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PostPosted: November 27th, 2016, 10:52 pm 
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This is the final act to be Re-Ratified! We're almost there folks!

Here is the old language:

The Act on Kingdom Activity and Status

Active Kings

A king is considered active and retains their vote on the Council of the Crowned if he/she

a) Is active in the identifiable lands of the Empire and

b) Participates in important (Diplomatic Court Topics) discussions in the commons

Inactive Kings/Queens and Abdication/Dissolving of Kingdoms

Proxy Voting - A king who is inactive may pass their voting powers to a duke who is a vassal of that same king. If the realm only has one duke it shall automatically pass to that duke; if there are multiple the king must designate which one it shall pass to If the kingdom is without dukes, or the king in question declines to select a duke to be given voting privileges, that king shall not be counted in voting requirements in the passing of bills. Counts and Vassals may not be awarded voting powers.

Voluntary Inactivity - A king may become voluntarily inactive by stating so in the commons. A king may become active again at any time by simply stating so as well.

Involuntary Inactivity - A king deemed inactive and unable to contribute to Imperial discourse may become involuntarily inactive. A king may resume activity immediately upon stating they are active again and participating in the discussions again. The conditions for being declared involuntarily inactive are;

a) Not engaging in diplomatic discussion (posting on the forums) at all for a period of over one year (two weeks in real life), and

b) Ignoring discussions that require Kingly/Queenly input in the Diplomatic Court for over one year (one week in real life).

Abdication

A king who elects to leave the community either permanently or temporarily may choose to voluntarily abdicate.

An abdicated kingdom passes to control of the duke under the former king who would normally assume control. The duke assumes control of the territories of the Kingdom as a Warden (powers detailed in section a) ); the territories of the Kingdom remain unaltered and under the control of the Warden but the Kingdom loses its voting powers in the Imperial Parliament and the Council of the Crowned. If the kingdom has no duke available to assume the position of Warden, the Council of the Crowned may declare the kingdom;

a)Under a new liege - The council may place an independent Duke or a Duke who wishes to become independent as the Warden of an Abdicated Kingdom. A Duke who wishes to become a Warden must surrender all claims to previous land either under the council or under a liege-lord. A Warden may have Counts and Vassals under them in their new Ward, and may place them in any land within excepting the lands previously developed, which may only be altered if the abdicated king clearly states that it is permissible for the Warden to do so. Otherwise all previous constructions/ settlements/ counties/ duchies are to be considered Historical Sites and to be left unaltered.

b) Under the Council - If no Duke is willing to step in as Warden, an abdicated kingdom will be placed under the direct oversight of the Council of the Crowned. All Vassals, Counts, and/or Dukes residing in the Kingdom shall be supervised as Vassals under the authority and oversight of the Council of the Crowned, but they may not claim new areas of the Kingdom that have not been previously and clearly designated to be theirs until a Warden is chosen.

c) Dissolved – If and only if deemed fully necessary by the Council of the Crowned, an existing Kingdom may be dissolved. A vote for the dissolution of a Kingdom shall be ratified only upon a wholly unanimous vote in approval from sitting members of the Council of the Crowned; Dukes acting as Wardens or exercising proxy voting privileges shall not be counted. Once ratified, a dissolved Kingdom is broken apart: all existing Duchies/Counties under the control of Dukes/Counts in that nation at the time of dissolution become independent holdings under the Council of the Crowned with all the legal rights that status entails. If vassals are present in the Kingdom at the time of dissolution and are actively engaged in the development of a holding, the Council may allocate an area to be reserved for that individual if and until that individual seeks ascension to the rank of Count. Duchies, Counties, and other holdings whose liege-lord or creator was the previous Monarch at the time of dissolution shall be considered Historical Sites and are to be unaltered, referred to from that point as "County/Duchy/Holding X of the Former Kingdom of Y". Land that has not seen development of any kind by the inhabitants of the former Kingdom shall be returned to an unclaimed state, where it will be available for new claims as any other unclaimed land. While the Kingdom itself may retain use as a geographic term, it shall cease to have any legal recognition.

An abdicated King may resume Kingdom status upon a unanimous vote from the Council of the Crowned upon their return to the lands of Hermertia. Upon their return they are awarded the title of Honorary King in recognition both of the eternal divinity of their crown and their need to prove themselves committed to Imperial Affairs before being fully reinstated. They retain all the rights to their lands, vassals, etc. but do not retain a vote on the Council of the Crowned until such time as the Council determines that they are truly committed to the Empire and the community by show of a unanimous vote of support from the active sitting members of the Council of the Crowned.

Redaction

Once a King or Queen has granted his/her vote to a bill or a cause, he/she may not remove it unless the vote is

a) found to be unlawful or based on misinformation,

b) given by a proxy voter and disagreed with by the King/Queen upon their return, or

c) if the matter being voted upon undergoes measurable changes.

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PostPosted: November 27th, 2016, 11:55 pm 
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Under Dissolved Kingdoms, Vassals and Counts holdings, how are they able to claim new land if there is no warden? It is likely that there might not be a Warden for some time in some cases, anything that the Council could look into and allow a land claim within there?

Rest of it looks good.

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PostPosted: November 28th, 2016, 9:11 pm 
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Involuntary Inactivity - A king deemed inactive and unable to contribute to Imperial discourse may become involuntarily inactive. A king may resume activity immediately upon stating they are active again and participating in the discussions again. The conditions for being declared involuntarily inactive are;

a) Not engaging in diplomatic discussion (posting on the forums) at all for a period of over one year (two weeks in real life), and

b) Ignoring discussions that require Kingly/Queenly input in the Diplomatic Court for over one year (one week in real life).

This should be changed to one week for both A and B.

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A king may resume activity immediately upon stating they are active again and participating in the discussions again.

Now, the big topic here for me is prolonged inactivity. I do not feel that a King/Duke that has been inactive for a long period of time should be able to waltz in and have their powers back immediately, for voluntary or involuntary reasons. I propose that after 6 months of inactivity, that a Kingdom be considered abdicated, and returning afterwards would require to go through the same process of an restoring a crown.

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Regarding to the first point, we really should fold all the activity acts we've passed into this one and rename it "The Act on Realm Activity and Status" so that it includes Duke activity as well.

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i agree with both Tiber and Mark

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Also agreed.

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PROPOSED LANGUAGE

This bill creates The Act on Realm Status and Activity, which includes the entire Act on Kingdom Activity and Status, the Legislation Activity Act, and portions of the Independent Ascension Application Activity Act. It also establishes The Independent Ascension Application Act.

Act on Realm Status and Activity

Activity Within the Empire

a) If a sitting member of the Council of the Crowned is not seen within the lands of the Mercurian Empire (appears in-game) or active in official diplomatic channels (posts on the forums) for a period of one mercannum (one month), they are officially inactive. Their voting rights shall be suspended until such point as they are seen within the Empire (reappear in-game) or are active in official diplomatic channels (post on the forums again). Their vote shall not be counted towards legislation tabled in the Imperial Parliament for this period; their vote shall not be counted towards meeting standard legislative thresholds unless otherwise specified. If the King or Queen has appointed a Duke to act as their official proxy, their vote shall continue to be counted until or unless the Duke in question is officially inactive.

b) If a sitting member of the House of Dukes is not seen within the lands of the Mercurian Empire (appears in-game) or active in official diplomatic channels (posts on the forums) for a period of one mercannum (one month), they are officially inactive. Their voting rights shall be suspended until such point as they are seen within the Empire (reappear in-game) or are active in official diplomatic channels (post on the forums again). Their vote shall not be counted towards legislation tabled in the Imperial Parliament for this period; their vote shall not be counted towards meeting standard legislative thresholds unless otherwise specified.

c) Any active sitting member of the Council of the Crowned or active sitting member of the House of Dukes may voluntarily declare themselves inactive at any time through formal announcement in their respective House. Their vote shall not be counted towards legislation tabled in the Imperial Parliament for this period; their vote shall not be counted towards meeting standard legislative thresholds unless otherwise specified. The individual shall become active again upon stating so in a formal announcement in their respective House.

d) If a sitting member of the Council of the Crowned is not seen within the lands of the Mercurian Empire (appears in-game) or active in official diplomatic channels (posts on the forums), the Council of the Crowned may by unanimous (all active sitting members other than the individual whose activity is in question) vote declare the individual inactive for the purposes of rank ascension. Their vote shall no longer be counted towards voting thresholds required by the Council of the Crowned for votes on rank ascension applications.

e) If a sitting member of the House of Dukes is not seen within the lands of the Mercurian Empire (appears in-game) or active in official diplomatic channels (posts on the forums), the House of Dukes may by unanimous (all active sitting members other than the individual whose activity is in question) vote declare the individual inactive for the purposes of rank ascension. Their vote shall no longer be counted towards voting thresholds required by the House of Dukes for votes on rank ascension applications.

Responses to Legislation and Abstaining

a) Within a two week period from the day that a piece of Imperial Legislation is posted in the ‘Council of the Crowned Discussion and Voting’ section of the Imperial Parliament, active sitting members of the Council of the Crowned may cast a formal vote for or against the passage of the legislation. If an active sitting member of the Council of the Crowned does not record a formal vote for or against the passage of the legislation in this period, they are officially recorded as having abstained from voting. Their vote shall not be counted towards the passing of the legislation in question; their vote shall continue to be counted towards all other Imperial legislation including the same piece of legislation if resubmitted.

b) Within a two week period from the day that a piece of Imperial Legislation is posted in the House of Dukes, active sitting members of the House of Dukes may cast a formal vote for or against the passage of the legislation. If an active sitting member of the House of Dukes does not record a formal vote for or against the passage of the legislation in this period, they are officially recorded as having abstained from voting. Their vote shall not be counted towards the passing of the legislation in question; their vote shall continue to be counted towards all other Imperial legislation including the same piece of legislation if resubmitted.

Proxy Voting

A king who is inactive may pass their voting powers to a duke who is a vassal of that same king. If the realm only has one duke it shall automatically pass to that duke; if there are multiple the king must designate which one it shall pass to If the kingdom is without dukes, or the king in question declines to select a duke to be given voting privileges, that king shall not be counted in voting requirements in the passing of bills. Counts and Vassals may not be awarded voting powers.

Abdication

A king who elects to leave the community either permanently or temporarily may choose to voluntarily abdicate. Members of the Council of the Crowned that are inactive for a period of six Mercannums (six months) will be involuntarily abdicated.

An abdicated kingdom passes to control of the duke under the former king who would normally assume control. The duke assumes control of the territories of the Kingdom as a Warden (powers detailed in section a) ); the territories of the Kingdom remain unaltered and under the control of the Warden but the Kingdom loses its voting powers in the Imperial Parliament and the Council of the Crowned. If the kingdom has no duke available to assume the position of Warden, the Council of the Crowned may declare the kingdom:

a) Under a new liege - The council may place an independent Duke or a Duke who wishes to become independent as the Warden of an Abdicated Kingdom. A Duke who wishes to become a Warden must surrender all claims to previous land either under the council or under a liege-lord. A Warden may have Counts and Vassals under them in their new Ward, and may place them in any land within excepting the lands previously developed, which may only be altered if the abdicated king clearly states that it is permissible for the Warden to do so. Otherwise all previous constructions/ settlements/ counties/ duchies are to be considered Historical Sites and to be left unaltered.

b) Under the Council - If no Duke is willing to step in as Warden, an abdicated kingdom will be placed under the direct oversight of the Council of the Crowned. All Vassals, Counts, and/or Dukes residing in the Kingdom shall be supervised as vassals under the authority and oversight of the Council of the Crowned. To claim more land within the Kingdom of their residence, Vassals, Counts, and/or Dukes may claim new land, one county at a time, within their Kingdom of residence following normal land claim procedures. Furthermore, they may not build in or claim areas where others have built within their Kingdom of Residence.

c) Dissolved - If and only if deemed fully necessary by the Council of the Crowned, an existing Kingdom may be dissolved. A vote for the dissolution of a Kingdom shall be ratified only upon a wholly unanimous vote in approval from active, votings members of the Council of the Crowned; Dukes acting as Wardens or exercising proxy voting privileges shall not be counted. Once ratified, a dissolved Kingdom is broken apart: all existing Duchies/Counties under the control of Dukes/Counts in that nation at the time of dissolution become independent holdings under the Council of the Crowned with all the legal rights that status entails. If vassals are present in the Kingdom at the time of dissolution and are actively engaged in the development of a holding, the Council may allocate an area to be reserved for that individual if and until that individual seeks ascension to the rank of Count. Duchies, Counties, and other holdings whose liege-lord or creator was the previous Monarch at the time of dissolution shall be considered Historical Sites and are to be unaltered, referred to from that point as "County/Duchy/Holding X of the Former Kingdom of Y". Land that has not seen development of any kind by the inhabitants of the former Kingdom shall be returned to an unclaimed state, where it will be available for new claims as any other unclaimed land. While the Kingdom itself may retain use as a geographic term, it shall cease to have any legal recognition.

Returning from Abdication

An abdicated King may return to the lands of the Mercurian Empire following a unanimous vote of all active, voting members of the Council of the Crowned. Following this initial vote, they assume the title of “Honorary King.” At this time, they have not earned the right to cast votes in the Council of the Crowned. To earn their right to vote, and their full status as a King on the Council of the Crowned, the “Honorary King” must meet all the current Imperial standards for Kingship and prove that they are committed to the Mercurian Empire and its people. Once the Council of the Crowned feels that the “Honorary King” has met the requirements and proved their dedication to the community, another vote requiring unanimous support from the active, voting members of the Council of the Crowned is needed to return their full status as a member of the Council of the Crowned.

Redaction

Once a King or Queen has granted his/her vote to a bill or a cause, he/she may not remove it unless the vote is

a) found to be unlawful or based on misinformation,
b) given by a proxy voter and disagreed with by the King/Queen upon their return, or
c) if the matter being voted upon undergoes measurable changes.


In addition, the Independent Ascension Application Activity Act will be split into two.The activity part will be included in the Realm Status and Activity Act, while the rest will form the new Independent Ascension Application Act as follows:


The Independent Ascension Application Act


In addition to the requirements for ascension outlined in the Indoles Carta, the following provisions govern the voting process for applications for rank ascension.


Application for Ascension to King/Queen


Dukes residing in land independent of any other realm recognized under the Council of the Crowned may apply for ascension to the rank of King/Queen of the Council of the Crowned.


a) From the time at which the application for ascension is formally declared in the Imperial Court (posted on the forums), a period of one mercannum (one month) is allowed for voting by members of the Council of the Crowned as outlined in Section II of the Indoles Carta.


b) During this period, members of the Council of the Crowned may record a vote for or against the application; though not required, it is strongly encouraged to provide a rationale behind the vote cast. Members of the Council of the Crowned may set conditions for their vote which must be satisfied by the applicant within a set timeframe, potentially extending the voting period.


c) At the conclusion of the voting period, members of the Council of the Crowned who have not recorded a formal (posted as a response) vote for or against the application shall have their vote recorded as a vote against the application.


d) If an application does not receive the required unanimous (100%) vote in support as outlined in Section II of the Indoles Carta within the voting period, the application is unsuccessful. Unsuccessful applications may be resubmitted no earlier than one mercannum (one month) after the application failed.


Application for Ascension to Duke Under the Council of the Crowned


Counts residing in land independent of any other realm recognized under the Council of the Crowned may apply for ascension to the rank of Duke.


a) From the time at which the application for ascension is formally declared in the Imperial Court (posted on the forums), a period of one mercannum (one month) is allowed for voting by members of the Council of the Crowned and the House of Dukes as outlined in Section II of the Indoles Carta.


b) During this period, members of the Council of the Crowned and members of the House of Dukes may record a vote for or against the application; though not required, it is strongly encouraged to provide a rationale behind the vote cast. Members of the Council of the Crowned and members of the House of Dukes may set conditions for their vote which must be satisfied by the applicant within a set timeframe, potentially extending the voting period.


c) At the conclusion of the voting period, members of the Council of the Crowned who have not recorded a formal (posted as a response) vote for or against the application shall have their vote recorded as a vote against the application.


d) If an application does not receive the required vote in support as outlined in Section II of the Indoles Carta within the voting period, the application is unsuccessful. Unsuccessful applications may be resubmitted no earlier than one Mercannum (one month) after the application failed.

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PostPosted: November 29th, 2016, 8:52 pm 
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This looks good to me!

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This new draft looks good to me, if there's anything else we neeed to add?

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PostPosted: November 29th, 2016, 11:54 pm 
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The new draft has my approval.

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