The Dino Elders have voted in favour of Ronald's proposal to turn the Dino Empire into a republic with yearly elections for Consuls. That was the final hurdle for Ronald's proposal (though in reality a vote was not necessary) and now the Dino Republic will begin on January 1st 2107. During the consultative process Ronald's original plans have changed somewhat but these are the finalised details :
The post of Emperor will be replaced by 2 Consuls who will serve 2 year terms. Their terms will be staggered so there is only one new Consul per year. Ronald and G-B-H will be the first two Consuls but G-B-H will only serve 1 year meaning the first Consul election will be at the end of 2107. Ronald will thus stand down at the end of 2108.
Potential Consuls can come from any rank in Dino society but will require the declared support of 5 Dinos of Tribune rank of above. Potential Consuls will not be able to declare their intention until the 1st of October and then will spend the next few weeks canvassing for support and being interviewed by the Dino Elders. At the start of November the Dino Elders will vote on the candidates and will whittle down the number to 2 who will go to the public. (Its possible of course that there could only be 2 candidates or even less of course). The election will be at the start of December with the announcement of the result early in the month. The new Consul Elect will then spend the rest of the month preparing to take over.
Consuls can stand for re-election but not for 5 years after the start of their previous term in office. So Ronald will potentially be able to stand again in 2112. At the end of the Consul term the ex-Consul will revert to the rank of Senator, this also includes Consuls who were originally not Senators before they stood for election. Finally Consul will use the same rank arm band as Emperor now.
Jimmy and El Diablo are already the bookies' frontrunners for the first elected Consul next year!
