World Bowl Assembly Constitution wrote:World Bowl Constitution
Adopted August 14, 2009, Last Revised June 21, 2020
a) All nations that participated in World Bowl 6 OR 7 by posting a roster will be automatically admitted into the initial World Bowl Assembly. Afterwards, a nation will had to have participated in the previous two World Bowls.
b) Nations, excluding prior hosts, will be removed from the World Bowl Assembly after failure to participate (posting a roster at minimum) in two consecutive World Bowls.
c) Prior hosts of a World Bowl will be removed from the World Bowl Assembly after failure to participate (posting a roster at minimum) in three consecutive World Bowls.
d) Voting for a World Bowl host shall be restricted to be members of the WBA.
e) The World Bowl Assembly will have a President that will be the spokesperson for the competition during their tenure, which will last three World Bowl Cycles. Once the World Bowl Assembly is officially formed, nominations for the President can be made on this thread by WBA members. Any person receiving two nominations will be put in a vote. The winner of the vote is elected President, and the second place finisher shall serve as the vice-president. Only WBA members may vote.
f) Amendments to this document need to be requested by three WBA members within a span of two weeks. If so, it will go to a vote and must be passed by a 2/3rds majority.
Duties of the World Bowl Assembly President shall be:
-- Creation of World Bowl sign-up thread after a discussion with assembly members when the best timing for the next World Bowl should be.
-- Organizing votes for the World Bowl hosting, and then tabulating those votes.
-- In the event of tie in said vote, they will cast the tiebreaker vote if they had not previously voted, or remove their vote if they were one of the ones who did.
-- Organizing votes for rule changes or changes to this World Bowl Assembly document. Any desired change will need to be requested by three WBA members within a span of two weeks, if so, it will go to a vote. For it to become a change, it must pass via a 2/3rds majority.
-- Make efforts to uphold the integrity of the World Bowl if at any time it seen as though a participant is acting dishonorably.
-- Mediate any arguments or conflicts between participants during a World Bowl with the understanding that the host has final discretion over the running of it. However, if the problem is with the host then the President may step in for a resolution.
-- In the event that an elected World Bowl host is unable to complete the tournament, the President may, at their discretion, choose a replacement host or hold a vote to choose a replacement host.
-- In the event that the World Bowl Assembly Vice Presidency is vacant, the President may appoint a Vice President to serve the remainder of the term
Duties of the Vice-President:
-- The Vice-President shall be the person who finished second in the WBA presidential voting or the person appointed by the President in accordance with this document.
-- They will assume the role of President in the following situations:
a) The President has ceased-to-exist
b) The President has failed to respond to an issue raised over a span of two weeks (in regards to the issue raised).
c) At request of the President.
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