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FNF | The Executive Structure Act
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Name: The Executive Structure Act
Serial Number: RL-016
Date of Passage: 2024/03/04
Brief Purpose: To establish the flexible structure of Ministries under law and create a democratic system by which Ministerial appointees may be challenged for their office.
The Executive Structure Act
Section I: Ministry Structure
The President may create, remove, rename, and alter the duties of Ministries at will in public Executive Orders. Upon the creation of a Ministry, its duties must be defined. Ministries shall not be dissolved upon the election of a new President.
"Ministry" and "Minister" shall be the legal terms regardless of any aesthetic terms displayed to the public.
Ministries shall be led by a Minister, who shall organize and lead the Ministry according to their will and the will of the President.
Minister appointment procedures shall be determined by Section IV of this act.
Ministers shall be granted regional permissions in the stronghold region according to the President's discretion.
Each Minister may appoint 1-2 Deputy Minister(s) with the approval of the President, who shall serve at the discretion of the Minister.
The Minister, President, or Vice President may dismiss any Deputy Minister at any time.
Deputy Ministers may not concurrently serve as Ministers.
Deputy Ministers shall be members of Cabinet.
Executive staff may be appointed by any Minister to their Ministry. Executive staff shall be regulated by Section III of this act.
The duties of a Ministry shall be set by the President. The duties of the staff and Deputy Ministers shall be set by the Minister. Any duties not assigned to the Deputy Ministers or staff shall be the responsibility of the Minister themselves.
As per the Constitution, there must be a Minister of the World Assembly, who shall hold the World Assembly Delegacy of the stronghold region.
No person may hold an Executive position defined by this act who is not a Citizen of the Federation.
The Supreme Court may remove a citizen from Executive positions defined by this act upon the conviction of a criminal offense.
Section II: Appointed Cabinet Positions
The President may appoint a Chief of Staff.
The Chief of Staff shall be a member of Cabinet.
The Chief of Staff shall be responsible for reporting to the President and/or Vice President on the activity of Ministers as well as encouraging and supporting Minister activities.
The Chief of Staff shall have no restrictions on what other offices they may hold.
In the absence of a Chief of Staff, the duties thereof shall be assigned to the Vice President, if one exists, or the President.
The President may appoint any number of Presidential Advisors.
Presidential Advisors shall be members of Cabinet.
Presidential Advisors shall have no practical responsibilities beyond speaking in Cabinet and to the President on matters of Executive governance.
Presidential Advisors may not concurrently serve as Ministers or Deputy Ministers.
Section III: Executive Staff
Executive staff shall have no restrictions on what other offices they may hold.
Staff may be dismissed at any time by the President, Vice President, Minister, or Deputy Minister.
There shall be an Executive application in the discord server of the Federation, in which any citizen may apply to any Ministry or Ministries.
Ministers shall maintain public lists of staff members.
Section IV: Minister Selection
Minister selection shall open upon the election of the President, the creation of a Ministry, or the resignation or removal of a Minister.
The exception to this shall be the World Assembly Minister, whose selection shall only begin upon the resignation or removal of the Minister, or after a period of six months has elapsed since the last Minister selection for the Ministry.
The President shall, in an Executive Order, name nominees to each Ministry for which Minister selection has opened.
Upon the nomination of a Minister, there shall be a period of 24 hours in which any citizen may challenge the nominee for the Minister position.
Should no challenge be declared, the nominated Minister shall take office upon the conclusion of the period, and Minister selection for the Ministry shall end.
Should a challenge be issued, an election shall be held for the office, organized by the Election Commission, within which the nominee and any challengers shall be candidates. The candidate with the most votes shall be elected the Minister.
Any number of challenges may be issued within the open period.
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