Oath of Office Revamp Amendment

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Sponsor: u/ForsakenBuilder7061
Cosponsor: u/3p145
Article I: Implementation of the Oaths

• I.I: All of the following seats must, at the beginning of their legal Term, perform their respective oath of office.

• I.II: The oaths shall be performed within the Official Teen Government Discord, within the News channel.

• I.III: If one is Reddit-Only, an AMA-style post shall be made by the Press Minister labeled “\[Insert Election Month and/or Year\] Swearing In Ceremony,” in which the official shall be administered the Oath by the appropriate figure.

• I.IV: In the case that the Press Minister position is vacant, the order of priority for making the AMA post shall go: Incumbent President, incumbent Vice President, incumbent Ombudsman.

• II.I: The Chief Justice shall administer the Oath of Office to the President and Vice President.

• II.II: The incumbent Vice President shall swear in the newly elected Council.

• II.III: After being sworn in, the newly elected Vice President shall swear in any new Ministers, Councilmembers, Ombudsman, or any other federal positions which require an oath between the initial swearing in, and the General Election.

• II.IV: If both the position of Chief Justice and Vice President were to be vacant, any Justice may administer the oath.

• II.V: Once it has been legally mandated for the individual to take office, they shall take the oath before assuming the roles and responsibilities of the position.

• II.VI: The President shall take the Presidential Oath. The Vice President, Ministers, Councilmembers, and Justices shall take the Constitutional Oath. Justices and Ombudsman shall take the Judicial Oath. Ombudsman shall take their respective oath.

• III.I: Presidential Oath: "I, {Username}, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of Teengovia, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of Teengovia."

• III.II: Constitutional Oath: “I, {Username}, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of Teengovia against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”

• III.III: Judicial Oath: “I, {Username}, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (insert role), according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of Teengovia.”

• III.IV: Ombudsman Oath: “I {Username}, oath to uphold my proper duties, as to properly investigate, without bias, greed, or misuse of my position, and to see to it all proper investigations are upheld."

• IV.I: Until the oath is taken for this office with a limit of 72 hours, the previous office holder maintains the authority of office.

• IV.II: The previous Council shall hold their seats until the newly elected Council has been sworn in.

• IV:III: In the case of a runoff election for the last Council seat, the runoff election shall conclude before Oaths are administered for the newly elected Council.

• IV.IV: If the official designated to administer the Oath refuses to comply, they shall be barred from office for a month.

• V.I: The Oath of Office Amendment shall be repealed upon the passage of this amendment.

• VI.I: This amendment shall go into effect immediately upon passage.