# Open Council

The Open Constitution Network constitutes an Open Council, which depends on pillars of "*representational democracy" and is governed by these Articles of Open Constitution.*

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*<mark style="color:purple;">In the Open Council, representatives of different Councils</mark>* <mark style="color:purple;"></mark><mark style="color:purple;">**from the Foundation's community meet, discuss, amend and adopt legal instruments, and coordinate actions of the Foundation, within this Open Constitution**</mark><mark style="color:purple;">.</mark><br>
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**The Open Council** **ensures&#x20;*****safe, secure and transparent*** [**Open Governance**](broken://pages/XeKaoKXk3xYreksaOcxv)**, maintenance of the Foundation's "**[**Objectives**](/global-statutes/articles/objectives.md)**" and public-facing documentation of "Project" roadmaps.**

Open Council members come from diverse fields and sectors and are elected to the Council.&#x20;

<mark style="color:green;">The Foundation's organisation structure is designed to be lateral, and the Council exists to maintain;</mark>

1. <mark style="color:green;">Self Governance of network's collective knowledge.</mark>
2. <mark style="color:green;">Protection, enforcement and restitution of rights of the Foundation's community.</mark>
3. <mark style="color:green;">Council Resolutions and ratifications of community proposals on the Foundation's global activities.</mark>

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:purple;">**Open Council**</mark> <mark style="color:purple;"></mark><mark style="color:purple;">is foremost constituted of the following Councils:</mark>

1. <mark style="color:purple;">Advisory Council</mark>&#x20;
2. <mark style="color:purple;">Steering Council</mark>
3. <mark style="color:purple;">Observer Council</mark>
4. <mark style="color:purple;">Legal Council</mark>
5. <mark style="color:purple;">Media Council</mark>
6. <mark style="color:purple;">Ethics Council</mark>
7. <mark style="color:purple;">Executive Council</mark>
8. <mark style="color:purple;">Regulations Council</mark>
9. <mark style="color:purple;">Treasury Council</mark>

*The rules and procedures, governing the membership rights of citizens, who are appointed to these Councils are described on each Council's instrument.*&#x20;
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**About Core Working Committees:**

Besides the above Open Council bodies, autonomous and self-governing [Core Working Committees](/global-statutes/foundation/bylaws-cwc/core-working-committee.md)(CWCs) are associated with these Councils.&#x20;

There are fundamentally two types of CWCs - \
[Project CWC](/global-statutes/foundation/committees-and-their-roles/bylaws-open-council/steering-council/project-cwcs.md)s contributing to the projects and;

[Independent CWC](/global-statutes/foundation/bylaws-cwc/core-working-committee/independent-cwcs.md)s contribute to the collective affairs of the Foundation, whether these activities are associated with a specific project or not.

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![Representational Image of constitutional bodies, with inter-linkages w.r.t Open Council ](/files/vAJFqvgppbTK9bx3rP5x)

A nomination is generally initiated by existing members of the Council. Any Open Council member can nominate any other member of the Foundation's community.&#x20;

Members can also nominate any person from outside the network's ecosystem, as long as the [Open Access](broken://pages/r0z9p0RPX2b6qRbMuGqJ) guidelines of this Open Constitution have been followed.

*Self-nomination is unfortunately not acceptable*.  \
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All appointments to the Open Council (except the Executive Council itself) are ratified by the electorally appointed Chancellor on behalf of the Executive Council. \
The Chancellor of the Open Council shall counsel the Independent Board of a Fiscal Host, of all the Local appointments constituted in each election period, and such appointments shall be recorded on public-facing records of Meeting Minutes.&#x20;

Each body of the Open Council governs itself using this Open Constitution.&#x20;

Read more on [Committee Vote](broken://pages/8bopVJt4UPGLelIBgVUO), and [Council Vote](broken://pages/rf4mg96l930B7o1jOom9) which the Council members and Core Working Committees(CWCs) use for their proceedings.

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&#x20;[Independent Board](/global-statutes/fiscal-hosts/fiscal-hosts/independent-board.md) is the ratification agency for the appointment of the Executive Committee and its President. <br>

For more detailed text on the functioning of these Council Committees, please visit specific pages on each Committee.
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If you have been successfully nominated to an Open Council Committee, or appointed last year, please use this link to [<mark style="color:purple;">**FILE YOUR NOMINATION DOCUMENTS NOW**</mark> ](https://share.hsforms.com/1bhIlvatsSpmJO9ApiMMkyg3xaqh)<mark style="color:purple;">**in the Foundation's Membership Registry.**</mark>
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**Read more on relevant constitutional bodies:**

An Independent and autonomous Steward Group is also affiliated with the Open Council.   [Steward Group](/global-statutes/fiscal-hosts/steward-group.md).

An independent and autonomous Ambassador Council is affiliated with the Open Council. [Ambassador Council](/global-statutes/foundation/ambassador-council.md).

An independent and autonomous Election Council is affiliated with the Open Council. [Election Council](/global-statutes/foundation/election-council.md).

An independent and autonomous Open Tribunal.

[Open Tribunal](/global-statutes/foundation/open-tribunal.md).

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**Custodian:** [**Election Council**](/global-statutes/foundation/election-council.md)

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