There are a handful of errors withing Part D of Article VI, mainly referring to other sections that don't exist or make no sense given the context of the topic. This is likely due to borrowing from previous iterations of Mount Augusta Constitutions. This bill intends to fix this issue by changing

i. The Augustan Court consists of three Judges.

ii. The position of Judge shall be an elected position, term set to three months.

a. The Judge will have no power except the powers outlined in this Constitution.

b. The Judge will keep a detailed account of the trial, and run all court cases through /r/mtaugustajustice following the procedure outlined under Article VI Subsection E. If a case in handled in-game, a record must be posted on /r/mtaugustajustice.

c. The Judge will maintain composure, will be committed to impartiality, and will remove themselves from positions of official power in any foreign organization, nation, or other entity composed of multiple individuals.

d. A Judge may resign by posting their resignation publicly on /r/MtAugusta. The process to elect a new judge to fill the gap as described by Article I, Part B must begin within 14 days of a resignation post. The replacement will serve the remainder of the former Judge’s term.

e. A Judge must be a citizen of Mount Augusta, as described by Article III, Section B or as otherwise defined by law.

f. Judicial elections will occur once every month, with the three-month terms of each Judge being staggered. Mount Augusta’s first judicial election on any iteration of the map will be for all three Judges. The Judge with the highest amount of votes will maintain their term for three months, the next highest voted Judge will maintain their position for two months, and the third highest voted Judge will maintain their position for one month.

iii. Limitations of positions

a. The Judges are subject to the approval of the citizenry, and are therefore open to immediate recall upon a passing recall vote

b. Judges cannot preside over trials in which they are either a defendant or plaintiff.

c. Judges must declare potential conflicts of interest. If the court, through /r/mtaugustajustice is petitioned by the defendant or the plaintiff, it is the responsibility of the other judges to determine if any potential conflict of interest is sufficient to remove impartiality of the presiding Judge, and any ruling of 2 or more Judges that a Judge cannot preside over a case due to conflict of interest is sufficient cause to prevent that Judge from presiding over the case.

d. In the case that all Judges are simultaneously either defendants, plaintiffs, or have a conflict of interest, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to adjudicate the trial. As highest arbitrator, there can be no appeal to such a trial, unless it should be declared a mistrial as per the process laid out in Article III, Part D, subpart ii.

e. Should the mayor and the judges all be plaintiffs, defendants, or have a conflict of interest in a trial, a temporary, impartial third party Judge must be voted in by two-thirds popular vote, with the duty to preside over the trial only, after which they will cease to act as Judge.

f. As an exception to the above, if all members of Mt. Augusta are either Plaintiff or Defendant (such as People vs. defendant cases) then the current Judges may preside as normal, subject to these limitations.

iv. A majority vote of Judges can file an injunction against any bill passed by the Mayor, which suspends the change and starts a regular Bill Vote on said change.

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i. The Augustan Court consists of three Judges.

ii. The position of Judge shall be an elected position, term set to three months.

a. The Judge will have no power except the powers outlined in this Constitution.

b. The Judge will keep a detailed account of the trial, and run all court cases through /r/mtaugustajustice following the procedure outlined under Article VI, Part E. If a case in handled in-game, a record must be posted on /r/mtaugustajustice.

c. The Judge will maintain composure, will be committed to impartiality, and will remove themselves from positions of official power in any foreign organization, nation, or other entity composed of multiple individuals.

d. A Judge may resign by posting their resignation publicly on /r/MtAugusta. The process to elect a new judge to fill the gap as described by Article V, Part E must begin immediately after a resignation post. The replacement will serve the remainder of the former Judge’s term.

e. A Judge must be a citizen of Mount Augusta, as described by Article III, Part B or as otherwise defined by law.

f. Judicial elections will occur once every month, with the three-month terms of each Judge being staggered. Mount Augusta’s first judicial election on any iteration of the map will be for all three Judges. The Judge with the highest amount of votes will maintain their term for three months, the next highest voted Judge will maintain their position for two months, and the third highest voted Judge will maintain their position for one month.

iii. Limitations of positions

a. The Judges are subject to the approval of the citizenry, and are therefore open to immediate recall upon a passing recall vote

b. Judges cannot preside over trials in which they are either a defendant or plaintiff.

c. Judges must declare potential conflicts of interest. If the court, through /r/mtaugustajustice is petitioned by the defendant or the plaintiff, it is the responsibility of the other judges to determine if any potential conflict of interest is sufficient to remove impartiality of the presiding Judge, and any ruling of 2 or more Judges that a Judge cannot preside over a case due to conflict of interest is sufficient cause to prevent that Judge from presiding over the case.

d. In the case that all Judges are simultaneously either defendants, plaintiffs, or have a conflict of interest, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to adjudicate the trial. As highest arbitrator, there can be no appeal to such a trial, unless it should be declared a mistrial as per the process laid out in Article VI, Part F, subpart ii.

e. Should the mayor and the judges all be plaintiffs, defendants, or have a conflict of interest in a trial, a temporary, impartial third party Judge must be voted in by two-thirds popular vote, with the duty to preside over the trial only, after which they will cease to act as Judge.

f. As an exception to the above, if all members of Mt. Augusta are either Plaintiff or Defendant (such as People vs. defendant cases) then the current Judges may preside as normal, subject to these limitations.

iv. A majority vote of Judges can file an injunction against any bill passed by the Mayor, which suspends the change and starts a regular Bill Vote on said change.

Wording has been changed to match the rest of the Article (using Part instead of Section or Subsection)

Part ii, subsection d has had the time for an election changed from 14 days to immediately to match the wording in Article V, Part A, subsection ii.

Certain sections have had references to Articles changed to reflect what was actually intended.