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Amendments

How the Covenant changes. Amendments keep governance adaptive while maintaining legitimacy.

Who Can Propose​

  • Any Full Member R5 or designated delegate.
  • Any Clerk (procedural/structural matters).
  • Coalition of three Associate Members acting jointly.
  • Individual players must petition their R5 to sponsor.

Proposal Requirements​

Include:

  • Section/subsection to modify.
  • Full proposed text.
  • Justification (1–5 sentences).
  • Type: additive, revisory, repeal, structural.
  • Retroactive? (default no). Activation timing or schedule.
  • Sunset clause (if any).

Missing items → Clerk rejection and resubmission.

Notice & Posting​

  • Submit to #nap-proposals and notify Clerks.
  • Clerks assign an Amendment ID (e.g., A-YYMMDD-XX) and post to #nap-proposals (discussion) + #nap-announcements (read-only).
  • 24-hour Notice Period before voting begins. Substantive edits reset the clock.

Voting Procedure​

  • After notice, Clerks open a 24-hour Long Vote.
  • Quorum: 5 votes.
  • Passage: Supermajority (7 YES).
  • Abstain counts toward quorum; absences do not. Votes are locked.

Activation & Conflict Handling​

  • Takes effect immediately unless the amendment defines scheduled/conditional/sunset activation.
  • New text supersedes conflicting older sections. Clerks mark superseded text as RETIRED in archives.

Failure & Reintroduction​

  • If an amendment fails, it cannot return for 7 days.
  • If two Clerks agree it is substantially revised, it may be resubmitted immediately.

Emergency Amendments​

  • Invoked when immediate action is required to prevent server harm and 5 of 9 R5s jointly call it.
  • 1-hour Notice → 8-hour Vote → Supermajority (7 YES) required.
  • Expires in 30 days unless adopted via the standard process.

Conflict of Interest​

  • R5 must recuse if the amendment targets their alliance/position or grants them unique privileges. Alternate votes instead; if both conflicted, the seat auto-ABSTAINS.

Archive Requirements​

Clerks store:

  • Amendment ID, before/after text, vote breakdown, activation/sunset info, conflict-of-interest substitutions, discussion records.
  • Archive must be accessible to all R5s.

Amendment Workflow (TL;DR)​

  1. Proposal submitted to Clerks + #nap-proposals.
  2. Clerk validation + ID + posting + 24h notice.
  3. 24h vote; 7 YES to pass.
  4. Activate per text; archive and mark retired sections.