Constitution of Kartokistan

Article I: Executive

Section 1. The Council is the executive of the region, composed of the Founder, the WA Delegate and the Vice-Delegate. Any citizen may serve as WA Delegate. He/she is elected every three months under a ranked-choice system, on the fifteenth day of January, April, July and November. The WA Delegate and Founder must agree upon a Vice-Delegate, who will complete the remainder of the WA Delegate's term if they resign, leave the region, or are removed from office. The WA Delegate may only serve up to two full terms consecutively and four full terms in total, with incomplete terms counting only if they last more than 45 days.

The Parliament may, by a two-thirds vote, transfer absolute power to the Founder if the Founder agrees to the transfer. They may also remove the Founder's temporary absolute control by a majority vote. If the Founder's term of absolute power ends, none of the laws or appointments made during their term as dictator will continue to be valid, and the Region will return to the state it was in before the Founder's dictatorial term.

Section 2. The Council may appoint ministers and give them Authorities, and ministers may hire officers to their ministry. The Council may remove and/or replace ministers at any time, and ministers may remove and/or replace subordinate officers.

Article II: Parliament

Section 1. The Parliament is the region's unicameral legislative body, and is composed of all citizen nations. When a standard bill is put forth, voting must stay open for three days or until all members have voted. Members may vote Yes, No or Abstain, and the bill will be passed if more than half of non-abstaining votes are Yes votes. Once passed, the Council must approve the bill for it to become law. If the Council rejects it, the Parliament may override the veto by a two-thirds vote, excluding abstentions, and it will become law. This same procedure may be followed to repeal a law.

The Parliament may vote to remove a minister by a majority vote, or remove the WA Delegate or a judge by a two-thirds vote. Neither of these can be vetoed by the Council.

Section 2. The Parliament shall elect from among its members a Speaker, who serves as the body's presiding officer, by a majority vote. The Speaker may also be dismissed and replaced by a majority vote at any time. The Speaker is the only one who can introduce bills, but cannot vote on them. Motions to dismiss the Speaker, however, can be made by any member of Parliament, and must be seconded by two other members to proceed to vote. The Speaker may not hold any other offices, but may resign to become a member again. If there is no Speaker, the Parliament must vote to approve one before making other motions.

The Parliament may also vote to create Committees pertaining to certain areas of discussion. The activities of each Committee is directed by a Chairperson, who is appointed by the Speaker. The Committees shall aid the Parliament in its activities, and the Parliament can delegate the power to decide certain issues to the Committees.

Article IV: Judicial Proceedings

Section 1. Any resident nation or institution may file a lawsuit against another. The plaintiff must then submit their evidence to the Parliament, and the defendant may also submit evidence pertaining to the necessity of the trial. The Parliament must then decide, by a majority vote, whether or not to commence a trial. If they commence a trial, plaintiffs and defendants may make their case to the Council. If the plaintiff or defendant appoints another nation as their attorney, that nation may also take part in the trial. After both sides consent to end the trial, the members of the Council may vote guilty or innocent. If neither option receives two votes within seven days, the case is declared a mistrial, and may be brought back at a later date.

Article V: Citizenship

Section 1. A resident Nation may become a citizen by endorsing the incumbent WA Delegate, at which point their name will be added to the list of the Constitution's signatories. If there is a new WA Delegate, citizens must endorse the new WA Delegate within five days to maintain their citizenship. A nation may be stripped of citizenship by a two-thirds vote of the Parliament. Only citizens may be become ministers or Vice-Delegate.

Article VI: Amendments

Section 1. An amendment may be made to this Constitution by a two-thirds vote of the Parliament.

Article VII: Signatories

Section 1. The following nations proclaim their loyalty to this Constitution.
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Arkoudan
Sonania
Espaeria
Syetia freatids
Shamba-lai
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The Indian Royalty
Begul
United Shiba
New jammu-kashmir
Carkla
United civil republic
Alytynorda
New easternland
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Rantarod
The new indiana federation
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Saluran
Pax operia
Neo-centari

Section 1. In the event of the founders period of absolute power ending, the parliament may vote to keep certain laws made during that period by a 2/3rds majority vote.

Amendment II: Participation in Parliament

Section 1. Citizens may opt in at any time to become a member of parliament and may resign from that position if they so wish.
Section 2. Parliament members who miss 3 voting sessions will automatically be opted out of parliament, unless they are a committee member or a chair of a committee made by the parliament in which case it increases to 6 sessions missed, but they may opt back into the parliament in the future.
Section 3. Any citizens who vote on the passage of this amendment, be it aye or nay, will be automatically opted in as a member of parliament.