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The document here enclosed, by the authority of the Tsar and regional officers of Callista, is established as the sole and indisputable framework of the regional government and shall be acknowledged as such by all members.

§2. Establishment of the Callistan Government

1. The rules laid forth in this dispatch shall lay out the structure of the government and will contain all of the frameworks of said government. No law shall be considered legitimate outside of those put forth in this document or her sister documents also mentioned at the start of this dispatch.
2. The government of the region shall be known as the Tsardom of Callista.

§3. Government of Callista

1. The region will solely possess a Council of State.
2. This Council shall contain the Tsar (the founder of Callista), a World Assembly Delegate (which will be appointed as either the President or the Vice President), and other Ministers.
3. Members of the executive branch will have their own, different duties in the region.

§4. Privileges held by citizens

These privileges listed below will only be accessible by residents through filling in the citizenship form.
1. All citizens are entitled to certain privileges, which take effect immediately upon their entry into the region and shall not be accessible the moment they leave Callista.
2. A citizen is defined as a human being who resides in Callista and has been accepted as a citizen. No citizen is permitted to control more than one nation.
3. These privileges are as follows:
i. All citizens may give, receive, withdraw, and otherwise exchange endorsements freely as long as they do not violate the endorsement cap of the region.
ii. All citizens may vote in general elections held by the Tsardom.
iii. All citizens may contest the position of President, Vice President, or Head Justice, before elections.
iv. All citizens may express their thoughts freely without fear of repercussions unless those thoughts violate the Regional Message Board rules of Callista or NationStates rules.

§5. The Cabinet

1. The region shall possess a Founder, who shall be referred to as "the Tsar". The Tsar shall hold all powers, including executive powers, and may not be challenged or restricted in their authority.
2. The World Assembly Delegate will be appointed as either the President or the Vice President in the cases of the President not being able to become the World Assembly Delegate. The WAD will only hold World Assembly powers and shall, under any circumstance other than the Tsar's nation ceasing to exist, hold executive powers.
3. All ministers except the President, Head Justice, Vice President, and the Tsar shall be chosen by the President. Once a cabinet is chosen, the Tsar will give regional officers to those chosen by the President.
4. There will be six members of the Cabinet. The duties of the members are as follows:
i. A Minister of Foreign Affairs will be appointed by the President and shall be responsible for negotiating with other regions, establishing relationships between Callista and other regions and organizations, and speaking on behalf of the region.
ii. A Minister of Domestic Affairs will be appointed by the President and shall be responsible for making official announcements on behalf of the Tsardom towards the residents of the region, managing cultural and entertainment programs for residents, and enforcing the Regional Message Board rules.
iii. A Secretary of the Press shall be a puppet nation, controlled by the members of the Cabinet. They shall be used for posting official dispatches. They cannot be replaced and will always be the nation Callista Dispatches.
iv. A Head Justice shall be elected by the People of Callista. The Head Justice will have the final say in legal disputes. All legal disputes between residents shall be handled by the Head Justice.
v. The Vice President and the President shall be elected by the people of Callista. They will have the power to oversee the duties of all of the aforementioned Ministers and vetoing, adding, accepting, or removing amendments to or from the constitution.

§6. Legislations & Amendments

1. Any of the region's citizens shall possess the ability to propose new amendments and the ability to remove existing amendments from this dispatch at any time.
2. All submitted proposals shall be debated by the Cabinet and will be voted on in the suitable Discord channel.
3. All proposals need a majority vote to pass.
4. The President, Vice President, and the Tsar have the power to veto a proposal that has been brought on the voting floor.

§7. Vacancies in government

1. If the office of the Delegate becomes vacant, the Vice President shall become the next Delegate.
2. If the office of any Cabinet members becomes vacant, the President will choose a replacement that will serve until the end of that position's term.
3. Should the office in question be that of the President, the Vice President will fill the position until a special election can be held to replace the President.
4. Should the office in question be that of the Vice President, the President shall appoint an emergency Minister until a special election can be held to replace the Vice President.

§8. Elections

1. Campaigning for any elected position may start at any time before the election.
2. Campaigns cannot be declared after elections have started unless no candidate is running.
3. Elections shall be held in a consistent format.
i. Presidential elections shall be held on the first day of the month.
ii. Presidential elections shall take place once every 3 months.
iii. Head Justice elections shall take place after a week after the presidential elections.