In the history of the New Republic, spanning sixteen years, we have had two Chief of States, essentially. Mon Mothma and Leia Organa-Solo. There are two more that have served, Eli Fitzgerald for several months in 11 ABY, and our current Chief of State, Ponc Gavrisom since mid-18 ABY...but both on a temporary basis, in perhaps the most flawed aspect of our system that allows for our head of state to leave office at a moment of their choosing for any reason, and have someone else elected to take over. Whenever they feel ready, they may step back into the office of Chief of State by no other authority than their own. I feel that this is a very un-democratic system, thus I feel we must make changes. When going through this, keep in mind that some of this is a reiteration of currently standing sucession law. I propose that:

The term of a Chief of State is four years, with a limit of two terms possible in a being's lifetime.

The term of an Acting Chief of State does not count towards their lifetime term count.

Any former Chief of State, the current and any former Ministers of State, and the current and former Chairs of the Senate Councils (Beings Defense, Ministry, Commerce, Justice, Security and Intelligence, and Science and Technology) are eligible for appointment by the Ministry Council as an Acting Chief of State without the term counting against their lifetime term limit. By majority vote, the Advisory Council may envoke that an election take place, allowing anyone with the regular qualifications be eligible

The Chief of State is elected by a fifty percent plus one majority.

The election of a Chief of State can be blocked by the unanimous vote of the Advisory Council. Should this occur, another election will take place.

A Chief of State may be recalled by a majority vote of the Senate on the presentation of a petition of no-confidence that was made by either majority vote of the Advisory Council or a quarter vote of the Senate.

Any member of the Advisory Council or Chair of the Senate Councils may be selected by the Chief of State as a Temporary Chief of State for a limit of five days.

The Acting Chief of State, by way of Leave of Absence, may serve as such for only two years. Should the end of that timeframe be reached, and the Chief of State is yet to resume their duties as Chief of State, the current Chief of State will have forfeited their seat, and an election for a new Chief of State shall occur within three months.

The Acting Chief of State, by way of sucession through means other than Leave of Absence, shall serve the remainder of the current Chief of State's term. This time in office will not count against the Acting Chief of State's lifetime term limit. Following the end of the present term, regular elections shall take place.

Should an Acting Chief of State take a Leave of Absence, a Temporary Chief of State shall be chosen through the Ministry Council, by the same standards as an Acting Chief of State. By majority vote, the Advisory Council may envoke that an election take place, allowing anyone with the regular qualifications be eligible.

The distinction of Acting Chief of State or Temporary Chief of State are made to clarify the status of one's service. They are, unless otherwise explicitly stated, vulnerable to the same processes as a Chief of State.