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Ministerial Act

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A quick definition of Ministerial Act:

A ministerial act is a task that someone has to do because they were told to do it by a law or rule. They don't get to decide how to do it or if they should do it. They just have to follow the rules. For example, if someone has to register voters, they can't decide who can or can't vote. They just have to follow the rules and register everyone who is allowed to vote. If someone doesn't do a ministerial act, they can't use the excuse that they were just following orders to avoid getting in trouble.

A more thorough explanation:

A ministerial act is an action that is performed in a specific way and according to legal authority, without using personal judgment or discretion. This means that the person performing the act must follow specific rules and procedures, and cannot make their own decisions about how to carry out the task.

For example, some ministerial acts include:

  • Preparing ballots for an election
  • Registering voters
  • Recording and filing documents
  • Caring for prisoners
  • Driving vehicles
  • Repairing highways
  • Collecting taxes

These examples illustrate how ministerial acts are tasks that must be carried out in a specific way, without any personal judgment or discretion. For instance, when preparing ballots for an election, the person responsible for this task must follow specific rules and procedures to ensure that the ballots are accurate and fair. They cannot make their own decisions about how to prepare the ballots, as this would be a discretionary act.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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