Difference between revisions of "Union of Independent States"

Revision as of 22:52, 25 March 2005

Warning: Please do not confuse the Union of Independent States with the Union of Independant States.

World Factbook Entry:

Our region is currently under the election process as stated in the regional constitution until next week...get your endorsements in quickly! Your voice is equal to everyone else's...but it will be more difficult to hear if you don't vote! Good luck to my colleagues on their run for the delegacy.

The Union of Independent States now has a forum, The Union Forum,

http://s9.invisionfree.com/The_Union_Forum/index.php?act=idx

Interim Delegate of the Free Land of Kreihelm

Members with an NS Wiki page:

• Jjuulliiaann
• Travistaan
• Liberal Experiment
• Pak Tu

The Constitution of the Union of Independent States:

Article One; concerning the election process:

The election occurs once every 100 days. Any UN member may run. Voting starts once the current delegate's 100 day term has expired. The voting period lasts five days. The candidate with the most votes at the end of that period is the delegate for the next 100 days, at which time the next election occurs.

Article Two; concerning free speech on the message board and on the forum:

Any member nation of the UN has the right to post anything it wants, so long as the content of these posts complies with the NationStates Terms of Service, the NationStates rules, and (on the forum only), complies with the official forum rules.

Article Three; concerning amendments to the Constitution:

Any amendment can be proposed by any member of the Union of Independent States, including (but not limited to) puppet nations and non-UN nations. The amendment should be proposed on the regional message board or the Union Forum. Once the amendment has been proposed, all UN member nations of the Union of Independent States may vote on it. The voting period lasts five days. After the five day voting period has concluded itself, the votes are counted. If more than half of the votes are approving of the proposal, the proposal has been ratified and the amendment becomes an official part of the Union of Independent States Constitution. If exactly have or fewer of the votes are approving of the proposal, the proposal is thrown out and is not part of the Constitution. The proposal may be re-submitted any number of times, so long as it is not submitted before ten days have passed since the failure of that proposal. If it is re-submitted before that ten day period has expired, the proposal is removed from the voting floor and that proposal cannot be re-submitted until ten days from the time that it was removed from the voting floor.

Amendments to the Constitution:

Article Four; concerning the Vice-Delegacy: [NOT YET RATIFIED]

In addition to the position of the delegate, there shall also be a position of vice-delegate, who shall assist the delegate in all regional affairs, including but not limited to: approval of proposals; the regional fact-book; appointments to other official regional positions; and amendments to the constitution. The vice-delegate shall be elected independently of the delegate, but at the same time, with the same rules; hence, the election of the vice-delegate shall comply with all that is stated in Article One of the Constitution of the Union of Independent States.

Article Five; concerning members of the Union of Independent States who violate forum rules and/or official NationStates rules and/or the Constitution, and the creation of a Judicial Panel: [NOT YET RATIFIED]

From the members of the Union of Independent States (whether they be members of the United Nations or not) shall be elected seven justices who, in addition to the vice-delegate and the delegate, shall serve 100 days (the same 100 days as the vice-delegate and the delegate) on the Judicial Panel of the Union of Independent States, which is to be used to take disciplinary action on members of the Union of Independent States who violate the rules of The Union Forum and/or the official NationStates rules outlined in the Etiquette section of the NationStates FAQ and/or the official NationStates Terms and Conditions and/or the Constitution of the Union of Independent States. Should disciplinary action need to be taken on one of the members of the Judicial Panel, that member shall be forced to abstain from that voting. The member under this scrutiny shall be given a hearing which is to last as long as is necessary for all sides to be presented and for the Judicial Panel to reach an agreement. The hearing shall work like this: An accusation is made by any member of the Union of Independent States against any other member of the Union of Independent States. Any nation (including the nation which is the subject of the hearing) will make arguments proclaiming the guilt of that nation. Any nation (including the nation which is the subject of the hearing) will make arguments proclaiming the innocence of that nation. The Judicial Panel will confer and will return a verdict of either "guilty" or "not guilty." In order to return a "guilty" verdict, the Judicial Panel must unanimously agree that the nation in question is guilty "beyond the shadow of a doubt." In order to return a "not guilty" verdict, the Judicial Panel must unanimously agree that the nation in question is not guilty "beyond the shadow of a doubt." If the verdict returned is "not guilty," the nation in question is not given any punishment. If the verdict returned is "guilty," the Judicial Panel will then decide on a punishment for that nation. They may either expel the nation from the region, ban the nation from the forums, bar the nation from ever serving in regional government, or bar the nation from serving in regional government for a set amount of time.

Election Coverage

The candidates in this election are:

• Jjuulliiaann
• Kreihelm

The incumbent (who is not running) is Indus Cloud.

The election is not yet started.

Votes:

• Jjuulliiaann: 6
• Kreihelm: 6