Editing Articles of the Federation (section)

===Article 23===

'''1.''' The Federation Council shall consist of eleven (11) members of the United Federation of Planets. The United Nations of the Planet Earth, the Planetary Confederation of 40 Eridani, the United Planets of 61 Cygni, the Star Empire of Epsilon Indii, and the Alpha Centauri Concordium of Planets shall be permanent members of the Federation Council. The Supreme Assembly shall elect six (6) other members of the United Federation of Planets to be non-permanent members of the Federation Council, due regard be especially paid, in the first instance, to the contribution of the members of the United Federation of Planets to the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security and to the other purposes of the United Federation of Planets, and also to equitable geo-galactic distribution;

'''2.''' The non-permanent members of the Federation Council shall be elected for a term of two (2) session periods. In the first election of non-permanent members, however, three (3) shall be elected for a term of one (1) session period. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re-election.