President of Acadia

The President of Acadia is the head of state and highest executive official of Acadia. He or she is elected by a nationwide popular vote using ranked-choice voting. The President serves a four-year term, renewable once.

Despite being the nation's head executive, the President also holds semi-legislative powers. He or she may introduce a bill to the Senate, but he or she is not a member of the Senate and cannot vote on any Senate business. The President must either sign or veto bills that have been passed by the Senate; vetoes can be overturned by a two-thirds vote.

Election
Presidential elections take place on the first Saturday in September of every even-numbered year not divisible by four. Presidents serve four-year terms, and may only be re-elected once. If Presidents serve a partial term less than two years, this does not count towards the limit.

Ranked-choice voting is the method used to elect the President. Voters rank all candidates in order of preference; if a candidate does not receive a majority of first-choice votes, then the lowest-performing candidate is eliminated and those votes are re-distributed according to the voters' second choices. This is repeated until a candidate receives a majority of the popular vote.

The President is inaugurated on October 15; later that day, the new Senate convenes.

Requirements

 * Must be at least 30 years old on the day they are inaugurated.
 * Must be a natural-born Acadian citizen.
 * Must be a resident of Acadia for at least 12 years.

Responsibilities as head of state

 * Must represent the nation in all international settings (may allowed the Vice President to do so if unavailable).
 * Must oversee the enforcement of laws passed by the Senate (head of the bureaucracy).
 * Be the commander-in-chief of the Acadian military.

Line of succession
In case of the death or resignation of the President, the Vice President immediately ascends to the presidency. The new President must call an election for a new Vice President as soon as possible.