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As of 20:00 EDT last night (01:00 GMT this morning), the poll for the Local Council election has opened and all of the South Pacific’s World Assembly members may now vote for the candidate they would like to see join the Local Council.  The new Council will consist of the three nations who have come out on top when voting concludes at 20:00 EDT on Tuesday 28th June.

At the time of writing, Belschaft is the frontrunner with six votes, Erinor/Seraph is in second place with four votes and Pencil Sharpeners 2 is third with three votes.  The Derpy Democratic Republic of Herp/Gordon Freeman has two votes, The Solar System Scope, Punchwood, Curlyhoward and Zadiner/Zak6858 all have one vote each and Sporaltryus/Cathalea, Aramanchovia and Sepia Island have yet to receive any votes.  There have been three abstentions.

There are hundreds of WA nations in the South Pacific, so there is every possibility of the results being shaken up over the next three days.  If you want to vote, make sure that you are a WA member and that you’ve read all the campaigns found here.  As each nation may only place one vote, it may become necessary for nations to vote for a candidate they would like to see on the Council who is lagging behind, rather than a popular frontrunner.

Voting concludes on Tuesday evening (EDT).