Title: Sortition Author: nix Co-Authors: AI: 2 [This proposal experiments with a much older idea of democracy - sortition. In this process, instead of an election the office is randomly assigned to everyone that shows interest at regular intervals. In theory the advantages is that it avoids us becoming too reliant on a specific officer or workflow, and gives everyone a chance to participate.
In this proposal I propose changing some of the less essential offices to this process, as an experiment.] Enact a new Power = 2 rule titled "Sortition Procedure" with the following text: At the beginning of each quarter, the ADoP CAN by announcement, and SHALL in a timely manner, initiate a sorition for each sortitioned office if e has not already done so for that office. When a sortition is initiated, it enters the lots period. Any player CAN become an option for a specified office during this period. If a person ceases to be a player during this period, e also ceases to be an option for all offices. Seven days after a sortition is initiated, the lots period ends. The ADoP CAN by announcement, and SHALL in a timely manner after the lots period ends, randomly select one of the options for that office. When e does so, that player becomes the officeholder. Amend R1006 (Offices) by replacing: An imposed office is an office described as such by the rule defining it. All others are elected. with: Imposed offices and sortitioned are offices described as such by the rules that define them. All other offices are elected Amend R2683 (The Boulder) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". Amend R2616 (The Webmastor) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". Amend R2659 (Stamps) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". Amend R2685 (Crystals) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". Amend R2640 (Stones) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". Amend R2656 (Radiance) by replacing "is an office" with "is a sortitioned office". -- nix Arbitor
