I submit the following proposal:
{
Title: Sortition
Author: nix
Co-Authors: Janet
AI: 2
[This proposal experiments with a much older idea of democracy -
sortition. In this process, instead of an election the office is
randomly assigned to a player from a pool of interested players.
In theory the advantages is that it avoids us becoming too reliant on a
specific officer or workflow, and gives everyone a chance to
participate.]
Enact a new Power = 2 rule titled "Sortition Procedure" with the
following text:
At the beginning of each quarter, the ADoP CAN by announcement, and
SHALL in a timely manner, initiate a sorition for each sortitioned
office if e has not already done so for that office.
When a sortition is initiated, it enters the lots period. Any player
CAN become an option for that office during this period. If a person
ceases to be a player during this period, e also ceases to be an
option for each current sortition.
Seven days after a sortition is initiated, its lots period ends. The
ADoP CAN by announcement, and SHALL in a timely manner after a
lots period ends, randomly select one of the options for that
office. When e does so, that player becomes the officeholder for
that office.
Amend R1006 (Offices) by replacing:
An imposed office is an office described as such by the rule
defining it. All others are elected.
with:
Imposed offices and sortitioned are offices described as such by the
rules that define them. All other offices are elected
Amend R2683 (The Boulder) by replacing "The Absurdor is an office" with
"The Absurdor is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2616 (The Webmastor) by replacing "The Webmastor is an office"
with "The Webmastor is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2659 (Stamps) by replacing "The Collector is an office" with "The
Collector is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2685 (Crystals) by replacing "The Geologist is an office" with
"The Geologist is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2640 (Stones) by replacing "The Stonemason is an office" with
"The Stonemason is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2656 (Radiance) by replacing "The Illuminator is an office" with
"The Illuminator is a sortitioned office".
Amend R2690 (Spendies) by replacing "The Spendor is an office" with "The
Spendor is a sortitioned office".
}
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nix
Arbitor, Spendor
