[Draft] Line of Succession Act
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:36 pm
Okay, I noticed a few things when taking a look at the Atef Succession Act:Line of Succession Act
Section 1: Purpose of the Act
1. Pursuant to Section 3.8 of the State Code of Osiris, this Act of the Deshret establishes a Pharaonic line of succession beyond the Vizier for Guardians of the Atef.
Section 2: Circumstances of Succession and Other Service
1. The first available Guardian in the line of succession will serve as acting Pharaoh of the Osiris Fraternal Order in the event of a simultaneous, unscheduled absence of both the Pharaoh and the Vizier exceeding seven days.
2. The Pharaoh may select a Guardian to serve as acting Pharaoh in the event of a scheduled absence, if the office of Vizier is vacant or if the Vizier is unavailable.
3. The Guardian serving as acting Pharaoh will be vested with all powers of the Pharaoh for the duration of the Pharaoh's absence, but will not assume the in-game WA Delegacy except in the event of an emergency as certified by simple majority votes of the Atef and Hedjet of Osiris.
4. The Pharaoh may select a Guardian to serve as acting Delegate in the event of an emergency that requires the use of the Guardian's regional influence. The Guardian will serve as acting Delegate only for as long as the emergency requires.
5. In the event that the offices of Pharaoh and Vizier are both vacant, the first available Guardian in the line of succession will serve as interim Pharaoh, will be vested with all powers of the Pharaoh, and will assume the in-game WA Delegacy. A new election for Pharaoh will be conducted as soon as possible.
Section 3: Line of Succession
1. The line of succession will be determined according to WA endorsement count, in descending order from highest to lowest endorsement count.
2. In the event that two or more Guardians have the same endorsement count, their order in the line of succession will be determined according to regional influence in Osiris, in descending order from highest to lowest regional influence level in Osiris.
3. In the event that two or more Guardians have the same endorsement count and regional influence level in Osiris, their order in the line of succession will be determined by the duration of their service on the Atef, in descending order from longest to shortest continuous service on the Atef.
Section 4: Repeal of Previous Legislation
1. The Atef Succession Act is hereby repealed in its entirety.
1. It doesn't establish any of the circumstances in which Guardians should succeed the Pharaoh, which is going to make for a circus if it ever needs to happen. We need clear procedures for when Guardians succeed and how that will work. Please note that I have Guardians serving as interim Pharaoh if the offices of Pharaoh and Vizier are vacant only until an election for Pharaoh can be held, and not for the rest of the term as with the Vizier. That may be something we want to discuss.
2. The line of succession is itself flawed. Establishing the line by influence instead of endorsement count makes it entirely possible that the Guardian first in the line isn't the Guardian best positioned to immediately take the Delegacy. We need the line determined by endorsement count, with the line being determined by influence in the event of a tied endorsement count, and being further determined by continuous length of service on the Atef in the (admittedly unlikely) event that Guardians tie for both endorsements and influence.
So this proposal would deal with all of that and repeal the Atef Succession Act. Thoughts?
