§1. Preamble
The document here enclosed, by the authority of the People of Conch Kingdom, is established as the sole and indisputable legal code of the region and all her territories and shall be acknowledged as such by all entities, present and future, foreign and domestic.

§2. Establishment of a government
1. 1. This document shall contain five Articles. These Articles shall lay out the structure of the government, and will contain all the laws, codes, and statutes of the land. No law shall be considered legitimate outside of those put forth in this document either as amendments or articles.
2. The government of the region shall be known as the Constitutional Monarchy of Conch Kingdom.

§3. Privileges held by residents
1. All residents are entitled to certain privileges, which take effect immediately upon their entry into the region, and expire upon their departure. No law shall be made to restrict these privileges. Any violation of these rights will not be tolerated by the Constitutional Monarchy.
2. A resident is defined as a single, human person controlling a single nation within the confines of this region and all its territories. No resident will be permitted to control more than one nation.
3. These privileges are as follows.
i. All residents may give, receive, withdraw, and otherwise exchange endorsements freely without fear of repercussion.
ii. All residents may vote in general elections held by the Constitutional Monarchy.
iii. All residents may contest the position of World Assembly Delegate at any time.
iv. All residents may express their thoughts freely without fear of repercussions unless those thoughts endanger the state or breach the rules of good conduct.
v. All residents may contest the position of any government office.

§4. Government of Conch Kingdom
1. The region must possess an Executive Branch.
i. This branch shall contain a Founder, a World Assembly Delegate, and at least three Ministers.
ii. Members of the Executive Branch shall hold the responsibility of enforcing the laws of the region, acting on behalf of the region in all matters concerning foreign affairs, facilitating elections, managing recruitment and retention, planning events, curating roleplay-related resources, regulating its own procedures, and maintaining the regional code of law.

§1. Executive Branch
1. The region must possess a Founder, who may utilize the title of Monarch in formal settings. The Founder holds all powers available to their office, and may not be challenged or restricted in their authority.
2. The region must elect a Delegate to the World Assembly. The Delegate also holds all powers available to their office, and may not be denied these by any other official or law.
3. Senior Ministers are to be elected by the residents of the region. Upon entering office, a Minister may delegate authority to other members of the region that will be known as Junior Ministers. The Junior Ministers may be dismissed at any time by their Senior Minister, or the Founder.
i. A Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for negotiating with other regions, establishing relationships between Conch Kingdom and other regions and organizations, and speaking on behalf of the region in public fora. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, upon entering office, may set their own Embassy Policy at their own discretion. If this policy is not satisfactory to the Prime Minister, they may order the Minister of Foreign Affairs to change their policy.
ii. A Minister of Domestic Affairs shall be responsible for communication between the Constitutional Monarchy and residents, facilitating elections, managing recruitment and retention, planning events to take place within the region, managing cultural and entertainment programs for residents, and curating roleplay-related resources.
iii. A Prime Minister shall be responsible for serving as the region's Chief Executive, with the power to oversee and manage the two aforementioned Ministers and their duties and any additional Ministers added after the ratification of this document; and maintaining the regional code of law.

§1. Vacancies in government
1. Executive Branch
i. In the event that the office of the Delegate becomes vacant, the resident with the second most endorsements will take control of the position no more than twelve hours later.
ii. In the event that the office of any Senior Minister becomes vacant, the Prime Minister will choose a replacement that will serve until the end of that position's term.
iii. Should the office in question be that of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Domestic Affairs will fill the position until a special election can be held to replace the Prime Minister. To avoid the over-centralization of power, the Delegate will appoint a temporary Prime Minister after two weeks if no election is held.
iv. In the event that the office of any Junior Minister becomes vacant, the Senior Minister above them will choose a replacement that will serve until the end of that position's term.

§2. Treaties
1. All treaties will be negotiated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a designee and will be ratified by the Prime Minister.
2. The Monarch or his designated representative may pull Conch Kingdom out of any treaty at any time.
3. The Prime Minister, upon finding issue(s) with a treaty, will communicate these issues to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
i. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be given two weeks to negotiate with the other party(s) of the treaty to find a solution to the issue(s) brought forth by the Prime Minister.
a. The two weeks given to the Minister of Foreign Affairs will start after the other party(s) of the treaty have been notified of the issue(s) and have acknowledged to the Minister of Foreign Affairs that they have seen the message.
ii. If the issue(s) are not resolved within the two weeks, the Prime Minister can begin the process of pulling Conch Kingdom out of the treaty in accordance with protocol set forth in the treaty.

iii. If the changes to the issue(s) or the issue(s) themselves are found to be unrealistic or unfounded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or the other party(s) to the treaty, the Prime Minister will be told immediately, and will answer any questions the Minister of Foreign Affairs may have.
a. If the Minister of Foreign Affairs, having call into question the changes to the issue, still has doubts as to the reason for the Prime Minister actions, may stop the process of pulling out of any treaty at any time, only when evidence has been given to the Delegate for a Vote of No Confidence against the Prime Minister.
iv. At no point is the Prime Minister to begin the process of pulling Conch Kingdom out of any treaty without starting the process set forth in Section 2 Subsection 3 of this Article.

§3. Passage of bills and amendments
1. The people of Conch Kingdom will pass, via region-wide referendum, any proposed amendment or law.
2. Bills and amendments will be proposed to any Senior Minister for approval.
3. Bills and amendments shall be presented in dispatch format.
4. Bills and amendments shall be presented in appropriately legible format, in such as form as bills have taken under the precedent of the Conchtitution format.
5. Once publicly approved by any Senior Minister, for a period of 24 hours immediately after the bill or amendment will be publicly discussed and debated over its merits and demerits.
6. Once approved by two of the three Senior Ministers during that 24 hour period, the Prime Minister will place the bill or amendment up for a vote on the regional poll for four days and it will be open to residents only. Bills must pass by a simple majority vote. Amendments require a two-thirds majority vote to pass.
7. If after two days a poll is not set by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Domestic Affairs may be petitioned to set up a poll only by the person who proposed the bill or amendment.
8. If the referendum concludes with a majority vote in favor of the bill, or a two-thirds majority vote in favor for an amendment, it will be added to the Conchtitution.
9. Nothing in this section limits what can be discussed in the debate of the bill or amendment.

§4. Removal from office
1. Any resident may petition for a Vote of No Confidence against any elected official.
2. Should any official be accused of any infraction or questionable action, the informant will take any information to the accused officer's direct superior. This superior will take action according to the information received.
3. Should the Minister of Domestic Affairs or Minister of Foreign Affairs be accused, the Prime Minister will carry the case.
4. Should the Prime Minister be accused, the Delegate will carry the case.
5. Should the accuser be the accused's direct superior, the senior-most official that is not the accuser or the accused shall carry the case.
i. Seniority shall follow this order, with the first being most senior: World Assembly Delegate, Prime Minister, Minister of Domestic Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
6. The official carrying the case will review the accusation and determine whether to move forward with the Vote of No Confidence. If that official deems the accusation too minor, the case is dismissed. If the official deems the accusation worthy of a Vote of No Confidence, the case proceeds.
i. While under investigation, the accused will be suspended from office and their duties will be taken up by their superior.
ii. The Prime Minister or aforementioned substitute will review the evidence against the defendant and present it to the region in a public forum.
iii. The defendant will have 24 hours to defend themselves against the evidence in a public forum.
iv. At the end of those 24 hours, a regional poll will be put up restricted to resident native World Assembly nations. This poll will be open for 3 days and will allow residents to vote on the accused's removal from office.
v. A more than three-fifths majority vote is required to remove the official from office.
vi. Once a verdict has been reached, it cannot be appealed or overturned. If unsuccessful, another Vote of No Confidence may not be called against the same official for 30 days.
7. Should the vote end in favor of removal, it falls to the Monarch or Delegate to remove the accused from office.
8. In certain situations an official may automatically and instantly be removed from office without following the Vote of No Confidence format.
i. Should any official cease to exist or leave the region for over 24 consecutive hours, they shall immediately be removed from their position.
ii. Should the MoDA or any official that facilitates elections fail to deliver ballots within a 24 hour period after the elections are due to start, they shall be automatically removed from office and replaced by their direct superior. The new election facilitator has a new 24 hour period to send the ballot before they are automatically removed under this rule again.

§5. Enforcement of law
1. It is the duty of the Prime Minister to ensure that all laws passed by the People of Conch Kingdom are enforced.
i. The Prime Minister can directly enforce any law when it deals with residents.
ii. The Prime Minister may delegate his authority to enforce laws to other Senior and Junior Ministers by an Executive Order.
iii. Should any citizen of the region believe that the enforcement of the law, as conducted by the Prime Minister, any elected Minister, or any legally appointed official, is disproportionate or unnecessarily harsh, they shall publicly challenge the ruling. Once an official challenge has been issued, it shall be the duty of all senior ministers to investigate the nature of the punishment. Should a majority of the senior ministers vote to overturn the ruling, the punishment will be overturned effective immediately. A new, lighter punishment may be issued.

§6. Elections
1. Campaigning for any elected position may start at any time after the completion of the last election for that position.
2. Campaigns cannot be declared after elections have started, unless no candidate is running.
3. In the case of a special election, each resident campaigning shall be allowed fourteen days to make their case in public before the start of the election.
4. Should any vacancy remain following an election, it shall be the responsibly of the Prime Ministers to appoint residents to each seat.
5. Election shall be held in a consistent format.
i. All elections shall be held on the first of the month.
ii. Elections shall take place every three months for the executive branch.
iii. Polls shall be open to all residents and shall remain open for three days.
iv.If a resident is elected to multiple positions after the election has concluded, they may only take up one office. The remaining office(s) will be awarded to the candidate(s) with the second-most votes.

Executive Branch:

Founder: August
World Assembly Delegate: Socialist Platypus
Prime Minister: Patolia
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Socialist Platypus
Minister of Domestic Affairs: Charville
Surveyor: Patolia
Cartographer: Liberto-Ancapistan
Secretary of Roleplay: Liberto-Ancapistan, Makko Oko

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