Rules relating to Ostrakon
If a Civitate, Patrician or Senatorii is found to be acting in opposition to the rules of the forum and Curia, or is otherwise neglecting his duties and/or carrying about in disorderly and immature manner unbeffiting his position, he/she may be released from duties by the following procedure:
i. Any Civitate permanently banned by the Hexagon Council or Imperator is subject to immediate ostrakon.
ii. The individual in question must be brought to the attention of the Curia by formally initiating an Ostrakon, that is, a vote of expulsion from the rank of Civitate, Patrician or Senatorii by a Patrician, Senatorii or Staff member. Staff and Senatorii can initiate Ostrakon against all ranks including staff, Patricians against Patricians and Civitates, Civitates against Civitates.
ii. Said Vote must contain deliniated reasons for which said Civitate is being tried. The vote will adhere to the aforementioned rules in the Syntagma as to voting guidelines, lasting 168 hours and must pass by a majority vote of those who vote either Yay or Nay (Votes Abstained do not factor into majority calculation, it would be superfluous, a majority abstaintion decides nothing. ).
iii. The Civitate, Patrician or Senatorii in question will have a chance to defend himself against the alegations till the votes closing time, at which period the votes will be tallied and the appropiate decision taken.
iv. The duration of the Ostraka (time he will not be allowed to become a civitate again) is to be decided by the Syntagma Curator acting as judge.
v. All clients under the ostracised patron will immediately lost their position as Civitate members. They can be asked to join again by a new potential patron without any waiting period. A staff member in this situation would lose their Patron and all their clients but not their position.
vi. A staff member directly and successfully ostracised will lose their position in the same fashion