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G., nix 2.0 Election Cycle
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ID: 8560
Title: simplify indictments
Adoption index: 1.7
Author: G.
Co-author(s): nix
Repeal Rule 2619 (Indictment).
Amend Rule 2557 (Sentencing Guidelines) by appending the following paragraph:
When the rules authorize an investigator to issue an Indictment
for a violation, e CAN do so by levying a fine on the perp, with
1.5 Agoran Consent, provided that levying the fine would be
otherwise LEGAL and EFFECTIVE.
[
Turns indictment into a simple "if we want to apply a punishment outside
the 1...2xBase violation range (either higher or lower), we do so with 1.5
Consent and call that an indictment." The 1.5 level was chosen to match
the AI of the current indictment proposals.
The "otherwise LEGAL and EFFECTIVE" clause is so that this ability is
still limited by Defendant's Rights.
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Title: Election Cycle
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: G.
Co-author(s): nix
Create a power=2 rule, "The Election Cycle", with the following text:
A holder of an elected office who did not become its holder by
winning an election, and has not won an election for that office
since, is an interim holder. An elected office that is either
vacant or has an interim holder is an interim office.
An office is term-limited if the most recent election for that
office was resolved more than the length of that office's term
prior. The term for the office of Prime Minister is 90 days. The
term for all other elected offices is 180 days.
A player CAN initiate an election for a specified elected office:
a) with 2 support, if either the office is interim or term-
limited, and provided that the initiator becomes a candidate
in the same message.
b) By announcement, if e is the ADoP (or, if the office is the
ADoP, if e is the Assessor) and the office is interim, or if
e is the holder of that office.
Once per quarter, the ADoP CAN and SHALL publish a Notice of
Election specifying between 2-4 term-limited offices (if there
fewer than 2 term-limited offices, the ADoP MUST instead list
all of them). Such a notice initiates elections for the
specified offices. The ADoP SHOULD prioritize offices that
have gone longest since their last elections.
The above notwithstanding, an election for an office CANNOT be
initiated if one is already in progress.
[Delete this section added to the previous rule - better gathers
election procedure rules in one place].
Amend Rule 1006 (Offices) by removing:
A holder of an elected office who did not become its holder by
winning an election, and has not won an election for that office
since, is an interim holder. An elected office that is either
vacant or has an interim holder is an interim office.
[For the below rule, remove text placed in the new rule above,
and add the Assessor as the vote collector for ADoP elections].
Amend Rule 2154 (Election Procedure) to read in full:
When an election is initiated, it enters the nomination period,
which lasts for 4 days. After an election is initiated and until
nominations close, any player CAN become a candidate by
announcement. A candidate ceases to be a candidate if e ceases to
be a player during the election or if holding the office would
make em Overpowered. During the nomination period, a candidate CAN
cease to be a candidate by announcement if there is at least one
other candidate.
An election whose nomination period is complete is contested if it
has two or more candidates, and uncontested otherwise. Nominations
close at the end of the poll's voting period or when the election
is ended, whichever comes first.
After the nomination period ends, the ADoP (or, if the office is
the ADoP, the Assessor) CAN and, in a timely fashion, SHALL:
1) If the election is contested, initiate an Agoran decision to
select the winner of the election (the poll). For this
decision, the Vote Collector is the ADoP (or, if the office
is the ADoP, the Assessor), the valid options are
the candidates for that election (including those who become
candidates after its initiation), and the voting method is
instant runoff. When the poll is resolved, its outcome, if a
player, wins the election. If the outcome is not a player, the
election ends with no winner.
2) If POSSIBLE per the following paragraph, end the election
immediately.
If at any point an uncontested election has a single candidate,
then any player CAN by announcement declare em the winner of the
election, thereby causing em to win the election. If at any point
an uncontested election has no candidates, then any player CAN
declare the election ended with no winner by announcement.
When a player wins an election, e is installed into the associated
office and the election ends.
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