Request for Review on Delegate Term Limits

Constitution Article 3 clause 9:

9. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will be elected by the Regional Assembly by a majority vote every four months. No person may serve more than two consecutive terms as Delegate.

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In the current circumstances where McMasterdonia was elected to serve out the remaining 2 months of my 4 month term, would McMasterdonia, if re-elected in January, be eligible to run in May? Would he, if elected in May, have to resign in July?

I would like to ask the Court to please render an explanation on this question by April.

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I'm quire certain that we will be able to report on this matter well before April.

Perhaps even before this year ends.

Kinda moot now. Though there is precedent for finishing a term not counting against the term limit (i.e. me).

The Court will review this matter. We will now accept any briefs issued for the next 48 hours.

The Court took into consideration the Inquiry filed here by Eluvatar.

The Court took into consideration the Relevant Sections of the Constitution of the North Pacific:

Article 3.9 of the Constitution:

9. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will be elected by the Regional Assembly by a majority vote every four months. No person may serve more than two consecutive terms as Delegate.

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The Court opines the following:

It is the belief of the Court that the Article 3.9 of the Constitution was intended to mean one elected 4 month period was equal to one full term. To elaborate further the restriction laid out in Article 3.9 for no more than two consecutive terms means two consecutive elected four month periods. With that being said the Court also would like to make clear that this does not allow for a Delegate to resign during their second term and then run again for another term in the following election. If the individual was elected to Delegate Seat for two complete 4 month periods they are not eligible to run for a third term even if they are recalled, resign, or abandon the office of Delegate in any way during the second term.

So.... McMasterdonia would be able to run for reelection in May, potentially?

Yes.