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SECURITY ACT

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DEFINITIONS

Majority: fifty percent plus one (50%+1) of all votes cast with the exception of abstentions.

Special-majority: seventy-five percent plus one (75%+1) of all votes cast with the exception of abstentions.

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LINE OF SUCCESSION

Cosmic Council

(1) Should the office of the Convenor be vacated; the highest-ranked Deputy Convenor shall serve as Acting-Convenor until a Special Election for the position has concluded.

(2) Should the office of the Deputy Convenor be vacated; the Convenor may appoint a Councillor to serve as Deputy Convenor.

Diocesan

(1) Should the office of the Sovereign be vacated; the Defender of the Realm shall assume the position of Sovereign for the remainder of the term.

(2) Should the office of the Defender of the Realm be vacated; a Special Election shall be held.

(3) Should the office of an Archbishop be vacated; the Sovereign may delegate a member of the office to serve as Acting-Archbishop until a confirmation vote for the position has concluded.

Celestial Inquisitorial Court

(1) Should the office of the Holy Prelate be vacated; the Court shall choose among itself, a Holy Prelate.

(2) Should the office of a sitting Prelate be vacated; a confirmation vote shall be held.

World Assembly Delegacy

(1) Should the office of the Delegate be vacated; the Vice Delegate shall assume the position of the Delegate for the remainder of the term.

(2) Should the office of the Delegate and the Vice Delegate be vacated; the Delegacy shall devolve in accordance with the Line of Succession of the Vanguard.

Vanguard

(1) The Sovereign shall specify a Vanguard Line of Succession for the Delegacy and may specify changes to the Line of Succession at any time.

(a) The Cosmic Council shall vote to confirm the Line of Succession. A confirmation which has received a special-majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.

(2) The Sovereign shall administer an accessible record of the Line of Succession.

(3) A Line of Succession shall expire at the conclusion of an election period.

(4) A Line of Succession shall be specified no longer than seven days after the conclusion of an election period.


VANGUARD

Authority

(1) The Lazarene Vanguard is the internal security apparatus of Lazarus.

Composition

(1) The Vanguard shall comprise of no less than three Guardians and no more than seven Guardians.

(2) The Vanguard shall include the Sovereign and the Defender of the Realm.

(3) The Sovereign shall chair and administer the business of the Vanguard.

Membership prerequisites

(1) A Councillor who meets the prerequisites of:

(a) A Soft Power Disbursement Rating of twelve thousand and eight hundred;

(b) An endorsement count of fifty percent of the Sovereign's endorsement count;

(b) Hold the status of Core World and have done so for the continuous period of no less than three months;

(c) Not have been convicted of a crime; and

(d) Hold the status of a World Assembly member;

may apply to become a Guardian.

Membership process

(1) A Councillor shall apply to the Cosmic Council.

(2) The Council shall address the application as a Resolution Proposal and follow the appropriate legislative process.

(3) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.


PERSONA NON GRATA

Authority

(1) The Lazarene Vanguard may declare an individual a Persona non grata; who is a threat to the safety, stability, or well-being of Lazarus.

(2) A Persona non grata shall be expelled from Lazarus.

Process

(1) The Vanguard shall vote on a Proposal to classify an individual a Persona non grata.

(2) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.

(3) The Sovereign shall administer an accessible record of individuals classified as Persona non grata with reference to the reason for the classification.

Oversight

(1) The Cosmic Council may vote to uphold the classification of a World.

(2) The Council shall vote to uphold the classification of a Core World.

(3) The Council shall address the matter as a Resolution Proposal and follow the appropriate legislative process.

(4) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.

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