Secretaries are responsible for the organisation of their Working Group or Committee. They are elected. The manner of their election shall be a Assembly Consensus of the assembly of their own Working Group or Committee (plus all interested Members), except in the case of
- the General Secretary, being elected by Party Consensus, for a term of two years;
- the Secretaries of Resolution, being elected by Party Consensus, for terms of three years;
- the Secretary for the Party Policy Society, being elected by Party Consensus, for a term of two years;
- the Treasurer, being appointed by the General Secretary;
- the Representative of Local Government Officials, appointed by election of all local government officials whom are Party Members;
- the Commons Representative of the Harmony Parliamentary Party, being either elected by Party Consensus if no Party Official is a Member of Parliament.
Secretaries are afforded some leeway as to the specific approach of organisation of their own specific working group. However, in so doing, they must at all times adhere to
- the Ethical Kernel of this document;
- the same standards required of Party Secretaries with regards transparency and recording of meetings, decision-making, and all Party-related discussions. Secretaries may delegate these duties as they see fit to Members of the Party in their Working Group or Committee's assembly;
- any further resolutions on ethics passed by the Secretarial Committee on the direct recommendation of consensus of the Committee of Resolution, or further resolutions on ethics passed by the Secretarial Committee on behalf of Party Consensus, which must be added to an annexe to this document in a timely fashion (and require no confirming vote of the Membership provided there is no objection within 7 days of any non-suspended Party Member).
Rules for Secretaries may be added to a special Annexe ("Extra Rules for Secretaries") by decision of a Party Thing.