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Election Act
03/06/2015
The following act of law stipulates and overviews the general and specific procedures for all elections in The South Pacific. Article 1 - General Elections 1. Elections for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the fifteenth of every March, July, and November. 2. Elections for Local Councillors shall commence on the first of every May, September, and January. 3. Terms for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the first of every April, August, and December, while terms for Local Councillors on the fifteenth of every June, September, and January. 4. All elections shall consist of a pre-voting period lasting six days and a voting period lasting three days. Citizens shall have to declare their candidacy or accept their nomination within the first three days of the pre-voting period. 5. No one can run for or hold more than one Cabinet position, or more than one Justice position, or more than one Local Council position or both a Cabinet, Justice or Local Council position at any given time. 6. 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. 7. Nominations may be accepted in absentia, as long as they are sent to the Election Commissioner at most two weeks before the start of the pre-voting period, and include a Conflict of Interest disclosure. 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. Article 2 - Position Specificities 1. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will run on a joint ticket. 2. Cabinet offices will be voted on separately. 3. Voters during Cabinet Elections shall list all candidates from their most to least preferred on their ballot. 4. The winning candidates during a Cabinet Election race shall be the candidate, when paired up against any other candidate, who would surpass any other candidate in terms of support; if no such candidate exists, the winning candidate shall be determined by an instant-runoff vote. In the event of a tie the election for that office will be restarted immediately. 5. In all elections an option to re-open nominations will be included. For non-judicial elections, if this option receives the most votes the nomination period for that office will be restarted. 6. For Local Council elections, at least one resident must express their support for the nomination of every recognized candidate. Voting for the Local Council shall take place through a regional poll open to all 'native' WA residents. The Local Council will be voted through a single ballot, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning seats. 7. In the event that more than ten candidates run for the Local Council, the list of candidates shall be divided evenly and randomly as possible in brackets of under eleven candidates each - and the top candidates shall compete as Section 2.4 suggests in a final round of selections. The number of candidates from each bracket which advance to the final round of voting shall be proportional to 10 / (# of Brackets + 1). 8. For Local Council elections, if the option to Re-Open Nominations receives enough votes to be placed within the winning selection, then the nomination period will be restarted for all seats with lesser votes than this option. The candidates who receive the top votes will win however many seats are left to be filled. Article 3 - Vacancies 1. In the event that no candidate runs for an available office the newly elected Cabinet will appoint a Citizen to fill the vacancy. 2. 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. Article 4 - Election Commission 1. Elections will be run by a member of the forum administration staff, acting as an election commissioner. 2. A designated Election Commissioner may be appointed if all members of the administration staff will be candidates in the given election, or if no administrator is able to be an Election Commissioner.
Any chance this can either be added to the Quick Links section or linked in Section 1 of the Code of Laws? Would make it more accessible. Thanks.
Yes, I'd like that a lot.
Actually, Aram - apparently the issues with the server host are preventing the admins from updating the current links.
[The Election Act was amended from below; March 09]
Article 1 - General 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 first of every April, August, and December. 3. Elections for Local Councillors shall commence on the first of every June, September, and January. 4. Terms for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the first of every April, August, and December; terms for Justices shall commence on the fifteenth of every April, August, and December, while terms for Local Councillors on the fifteenth of every June, September, and January. 5. All elections shall consist of a pre-voting period lasting six days and a voting period lasting three days. Citizens shall have to declare their candidacy or accept their nomination within the first three days of the pre-voting period. 6. Runoff elections will begin within twenty-four hours of the initial vote closing and consist of a voting period lasting three days. 7. No one can run for or hold more than one Cabinet position, or more than one Justice position, or more than one Local Council position or both a Cabinet, Justice or Local Council position at any given time. 8. 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. 9. Nominations may be accepted in absentia, as long as they are sent to the Election Commissioner at most two weeks before the start of the pre-voting period, and include a Conflict of Interest disclosure. 10. 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. Article 2 - Position Specificities 1. 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. 2. Cabinet offices will be voted on separately and be elected by a plurality vote. Court Justices will be voted through a single ballot, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning seats. 3. In all elections an option to re-open nominations will be included. For non-judicial elections, if this option receives the most votes the nomination period for that office will be restarted. 4. For Local Council elections, at least one resident must express their support for the nomination of every recognized candidate. Voting for the Local Council shall take place through a regional poll open to all 'native' WA residents. The Local Council will be voted through a single ballot, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning seats. 5. In the event that more than ten candidates run for the Local Council, the list of candidates shall be divided evenly and randomly as possible in brackets of under eleven candidates each - and the top candidates shall compete as Section 2.4 suggests in a final round of selections. The number of candidates from each bracket which advance to the final round of voting shall be proportional to 10 / (# of Brackets + 1). 6. For Court Justice and Local Council elections, if the option to Re-Open Nominations receives enough votes to be placed within the winning selection, then the nomination period will be restarted for all seats with lesser votes than this option. The candidates who receive the top votes will win however many seats are left to be filled.
[Article 2 of the Election Act was amended from the following, June 3 2015]
Article 2 - Position Specificities 1. The Delegate and Vice Delegate will run on a joint ticket. 2. Cabinet offices will be voted on separately. 3 Voters during Cabinet Elections shall list candidates from their most to least preferred on their ballot. 4. The winning candidates during a Cabinet Election race shall be the candidate, when paired up against any other candidate, who would surpass any other candidate in terms of support; if no such candidate exists, the winning candidate shall be determined by an instant-runoff vote. 5. Court Justices will be voted through a single ballot, with the four candidates who receive the most votes winning seats. 6. In all elections an option to re-open nominations will be included. For non-judicial elections, if this option receives the most votes the nomination period for that office will be restarted. 7. For Local Council elections, at least one resident must express their support for the nomination of every recognized candidate. Voting for the Local Council shall take place through a regional poll open to all 'native' WA residents. The Local Council will be voted through a single ballot, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning seats. 8. In the event that more than ten candidates run for the Local Council, the list of candidates shall be divided evenly and randomly as possible in brackets of under eleven candidates each - and the top candidates shall compete as Section 2.4 suggests in a final round of selections. The number of candidates from each bracket which advance to the final round of voting shall be proportional to 10 / (# of Brackets + 1). 9. For Court Justice and Local Council elections, if the option to Re-Open Nominations receives enough votes to be placed within the winning selection, then the nomination period will be restarted for all seats with lesser votes than this option. The candidates who receive the top votes will win however many seats are left to be filled.
[Article 1 from amended from the below on August 31, 2015]
Article 1 - General 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 first of every April, August, and December. 3. Elections for Local Councillors shall commence on the first of every June, September, and January. 4. Terms for all Cabinet positions shall commence on the first of every April, August, and December; terms for Justices shall commence on the fifteenth of every April, August, and December, while terms for Local Councillors on the fifteenth of every June, September, and January. 5. All elections shall consist of a pre-voting period lasting six days and a voting period lasting three days. Citizens shall have to declare their candidacy or accept their nomination within the first three days of the pre-voting period. 6. No one can run for or hold more than one Cabinet position, or more than one Justice position, or more than one Local Council position or both a Cabinet, Justice or Local Council 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. Nominations may be accepted in absentia, as long as they are sent to the Election Commissioner at most two weeks before the start of the pre-voting period, and include a Conflict of Interest disclosure. 9. 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.
Amended 2 January 2016
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