ELECTION SET-UP     JANUARY 2021 CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS January 5, 2021 Fellow South Pacificans, It is once again time to elect a new Chair of the Assembly for the South Pacific. Article 5 of the Elections Act stipulates: Article 5   Elections Act An act establishing elections for office [...]5. Office of the Chair (1) Eight days before the end of a Chair's term, the Assembly will convene to elect the Chair of the Assembly. a. Any legislator wishing to run for Chair may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform. b. The campaign and debate period will last 5 days, after which the Assembly will vote for 3 days. (2) The voting for the Chair will be conducted using Approval Voting. a. Voters may vote for as many candidates as they approve of, or vote for none by voting to Re-Open Nominations. b. The candidate with the highest percentage of approval will be elected. c. If the winning candidate received less than 50% approval, the option to Re-Open Nominations will be "elected". (3) The term for the incoming Chair will begin immediately following the conclusion of the election.          • Nominations and Campaigning will conclude at 2p (UTC) 10 January . (Sydney: 1a 12 Jan.; New York: 9a 11 Jan.) • Voting shall begin at 2p (UTC) 10 January and conclude at 2p (UTC) 13 January. (Sydney: 1a 12 Jan.; New York: 9a 11 Jan.) If you wish to nominate someone or declare your candidacy, please reply in this thread. To be listed on the ballot, candidates must have a campaign thread and a Conflict of Interest disclosure. Good luck to all the candidates! Faithfully yours, The Election Commissioner   CURRENT BALLOT   CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY • Purple Hyacinth

I nominate Purple Hyacinth

Midwesterner. Political nerd. Chipotle enthusiast. 
Minister of Culture of the South Pacific // Former Prime Minister

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I second Purple and also nominate @Nakari and @Amerion

swifty
Nation: Imperial Dodo
Discord Tag: swiftygamer#1448

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SWAN Awards

Other Achievements/Roles:
- Minister of Culture (October 2020 - February 2021)
- SPSF Tidal Force Coordinator (April 2021 - Present)
- Deputy Chair of the Assembly (September 2020 - October 2020)
- MoM Member (October 2020 - Present)
- MoE Member (October 2020 - Present)
- Cabinet Advisor (August 2020 - October 2020)
- A TSP Legislator (July 2020 - Present)
- SPSF Soldier (June 2020 - Present)
- Ambassador to South Pacific (August 2020 - October 2020)
- Ambassador to The League (April 2021 - Present)
- Local Council Candidate (July/August 2020)
- Chair of the Assembly Candidate (September 2020)
- The MasterMind behind SPSFphoenixcoup2020
- The Loyal Servant of Goddess Phoenix
- The Most Active Member of OWL
- A very cute bear on the outside but on the inside, well, no one knows...

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I third Hya (and in fact have canceled the election already )

-Griffindor/Ebonhand
-Current Roles/Positions
-Legislator 2/24/20-
-High Court Justice 6/7/20-
-South Pacific Coral Guard 11/17/20-
-Minister of Engagement 6/17/22-

-Past Roles/Positions
-Legislator 7/3/16-4/10/18
-Secretary of State 4/3/20-2/24/21
-Chair of the APC 9/24/16-5/31/17
-Vice-Chair of the APC 6/1/17-4/10/18
-Local Council Member 7/1/17-11/17/17
-Citizen 5/2012-12/2014 and  2/26/16-7/3/2016

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I nominate Purple Hyacinth

I second Purple and also nominate @Nakari and @Amerion

I third Hya (and in fact have canceled the election already )

Thank you so much for the nominations! I accept

I have been things

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i deClAre mY caNtiDacY to beCome tHe ChAIr of ThE assEMBlY sO i Can fIx aLl tHe CapItAliZaTiOn ErRoRs In OUr laWS.

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