A.3. Power to Appoint

The President shall nominate, by and with the Consent of the Senate, Ambassadors and Consuls, Members of the Cabinet (which are the heads of the various executive departments, as required by this Charter or by laws enacted by Congress), and Federal Judges, subject to the requirements outlined in this Charter. All such appointments shall require a three-fifths majority of Senators voting in assent, and those votes may only be carried out between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Nation’s Capital.

All such nominees must be eligible to hold public office under this Charter. Any person confirmed will nevertheless vacate the office to which they are appointed upon becoming ineligible to hold public office, and a qualified replacement must be nominated within five days.

The President may fill vacancies with acting officials. Still, those officials may only serve until a properly nominated and confirmed replacement takes their place within the timelines outlined in this Charter.