Article I: The Administrative Board

Section 1. Definement and Purpose

a. The Administrative Board, hereafter referred to as 'the AB', is the administrative body of AGS.
b. The AB is charged with maintaining a realistic, reasonable, and stable environment in AGS.
c. The Administrative Board shall be made up of no less than five (5) administrators and may bring in new administrators by a 3/4 vote. There shall be no more than ten (10) administrators at one time.
d. The Administrative Board may choose a Chief Administrator to coordinate AB activity by majority vote.

Section 2. Powers and Duties

a. The AB shall carry out the actions of the House, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the individual members of the Simulation when such actions are within the legal scope of powers given to the individual or body making the request.
b. The AB shall be solely responsible for the layout and design of AGS; however, it may seek advice from the House on this issue if desired.
c. The AB shall assign moderator powers to members as needed.
d. The AB may expel any individual from AGS by a three-fourths (3/4) vote in favor of such expulsion. However, a notice of any expulsion must be posted in the 'Announcements' Forum. Such notice must include the reasoning behind the expulsion and why the action was necessary. (Expulsion may be overturned by the House Membership (see Sim Rule I(3)(a))
e. The AB may temporarily ban a member from posting for 48 hours in urgent circumstances. However, a notice of any expulsion must be posted in the 'Announcements' Forum. Such notice must include the reasoning behind the temporary ban and why the action was necessary. Such a ban may not last for more than 48 hours without an injunction from a Supreme Court Justice.
f. The AB may edit and/or delete postings from non-members or postings of unsolicited commercial e-mail (or �spam�)
g. The AB shall develop procedures and formulas for earning and losing Prestige Points.
h. The AB shall develop procedures and formulas for determining the outcomes of presidential primaries and elections, and, when applicable, elections for Governors and Senators.
i. With a 2/3rds vote, the AB may activate Article II, Section 10 and/or Article II Section 11 of AGS Rules, upon reaching a sufficient number of members. The AB may deactivate these modules if a sufficient number shall not be achieved.
j. The AB may introduce �events� into the sim for the purpose of debate and activity.
k. The AB may develop an Acceptable Use Policy in accordance with AGS Rules and Terms of Service of the service hosting AGS bulletin boards.

Section 3. Limitations and Restrictions

a. Any AB expulsion may be overturned by a simple majority on the House Floor.
(1) Any member of the House may introduce a 'Motion to Overturn Expulsion' on the House Floor, which upon two seconds, must be debated and voted upon. Neither the debate or subsequent vote shall last less than three (3) days or for more than five (5) days.
(2) Members of the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch shall be allowed one vote in such matters and shall be allowed to participate in debate of any 'Motion to Overturn Expulsion'.
b. The House may expel a member of the AB from the board by a three-quarters (3/4) vote, if it believes such expulsion if warranted.
(1) Any member of the House may introduce a 'Motion to Remove' a particular member from the AB. However, the motion will not be heard unless there are at least seven (7) seconds.
(2) Members of the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch shall be allowed one vote on the matter and shall be allowed participate in debate on the merits of any 'Motion to Remove' a member of the AB from that body.
c. The AB may not edit or delete member postings.
d. No member of the AB may participate as a candidate in a presidential election or primary, or election for Senator or Governor; nor provide information to any candidate about the procedures or formulas used in determining results of primaries and/or elections that would unfairly benefit or harm a candidate.
e. No member of the AB may participate as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
f. Supreme Court Justices may issue injunctions against AB activities in emergency circumstances, upon petition by a sim member.
g. As AGS is intended as a free and open forum, neither the AB nor any body of AGS may require a fee to join and/or participate in the sim.

Section 4. Amendments

Amendments to Article I of AGS Rules must pass the Committee on Rules and Ethics, the House and the AB, in that order, by a 2/3rds majority vote.