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| === '''Removal of Top Branch Officials''' === | | === '''One Empty Branch Seat''' === |
| Should office fitness of a Top Branch Official ever be in question, there are several paths available for immediate removal. | | Should one ''Branch Official'' be officially removed, the ''Alternate'' will immediately fulfill the seat. The ''Alternate, as'' the new ''Branch Official,'' will take over the departing ''Branch Official’s'' term and S''pecial Projects'', but will be considered the junior member of the three in those situations where seniority is considered. |
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| ==== Path 1: Death, Loss of Mental Facilities, Missing Person, etc. ==== | | === '''More Than One Empty Branch Seat''' === |
| | If more than one ''Branch Official'' is officially removed from their seats, then the ''Alternate'' will immediately fulfill the most senior departing seat. The ''Alternate'', in this roll, will take over this departing ''Branch Official's'' term, ''Special Projects'', AND will retain the seniority of that seat. |
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| # The two remaining Top Branch Officials must be in agreement and then present their request to the Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency.
| | If more than one ''Branch Official'' is removed from their seat, then the ''Alternate'' will assume the highest available seniority seat and the remaining seat(s) will be filled using an ''Impromptu'' ''Branch Vote'' within that ''Branch'' using the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new ''Alternate''. Such a vote does not change the normal ''Election Cycle'', rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms. |
| # The Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency will investigate the situation.
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| # Based on the evidence gathered from the investigation, the three Top Justice Branch Officials will vote, with a simple majority deciding.
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| ## This is assuming the official to be removed does not belong to the Justice Branch.
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| ## In the case of a Top Justice Branch Official's removal, based on the evidence gathered from the investigation a simple majority of the Executive Group will decide the outcome.
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| ==== Path 2: Office Misuse, Criminal Activity, etc. ==== | | === '''Alternate Not Available''' === |
| | | Should the ''Alternate'' not be available because they have already filled a ''Branch Official's'' seat or been removed through one of the available ''Removal Paths'', then there will be an ''Impromptu Branch Vote'' within that ''Branch'' using the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new ''Alternate''. Such a vote does not change the normal voting cycle, rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms. |
| # Anyone within the branch or with information regarding official misconduct of one or more Top Branch Officials may present their concern to the Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency (anonymously, if desired).
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| # The Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency will investigate the allegations.
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| # Based on the evidence gathered from the investigation, the Justice Branch will hold a general branch vote, independently evaluating each accused Top Branch Official, with a simple majority deciding. If a Top Justice Branch Official is the target of the investigation, then the Top Branch Officials will recuse themselves of the branch vote and the Executive Group will vote in their place.
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| ==== Path 3: Department No-Confidence ====
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| Any branch that has three or more permanent or temporary departments can propose a "Department No-Confidence Vote."
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| # The Department Heads of two or more departments must vote in unanimous agreement, along with their standard required vote reasoning.
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| # Each charging department must compile all relevant evidence for their argument of no-confidence.
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| # All participating departments must present their evidence to the Justice Branch within 30 days of the conclusion of the charging vote. This information must include:
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| ## Which Top Branch Officials are being charged.
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| ## ''Charging documentation'' that outlines the reason(s) for the proposed no-confidence vote.
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| ### This document should not include any information that identifies the charging departments.
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| ### As much anonymized evidence as possible should be included to support the charge.
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| ## The written basis for each Department Head's vote in affirmative of proposing the no-confidence vote.
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| # The Justice Branch will ensure the following before moving on to the next step.
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| ## The Top Branch Official(s) have been clearly identified.
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| ## The ''charging documentation'' is anonymized.
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| ## All three Department Heads of all charging departments have voted affirmative with clear and valid reasons.
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| # The Justice Branch will present the charged Top Branch Official(s) with the ''charging documentation'' only.
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| ## The Justice Branch will have 30 days to review the documentation, but should work as quickly as possible to present the charges to the affected Top Branch Officials.
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| ## The Top Branch Officials will not be made aware of which departments are bringing the charges.
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| # The charged Top Branch Officials will have 30 days to compile evidence and respond to the charging documentation.
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| # No later than 30 days from the charging documentation being presented to the affected Top Branch Official(s) there will be a vote among all the Departments Heads within the branch to decide the outcome of the no-confidence vote.
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| ## The charging documentation and the Top Branch Official(s) response will be put in a Branch archive for review by all Department Heads.
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| ## The Heads of all departments within that branch will vote, with the aggregated decision of each department counting as one vote towards the total tally.
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| ## A simple majority of of all branch departments must vote in favor of the no-confidence decision for the immediate removal of the Top Branch Official(s).
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| ==== Path 4: Guidance Defiance ====
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| The Executive Group can only recommend the removal of Top Branch Officials for unlawfully defying guidance, therefore this method does not apply to independent branches, such as the Justice Branch.
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| # The first step requires at least four members of the Executive Group to vote in favor of removing a branch's Top Branch Officials.
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| # Upon as successful vote, the Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency is tasked with investigating the matter in a neutral way. They must determine two parts to continue:
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| ## The directions of the Executive Group were lawful, clear, possible, and should have been able to be followed by the Top Branch Officials.
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| ## The directions of the Executive Group were not carried out, either intentionally, by inaction, not in spirit, or otherwise in such a way as to circumvent the express directions of the Executive Group.
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| # If both parts are true:
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| ## The Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency next investigates the actions and voting reports of each of the indicted Top Branch Officials.
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| ## They will also interview the Top Branch Officials and compile additional evidence to support the justification of the Top Branch Officials actions or inactions.
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| # Following the completion of these steps, all information compiled by the Justice Branch's Enforcement Agency will be made available to all Top Branch Officials, along with details of the Executive Group's indictment.
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| ## The Top Branch Officials will have 30 days to review all the information, independently ask any additional questions of the Executive Group or the indicted Top Branch Officials (though they are forbidden from discussing among themselves, even with the other Top Officials within their own branch).
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| ## At the conclusion of the 30 days, all Top Branch Officials, excluding the accused branch, will cast their votes to determine what actions, if any, will take place.
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| ### The fate of each indicted Top Branch Official will be individually considered.
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| ### The aggregate vote of each branch will count as one vote, with all the votes for or against each indicted Top Branch Official tallied upon completion.
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| ### A simple majority in favor of removal will cause that Top Branch Official to immediately lose their seat.
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| ### Per procedure, the Top Branch Officials must officially record their reason for approval or descent with each vote cast.
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| ==== Path 5: Impeachment ====
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| The normal branch election cycle is not only used to elect a new Top Branch Official, but also an opportunity to grade all the existing Top Branch Officials on their performance thus far, and impeach if necessary. All existing Top Branch Officials are graded in this way, including the outgoing Senior Top Branch Officials.
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| While it may seem counterintuitive to potentially impeach the outgoing senior Top Branch Official, there is a year or more prior to the newly elected candidate actual filling the seat, so it may be in the best interest of the branch personnel to still remove someone early. Additionally, this means there is no place for a Lame Duck official in the Liminal State, and this system encourages all officials to finish the final years in their seats just as actively as their first.
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| To calculate the grade each Top Branch Official receives every 5 years, divide the the number of votes against impeachment to the number of votes for. The greater the number, the better that official is doing. If they receive a number less than one, then they lose their seat.
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| Example 1: Out of 5000 votes cast, 1000 votes are against impeachment and 250 are for. That means 1000 / 250 = 4 (this Top Branch Official's seat is safe).
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| Example 2: Out of 5000 votes cast, 250 votes are against impeachment and 1000 are for. That means 250 / 1000 = 0.25 (this Top Branch Official has lost their seat).
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| This method is used because it's not good enough to just do okay in this position. If a Top Branch Official is only getting by and isn't actively engaging with personnel within their branch and generating good will during their tenure, then they will likely get few people to vote against impeachment. That means that even a low number of votes in favor of impeachment can unseat a mediocre official.
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| On the other hand, an exceptional Top Branch Official will not only be doing a great job, but the staff of their branch will know it and be supportive of their continued term.
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| In the Liminal State it's not just enough to get to the top. Those with power are expected to do great things with that power, not just hoard it. In the Liminal State only exceptional individuals will make it to the top and stay at the top, and that's good for the entire nation.
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| In the case of a successful Impeachment of one or more of the Top Branch Officials, the following procedures will be used to fill the open positions:
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| If both remaining Top Branch Officials have been impeached, then the serving Alternate will fill the role of the most senior Top Branch Official impeached and finish the remainder of their 5 year term, though they will be considered the middle seniority official.
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| The runner up in the rank choice election vote will fill the roll of the existing middle seniority official and will serve out the remainder of their 10 year term, though they will be considered the junior official.
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| The election winner in the rank choice vote will assume the roll of the junior official and serve a full 15 years, but will be considered the senior official throughout their term.
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| The second runner up will fill the roll of Alternate over the next 5 years.
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| Those impeached officials will immediately vacate their positions and may no longer serve any roll within the Liminal State, and all restrictions on post-employment for leadership positions will remain in effect.
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| The time between final count of the election and the end of term of the departing Senior Branch Official shall be used to get all new members up to speed, with the Senior Branch Official playing a large roll in this, assuming they also did not receive a
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| the top choice of the rank choice vote will still fill the seat of the junior member (and serve a regular-length term). If a Top Branch Official remains after the impeachment vote, they will have top seniority and the Alternate from the previous election cycle will fill in the most senior Top Branch Official that was impeached, serving out the remainder of that original Top Branch Official's term. Otherwise the new junior member will be considered the senior member. The runner up in the vote will fill
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| === '''Empty Branch Seats''' ===
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| Should a Top Branch Official be removed, die, become mentally incapacitated, or for any other unavoidable reason vacate their seat, the Alternate (the runner up in the last Top Branch Official Election) will immediately fulfill the seat. This new Top Branch Official will take over the departing Top Official’s term, but will be considered the junior member of the three in those situations where seniority is abided.
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| If more than one Top Official has vacated a seat, whether due to an accident, the procedures outlined above, or something else, then the Alternate will assume the highest seniority seat available and the remaining seat(s) will be filled using a new vote within that Branch using the Year 0 procedures, including the selection of a new alternate. Such a vote does not change the normal voting cycle, rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms.
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| For situations other than death or movement to another position, where the determination of the permanence of the vacancy may be questionable, then the following procedures must be followed to make a determination:
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| # The remaining Top Branch Officials must alert the Justice Branch to the situation.
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| # The Justice Branch will investigate and voting members will make a decision on the legality of the claim of the permanence of the vacancy.
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| # If the Justice Branch decides it's a legal claim of vacancy, then the Executive Group will vote, with the majority vote being the decision to replace the Top Official.
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| === '''Voting Requirements''' ===
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| ==== Typical Duties ====
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| Top Branch Officials are required to participate in all decision votes.
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| ==== Temporarily Unavailable ====
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| Should any Top Branch Official not be available for a vote due to a temporary situation, then the vote should be held until that official becomes available.
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| ==== One Permanent Unavailable ====
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| If one official is unavailable due to death or any other valid and long-term/permanent reason, and following the procedures outlined above, then the Alternate shall fill the seat, assume the term but become the junior member. They may then vote as a Top Branch Official.
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| ==== More than One Official Permanently Unavailable ====
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| If more than one Top Branch Official is unavailable due to death or any other valid and long-term/permanent reasons, and when the Alternate has already filled a seat or is otherwise unavailable, then there shall be no decision votes prior to a new Branch vote to fill the open Top Branch Official seat(s) and the position of Alternate using Year 0 rules.
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One Empty Branch Seat
Should one Branch Official be officially removed, the Alternate will immediately fulfill the seat. The Alternate, as the new Branch Official, will take over the departing Branch Official’s term and Special Projects, but will be considered the junior member of the three in those situations where seniority is considered.
More Than One Empty Branch Seat
If more than one Branch Official is officially removed from their seats, then the Alternate will immediately fulfill the most senior departing seat. The Alternate, in this roll, will take over this departing Branch Official's term, Special Projects, AND will retain the seniority of that seat.
If more than one Branch Official is removed from their seat, then the Alternate will assume the highest available seniority seat and the remaining seat(s) will be filled using an Impromptu Branch Vote within that Branch using the Year 0 Rules to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new Alternate. Such a vote does not change the normal Election Cycle, rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms.
Alternate Not Available
Should the Alternate not be available because they have already filled a Branch Official's seat or been removed through one of the available Removal Paths, then there will be an Impromptu Branch Vote within that Branch using the Year 0 Rules to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new Alternate. Such a vote does not change the normal voting cycle, rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms.
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