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=Preamble=
 
=Preamble=
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We believe that the Maddening Star influences our raw emotions and impulses.
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To preserve the freedom and unity of our people, so do we lay forth this document to preserve our democratic principles now, and for generations to come. Vix Tiramora is a shining beacon of democracy, and ever shall it be. The codified principles within will ensure that all citizens are safeguarded in their inalienable rights to freedom, happiness, and to participate in the governance of our lands. Never again will we know the yoke of tyranny, nor will we allow our practices to be turned into one. The protection of the citizens is the only true responsibility of the government. A citizen is one of noble blood, and all shall be granted the protections and privileges of their station.
  
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We believe that the Auspicious Star influences our reason and capacity for logical thought.
 
  
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We believe that the Austere Star influences our soul and capacity for serenity.
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=Article I: The Great Houses=
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'''I.  The Great Houses of Vix Tiramora''':
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-Three Houses will constitute the most basic governing bodies of our great democracy.
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-The Head of each Great House will be granted a seat upon the Executive Council.
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-Each Great House is responsible for the safekeeping of the citizens and lesser Houses sworn to its service.
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-The Heads of each Great House will be the sole party responsible for voting upon any changes to this constitution. Each Great House will receive one vote.  
  
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We believe that above all else, men should seek to reach a state of Harmony with the influence of all three Stars, so that we may act with Wisdom according to our knowledge.
 
  
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We believe that to succeed at this is to attain Enlightenment, as the First Prophet Mathurin did.
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'''Article IA: Lesser Houses'''
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-Lesser Houses are bodies of like minded individuals who have agreed to form a recognized body. The formation of a Lesser House will require the approval of the Head of the Great House the lesser House is sworn to.
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-A Lesser House with more regions sworn to it than a Great House may petition the Executive Council to be elevated to a Great House. The Executive Council will then hold a vote where only government members (The Lord Vixir, the Prime Knight, the Executor and the Master Steward) may vote. In the event of a tie, the three Heads of House will caucus, and cast a single tie breaker vote as one. If the vote passes, the Lesser House will be elevated to a Great House and its head will become a Head of Household with a corresponding Duchy. The smallest Great House will be demoted to a Lesser House and its Duchy dissolved. If two or more Great Houses are tied for smallest Great House, the newly elevated Head of House chooses which House is dissolved to make way.
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We hold the spiritual writings of the First Prophet Mathurin to come from the greatest understanding of the Stars we have yet achieved. All should study them so we can better understand and study the Stars themselves.
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==Article II: The Executive Council==
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'''II.  Membership''' The Executive Council will be composed of the following individuals:
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:a. The Lord Vixir
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:b. The Prime Knight
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:c. The Executor
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:d. The Master Steward
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:e. All three Heads of House
  
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We believe that everyone should know and believe this creed to be true. We do not shun those who seek honest enlightenment, and we seek always to spread our knowledge of the Truth to the unenlightened.
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'''Responsibilities of the Executive Council:'''
  
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All this we believe.
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:a. The Lord Vixir will be responsible for maintaining general order within the Executive Council and ensuring discussions and debates remain orderly. The Lord Vixir may only cast a vote within the Executive Council when deciding to elevate a Lesser House, or when the Executive Council's vote results in a tie. The Lord Vixir is the chief diplomat of the realm, responsible for foreign relations, and may elevate diplomats to ambassador. The Lord Vixir, without a vote may change relations to Neutral and Peace at his sole discretion. The Lord Vixir may also veto the passing of any referendum voted upon by the general public. This veto may be overridden by a qualified majority of the executive council.
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:b. The Prime Knight is responsible for the defense of the realm, and its armies. The Prime Knight may issue orders to the Marshals of the Armies, and is the sole authority to approve the formation or dissolution of armies. The Prime Knight, at his discretion may mobilize militia units and assign them to nobles only in times of war.
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:c. The Executor is responsible for law and order within the realm. As such, he serves to interpret and enforce the Constitution and Laws of Vix Tiramora. He is free to enforce the laws of Vix Tiramora as he sees fit, and also serves as an auxiliary to the Master Steward for maintenance of the realm, holding court when and where necessary. The Executor is solely responsible for the negotiation of prisoner treaties in times of war. The most important function of Executor is to safeguard the democracy of Vix Tiramora against the tyranny of the masses. As such, the Executor is responsible for determining the constitutionality of any law passed. Any citizen of the realm may challenge the constitutionality of a law, at which point the Executor will choose to overturn the law, or let it stand.
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:d. The Master Steward is responsible for the infrastructure, economy, and food of the realm. The Master Steward is solely responsible for the distribution of the food of the realm, and may appoint others to aid him. As such, the granaries of the realm will all be open to him. Gold to be used for the building of infrastructure will go through the Master Steward's office, and all payments to foreign entities will go through the Master Steward's office. Stewards are directly subordinate to the Master Steward, and as such, the Master Steward may instruct any Governor or Representative to appoint a Knight or Dame to the position of Steward.
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:e. The Executive council is responsible for voting on implementation of laws and policies passed by the realm as a whole. Minutia, sensitive matters, and other administrative details will be handled by the Executive council, so as to spare the realm the burden of the daily operations of governance. The Executive Council will also be responsible for ensuring that elections are run properly and fairly. The Executive Council is also responsible for raising lesser Houses to Great Houses, and is granted the power to override the veto power of the Lord Vixir.  
  
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==Article III: Referendums==
  
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=Article I: The Elder Council=
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'''Proposing a Referendum'''
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'''I.  The Elder Council''' of the church is made up of the following members:
 
  
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:a. Three Lights - Leading priests of the faith.
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:a. Any citizen of Vix Tiramora may propose a referendum. Prior to initiating the referendum however, the proposal will be submitted to the Elective Committee, a message group comprised of the Executive Council, the proposer of the referendum, and any individuals deemed necessary to consult on the issue. The proposal's content will not be the issue of discussion. The only issues discussed will be the scope, specifics, and formatting, so that any referendums are as specific and unbiased as possible. Once a draft has been approved, the individual responsible for the initial proposal may post the approved draft as a referendum. If the original proposer of the referendum no longer wishes to propose the referendum, any member of the Executive Council may sponsor the referendum instead, once it has been approved.
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:b. Two Consuls - Non Priests - Representatives of the Lay members of the church.
 
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:c. Up to three Luminaries - Assistants to their respective Light.
 
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:d. Such number of Paragons (Theocratic Rulers) as may be eligible.
 
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:e. Such number of Archons (Rulers) as may apply.
 
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:f. Such number of Chaplins as may be required.
 
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===Article Ia: Lights===
 
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'''Ia.  Lights -''' shall be priests and shall be elected by all the priests of the church.
 
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:a. The Light of the Austere Star - A Priest role with special responsibility for Church Finance.
 
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:b. The Light of the Auspicious Star - A Priest role with special responsibility for Church External affairs.
 
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:c. The Light of the Maddening Star - A Priest role with special responsibility for Church Security.
 
  
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'''Ib. Consuls -''' shall be elected by all full members of the church. Their term shall be 2 years. (OOC:  6 real life months)
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:b. Any successful referendum passed by the realm that does not violate the constitution will become law. The Executor is the sole authority on whether or not a law is constitutional.  
  
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'''Ie.  Archons -''' The ruler of ANY realm can apply to be an Archon if he is a member of the church. After a one day waiting period for  automatic and can only be denied if there are excellent grounds to think that he might act as an enemy of the church, in which case the matter can be referred to the Justiciars who may deny him the post if they BOTH agree. To preserve the priest/secular balance in the Council, the Archon must either be a priest himself, or he must find a priest willing to join the Elder Council as an Adviser to him.
 
  
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'''If. Chaplins -''' The leading priest of a member realm whose ruler is not a priest.
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'''Referendums'''
  
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==Article II: Voting in the Elder Council==
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:a. Any citizen may vote on a referendum.
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'''III. The general principle''' we will follow is that The Elder Council is supreme and all important decisions must be collective. All Council members get 1 vote except for the Justiciars and Advisers who are not allowed to vote. Amending the Charter, and declaring a Crusade, requires a 2/3rds absolute majority vote of the full Elder Council.  All other decisions require a simple majority to pass. The quorum required for a vote to be valid, is 3 Lights and 2 Consuls.
 
  
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'''The voting process:'''
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:b. Binding referendums will last five days. Emergency referendums, which may be proposed by any member of the Executive Council for emergency situations without approval by the Election Committee, will last for three days, and only be binding for a period of thirty days. If anyone wishes to challenge the emergency referendum, it may be challenged by any member of the realm, and a referendum to repeal it will be immediately launched using a standard template, and last for three days.
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:a. Any Elder, excluding Advisers, may propose a motion.
 
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:b. The proposal must be seconded by another Elder, excluding Advisers, before a vote can occur.
 
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:c. Once seconded, a four day discussion period will begin, during which the matter can be debated and votes counted. The proposer and seconder automatically vote for the motion if they have voting rights.
 
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:d. After the four day discussion period, the result is announced.
 
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==Article III: Consuls, and Consul Elections==
 
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'''IV.  The Consuls''' are Lay members of the church (Non Priests) who are elected by the Lay members of the church. The duty of the office of the Consuls is to represent the desires and needs of the Lay membership of the Church, to the Elder Council, regardless of nationality or politics or ecclesiastical authority.
 
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'''The election process:'''
 
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:a. Regular Elections for Consuls are held every 2 years (OOC:  6 real life months). They begin on the first day of spring.
 
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:b. All non-priest Full members of the church are allowed to vote. Each full member of the church may vote for a single candidate, who will receive a single vote. The two candidates who get most votes are elected.
 
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:c. There will be a five day candidacy period for nobles to announce their candidacy, beginning on the first day of Spring. At the end of this, the five day voting period will commence. Votes received after this period will be discarded.
 
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:d. No more than one Consul may owe allegiance to a single realm. Should more than one noble owing allegiance to the same realm be among the top two voted nobles, the one with the most votes will be selected. The others will be passed over, and another selected.
 
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:e. Should a Consul office become vacant, a special mid-term election will be held to fill the vacancy. This will be an abbreviated election period. There will be a two-day period to announce candidacy, and a three-day election period. During this special election, each full member of the church may vote for a single candidate, who will receive a single vote. The newly elected Consul will serve the remainder of the abbreviated term. The next Consul elections will be held on the normal schedule.
 
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==Article IV: Lights, and Elections for Lights==
 
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'''V. The Lights''' of the Church are Priests who are elevated to that rank upon election by the Priests of the church. They represent the Priestly authority of the Church to the Elder Council.
 
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'''Va. The Light of the Austere -''' is responsible for the Finance of the church, ie the management of the Temples and treasury. The Light is responsible for ensuring that current temples are well funded as well as overseeing the construction of new temples and the expansion or closure of old ones. He is also to monitor the global treasury and to raise money from the nobility if more funds are needed.
 
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'''Vb. The Light of the Auspicious -''' is responsible for External affairs. He directs the missionary work of the Faith. It is his duty to send out priests into heathen lands and coordinate their efforts to convert peasantry and nobility, preferably obtaining permission from the local authorities. Furthermore, in the practice of the Open Hand, the Light of the Auspicious shall attend to such Diplomatic and Secular matters as include the church as an interested party.
 
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'''Vc. The Light of the Maddening -''' is responsible for the Security of the church. When the faith is threatened, it is his duty, to direct such actions as religious takeovers, auto-da-fe, influencing the peasantry and preaching unrest in heathen lands. He is also responsible for the use of temple funds in aiding the military armies of the faith in battle.
 
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'''The election process:'''
 
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:a. Regular Elections for Lights are held every 2 years (OOC: 6 real life months) beginning on the first day of spring.
 
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:b. All Priests of the church get a maximum of 3 votes. Their First vote counts for 4 points, Their second vote for 2 points, and their third vote for 1 point.
 
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:c. There will be a three day candidacy period for priests to announce their candidacy, beginning on the first day of Spring. At the end of this, the three day voting period will commence. Votes received after this period will be discarded. The whole process should therefore take 6 days.
 
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:d. At the end, the votes are totaled, and the priest with most votes can choose the Light office he wants (Austere, Auspicious or Maddening). Then the candidate with the next highest number of votes can choose from the remaining two offices. Then the candidate with the next highest number of votes gets the remaining office. Tied votes should preferably be settled by agreement between the two candidates. If they cannot agree then there will be a second round of voting, lasting 2 days, to resolve the tie with all priests voting with 1 vote each.
 
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:e. Should a Light office become vacant, a special mid-term election will be held to fill the vacancy. This will be an abbreviated election period. There will be a two-day period to announce candidacy, and a two-day election period. During this special election, each priest of the church may vote for a single candidate, who will receive a single vote. The newly elected Light will serve the remainder of the abbreviated term. The next Light elections will be held on the normal schedule.
 
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[[Talk:Sanguis Astroism/Charter/Amara's Amendment|Amara's Proposed Amendment]] It is under Justiciars, a and b.
 

Revision as of 08:11, 11 June 2018

Preamble

To preserve the freedom and unity of our people, so do we lay forth this document to preserve our democratic principles now, and for generations to come. Vix Tiramora is a shining beacon of democracy, and ever shall it be. The codified principles within will ensure that all citizens are safeguarded in their inalienable rights to freedom, happiness, and to participate in the governance of our lands. Never again will we know the yoke of tyranny, nor will we allow our practices to be turned into one. The protection of the citizens is the only true responsibility of the government. A citizen is one of noble blood, and all shall be granted the protections and privileges of their station.


Article I: The Great Houses

I. The Great Houses of Vix Tiramora: -Three Houses will constitute the most basic governing bodies of our great democracy. -The Head of each Great House will be granted a seat upon the Executive Council. -Each Great House is responsible for the safekeeping of the citizens and lesser Houses sworn to its service. -The Heads of each Great House will be the sole party responsible for voting upon any changes to this constitution. Each Great House will receive one vote.


Article IA: Lesser Houses -Lesser Houses are bodies of like minded individuals who have agreed to form a recognized body. The formation of a Lesser House will require the approval of the Head of the Great House the lesser House is sworn to. -A Lesser House with more regions sworn to it than a Great House may petition the Executive Council to be elevated to a Great House. The Executive Council will then hold a vote where only government members (The Lord Vixir, the Prime Knight, the Executor and the Master Steward) may vote. In the event of a tie, the three Heads of House will caucus, and cast a single tie breaker vote as one. If the vote passes, the Lesser House will be elevated to a Great House and its head will become a Head of Household with a corresponding Duchy. The smallest Great House will be demoted to a Lesser House and its Duchy dissolved. If two or more Great Houses are tied for smallest Great House, the newly elevated Head of House chooses which House is dissolved to make way.


Article II: The Executive Council

II. Membership The Executive Council will be composed of the following individuals:

a. The Lord Vixir
b. The Prime Knight
c. The Executor
d. The Master Steward
e. All three Heads of House

Responsibilities of the Executive Council:

a. The Lord Vixir will be responsible for maintaining general order within the Executive Council and ensuring discussions and debates remain orderly. The Lord Vixir may only cast a vote within the Executive Council when deciding to elevate a Lesser House, or when the Executive Council's vote results in a tie. The Lord Vixir is the chief diplomat of the realm, responsible for foreign relations, and may elevate diplomats to ambassador. The Lord Vixir, without a vote may change relations to Neutral and Peace at his sole discretion. The Lord Vixir may also veto the passing of any referendum voted upon by the general public. This veto may be overridden by a qualified majority of the executive council.
b. The Prime Knight is responsible for the defense of the realm, and its armies. The Prime Knight may issue orders to the Marshals of the Armies, and is the sole authority to approve the formation or dissolution of armies. The Prime Knight, at his discretion may mobilize militia units and assign them to nobles only in times of war.
c. The Executor is responsible for law and order within the realm. As such, he serves to interpret and enforce the Constitution and Laws of Vix Tiramora. He is free to enforce the laws of Vix Tiramora as he sees fit, and also serves as an auxiliary to the Master Steward for maintenance of the realm, holding court when and where necessary. The Executor is solely responsible for the negotiation of prisoner treaties in times of war. The most important function of Executor is to safeguard the democracy of Vix Tiramora against the tyranny of the masses. As such, the Executor is responsible for determining the constitutionality of any law passed. Any citizen of the realm may challenge the constitutionality of a law, at which point the Executor will choose to overturn the law, or let it stand.
d. The Master Steward is responsible for the infrastructure, economy, and food of the realm. The Master Steward is solely responsible for the distribution of the food of the realm, and may appoint others to aid him. As such, the granaries of the realm will all be open to him. Gold to be used for the building of infrastructure will go through the Master Steward's office, and all payments to foreign entities will go through the Master Steward's office. Stewards are directly subordinate to the Master Steward, and as such, the Master Steward may instruct any Governor or Representative to appoint a Knight or Dame to the position of Steward.
e. The Executive council is responsible for voting on implementation of laws and policies passed by the realm as a whole. Minutia, sensitive matters, and other administrative details will be handled by the Executive council, so as to spare the realm the burden of the daily operations of governance. The Executive Council will also be responsible for ensuring that elections are run properly and fairly. The Executive Council is also responsible for raising lesser Houses to Great Houses, and is granted the power to override the veto power of the Lord Vixir.

Article III: Referendums

Proposing a Referendum

a. Any citizen of Vix Tiramora may propose a referendum. Prior to initiating the referendum however, the proposal will be submitted to the Elective Committee, a message group comprised of the Executive Council, the proposer of the referendum, and any individuals deemed necessary to consult on the issue. The proposal's content will not be the issue of discussion. The only issues discussed will be the scope, specifics, and formatting, so that any referendums are as specific and unbiased as possible. Once a draft has been approved, the individual responsible for the initial proposal may post the approved draft as a referendum. If the original proposer of the referendum no longer wishes to propose the referendum, any member of the Executive Council may sponsor the referendum instead, once it has been approved.
b. Any successful referendum passed by the realm that does not violate the constitution will become law. The Executor is the sole authority on whether or not a law is constitutional.


Referendums

a. Any citizen may vote on a referendum.
b. Binding referendums will last five days. Emergency referendums, which may be proposed by any member of the Executive Council for emergency situations without approval by the Election Committee, will last for three days, and only be binding for a period of thirty days. If anyone wishes to challenge the emergency referendum, it may be challenged by any member of the realm, and a referendum to repeal it will be immediately launched using a standard template, and last for three days.
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