Regional Officials Act

The Regional Officials Act was originally proposed by Sandaoguo (Working Draft Team) during the 2016 Great Council.

The original debate of the Elections Act can be found here.

The original vote can be found here, and a summary table is here as well:

	Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft)	No change
Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft)	0	25
No Change	2	0

One (1) ballot was discarded for being incomplete.

By a vote of 25-2 (92.59%), the proposal as proposed by Sandaoguo (Working Group Draft) was adopted by the Great Council of 2016. This proposal was originally ratified on 5-26-2016, 11:17 am.

The Present Regional Officials Act

Regional Officers Act

An act providing for the granting of Regional Officer powers to government officials

1. Regional Officer Power Definitions

(1) Under the terms of the act, the following powers are defined as--

• a. “Appearance” is the authority to alter the World Factbook Entry and pin Dispatches.
• b. “Border Control” is the authority to eject and ban nations from the region.
• c. “Communications” is the authority to send region-wide telegrams, moderate the Regional Message Board, and alter regional recruitment system powers.
• d. “Embassies” is the authority to open and close in-game embassies, and control which embassies may cross-post on the Regional Message Board.
• e. “Executive” is the authority to appoint and remove Regional Officers.
• f. “Polls” is the authority to create regional polls.
• g. “World Assembly” is the authority to approve of World Assembly proposals and to cast the region's World Assembly votes.*

2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Prime Minister will be granted all non-Border Control powers.

(3) The Cabinet ministers will be allotted between one and four Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.

(4) The Council on Regional Security will be allotted a minimum of three Regional Officer positions and granted Border Control and Communications powers.

(5) The Local Council will be allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this Act shall be granted the powers of both offices.

(7) Where applicable, all unused Regional Officer positions shall be allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(8) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted Communications and Polls powers.

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

(2) The Council on Regional Security may grant Border Control powers to regional members as they see fit.

4. Limitations

(1) Border Control power does not grant any legal authority to eject or ban nations from the region when not authorized by security or criminal laws.

(2) The Communications power must not be used excessively in a way that effectively spams the region.

(3) Exercise of Regional Officer powers must follow all applicable laws and rules. Behavior unbecoming of a representative of The South Pacific may result in suspension of Regional Officer power, even for ministers, as determined by a majority of the Cabinet.

The Original Regional Officials Act

Regional Officers Act

An act providing for the granting of Regional Officer powers to government officials

1. Regional Officer Power Definitions

(1) Under the terms of the act, the following powers are defined as--

• a. “Appearance” is the authority to alter the World Factbook Entry and pin Dispatches.
• b. “Border Control” is the authority to eject and ban nations from the region.
• c. “Communications” is the authority to send region-wide telegrams, moderate the Regional Message Board, and alter regional recruitment system powers.
• d. “Embassies” is the authority to open and close in-game embassies, and control which embassies may cross-post on the Regional Message Board.
• e. “Executive” is the authority to appoint and remove Regional Officers.
• f. “Polls” is the authority to create regional polls.
• g. “World Assembly” is the authority to approve of World Assembly proposals and to cast the region's World Assembly votes.

2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be granted the Embassies power.

(3) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be granted the Appearance and Communications powers.

(4) Members of the Council on Regional Security will be granted the Border Control power.

(5) At least one member of the Local Council will be granted the Polls power.

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

4. Limitations

(1) Border Control power does not grant any legal authority to eject or ban nations from the region when not authorized by security or criminal laws.

(2) The Communications power must not be used excessively in a way that effectively spams the region.

(3) Exercise of Regional Officer powers must follow all applicable laws and rules. Behavior unbecoming of a representative of The South Pacific may result in suspension of Regional Officer power, even for ministers, as determined by a majority of the Cabinet.

Amendments

Amendment 1

The following Amendment was adopted on 9-1-2016.

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

Amendment 2

Article 2, Section 5 was amended on 4-17-2017.

(5) At least one member of the Local Council will be granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A summary table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
16	2	7

This amendment was passed with 64.00% saying "Aye", 8.00% saying "Nay", and 28.00% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 3

This act was amended by the Assembly on 12-6-2017.

2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be granted the Embassies power.

(3) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be granted the Appearance and Communications powers.

(4) The Prime Minister will be granted the collective set of powers granted to the other Cabinet ministers herein.

(45) Members of the Council on Regional Security will be granted the Border Control power.

(56) At least one member of the Local Council will be granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls power.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
25	2	8

This amendment was passed with 71.43% saying "Aye", 5.71% saying "Nay", and 22.86% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 4

This act was amended by the Assembly on 12-6-2017.

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

(2) The Council on Regional Security may grant Border Control powers to regional members as they see fit.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
22	6	5

This amendment was passed with 66.67% saying "Aye", 18.18% saying "Nay", and 15.15% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 5

The following amendment was passed on 8-21-2018.

(7) During elections, at least one member of the Election Commission will be granted the Polls and Communication powers.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
22	6	5

This amendment was passed with 66.67% saying "Aye", 18.18% saying "Nay", and 15.15% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 6

Article 2 of the Regional Officers Act was amended on the 2-8-2019.

2. Regional Officers

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(7) During elections, at least one member of the Election Commission the Election Commissioner will be granted the Polls and Communication powers.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
41	4	5

This amendment was passed with 82.00% saying "Aye", 8.00% saying "Nay", and 10.00% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 7

2-4-2020.

Regional Officers Act

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2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be granted the Embassies power.(3) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be granted the Appearance and Communications powers.

(42) The Prime Minister will be granted the collective set of powers granted to the other Cabinet ministers hereinall non-Border Control powers.

(3) The Cabinet ministers will be allotted between one and four Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.

(55) Members of tThe Council on Regional Security will be allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted the Border Control and Communications powers.

(65) redThe Local Council allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this Act shall be granted the powers of both offices. This will not count toward the three Regional Officer positions allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(7) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted the Polls and CommunicationCommunications and Polls powers.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
26	6	8

This amendment was passed with 65.00% saying "Aye", 15.00% saying "Nay", and 20.00% saying "Abstain".

Amendment 8

Article 2 of the Regional Officers Act was amended on the 3-1-2020.

Regional Officers Act

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2. Regional Officers

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(4) The Council on Regional Security will be allotted a minimum of three Regional Officer positions and granted Border Control and Communications powers.

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(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this Act shall be granted the powers of both offices. This will not count toward the three Regional Officer positions allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(7) Where applicable, all unused Regional Officer positions shall be allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(78) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted Communications and Polls powers.

Debate

The debate can be found here

Vote

The vote can be found here

Table

A table is here for convenience:

Aye	Nay	Abstain
34	0	7

This amendment was passed with 82.93% saying "Aye", 0.00% saying "Nay", and 17.07% saying "Abstain".