Innawoods constitution

The Innawoods Internal Governance Constitution

Written Jointly by: Robosax and Skinwalker
We the nations of the alliance Innawoods here declare the laws for internal governance of our alliance.

Section 1. Provisions for choosing leadership
i.	Free democratic elections will be held
a.	Elections will last four full turn cycles (48 hours) with warning of a two days given in which each candidate can campaign.
b.	Any corruption accusations must undergo a trial with screenshots directly indicting the accused to remove a candidate against their will.
c.	Smear campaigns result in immediate disqualification.
ii.	Elections are to be held on the Innawoods forum.
a.	Forum members must have their nation link in their signature as verification of their Innawoods membership
b.	Each member is to be allotted 1 single vote.
iii.	The winner of the election is whoever received the most votes.
iv.	The runner up of the election is to take the vice-presidency and first officer’s slot with immunity from removal from this position unless by impeachment.
v.	All officer positions beyond the first officer requirement are to be chosen by the elected leader.
Section 2. Powers and limitations of the leadership
i.	The leadership will be composed of the leader and his officers
ii.	The leader has the sole power to do the following:
a.	Declare war
b.	Make international agreements
c.	Make international alliances
d.	Appoint officers (other than 1st officer)
e.	Remove members from the alliance
iii.	Officers, including the leader, have the ability to
a.	Organize impeachment courts
b.	Make alliance mass communications
c.	Post in the embassy
d.	With unanimous decision initiate impeachment trials of the leader

iv.	The first officer has the special privilege of taking leadership of the alliance in the leader’s absence if that absence is longer than 48 hours.
v.	 Upon the leader’s return, all leadership powers of the first officer are relinquished.

Section 3. Impeachment
i.	Impeachment can be initiated to remove the leader from power.
ii.	Impeachment requires unanimous decision of all officers.
iii.	A leader in danger of being impeached cannot remove officers from the council
iv.	When impeaching a leader the council members may each choose one member of the alliance to stand as the jury
a.	The jury members must have been active within the last 48 hours
b.	Jury members are to be kept secret until such a time of the trial
v.	After the jury is chosen, evidence is to be submitted before them.
a.	Evidence is to be screenshots, to be carefully inspected
b.	Evidence must demonstrate one of the following to be grounds for impeachment:
i.	Proof of theft from an alliance member
ii.	Proof of being a shill for another alliance
iii.	Proof of impacted policy due to orders of a member outside the alliance
iv.	Proof of trying to harm the alliance
v.	Proof of abuse of power
vi.	Proof of extended absence (one month)
vi.	Jury decisions must be unanimous
vii.	If the leader is impeached, the first officer assumes power for one week so that elections may be conducted.

Henceforth the governing body that makes up Innawoods shall follow these laws until such a time when the alliance ceases to