With the judicial status of Civil Trials still unclear, we in the RMBC Working Group have decided to put forth this act without those provisions, until such a time as the legal issues can be resolved. Therefore, here is the RMB Council Act in its present form. I am open to comments and amendments!
SECTION I. ESTABLISHMENT
…1.1. This act shall be known and cited as the Regional Message Board Council Act, or RMBCA.
…1.2. The Regional Message Board Council, hereinafter RMBC, is established as the representative body of the Regional Message Board community and the bridge between the government and RMB.
…1.3. The RMBC shall consist of three members elected according to the provisions of this act.
…1.4. The RMBC shall be entitled to both a private and public channel in The East Pacific discord or the RMB Cafeteria discord to serve as their base of operations, in lieu of the forums.
SECTION II. COUNCIL ELECTIONS
…2.1. The RMB Council shall be elected to terms equal to that of the Delegate, in elections held in concert with the Delegate elections.
……2.1.1. The RMBC shall be elected by method of Single Transferrable Vote.
…2.2. Elections shall last one week, upon the conclusion of a standing period also lasting one week.
…2.3. Elections shall be administered by an appointee of the Viceroy holding RMB status.
……2.3.1. Should any Arbiter(s) hold RMB status, that Arbiter or those Arbiters shall be preferred for the role.
…2.4. Anyone holding RMB Status may run for election and vote in the election.
……2.4.1. During the standing period, any eligible nation may nominate another or stand for election themselves.
…2.5. All candidates shall be entitled to a campaign dispatch, all of which shall be compiled into an election information dispatch which all voters shall have access to.
……2.5.1. Candidates may distribute their dispatch in the RMB or any official discord servers.
……2.5.2. Violations of the campaigning provisions shall result in disqualification.
…2.6. Any five residents of RMB status may sign a petition to challenge a member of the RMBC. Immediately upon the receipt of a duly signed petition, an election shall be held for the challenged seat.
……2.6.1. The challenged member shall be automatically enrolled as a candidate.
……2.6.2. Should one member be challenged, the election shall be conducted by method of Instant Run-Off Voting. Should more than one member be challenged, the elections shall be combined and conducted by method of Single Transferrable Vote.
SECTION III. RMB STATUS
…3.1. RMB Status shall be a requirement for serving on the Council or voting for Council members.
…3.2. RMB Status shall not confer additional benefits or any disadvantages, nor shall it be exclusive with citizenship.
…3.3. All members of a map which is based on the RMB and recognized by the RMBC who hold residency in The East Pacific shall have RMB Status.
……3.3.1. Any map which is based on the RMB and recognized by a Resolution of the Magisterium shall be recognized by the RMBC.
…….3.3.2. Other maps which are based on the RMB may be recognized by a vote of the RMBC.
……3.3.3. The RMBC shall create a public dispatch with a list of all recognized maps.
……3.3.4. Should the recognition of a map be withdrawn, all members of the map shall have their RMB Status preserved independently, and shall be added to the public waivers list.
…3.4. Any resident without map membership may apply for RMB Status based on a set of criteria established and made publicly available by the RMBC.
……3.4.1. Wrongfully denied applicants may appeal to Conclave.
……3.4.2. The RMBC shall maintain a list of all waivers granted.
……3.4.3. RMB Status shall only be relinquished upon CTE or loss of residency status.
SECTION IV. DUTIES AND POWERS
…4.1. The RMBC shall be tasked with representing the interests of the RMB community to the Magisterium.
……4.1.1. To accomplish this task, members of the RMBC are required to join the Magisterium upon election.
……4.1.2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to bar anyone of RMB status from becoming a Magister or speaking/voting contrary to any member of the Council on any issue, or to bar any members of the Council from speaking/voting contrary to each other on any issue.
……4.1.3. The RMBC shall work to increase and/or maintain RMB representation in the Magisterium by advertising positions as it deems fit.
……4.1.4. The Provost shall hold a non-voting seat on the RMBC to advise on political and legal ideas and realities.
…4.2. The RMBC shall be tasked with representing the interests of the RMB community to the Executive.
……4.2.1. To accomplish this task, at least one member of the RMBC must be inducted into the Cabinet as an Advisor.
……4.2.2. The RMBC shall work with the Executive to host games, polls, and other events to include the RMB community.
…….4.2.3. The RMBC shall work to increase RMB representation in the Executive by advertising positions as it deems fit.
……4.2.4. The Delegate shall hold a non-voting seat on the RMBC to advise on political and legal ideas and realities.
…4.3. The RMBC shall be tasked with representing the interests of the RMB community to the Conclave and the Praesidium.
……4.3.1. The RMBC shall conduct all due diligence to ensure that the rights of non-citizens are known and respected during all legal proceedings and all security decisions.
……4.3.2. The Viceroy and Grand Vizier shall hold non-voting seats on the RMBC to advise on political and legal ideas and realities.
…4.4. The RMBC shall conduct surveys and polls to gather data on RMB community health, political opinions, and the general state of government-RMB integration.
……4.4.1. This shall include a review of RMB representation in the various government branches.
…….4.4.2. The RMBC shall make a public report of the data they collect at least once every election cycle, to be delivered at least one week before the opening of the nomination process.
…….4.4.3. The RMBC shall, if applicable, propose policies which respond to the needs of the RMB community.
…4.5. The RMBC shall take initiative to welcome new nations to the RMB and recruit to recognized maps.
…4.6. The RMBC shall maintain a shared nation between all current voting members and at least one Admin, to host dispatches for displaying information required to be made public by this Act, and any others they so choose.
……4.6.1. The RMBC shall create and maintain back-ups of key dispatches as it deems fit.
…4.7. In the event that a crisis arises, a petition of ten residents of RMB Status or a vote of the RMBC shall temporarily expand the Council to seven members.
……4.7.1. The additional four members shall be directly appointed by the RMBC.
……4.7.2. The new members shall assist in crisis management, as it comes to drafting policy and engaging with members of the community and the government.
……4.7.3. The RMBC may vote at any time to end the crisis expansion.
…4.8. All votes of the RMBC shall be made public on Discord and a dispatch record.
…4.9. The RMBC shall work closely with the cartographers/administrators of each recognized map in the pursuit of their duties; each recognized map’s governing body shall be entitled to send one (1) non-voting representative to the RMBC.