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The Vice Delegate Law, February 2006

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tsrill

Posted: Feb 21 2006, 08:15 AM

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The Law of the Vice Delegate

The Delegate is to provide stability for the region. To aid in this, in case of the incapacitation or disappearance of the Delegate, the Delegate must appoint a Vice Delegate.

The Office of Vice Delegate holds no power. The Vice Delegate may hold another office, elected or appointed, in the Government

I. Requirements to assume the position of Vice Delegate

1.Must be a resident nation of the South Pacific. They do not have to be a member of the offsite forums, although this is preferable.

2.The Vice Delegate is bound by the Law of Succession

3.The Vice Delegate is obligated to uphold the same principles as the Delegate, as outlined in the Charter

II. Appointment of Vice Delegate.

1.The Delegate will name candidates to Cabinet

2.After discussions with Cabinet, the candidate will be approached by the Delegate.

3.If the candidate responds favorably, the Delegate must post an open thread in the Assembly of the South Pacific, and a link to this thread in the World Factbook Entry, stating the name and credentials of the nation. All resident nations of the South Pacific will be able to post and discuss the proposed appointment. This thread will be open for a period of ten days

4. At the end of the ten day period of public hearing, as described in Article II, Clause 3 of this law, a vote in the Assembly will be held, lasting for one week. The proposed candidate must be accepted by a 75 % majority vote.

III Responsibilities of the Vice Delegate

1. The Vice Delegate must reach the second-highest endorsement count in the region in timely fashion

2. The Vice Delegate must remain the nation with the second-highest endorsement count in the region, unless a legally valid contest for delegacy is undertaken by any member who is not Vice Delegate or Delegate.

3. The Vice Delegate may only attempt to overtake the delegate when this is requested by the delegate. The endorsement count of the Vice Delegate must always remain below 95 % of the Delegate

4. The Vice Delegate may step down from the office on own initiative. The Vice Delegate shall communicate his decision to the Delegate and the Cabinet a week in advance. After this week, the Vice Delegates shall leave the region until the next game update or resign his nation from the UN.

5. Failure to uphold the responsibilities written down in this law will lead to impeachment of the Vice Delegate. The impeachment will follow the procedure as described in the Charter. On impeachment the Vice Delegate will be temporarily banned from the region until after the next game update.

Dickvandyke	Posted: Feb 21 2006, 10:22 PM
Wouldn't you like to know Group: Members Posts: 2,378 Member No.: 39 Joined: 12-July 03	Looks good. Will this be pinned?

tsrill	Posted: Feb 22 2006, 12:03 PM
I am lost, follow me! Group: Global Mod Posts: 11,204 Member No.: 295 Joined: 19-October 03	Good point, completely forgot about that.

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