Osiris Fraternal Order

Election Amendment Act

Section 1: Amendments to the State Code

1. Section 4.1(a) of the State Code of Osiris will be amended to read as follows:

(a) The Pharaoh or Acting Pharaoh will be a non-voting member of the Deshret for the duration of their term as Pharaoh or Acting Pharaoh but may vote in elections.

2. Section 4.2 of the State Code of Osiris will be amended to read as follows:

2. The Keeper of the Deshret will preside over the Deshret according to its procedural rules. The Pharaoh and Vizier will not serve as Keeper of the Deshret for the duration of their term as Pharaoh and Vizier.

3. Section 3 of the State Code of Osiris will be stricken in its entirety and Sections 4-6 will be renumbered as Sections 3-5.

4. The following will be added to the State Code of Osiris as Section 6:

Section 6: Election of Officials

1. The following officials will be elected from among the membership of the Deshret and will have the following length of term:

(a) The Pharaoh of the Osiris Fraternal Order will have a term of three months.
(b) The Keeper of the Deshret will have a term of two months.

2. There will be no limit to the number of terms any elected official may serve.

3. All elected officials will be elected by plurality vote of the Deshret.

4. In the event that any elected office becomes vacant, an election for that office will begin as soon as practical following the vacancy.

Section 2: Amendments to the Procedure

1. Section 1.5 of the Procedure of the Deshret will be stricken in its entirety.

2. Section 2.3(b) of the Procedure of the Deshret will be stricken in its entirety.

3. Section 3 of the Procedure of the Deshret will be amended to read as follows:

Section 3: Presiding Officer of the Deshret

1. The Keeper of the Deshret will serve as the presiding officer of the Deshret and will be responsible for the following duties:

(a) Any and all duties assigned to the Keeper by any law of the Osiris Fraternal Order;

(b) Maintaining the membership rolls of the Deshret according to the criteria established by Section 1 of this Procedure;

(c) Executing the processes for matters introduced before the Deshret as established by Section 2 of this Procedure and for presenting legislation that has passed the Deshret to the Pharaoh for signature or veto, if applicable;

(d) Maintaining a law index that includes all legally enacted constitutional documents, statutes, treaties, agreements, and amendments to such laws;

(e) Establishing additional rules for order and other processes for the operation of the Deshret provided that they do not conflict with this Procedure or other law.

2. The Keeper will have the power to appoint deputies to assist in the execution of these powers and duties.

3. Should the office of Keeper become vacant, the first deputy appointed by the Keeper or, in the absence of such a deputy, the most senior member of the Deshret who is available to serve will preside over the Deshret for the duration of the vacancy.

Vaculatestar wrote:Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:06 pmI really like this but wonder if we shouldn't take a look at perhaps adding Attorney General as one of the elected officials.