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http://wargame.ch/board/acwgc/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=18371Rules Review and Amendment Proposal
3.1.3 & 3.3.4.2.1
(Prerequisites for Elective Office Candidates)
BACKGROUND On November 4, the Cabinet began to formally entertain the proposal submitted by Brig. Gen. Gregor Olinsky requesting a review of the supposed discrepancy and contradiction found between Rules 3.1.3 and 3.3.4.2.1. These rules are set out below.
3.1.3 An officer’s rank will have no direct relationship to his or her position in the hierarchy.
3.3.4.2.1 Candidates for Cabinet Secretary or Club President must hold the rank of Colonel or above. To be eligible for a CoA position, a member must hold the rank of Lieutenant General or above in their respective Army.
Brig. Gen. Olinsky contends that while the latter rule imposes a prerequisite of rank upon the candidacy of anyone striking for an elective office, especially that of a CoA, that the former rule disposes of any rank requirement at all. He further asked the “Cabinet to investigate the matter and determine whether Rule 3.3.4.2.1 should be struck from the Club Rules.”
FINDINGS The Cabinet acknowledges that a discrepancy does exist within the currently worded rules as Brig. Gen. Olinsky has pointed out. The Cabinet also acknowledges that the substance of the proposal directly raises the question of whether prerequisites of any type ought to be imposed on candidates for elective office, as the striking of Rule 3.3.4.2.1 would disallow.
Irrespective of the individual preferences of the Cabinet members and the internal arguments for and against such a proposal, the Cabinet assesses that this issue should be presented in front of the members for a club-wide vote, as it constitutes a revision to the existing rules. To definitively accomplish this, the Cabinet has structured an either/or vote preference for the club to consider.
PROPOSED RULES AMENDMENTS The Cabinet will offer the club membership a choice between two separate rules amendments.
The first choice, labeled “A,” allows for a clarified distinction between hierarchy ranks and elective office by amending Rule 3.1.3 to read as follows:
Selection “A,” Amendment to Club Rule 3.1.3
3.1.3 With the exception of the elective offices an officer's rank will have no direct relationship to his or her position in the hierarchy. (Rank is determined by points, as explained in Section 4.0)
A vote for this amendment will preserve all of the current rank requirements for candidates to the elective offices and not change Rule 3.3.4.2.1.
The second choice, labeled “B,” completely eliminates Rule 3.3.4.2.1 as advocated by Brig. Gen. Olinsky and allows any club member to run for any elective office he might choose with no prerequisites attached.
Selection “B,” Eliminate Club Rule 3.3.4.2.1
3.3.4.2.1 Candidates for Cabinet Secretary or Club President must hold the rank of Colonel or above. To be eligible for a CoA position, a member must hold the rank of Lieutenant General or above in their respective Army.
A vote for this amendment removes the prerequisites formerly established for the elective offices.
(Note: A passage of Selection “B” would also entail a re-numbering of the remaining elements of Rule 3.3.4.2.)
This selection is presented as a forum vote, with only one selection possible.
I want to thank the Cabinet for their efforts and especially Joe Meyer for his contribution in the writing this up.
The voting booth will be open for two weeks till the 30th.
Thank you.