Vice President of Acadia

The Vice President of Acadia is the second-highest executive official of Acadia. He or she is an incumbent member of the Senate of Acadia, elected by the other members of the Senate.

The Vice President represents a typical legislative district in the Senate.

The President and Vice President form a partnership as the two equal leaders of the Senate. They each have independent abilities (actions can be controlled by just one member of the partnership) and joint abilities (actions must be controlled by both members of the partnership).

Election
Presidential elections take place on the first Saturday in April 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.

When the new Senate convenes on May 1 (the same date every year no matter the day of the week), the President is always the first member of the Senate to be sworn-in by a chosen justice of the Supreme Court of Acadia. In a year without a presidential election, the President is not sworn-in again.

Requirements

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

Independent abilities in the Senate

 * May introduce bills to the Senate floor.
 * May vote on all bills proposed by the Senate.
 * May appoint a delegate to vote in the their favor when unavailable.

Joint abilities in the Senate
Joint abilities must be decided unanimously with the Vice President.
 * Appoint cabinet ministers and form the Cabinet.
 * Schedule which bills to vote on and when.

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.