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Election Amendment (Separate Elections)
Purpose
The amendment seeks to separate the elections of the Secretary and General Assembly without impacting the length of the general election, allowing unsuccessful Secretary candidates to nominate for the General Assembly and for the debates of each to be given appropriate attention.
Implementation
The amendment shall be implemented immediately.
Author
Signatory
Result
Not passed by the General Assembly on 23 November 2020. Required a majority in favour to pass.
Antinios
Dyl
New Samon
Nangka
Sincadenas
Wascoitan
A general election shall commence on the first day of every March, June, September, and December, and adhere to the following structure:
Nomination period; three days
Debate period; one week
Voting period; three days
Counting period; conducted at the soonest discrepancy of the election committee
Concerning the nomination periods:
Nominations shall be open for Secretary and the General Assembly
World Assembly citizens shall be eligible to nominate for Secretary, unless they have held that position for two consecutive terms immediately preceding that election
All electoral citizens shall be eligible to nominate for the General Assembly
All nominations shall take place on the Regional Message Board
A candidate shall be disqualified for the following actions:
Failing to post on the Regional Message Board confirming their candidacy within three days of the closure of the nomination period
Departing from the region for more than one day
Not residing in the region at the commencement of the voting period
A candidate may withdraw at any time prior to the voting period by announcing their intention to do so on the Regional Message Board
Concerning the voting periods:
A group of citizens, henceforth known as the election committee, shall be formed to organise the offsite voting form and to count the ballots
The election committee shall consist of one founder appointed by the Secretary and two non-candidate citizens appointed by the General Assembly
All electoral citizens shall be eligible to vote, including in any tiebreakers
Voters must confirm the casting of their ballot with the founder account for it to be deemed valid
If a contest has equal or fewer candidates than available positions, voters shall indicate their approval or disapproval of each candidate individually
If the Secretary contest has multiple candidates, voters shall rank the candidates in order of preference
If the General Assembly contest has more candidates than available positions, voters shall be allowed to select a number of their preferred candidates equal to or lesser than the number of available positions
Concerning the counting period:
If a contest has equal or fewer candidates than available positions, each candidate shall require a majority to approve their candidacy to be elected
If the Secretary contest has multiple candidates, ballots shall be counted using the single transferable voting system
If the General Assembly contest has more candidates than available positions, ballots shall be counted using the plurality-at-large voting system
For a tie between two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of one position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where the candidate with the most votes shall be elected to the position
If still tied, the winner shall be determined via a randomised method selected by the election commission
For a tie between more than two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of one position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where a candidate with a majority of votes shall be elected to the position
If no candidate achieves a majority, the two candidates with the most votes shall proceed to a subsequent one-day vote held via a regional poll, where the candidate with the most votes shall be elected to the position
If the two candidates with the most votes cannot be determined from the first tiebreaker poll, the nation who received the most votes shall be elected or, if that also cannot be determined, the winner shall be elected via a randomised method
If the two candidates in the second tiebreaker poll are tied, the winner shall be determined via a randomised method
For a tie between more than two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of more than one position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where the number of candidates with the most votes equivalent to the number of available positions shall be elected
If a tie between any candidates in the first tiebreaker poll must be broken to determine the filling of any positions, all winners shall be determined via a randomised method
If the Secretary contest has no candidates, the following shall apply:
The election for that position shall be suspended
The incumbent Secretary shall continue to serve in their role until the conclusion of the next general election, unless they appoint a new Secretary in their place
The Cabinet shall be primarily tasked with increasing the number of nominations in the next general election
If the General Assembly contest has two fewer candidates than the total number of available seats, the following shall apply:
The election for the General Assembly shall be suspended
The incumbent Speaker shall continue to serve in their role until the conclusion of the next general election, unless they appoint a new Speaker in their place
The Speaker shall be responsible for appointing a number of electoral citizens equivalent to the original seat determination as the remaining Members of the General Assembly
A general election shall be held according to the following schedule in the months of March, June, September, and December:
Nomination period for the Secretary election from the 1st to the 3rd
Debate period for the Secretary election from the 3rd to the 5th
Voting period for the Secretary election from the 5th to the 7th
Nomination period for the General Assembly election from the 8th to the 10th
Debate period for the General Assembly election from the 10th to the 12th
Voting period for the General Assembly election from the 12th to the 14th
Concerning the nomination period:
World Assembly citizens shall be eligible to nominate for Secretary, unless they have held that position for two consecutive terms immediately preceding that election
All electoral citizens shall be eligible to nominate for the General Assembly
All nominations shall take place on the Regional Message Board
A candidate shall be disqualified if they are not residing in the region at the commencement of the voting period
A candidate may withdraw at any time prior to the voting period by announcing their intention to do so on the Regional Message Board
Concerning the voting period:
A group of citizens, henceforth known as the election committee, shall be formed to organise the offsite voting form and to count the ballots
The election committee shall consist of one founder appointed by the Secretary and two non-candidate citizens appointed by the General Assembly
All electoral citizens shall be eligible to vote, including in any tiebreakers
Voters must confirm the casting of their ballot with the founder account for it to be deemed valid
If a contest has equal or fewer candidates than available positions, voters shall indicate their approval or disapproval of each candidate individually
If the Secretary contest has multiple candidates, voters shall rank the candidates in order of preference
If the General Assembly contest has more candidates than available positions, voters shall be allowed to select a number of their preferred candidates equal to or lesser than the number of available positions
Concerning the counting of ballots:
If a contest has equal or fewer candidates than available positions, each candidate shall require a majority to approve their candidacy to be elected
If the Secretary contest has multiple candidates, ballots shall be counted using the instant runoff voting system
If the General Assembly contest has more candidates than available positions, ballots shall be counted using the plurality-at-large voting system
For a tie between two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of a position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where the candidate with the most votes shall be elected to the position
If still tied, the winner shall be determined via a randomised method selected by the election commission
For a tie between more than two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of one position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where a candidate with a majority of votes shall be elected to the position
If no candidate achieves a majority, the two candidates with the most votes shall proceed to a subsequent one-day vote held via a regional poll, where the candidate with the most votes shall be elected to the position
If the two candidates with the most votes cannot be determined from the first tiebreaker poll, the nation who received the most votes shall be elected or, if that also cannot be determined, the winner shall be elected via a randomised method
If the two candidates in the second tiebreaker poll are tied, the winner shall be determined via a randomised method
For a tie between more than two candidates that must be broken to determine the filling of more than one position:
A one-day vote shall be held via a regional poll, where the number of candidates with the most votes equivalent to the number of available positions shall be elected
If a tie between any candidates in the first tiebreaker poll must be broken to determine the filling of any positions, all winners shall be determined via a randomised method
If the Secretary contest has no candidates, the following shall apply:
The election for that position shall be suspended
The incumbent Secretary shall continue to serve in their role until the conclusion of the next general election, unless they appoint a new Secretary in their place
The Cabinet shall be primarily tasked with increasing the number of nominations in the next general election
If the General Assembly contest has two fewer candidates than the total number of available seats, the following shall apply:
The election for the General Assembly shall be suspended
The incumbent Speaker shall continue to serve in their role until the conclusion of the next general election, unless they appoint a new Speaker in their place
The Speaker shall be responsible for appointing a number of electoral citizens equivalent to the original seat determination as the remaining Members of the General Assembly