Lord Governor-General of Aurice
The Lord Governor-General of Aurice is the highest executive office of the Noble Republic of Aurice. The office was created in 2628 after the Aurician Revolution in 2627.
Election of Lord Governor-General
The Lord Governor-General is elected by the Noble Senate of Aurice. He must be a duke and serves a term of three years. He may not serve two consecutive terms, regardless of how much of the term was served. This is applicable to suffect terms where a Lord Governor-General is elected to serve the balance of the term of a newly deceased Lord Governor-General. The term of the Lord Governor-General begins on the second day of Amrulmoon and is completed on the first day of Amrulmoon
The election of a duke, who is essentially the family patriarch for his family house, adds greatly to the prestige of the ducal house and there is a noted distinction between gubernatorial ducal houses, that is houses who have previously or presently served as Lord Governor-General, and those ducal houses who have no such service. Nearly all senatorial houses and most ducal houses existed well before the creation of the Noble Republic and thus before the creation of the office of Lord Governor-General.
Conclaval Election of Lord-Governor General
Only senators may vote for the new Lord Governor-General. The election is held on the second to last day of Addanmoon during the last full year of the current term of office. The senators meet, historically in the Senatorial Palace, in conclave. The Provincial Chamber elects the Lieutenant Governor-General of Aurice on the same day as the Senate. The Senate meet in conclave and are not permitted to leave or have communication with the outside world. Foods are prepared before hand or inside the Senatorial Palace.
The Dukes first meet together as a body. The other senators (hierophants, counts, barons, and metropolitan senators) observe. The lord of the Senate turns over direction to the lord of the rank of the dukes. The lord of the rank of the dukes asks all dukes present who wish to be considered candidates for the office of Lord Governor-General to gather on the mensary. Then the lord of the rank of the dukes makes a note of them and reports this to the lord of the Senate.
First, the dukes Then the ranks meet each as a body, the dukes and hierophants meeting as a single body, though they are strictly speaking not the same rank.
The Senate first must deliberate and choose at least two candidates for the office. The lord of the rank begins by giving the name of each ducal senator, one by one and all the members of that rank and the members of the rank vote aye or nay. If a majority plus one vote 'aye' then the ducal senator is retained as a prospective candidate. Otherwise, he is removed as a prospective candidate. Each of the ranks (Dukes and Hierophants, Counts, Barons, and Metropolitan Senators) has its own lord and thus deliberates as a body for prospective candidates. After the first round, the lord of the rank continues again through the existing list of prospective candidates with the intention of reducing the list. Each rank as a body does this. A third vote as a body is held, but this time, each voting senator may only vote for three of the list. He is procedurally required to vote for three different candidates. The lord of the rank or rather his assistant tally the votes and then present the results. If there are no objections, the nine candidates who have received the most votes are chosen. If there is a tie, then ten are chosen. At this point, there is traditionally a short recess. The lord of the rank presents the nine or ten candidates to his rank and each senator of the rank votes for but one. The top three candidates are chosen, based on the most votes received. If there is a tie, then those two are chosen. As long as there are not more than two ties among the top three, then there is no need for another vote. If three or more are tied, making it impossible to choose the top three, then there is another vote where the the top four are placed to a vote, each senator of the rank casting but one vote. The four lords of the rank gather and combine the three candidates into a 'great list' of candidates of three to twelve candidates. The list can be less than twelve as two or more ranks may have chosen one or more same candidates.
The Senate votes by rank, starting with the Dukes and Hierophants, then the Counts, then the Barons, and finally the Metropolitan Senators. Each senator may vote once for one of the great list
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