Quote:Article 1: Elections

1. Elections for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the fifteenth of every March, July, and November.
   
2. Elections for Court Justices shall commence on the fifteenth of every January, May, and September.
   
3. Terms for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the first of every April, August, and December, and terms for Justices shall commence on the first of every February, June, and October.
   
4. All normal and special elections will be comprised of a nomination period lasting five days and a voting period lasting three days.
   
5. Runoff elections will begin within twenty-four hours of the initial vote closing and consist of a voting period lasting three days.
   
6. No one can run for or hold more than one Cabinet and/or Justice position at any given time.
   
7. Candidates for elections may self-declare or be nominated by another Citizen. Candidates must file a Conflict of Interest Disclosure at the time of their acceptance of a nomination or self-declaration.
   
8. Conflict of Interest Disclosures must include current World Assembly Nation, all past and present aliases used, all past and present involvement in other regions and organizations, and all current positions held across NationStates.
   
9. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will run on a joint ticket and be elected by a majority vote. If no ticket receives a majority vote a runoff election with the two tickets receiving the most votes will occur.
   
10. All other elected offices will be voted on separately and be elected by a plurality vote.
    
11. In all elections an option to re-open nominations will be included. If this option receives the most votes the nomination period for that office will be restarted.
    
12. In the event that no candidate runs for an available office the newly elected Cabinet will appoint a Citizen to fill the vacancy.
    
13. Vacancies in office occur when the office holder resigns, is recalled, or no longer holds citizenship. In the event of a vacancy in office a special election will begin within 72 hours of the office becoming vacant, unless the vacancy occurs in the month prior to the start of the term for the position in question; in this case the Cabinet will appoint a Citizen to fill the vacated position for the remainder of the term.
    
14. Elections will be run by a member of the forum administration staff or their designee. A designated Election Commissioner may be appointed if all members of the administration staff will be candidates in the given election, or if no administer is able to be an Election Commissioner.
    

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Nakarisaurus: islands are you just jealous of the boots
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(04-02-2014, 09:55 PM)Belschaft Wrote: There is no longer a chief justice; ergo, one cannot be elected. Ergo, there cannot be an election for one.

There needs to be a special election for three court justices.