
  3. Each request should be voted on seperately.
  4. Each request receiving a majority of votes in support shall be
  considered approved.
  5. Should more requests be approved than funds available, rushes shall
  be conducted in the order determined by the Designated Player.
  
  [*]Do we have a senate? If so, are the 2 at large members the 2nd and 3rd place candidates in the governor election, or will they be appointed?
  
  
  Proposed CoL Section D states:
  
  D. The Legislative Branch
  1. The Senate (Governors)
  A. Structure
  1. The Senate shall be comprised of all Provincial Governors
  A. Should the number of provinces at the beginning of a term
  be less than 3, a number of At-Large Governors shall be
  elected.
  1. The number of At-Large Governors shall be that needed to
  bring the total number of Governors to 3.
  2. Should a new province be formed in mid-term, and an
  At-Large Governor exist, the At-Large Governor receiving
  the most votes in support during the election shall become
  the Provincial Governor of the new province.[/list=a]
  ____________________________________________________
  
  Now some of this legislation will cross reference to 2 or maybe 3 of your questions. For some of your questions, the legislation hasn't been fully defined. But...
  
  In your first question the answer is 1 persons = 1 Office. That person may not be a Leader and a Deputy.
  
  Second question - The answer is the same as in the first question, but a citizen can run for both positions if in different Branches.
  
  Third question - Deputies are appointed by the Office Holder.
  
  Fourth question - Sci/Lux Slider and the Budget Control went to the Senate.
  
  Fifth question - We do have a Senate and the At-Large-Governors are the 2nd and 3rd place Candidates in the election poll.