Zukchiva has proposed an amendment to the Regional Officers Act on May 11. The proposal was seconded by CyberiumShadow on June 29.
Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, this proposal needs a standard majority of voting Magisters to pass. In addition, the quorum of 50% must be upheld.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE EAST PACIFIC
SECTION I. CITATION
…1.1- This Act shall be known and cited as “The Regional Officers Act”.
SECTION II. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
…2.1- For the purposes of this act, the following are hereby defined as:
……2.1.1- “Delegate”- The legitimate Delegate of the East Pacific as defined by the Concordat.
…2.1.2- “In-game Delegate”- A nation who holds the in-game Delegate seat of the East Pacific region.
……2.1.3- “Position”- The post of a Regional Officer upon which their titles and Powers are granted.
……2.1.4- “Regional Officer” or “RO”- Someone appointed to the in-game Position of “Regional Officer” by the in-game Delegate.
……2.1.5- “Regional Page”- The in-game location where all Regional Officers of the East Pacific are noted.
……2.1.6- “Designated Vizier”- A Vizier chosen by the Praesidium to serve as a Regional Officer primarily to preform Vizier duties.
…2.1.7- “The East Pacific Electoral Commission”- The entity tasked by the relevant law to run the Delegate Elections and Concordat Referenda of the East Pacific.
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SECTION VII. THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER
…7.1- The Viceroy shall publicly designate an individual on the East Pacific Electoral Commission to serve as a Regional Officer on behalf of the Commission. Said Commissioner shall be excluded from the provisions of Section V of this Act and shall instead by subject to the procedures in Section VII. The individual’s Regional Officer title shall include “Election Commissioner” and they shall be known as the same. They shall be given Communications and Appearance powers.
…7.2- The Delegate shall be required to appoint the Election Commissioner as Regional Officer. The Election Commissioner shall only be dismissed by the Delegate following law or the Standing Orders of the Conclave. The Delegate may not dismiss the appointed Election Commissioner at the start of a new Delegate tenure.
…7.3- The Delegate may assign the Election Commissioner any additional Power or title whose implementation is not regulated by law or the Standing Orders of the Conclave. The Magisterium may order, via a 2/3 majority vote, the Delegate to change or remove any such unregulated titles or Powers of/from the Election Commissioner. Changes and removals may be appealed to the Conclave.
…7.4- The Conclave may dismiss a Election Commissioner by 2/3 majority vote or through trial verdict. By the same vote majority, they may also bar said individual from serving on the Electoral Commission permanently or for a set time.
…7.5- The Magisterium may only dismiss the Election Commissioner, through a 2/3 majority vote, for failure to complete actions necessary to facilitate Delegate Elections or Concordat referenda, following procedures in regional law. Such removals may be appealed to the Conclave.
…7.6- Any individual who is running for Delegate may not be the Election Commissioner. Another individual must be appointed by the Viceroy in the former Election Commissioner’s place, unless the Viceroy is also running for Delegate in which case the Viceroy Designee shall appoint the Commissioner.
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List of active Magisters (11; as of June 15th, 2022):
WA Magisters:
A mean old man
ArenaC [Deputy Provost]
Halleyscomet08 [Provost]
IASEM
Kyon Thomas
Romanoddle
Sammy23
Wiranath
Zukchiva [Deputy Provost]
Non-WA Magisters:
Aggie
Suspension record:
Algerstonia [since March 7th, 2022] (WA)
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McStooley [since May 30th, 2022] (WA)