It may be more accurate to call this a complete rewrite of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium. Going through it recently as a new Magister, I’ve had a lot of issues with the organisation of the information (such as relevant clauses being spread over multiple sections, and the complexity of the language/sentence structure being such that it reads like a student trying to reach the word count in their essay.
I’ve done my best to reorganise clauses so that everything related is grouped together, change terminology to more closely align with Discourse’s terminology (especially since that gets shoved down the throats of new users), remove things that just seemed like unnecessary complications (like having to record who voted for what when that information is clearly visible).
I also attempted to plug what I saw as potential gaps/exploits in the SOM, as well as incorporate discussions from other SOM modification topics.
Notable changes include (but are not exhaustive to):
- 3.5.3 I changed to the Office of the Provost only having to detail invalidated Magister’s votes since Discourse lets us see who voted for what anyway.
- Added 3.5.1 and 3.5.1.1. as it wasn’t clear to me what happens if a bill fails the vote due to a lack of a quorum.
- Tweaked 5.5.3. to make proof of malfeasance necessary, rather than just going on the word of the Praesidium
- Added 5.7, 5.8, 5.8.1
- Merged 8.1.1. and 8.2.2. into 5.10.1
- Tweaked 5.11 to make it less burdensome/invasive.
- Added 6.3.2.2. to avoid an infinite loop scenario.
- Added 6.6
- Changed 6.7 to merge the old 6.1.1 and 6.1.2. and specify the line of succession.
- Tweaked 6.8 to include deputy provosts.
- Tweaked 6.8.1 to specify the line of succession
Current SOM
SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…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.
…1.1.3. If applicable, endorse the Delegate and all Viziers.
…1.1.4. Complete an official Public Disclosure Form.
…1.2 If the applicant has their WA nation in The East Pacific (“TEP”), or is confirmed by the Overseeing Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (“EPSA”) to be a member of the EPSA and meets the conditions outlined in 1.1, the Provost shall admit the applicant to the Magisterium.
…1.3. If the applicant does not meet one of the conditions outlined in section 1.2 but meets the conditions outlined in the subsections of 1.1, the Magisterium shall, by majority vote, decide whether the applicant will be accepted.
…1.4. If the applicant has not satisfied the conditions as described in Section 1.1 & 1.2; within 72 hours of notification of an incomplete application, the Provost shall deny their application.
…1.5. The Provost may deny any applicant who:
…1.5.1. has resigned or been removed from the Magisterium within the same legislative session.
…1.5.2. has been convicted of any crime by the Conclave.
…1.5.3. has been determined by the Praesidium to be a security threat due to involvement in de-stabilizing or overthrowing the legitimate governments of foreign regions.
…1.6. Should the Provost or a Deputy Provost hold concerns over the trustworthiness of an applicant, they may open a vote to the entire Magisterium on the subject of admittance.
SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through the following categories of Bills:
…2.1.1. A “Law" (L) defined as a bill that, upon enactment, shall form part of the binding body of law of TEP.
…2.1.2. A “Resolution” (RS) defined as a bill outlining the non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
…2.1.3. An “Amendment” (A), defined as a bill that, upon passing a Magisterial vote, shall form a binding change to a standing Act or Resolution.
…2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment” (SOA), defined as a bill that will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.
…2.1.5. A “Concordat Amendment” (CA), defined as a bill that will amend the Concordat of the East Pacific upon confirmation by the Magisterium and a referendum of the Citizens.
…2.1.6. A “Repeal” (RP), defined as a bill that will eliminate a standing Act, Resolution, Treaty, or Declaration of War upon passage.
…2.1.7. A “Nomination” (N), defined as a proposed candidate for public office which requires approval from the Magisterium.
…2.1.8. A “Removal” (RM), defined as an exercise of the Magisterium’s power to suspend or removal a public official.
…2.1.9. A “Treaty” (T), defined as the enactment or amendment of a treaty as defined by the Concordat.
…2.1.10. A “Declaration of War” (W), defined as the enactment or amendment of a Declaration of War as defined by the Concordat.
…2.2. Any Resident may start a debate on or introduce a Bill of any kind, unless contraindicated by the Concordat, Statutory Law, or these Standing Orders.
…2.2.1. Only a Magister may propose a Standing Order.
…2.2.2. The category of Bill introduced shall be indicated in the forum tag of the Bill’s topic and indicated through acronym in the title of the vote conducted by the Provost’s Office.
…2.3. The Resident or Magister that introduced a Bill or Standing Orders Amendment shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Residents as sponsors.
…2.4. Any Sponsor or Magister may motion the Bill or Standing Orders Amendment to vote at any time during debate. A Magister must second that motion. If a non-Sponsor makes and seconds the motion, the Sponsor may object within 48 hours if they believe the Bill or Standing Orders Amendment still needs amendment. The Provost shall be deemed sponsor if the sponsor(s) are absent or inactive longer than 21 days within the Bill’s thread.
…2.4.1. Should a motioned Bill fail to be seconded within 48 hours, the Bill shall return to being debated. Any Sponsor or Magister may immediately move the Bill to vote again.
…2.4.2. Should a Bill fail to be seconded on two separate instances, a mandatory 72 hour waiting period shall apply.
…2.4.3. If a Bill fails to attain a second following the waiting period defined by Section 2.4.2, it shall immediately be tabled and may not be brought back for the remainder of the current legislative session.
…2.5. Should a Bill fail for reasons other than lack of quorum, the Bill is considered defeated and may not be brought back for the remainder of the legislative session.
…2.6. Nominations by the Delegate, ratifications of a treaty, or any other motion which is not a Bill or a Standing Orders Amendment shall follow the same procedure as a Bill.
…2.7. Should a Bill that has passed the Magisterium vote be vetoed by the Delegate, it will be returned immediately to debate for a minimum of 3 days before one of the Bill’s original sponsors may decide to move it to an override vote. It must then be seconded by a Magister who is not one of the Bill’s sponsors before it can be returned to vote in accordance with 4.1 through 4.3.2 .
SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
…3.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from among its members.
…3.1.1. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s three-month term (on the last days of March , June , September , and December ), organized by the previous Provost, a Deputy Provost, or a representative thereof.
…3.1.2. An individual who is running for election as Provost may not organize the election.
…3.2. A 4 day period for nominations is to be held.
…3.2.1. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
…3.2.2. A Magister may nominate themselves. Another Magister must second that nomination before it is official.
…3.2.3. If a Magister was not self-nominated, they must explicitly accept their nomination period for it to be official.
…3.2.4. Officially nominated candidates may create a campaign thread that shall contain all campaigning for that Magister.
…3.2.5. Any Resident may ask a candidate questions within the candidate’s respective campaign thread.
…3.3. If there are no valid candidates, another 4 day period for nominations shall be held and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
…3.3.1. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the previous election must be locked.
…3.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 3 days. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
…3.4.1. If more than two valid candidates have accepted a nomination, Provost elections shall be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting.
…3.4.2. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 3 day vote shall be held.
…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 3 days.
…3.5. The Provost shall appoint up to four (4) Magisters as Deputy Provost, who can conduct the Provosts’ duties upon the request of the Provost.
…3.5.1. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost.
SECTION IV. VOTING
…4.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with subsection 2.4, the Provost shall then immediately officiate a voting period of seven days on the proposal.
…4.2. Voting is conducted as per the following procedure:
…4.2.1 Magisters shall submit a vote via poll or a reply if they are unable to vote via poll in the designated voting thread.
…4.2.2 Should a Magister submit a vote via both poll and reply, only the poll vote will be considered.
…4.3. A vote will be concluded when:
…4.3.1. The prescribed voting period ends, or;
…4.3.2. The Provost concludes the voting period, given that all eligible Magisters have voted.
…4.4. A motion shall pass if:
…4.4.1. Greater than 50% of the votes not including Present or Abstain are in favour of it; and
…4.4.2. The quorum number of 50% or more of eligible Magisterium voters has been met.
…4.4.3. This order is notwithstanding any special requirements set out by the Concordat for certain types of votes, and in the case of extended requirement, the quorum shall always be achieved.
…4.5. When a Bill has passed, the Provost or Deputy Provost shall then:
…4.5.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate thread if it is an Act or amendment of such.
…4.5.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate thread if it is a Concordat amendment.
…4.5.3. Close the voting thread with a written post detailing each Magister’s vote. Such post shall include, when possible, an image of the final poll results.
…4.6. Upon signature of the Delegate, or after 10 days of passage as defined in the Concordat, the Provost shall implement said Act as a thread within “Laws of the East Pacific” ( “the Laws”).
…4.6.1. Any amendments shall be logged in the appropriate thread within the Laws.
…4.6.2. A rewrite of an Act shall replace the Act within the Laws, with said previous Act, as well as any repeals, being moved to “Repealed Laws”.
…4.7. Any Magister that was approved during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.8. Any Magister removed or resigned from office or on an official Leave of Absence during any voting period shall not have their vote counted for that particular voting period.
…4.9. Threads that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days, shall be locked.
…4.9.1. The Provost shall be responsible to lock said threads.
…4.9.2. A thread locked as a result of tabling or abandonment can be unlocked by the Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister
…4.10. A voting record from each Magisterium shall be publicly available in a forum thread.
SECTION V. CLOSED SESSIONS
…5.1. A Magister may motion a matter to be considered in a closed session. If the motion is seconded and a majority of votes on the motion are in favor, the matter will be considered in a closed session.
…5.2. The Foreign Policy Committee is established as a meeting of the Magisterium to discuss matters of treaty and war, and it shall meet in closed session.
…5.2.1. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
…5.2.2. The Delegate and any minister(s) they designate will be members of the committee without voting privileges.
…5.2.3. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote .
…5.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of each such meeting.
…5.3. Votes on Closed Session discussions shall be public, including the full text of the motion being voted upon.
SECTION VI. RESIGNATION, ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF PROVOSTS
…6.1. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 3 days without official Leave Of Absence (LOA), then:
…6.1.1. The longest serving Deputy shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties and hold a special Provost election until another is elected.
…6.1.2. If no eligible Deputy exists then the longest serving Magister shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties.
…6.2. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion: the Provost shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the Provosts’ duties.
…6.2.1. A Deputy Provost or a representative thereof (where there are no eligible Deputy Provosts) shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties and officiate a vote to remove the Provost for a period of 72 hours. If the removal vote passes then a Special Provost Election shall immediately follow.
…6.2.2. If the vote to remove the Provost fails, the Provost is unsuspended. Both the Magister who proposed and seconded the suspension cannot re-motion for the remainder of the Magisterial term.
…6.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as Provost Elections.
…6.3.1. If any Special Provost Elections begin less than a month before Provost Elections, then the Provost Elections will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.
SECTION VII. CHANGE OF WA STATUS
…7.1. Magisters may petition the Provost to change the WA status of their membership within the Magisterium.
…7.1.1. Magisters accepted under Section 1.2 may convert to Non-WA status subject to a vote as outlined in Section 1.3.
…7.1.2. Magisters accepted under Section 1.3 may convert to WA status provided that the requirements of Section 1.2 are met by the petitioner.
…7.2 A Magister may not invoke Section VII more than once per legislative session.
SECTION VIII. REMOVAL OF MAGISTERS
…8.1. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 1 week to confirm their activity
…8.1.1. Any Magister not responding to a roll call can be suspended by the Provost, Deputy Provost, or removed by a majority vote of the responding Magisters.
…8.1.2. Any Magister who has informed the Magisterium of their absence shall be exempt to this rule, as long as the roll call is within the time frame of inactivity as stated by the Magister.
…8.2. A Magister may be suspended by the Provost, and removed by a majority vote if:
…8.2.1. The Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and has not informed the Magisterium of said absence; or
…8.2.2. In the previous calendar month, with at least two votes conducted, The Magister has not voted or confirmed attendance in at least half of all votes; or
…8.2.3. The Magister was accepted under Section 1.2. but currently has their WA nation outside of TEP, unless they are a verified EPSA soldier or following EPSA orders.
…8.3. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by informing the Magisterium of the reason for their inactivity and voting in any legislative proposal. If said Magister was suspended per Section 8.2.3., they must also return their WA nation to TEP and inform the Magisterium why their WA nation was moved outside TEP.
…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.
…8.5. A Magister may resign at any time.
SECTION I. DEFINITIONS
…1.1. A legislative session is defined as the period in which the Magisterium is governed by an elected Provost. between each Provost election.
…1.2. The Office of the Provost consists of the Provost and any Deputy Provosts.
SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
…2.1. The Magisterium may exercise legislative action through the following categories of Bills:
……2.1.1. A “Law” (L), defined as a bill that, upon passing, shall form part of the binding body of law of The East Pacific.
……2.1.2. A “Resolution” (R), defined as a bill that, upon passing, outlines a non-binding opinion of the Magisterium.
……2.1.3. An “Amendment” (A), defined as a bill that, upon passing, shall form a binding change to an Act or Resolution.
……2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment” (SOA), defined as a bill that, upon passing, will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.
……2.1.5. A “Concordat Amendment” (CA), defined as a bill that, upon passing, will amend the Concordat of The East Pacific.
……2.1.6. A “Repeal” (RP), defined as a bill that, upon passing, will eliminate an Act, Resolution, Treaty, or Declaration of War.
……2.1.7. A “Removal” (RM), defined as a bill that, upon passing, exercises the Magisterium’s power to suspend or remove a public official.
……2.1.8. A “Nomination” (N), defined as the proposal of a candidate for public office which requires approval from the Magisterium.
……2.1.9. A “Treaty” (T), defined as the enactment or amendment of a treaty as defined by the Concordat.
……2.1.10. A “Declaration of War” (W), defined as the enactment or amendment of a declaration of war as defined by the Concordat.
……2.1.11. All Bills will be governed by the same legislative procedure, detailed in the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.
…2.2. Any Resident of The East Pacific may start a debate on, or introduce, a Bill of any kind unless contraindicated by the Concordat, a Law, or these Standing Orders.
……2.2.1. Only a Magister may propose a Standing Orders Amendment.
……2.2.2. The category of Bill shall be written, in full, in the topic title for the discussion of the Bill.
……2.2.3. The category of Bill shall be written, as an acronym defined in 2.1, in the topic title for the vote on the Bill’s passage.
…2.3. The Resident or the Magister who introduced the Bill shall be its sponsor.
……2.3.1. The Sponsor may amend the Bill at any time during the debate.
……2.3.2. The Sponsor may designate other Residents as Sponsors.
……2.3.3. If the Sponsor(s) are absent or inactive for more than 21 days within the Bill’s topic, the Provost immediately becomes the sole Sponsor of the bill, assuming the right to edit the bill and designate additional sponsors.
…2.4. The Sponsor or any Magister may motion the Bill to vote at any time during the debate.
……2.4.1. Any Magister who did not motion the Bill to vote may second the motion.
……2.4.2. If no Sponsor motioned for a vote on the Bill, or seconded that motion, any Sponsor may object within 48 hours if they believe further debate or amendment is needed.
……2.4.3. A Bill must be successfully motioned and seconded before it is brought to a vote.
……2.4.4. Should the motioned Bill fail to be seconded within 48 hours, the Bill will return to debate.
………2.4.4.1. Once returned to debate, a Bill may immediately be motioned to vote again.
………2.4.4.2. Should the Bill fail to be seconded on two separate instances, a mandatory 72-hour waiting period will apply before it can be motioned to vote again.
………2.4.4.3. If the Bill fails to obtain a second on three separate instances, it shall immediately be tabled and may not be motioned to a vote for the remainder of the current legislative session.
…2.5. A Bill must pass a vote of the Magisterium before it can be enacted or enforced.
……2.5.1. Voting procedures are specified in Section III of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.
……2.5.2. A Concordat Amendment (CA) must also pass a referendum of the Citizens of The East Pacific before it can be enacted or enforced.
SECTION III. VOTING PROCEDURE
…3.1. When a motion to vote has been seconded in accordance with 2.4.43, the Office of the Provost shall immediately officiate a voting period of 7 days on the proposal.
…3.2. Magisters shall submit a vote via the poll created by the Office of the Provost in the voting topic.
…3.3. A vote will be concluded when the voting period defined in 3.1. ends.
……3.3.1. The Office of the Provost may end a voting period early if all eligible Magisters have voted.
…3.4. A Bill passes the vote if more than 50% of the vote is in favour of the Bill and a quorum of at least 50% of all eligible Magisters have voted.
……3.4.1. A vote of Present/Abstain may not be treated as either a vote for or against the Bill; it may only be used to determine if a quorum has been reached.
……3.4.2. Any Magister who has resigned or is removed from the Magisterium for any reason shall not have their vote counted and will not contribute towards the determination of a quorum.
……3.4.3. Any Magister who is on a leave of absence during the voting period shall not have their vote counted and will not contribute towards the determination of a quorum.
……3.4.4. Any Magister who joins the Magisterium during the voting period shall not have their vote counted and will not contribute towards the determination of a quorum.
…3.4.4. If the Concordat has special requirements for a vote to pass, the requirements of the Concordat must also be met for the Bill to pass the vote.
……3.4.5. If a Bill has stricter voting requirements defined in an Act or in the Concordat, the stricter voting requirements must be met for the Bill to pass the vote.
…3.5. If a Bill vote fails for any reason other than failing to reach a quorum, the Bill is considered defeated and may not be brought back for the remainder of the legislative session.
……3.5.1. If a Bill vote fails due to failing to reach a quorum, the Bill is returned to debate without penalty.
………3.5.1.1. It shall be the responsibility of the Office of the Provost to identify why a quorum was not reached and take action to rectify the issue.
…3.6. When a Bill passes, the Office of the Provost shall then:
……3.6.1. Notify the Delegate in the appropriate topic if it is an Act or an amendment to an Act.
………3.6.1.1. Upon signature of the Delegate, or 10 days after passage of the Bill, the Provost shall implement the Act or amend the Act in the appropriate topic within the “Laws of the East Pacific” category of the forums.
……3.6.2. Notify the Conclave in the appropriate topic if it is a Concordat amendment.
……3.6.3. Close the voting topic with a written post detailing any invalidated Magister’s vote.
………3.6.3.1. The voting topic must remain publicly accessible.
……3.6.4. Any amendment shall be logged within the appropriate topic within the “Laws of the East Pacific” category of the forums.
……3.6.5. A rewrite of an Act shall be treated as an amendment and replace the previous version of the Act.
……3.6.6. A repealed Act shall be moved to the “Repealed Laws” category of the forums.
…3.7. Should a Bill that was passed by the Magisterium be vetoed by the Delegate:
……3.7.1. The Bill will immediately return to debate for a minimum of 72 hours.
……3.7.2. After 72 hours, the Bill may be motioned to an override vote.
……3.7.3. The override vote may only be motioned by a Sponsor of the original Bill.
……3.7.4. The override vote may not be seconded by a Sponsor of the original Bill.
…3.8. Topics that have been voted on, tabled, or abandoned for over 60 days shall be locked by the Office of the Provost.
……3.8.1. A topic that has been locked as the result of being tabled or abandoned can be unlocked by the Office of the Provost upon a reasoned request by any Magister.
SECTION IV. CLOSED SESSIONS
…4.1. A Magister may motion a matter to be considered in a closed session.
……4.1.1. If the motion is seconded and a majority of the votes on the motion are in favour, the matter will be considered in a closed session.
…4.2. The Delegate or the Provost may initiate a meeting of the Foreign Policy Committee to discuss treaty negotiations or declarations of war without a vote.
……4.2.1 A Foreign Policy Committee meeting is established as a meeting of the Magisterium, and it shall meet in a closed session.
……4.2.2. The Foreign Policy Committee will be chaired by the Provost.
……4.2.3. The Delegate and any Minister(s) they designate will be members of the committee without voting privileges.
……4.2.4. The Provost shall publicly announce the opening and closure of any such meeting.
…4.3. Votes on closed session discussions shall be made public, including the full text of the motion being voted upon.
SECTION V. MAGISTERS
…5.1. Any Citizen of The East Pacific can apply to join the Magisterium by:
……5.1.1. Providing the name of their Resident nation and the name of their World Assembly nation.
………5.1.1.1. If the applicant is on a military operation, then the name of the involved military branch must be supplied instead of a World Assembly nation.
……5.1.2. Reciting the Magister’s Pledge in the topic “Magister Application Thread” on the forums.
……5.1.3. Endorsing the Delegate and all Viziers if their Resident nation is a member of the World Assembly.
……5.1.4. Completing a Public Disclosure Form.
…5.2. The Office of the Provost will admit the applicant to the Magisterium if:
……5.2.1. The applicant’s Resident nation is a member of the World Assembly, or has been confirmed to be a member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (EPSA) by the overseeing officer; and
……5.2.2. The applicant has met all the requirements of 5.1.
…5.3. If the applicant is not a member of the World Assembly and they are not on a military operation, but otherwise meets all other requirements of 5.1., the Magisterium shall determine by majority vote if the applicant will be accepted or not.
…5.4. If the applicant has not met all the requirements of 5.1 and is not eligible for admission under 5.3, the Office of the Provost shall notify the applicant of an incomplete application.
……5.4.1. If the application hasn’t been rectified within 72 hours of this notification, the Office of the Provost shall deny the application.
…5.5. The Office of the Provost may deny any applicant who:
……5.5.1. Has resigned or been removed from the Magisterium within the same legislative session.
……5.5.2. Has been convicted of a crime by the Conclave.
……5.5.3. Has been proven by the Praesidium to be involved in the destabilisation or overthrowing of legitimate Governments in foreign regions.
…5.6. An applicant who has been denied for any reason may force a majority vote of the Magisterium to determine if their application should be allowed or not.
…5.7. Magisters may petition the Office of the Provost to change the WA status of their membership within the Magisterium.
……5.7.1. Magisters accepted as a World Assembly nation may convert to Non-World Assembly status, subject to a vote as outlined in 5.3.
……5.7.2. Magisters accepted as a Non-World Assembly nation may convert to World Assembly status provided they meet all the requirements of 5.1.
…5.8. Magisters may notify the Magisterium of a Leave of Absence by posting in the “Magisterium Administrative Services” topic with the date their leave is effective from and their expected return date.
……5.8.1. A reason is not required to be supplied when notifying the Magisterium of a Leave of Absence.
…5.9. The Provost may hold a roll call and require that Magisters respond within 7 days to confirm their activity.
…5.10. A Magister may be suspended by the Office of the Provost or removed by a majority vote of the Magisterium if:
……5.10.1. The Magister is not on a notified leave of absence and does not respond to a roll call; or
……5.10.2. The Magister has not logged into the forums for more than two weeks and is not on a notified leave of absence; or
……5.10.3. In the previous calendar month, with at least two votes conducted, the Magister has not voted in at least half of all votes; or
……5.10.4. The Magister was accepted as a World Assembly nation, but their World Assembly nation is outside of The East Pacific.
………5.10.4.1. This clause does not apply if the Magister is a verified member of EPSA or can be confirmed as following EPSA orders.
…5.11. Any suspended Magister may be unsuspended by the Office of the Provost. informing the Magisterium that they have returned from inactivity and by participating in any vote.
……5.11.1. If suspended under any of 5.10.1 to 5.10.3, the Magister must notify the Magisterium that they have returned from inactivity and participate in a vote; or
……5.11.12. If suspended under 5.10.4, the Magister must first return their nation to The East Pacific, or covert their status as outlined in 5.7.1.
…5.12. A Magister will be automatically removed if:
……5.12.1. They have falsified information in their Magister’s Pledge or Public Disclosure Form; or
……5.12.2. The Magister has no resident nation in The East Pacific; or
……5.12.3. The Magister is no longer a Citizen of The East Pacific.
……5.12.4. Any removals under this clause must be announced by the Provost.
…5.13. A magister may resign at any time.
SECTION VI. OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
…6.1. The Magisterium shall appoint a Provost from amongst its members.
…6.2. The Provost shall serve for 3 months, with new terms starting on the first of January, April, July and September.
…6.3. An election shall be held when the position is vacant or before the end of the Provost’s term.
……6.3.1. This election shall be organised by the incumbent Provost, a Deputy Provost, or by any representative appointed by the Provost.
………6.3.1.1. An individual may not organise the election if they are also running in it.
……6.3.2. A 4-day nomination period will be held for each election.
………6.3.2.1. If no valid candidates are nominated, another 4-day nomination period will be held, and the incumbent Provost will remain in office until a new Provost is elected.
………6.3.2.2. If no valid candidates are nominated after a second nomination period, the incumbent Provost will remain in office for another term.
……6.3.3. Any Magister may be nominated by another Magister.
………6.3.3.1. The Magister must accept their nomination for the nomination to be official.
……6.3.4. Any Magister may self-nominate.
………6.3.4.1. Self-nominations must be seconded by another Magister for the nomination to be official.
……6.3.5. Officially nominated candidates may create a campaign topic in the appropriate category on the forums.
………6.3.5.1. This topic must contain all campaigning for that Magister.
………6.3.5.2. Any Resident may ask a candidate questions within the candidate’s campaign topic.
………6.3.6. Upon election of a Provost, all campaign threads relating to the election must be locked.
…6.4. After nominations, the Magisterium shall vote for a period of 3 days.
……6.4.1. The candidate who receives the most votes shall be elected as Provost.
……6.4.2. If there are more than two officially nominated candidates, the Provost elections shall be held using Instant Runoff Voting.
……6.4.3. Should the election result in a tie and no candidate concedes, a new 3-day vote shall be held.
……6.4.4. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizens for a period of 3 days.
…6.5. The Provost shall appoint up to 4 Magisters as Deputy Provosts.
……6.5.1. The Deputy Provost may conduct the duties of the Provost at the Provost’s request.
……6.5.2. Deputy Provosts shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost.
…6.6. If the Provost takes an official leave of absence by notifying as outlined in 5.8, then:
……6.6.1. The longest-serving Deputy shall temporarily assume the Provost’s duties until the leave of absence ends, or the Provost resigns or is removed.
……6.6.2. If the longest-serving Deputy does not assume the Provost’s duties, all other Deputies may temporarily assume the Provost’s duties until the leave of absence ends, or the Provost resigns or is removed. Each Deputy shall be asked in order of their service to assume the Provost’s duties, with the next longest serving Deputy being asked first.
……6.6.3. If no Deputy assumes the Provost’s duties, or there is no Deputy to assume the Provost’s duties, then each Magister shall be asked to temporarily assume the Provost’s duties according to their length of service, with the longest-serving Magister being asked first.
……6.6.4. Once the Provost advises the Magisterium that they are returning from their leave of absence, they will immediately resume their regular duties, and the temporary Provost will return to their regular duties.
…6.7. If the Provost resigns, is removed, or has been absent for a period exceeding 3 days without an official leave of absence, then the Provost’s duties shall be temporarily assumed per the line of succession defined in 6.6.1 to 6.6.3, until a new Provost is elected.
……6.7.1. In such cases, the temporary Provost must immediately hold a special election to elect a new Provost.
…6.8. Any Magister may motion for the removal of the Provost or Deputy Provost by majority vote. If a Magister seconds the motion, the target of the vote shall be immediately suspended and can no longer exercise any of the duties of the Office of the Provost.
……6.8.1 If the target of the removal is a Provost:
………6.8.1.1 A temporary Provost will be appointed per the line of succession defined in 6.6.1 to 6.6.3. The temporary Provost will perform the regular duties of a Provost as well as immediately officiate a 72-hour vote to remove the suspended Provost.
………6.8.1.2. If the removal vote passes, then a special Provost Election shall immediately follow.
………6.8.1.3. Special Provost Elections follow the same nomination, campaigning, and election procedures as outlined in 6.3 to 6.4.
………6.8.1.4. If any Special Provost Election begins less than a month before a regularly scheduled Provost election, the regularly scheduled Provost election will be called off, and the Provost will serve the next full term in addition to the remainder of their predecessor’s term.
……6.8.2. If the removal vote fails, the target of the vote is immediately unsuspended and will return to their regular duties.
………6.8.2.1. Both the Magister who motioned for the vote and the Magister who seconded the motion cannot re-motion for a removal for the remainder of the legislative session.
EDIT: Renumbered 5.12.5 to 5.13 as it should have been a completely independent clause.
