How would or should our noble leader be replaced after his passing to great ever after?

 

Only Chuck Smith is guaranteed to live forever. So when the time comes, what happens?

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS I am not trying to push the issue, nor do I have ill will or wishes for Guru. I truly hope he is here for decades to come.

The voting by members to elect the next guru takes place behind the locked doors.

 

Under the rules, secret ballots can be cast once on the first day of the conclave, then normally twice during each subsequent morning and evening session. Except for periodic pauses, the voting continues until a new guru is elected.

 

Only members under the age of 80 can vote in the conclave. In theory, anyone can be elected guru.

 

Each vote begins with the preparation and distribution of paper ballots by two masters of ceremonies.

 

Then the names of nine voting members are chosen at random: three to serve as "scrutineers," or voting judges; three to collect the votes of any sick members who remain in their quarters; and three "revisers" who check the work of the scrutineers.

 

The paper ballot is rectangular. On the top half is printed the Latin phrase "Eligo in Summum Pontificem" ("I elect as the most high guru"), and the lower half is blank for the writing of the name of the person chosen.

 

After all the non members have left, the members fill out their ballots secretly, legibly and fold them twice. Meanwhile, any ballots from sick members are collected.

 

Each member then walks to the altar, holding up his folded ballot so it can be seen, and says aloud: "I call as my witness Christ the Lord who will be my judge, that my vote is given to the one who before God I think should be elected guru." He places his ballot on a plate, or paten, and then slides it into a receptacle, traditionally a large chalice.

 

When all the ballots have been cast, the first scrutineer shakes the receptacle to mix them. He then transfers the ballots to a new urn, counting them to make sure they correspond to the number of electors.

 

The ballots are read out. Each of the three scrutineers examines each ballot one-by-one, with the last scrutineer calling out the name on the ballot, so all the members can record the tally. The last scrutineer pierces each ballot with a needle through the word "Eligo" and places it on a thread, so they can be secured.

 

After the names have been read out, the votes are counted to see if someone has obtained a two-thirds majority needed for election -- or a simple majority if the rules are changed later in the conclave. The revisers then double-check the work of the scrutineers for possible mistakes.

 

At this point, any handwritten notes made by the members during the vote are collected for burning with the ballots. If the first vote of the morning or evening session is inconclusive, a second vote normally follows immediately, and the ballots from both votes are burned together at the end.

 

When a guru is elected, the ballots are burned immediately. By tradition, the ballots are burned dry -- or with chemical additives -- to produce white smoke when a guru has been elected; they are burned with damp straw or other chemicals to produce black smoke when the voting has been inconclusive.

This is easy......Clyde!!

 

 

 

 

Well maybe not so easy. What about #1UKFan at least he will be able to keep posting and stop getting suspended!

Would it be possible if the conclave method of replacing Guru is used that there could be several votes until a new Guru is selected (instead of one or two per day) and then we could move on to the coronation and BBQ?

This is easy......Clyde!!

 

see Bloody Coup option!!!

There is no replacement for The Guru!!

This is easy......Clyde!!

 

 

 

 

Well maybe not so easy. What about #1UKFan at least he will be able to keep posting and stop getting suspended!

 

Not if I'm king.

see Bloody Coup option!!!

 

Exactly.

You realize if something untimely happens to Ru, Jumper is in deep doodoo.

This is easy......Clyde!!

 

 

 

 

Well maybe not so easy. What about #1UKFan at least he will be able to keep posting and stop getting suspended!

 

 

 

 

Clyde can't even become a Red Letter, much less a Guru. :lol:

I agree with the conclave idea, then we just vote to shut the place down as it would not be the same. Then all voting members retire to the nearest bar. Or if there is an open bar at the conclave we just keep on voting, until the end of the alcohol or the end of the world.

 

In Guru's name, Amen.....

Ill go for UK fan as leader for awhile. No rules and people can be honest and say how they really feel at times would be fun. In time order would need to be restored then we vote.

Dang, they're killing you off Ru!

Sign me up or pass me the torch!

http://www.skrulestheworld.com would be our new address.