I will be voting PER on option 4; For an elected Head of State.
My vision for the future of that would go something like this:
1. There shall be a Talossan Monarchy, but in a state of perennial interregnum. There shall never be another Royal Family, nor another King, nor another Queen. Talossan citizens shall never be forced to make oaths of allegiance to another Talossan person ever again, but instead shall pledge their oaths to the Symbols of the Nation.
2. The role of the Talossan Monarchy shall exist in line with Bagehot's arguments: that it shall represent the "dignified branch" of the national fabric by symbolising the state through pomp and ceremony, and that the Head of State shall have "the rights to be Consulted, to Encourage and to Warn". It shall have no real nor effective political power and any powers it does have must be ceremonial only.
3. The Head of State shall be elected. The Head of State shall act as a temporary steward of the Crown and, ideally, the role will be styled as "The First Citizen".
4. I have no preference on consecutive term limits. If the First Citizen ends up being re-elected 20 times in a row then so be it. As long as democracy has had its day and the people have had their say and that the temperature of the nation can be regularly checked then I'm okay with that. But, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on, so if a greater majority prefer the idea of term limits then that's fine too. I don't see a real need for term limits if the First Citizen has no political power, but if political power does end up part of the role then perhaps term limits would be desirable.
5. I'm not sure what the ideal term length between elections should be. It should not be as short as a single Cosa term, but should not be anything more than ~5 years. I think somewhere around ~3 years might be the sweet spot.
6. When a term is due to expire, if there are no challengers to the incumbent, then the election shall be be replaced by a national referendum on re-confirmation.
My vision for the future of that would go something like this:
1. There shall be a Talossan Monarchy, but in a state of perennial interregnum. There shall never be another Royal Family, nor another King, nor another Queen. Talossan citizens shall never be forced to make oaths of allegiance to another Talossan person ever again, but instead shall pledge their oaths to the Symbols of the Nation.
2. The role of the Talossan Monarchy shall exist in line with Bagehot's arguments: that it shall represent the "dignified branch" of the national fabric by symbolising the state through pomp and ceremony, and that the Head of State shall have "the rights to be Consulted, to Encourage and to Warn". It shall have no real nor effective political power and any powers it does have must be ceremonial only.
3. The Head of State shall be elected. The Head of State shall act as a temporary steward of the Crown and, ideally, the role will be styled as "The First Citizen".
4. I have no preference on consecutive term limits. If the First Citizen ends up being re-elected 20 times in a row then so be it. As long as democracy has had its day and the people have had their say and that the temperature of the nation can be regularly checked then I'm okay with that. But, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on, so if a greater majority prefer the idea of term limits then that's fine too. I don't see a real need for term limits if the First Citizen has no political power, but if political power does end up part of the role then perhaps term limits would be desirable.
5. I'm not sure what the ideal term length between elections should be. It should not be as short as a single Cosa term, but should not be anything more than ~5 years. I think somewhere around ~3 years might be the sweet spot.
6. When a term is due to expire, if there are no challengers to the incumbent, then the election shall be be replaced by a national referendum on re-confirmation.