So during my current security / legal / government body deep dive, I found this:
Conk:
Section 3
The induction or removal of a Magister shall follow the methods prescribed in the Standing Orders.
We currently have two noncitizen Magisters: Tom and Kyon. Tom’s was probably lost because his TEP nation constantly CTEs; Kyon’s was probably lost due to the slop of our Residency / Citizenship / Registration flip-floppery.
Nowhere in the current Conk or SOM does it say that Magisters have to be citizens. This is ludicrous and surely, hopefully unintentional (it appears to have been missed during our switch back from “Resident” to “Citizen”), and I shouldn’t have to explain why we need to fix it. I am proposing the following amendment to the SOM:
…1.1. A Citizen wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant”) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate thread in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their Resident nation and, if applicable, their World Assembly (“WA”) nation. If an applicant is on a military operation, only the Resident nation and the involved military must be supplied.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 3 days.
I intend to follow this up with an amendment to the Conk, because wtf.
1/20/2025 EDIT: additionally, allows for no question re: removal of Magisters if no citizen nation:
…8.4. A Magister will be removed automatically, which shall be announced by the Provost, if:
…8.4.1. The Magister is found to have supplied falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or official Public Disclosure Form; or
…8.4.2. The Magister has no resident TEP nation and / or has lost Citizenship.