layout: rule title: Trias politica permalink: /templates/trias-politica/ icon: /assets/tabler_icons/dots.svg
community-name:
structure: Three distinct and countervailing entities carry out executive, legislative, and judicial functions, respectively. mission: values: Any source of authority should be kept in check through a separation of powers. legal:
membership: New members may join according to the community's policies. removal: The executive may remove a member for violating the community's policies at least twice. roles: limits: No one member may hold a role on the board, administration, or court simultaneously. Each elected role may be held subsequently for no more than two terms.
rights: decision: A 5-member board is responsible for maintaining the list of community policies. To adopt a change to the policies, it must receive win approval from 3 board members. Community members elect the board annually. implementation: An administrator is responsible for implementing community policies, or delegating the implementation thereof. Community members elect the administrator annually. oversight: A 3-member court can act on community-member complaints. If a policy is found to contradict this Rule, the court can overrule it with 2 votes. If the administrator is found to be failing to implement a policy or this Rule, the court can remove the administrator and call a new election to finish the term. Upon completing an annual term, the administrator may appoint one court member, replacing the longest-serving one.
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A structure for complex, multi-stakeholder organizations, based on structures frequently found among national governments.