Minions,

It is with evil delight that I announce the Election Commission to be under my corrupting influence for the foreseeable future. You may now cower in fear.

However, I would first like to apologise for the inexcusable delay in formally beginning these proceedings. I assure you that the underling responsible for this error has been permanently relieved of life.

Election Schedule

In accordance with the Elections Act^[1];

The Nomination and Campaign Period will open at 02:00 on the 3^rd of January and will close at 02:00 on the 10^th of January.

Forumside Voting will open at 02:00 on the 10^th of January and will close at 02:00 on the 13^th of January.

Gameside Voting will open at 02:30 on the 13^th of January and will close at 02:30 on the 20^th of January.^[2]

[Please be advised that all stated times are in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)]

Election Guidelines

To be eligible for ballot access in this election you must;

1. Be a Legislator as of 02:00 on the 3^rd of January.
2. Post a campaign in the designated sub-forum of the Elections Headquarters. This campaign must "prominently include a truthful declaration of all potential conflicts of interest the candidate may have within and outside of the South Pacific".

You may also nominate other Legislators for a particular office. Nominations or the acceptance of such have no official standing; only posting a campaign thread in the designated sub-forum counts for formal candidature declaration purposes.

Voting will be conducted using Approval Voting wherein the two candidates with the highest number of approvals will move to a second round of voting conducted via a poll of Native World Assembly members. Should the voting result in a tie, more than two candidates may move onto the second round of voting.

The Vote Collector forum account will be used to receive private ballots. Instructions detailing the required format for private ballots will be issued when the voting period commences.

Any queries or questions should be made in this thread.

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[1] Elections Act, Article 3. Office of the Delegate, stipulates:
'(1) The Delegate will be elected in a two-step process, with the Assembly voting on a slate of nominees on the forums, and the top two candidates in that process being voted on by regional poll on-site.

(2) On the first of every January and July, the Assembly will convene for the first round of Delegate elections.
a. Any eligible legislator wishing to run for Delegate may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform. Any player who has been banned from World Assembly membership will be considered ineligible and any candidate who is later discovered to be banned from World Assembly membership will be immediately disqualified.
b. The campaign and debate period will last one week, after which the Assembly will vote for 3 days.
c. This round of voting for delegate will be conducted using Approval Voting.
d. The two candidates with the highest number of approvals will move to a second round of voting conducted via a poll of Native World Assembly members.
e. Should the voting result in a tie, more than two nations may move onto the second round of voting.

(3) After receiving the top candidates in the forum election, an Election Commissioner will create a week-long regional poll accessible to Native World Assembly members, instructing them to vote for their preferred candidate.
a. A Dispatch containing the campaigns of all candidates will be created to aid voters in their choice.
b. The candidate who wins a majority of the votes will be declared the Delegate-elect.
c. If no candidate wins a majority of votes, the top two candidates will be placed in a runoff election, mimicking the previous round of voting'

[2] The schedule for Gameside Voting is subject to change depending on the regional polling situation. All efforts will be made to prioritise this election, however, unfortunately no guarantee can be given at the time of this post.