Government

The Government represents the entire governing body of Minedonia. Many federal organizations have the responsibility of either approving, vetoing, or enforcing the laws of Minedonia. The Government consists of a President, Vice-President, and a Judge. Discussions of Minedonia's Government goes back to October 10th, 2021 at the first Town Hall meeting.

## Mayoral Elections

On October 10th, 2021, a Town Hall Assembly was gathered at the old Town Hall building. The main topic was the introduction of Mayoral Elections to Minedonia. It was voted upon by the participants at the meeting using a ballot system; with the majority agreeing to the Mayoral Elections. This is perhaps the first recorded use of public voting in Minedonia.

The first Mayoral Election of 2021 had several candidates, but filtered down to Manfred Schilling, and Yoshibanana. The election ended with no mayor, as it was cancelled after arguments and chaos broke out. Mayoral Elections and establishing a government body for Minedonia were put on hold indefinitely following the incident.

## Presidential Elections

On July 14th, 2022, GodOfLegoz placed a poll on Minedonia's Discord server regarding the re-introduction of an election and government system. The votes on the poll were 10-3; the majority voting "pro-government". On July 15th, the 1st Minedonian Election was introduced; Morden Graive would ultimately be elected with three votes. Elections are held every three months in Minedonia following the 1st Minedonian Election.

## Voting

Voting is done through official ballots in Minedonia. Players are only allowed to vote once in each election. All ballots are required to be filled out and signed with their username. Signed ballots must be dropped out at the drop-box in front of the Minedonian Post Office. Any player tampering or otherwise altering any ballot-boxes or ballots for an election is prohibited from running in future elections and could face punishment depending on the current law.

## Constitution

On January 9th, 2023, Minedonia began the Minedonian Constitutional Convention with the purpose of drafting the Constitution of Minedonia. After a few productive weeks, the Convention mostly went silent until February 15th, when the Constitution was put up to a vote. The result of the vote was 4-1. The Constitution would be signed by President Harpitron on April 10th. The Constitution lays out the system of Government of Minedonia with several articles and sections regarding some basic Minedonian rights, the currency, official flag, voting process, and several other things.

## Minedonian Laws

On January 7th, 2023, Antoinette announced the need for laws in Minedonia. After some back-and-forth on the Discord server; President Henry declared that any proposed laws that are common in Western judicial culture would most likely be approved, with out-of-the-ordinary laws being subject to approval by the Government or by voting.

On April 24th, President Harpitron signed the Minedonian Laws into effect. The laws were put up to a vote a day prior on Minedonia’s Discord server. The result of the vote was 6-0.

## President

The President has a term of 2 months, with up to 4 terms per player. They have the ability to ultimately approve and amend laws. Any drastic or major changes would have to be voted upon by the people. Presidents cannot arrest anyone or seize property unless it is approved by the Minedonian Police Chief.

## Vice-President

The Vice-President has a term of 2 months, with up to 4 terms per player. Vice-Presidents can run for President if the incumbent President decides not to run in the next election. If the President is unable to lead, or resigns, the Vice-President would automatically become President and serve out the rest of the President's term.

## Judge

The Judge has a lifetime term unless they resign or are banned from Minedonia. They have the ability to enforce the laws approved by the President and be in charge of court cases in Minedonia. They have the ability to assign punishments in criminal cases, and compensation in civil cases; so long as the punishment or compensation is not cruel or unusual.

Henry is considered to be the first Judge in Minedonia with his term from May 15th, to December 18th, 2023. He resigned from the position and handed it over to Antoinette, who took office on December 19th, 2023.

## Minedonian Legislative Committee

The Minedonian Legislative Committee has a term of 6 months unless they are impeached by the Judge. Members of the Legislative Committee may be impeached for chronic absence, corruption, or obtaining a felony during their tenure. If a member of the Legislative Committee is impeached, an emergency appointment can be made by the President. The emergency appointment requires approval by the Judge. The person elected as an emergency appointment serves out the rest of the impeached person’s term.

A member of the Legislative Committee may serve two consecutive terms before they have a one term cool down period. The minimum amount of Legislative Committee members must be 3, and cannot be greater than 7.

## Impeachment

Any players can introduce impeachment against a sitting President if they have at least 2-3 pieces of evidence that supports their claim for impeachment. Impeachment claims are required to be submitted in Minedonia's Discord server for the public to view and vote upon. Presidents and Vice-Presidents cannot vote during this process. If a majority of the people support impeachment of the incumbent President, the case is sent to the Judge who decides whether the President will be impeached or not.

If a President is impeached, the Vice-President will take over for the remainder of their term. If there is no vice-president, an election begins immediately upon notice.