Department of Forum Affairs

[Hatman 🍁]

CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS

RACE FOR PRESIDENT

FIRST ROUND

LIEF / BACON KING: 41 votes
PIT / HAPPYWARRIOR: 40 votes
GPORTER / DC_CUTIE: 1 vote [eliminated]

SECOND ROUND
LIEF / BACON KING: 41 votes
PIT / HAPPYWARRIOR: 41 votes

On account of having more first preferences, I declare the ticket of LIEF / BACON KING to be elected.

RACE FOR SENATE

MIDEAST

DAN: 10 votes
OPEBO (WRITE IN): 3 votes
KYLE GORDON: 2 votes
PERSEPOLIS: 1 vote
I declare Dan to be elected

MIDWEST

First round
MASTERJEDI: 6 votes
FRITZ: 4 votes
JAS (WRITE IN): 2 votes [eliminated]
WINSTON DISRAELI: 0 votes

Second round
MASTERJEDI: 6 votes
FRITZ: 6 votes

I declare the election to be a tie with a run-off to be held next weekend


NORTHEAST

HASHEMITE: 13 votes
ROWANBRANDON: 3 votes
KEYSTONE PHIL: 1 vote
FLYERS2004 (WRITE IN): 1 vote
ERASERHEAD (WRITE IN): 1 vote

I declare Hashemite to be elected


PACIFIC

MAXQUE: 13 votes
SEWER SOCIALIST (WRITE IN): 1 vote

I declare MaxQue to be elected


SOUTHEAST

NORTH CAROLINA YANKEE: 7 votes
AHDUKE (WRITE IN): 2 votes
DEMOCRATIC HAWK (WRITE IN): 1 vote
GPORTER: 0 votes

I declare North Carolina Yankee to be elected


INVALIDATED VOTES
*Gustaf (voting twice, deletion of second ballot)
*Barnes (registered after the deadline)
*GPorter (editing ballot after 20 minutes)
*KyleGordon (voting twice)
*JewishConservative (registered after the deadline)
*realisticidealist (editing ballot after 20 minutes)
*Rocky (activity requirements)

(JUST FOR SENATE)
*Dc_united (voted for wrong race)
*Tender Branson (voted for wrong race)
*hcallega (voted for wrong race)
*Einzige (voted for wrong race)
*electoraljew2 (voted for wrong race) 

QUESTIONABLE BALLOTS
*Iosif: Did not vote for VP, but intent was clear
*Bacon King: Given permission to vote twice due to glitch
*Sesnsei: Did not vote for VP, but intent was clear
*Andy Jackson: Did not vote for VP, but intent was clear; also Given permission to vote twice due to glitch
*Cindywho2212: Did not vote for VP
*RowanBrandon: Did not vote for VP

Let the court challenges begin!

[Hatman 🍁]

No, I didn't count his vote. It was a mistake. Maybe I counted the ballots wrong.

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ok, I see what I did wrong. I counted MaxQue's vote as both for Lief and Pit by accident.

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Ok, I wasn't clear on the wording of the act. I declare MasterJedi to be elected as Senator for the Midwest. I apologize for inconvenience.

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CERTIFICATION OF SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION

FRITZ      44
DOWNWITHDALEFT   36
CATMUSIC   3
GPORTER (WI)   1

Discarded ballots
J. J. (new voter)

I hereby declare Fritz to be elected

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big bad fab, are you requesting an absentee ballot? I've made myself clear that requests be done here in my office.

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I see you have not answered my question. Ballot denied.

For the next elections, my Department will publish forms for people to fill out in order to vote by absentee. They were not ready this time.

Oh, and the election begins tonight.

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Mr Secretary,

I haven't asked for an absentee ballot, so you didn't need to deny it to me.
I haven't answered your question as it's the citizens who ask for an absentee ballot, not the other way round. If they don't ask for an absentee ballot before the deadline, it's automatically over.

I'm deeply sorry, Mr Secretary, as it seems I've bothered you.
I'm looking forward to take my modest part in this great democratic moment of Atlasia, Senatorial elections.

Nah, you haven't bothered me in the least.

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phwew. Voters list updated.

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ELECTION RESULTS
Quota: 16
Total votes: 93

Round 1
FRANZL      14
ROWANBRANDON   16   ELECTED
AHDUKE      5
MAROKAI BLUE   16   ELECTED
JAS      4
FRITZ      16   ELECTED
EARLAW      1   Eliminated
AFLEITCH   11
SPC      8
SEWER SOCIALIST   2

Round 2
FRANZL      14
ROWANBRANDON   16   ELECTED
AHDUKE      5
MAROKAI BLUE   16   ELECTED
JAS      5
FRITZ      16   ELECTED
AFLEITCH   11
SPC      8
SEWER SOCIALIST   2   Eliminated

Round 3
FRANZL      14
ROWANBRANDON   16   ELECTED
AHDUKE      5   Eliminated
MAROKAI BLUE   16   ELECTED
JAS      7
FRITZ      16   ELECTED
AFLEITCH   11
SPC      8

Round 4
FRANZL      15
ROWANBRANDON   16   ELECTED
MAROKAI BLUE   16   ELECTED
JAS      7   Eliminated 
FRITZ      16   ELECTED
AFLEITCH   11
SPC      12

ROUND 5
FRANZL      15   ELECTED
ROWANBRANDON   16   ELECTED
MAROKAI BLUE   16   ELECTED
FRITZ      16   ELECTED
AFLEITCH   17   ELECTED
SPC      13

Even if all of Afleitch's redistributed votes went to SPC, he could not catch Franzl

Invalidated votes
Ajc0918 (new)
Azmagic (new)
Angry Weasel (editing)
fezzyfestoon (new)

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Updated!!!

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Regional Protection Party is now the Progressive Conservative Party, also I'm in the PCP.

If there was a law change allowing for parties to change names with out re-registration, I'd like someone to provide a link. Also, I would require the party chair to fill out a party name change request in my office for changes to be made.

My office is too short staffed to be reading every thread in this forum. Relevant law changes and party changes must have me formally notified.

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Alrighty.

I'm going to ask that the chair fill out the following application for a party name change in order for me to recognize it. They have 14 days since their vote to change the name to fill out the form, as per the law. The law clearly indicates I was to be notified. Shame on you guys! Anyways, here is the form:

Former party name:
New party name:
Date on which vote occurred:
Link to voting results:

Once this is done I can change it. If the 14 days have elapsed, the name change can not be considered valid.

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Accepted. Name change will be retroactively set for Midnight October 8.

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fixed

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The LNF demands you classify all LNF members as "Ch"!

Ch?

I was thinking of putting "chair" beside every name. Maybe I'll do that.

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Wait so what wait huh what?
so, how do I vote?

Elections are this weekend. You can IM me for more info.

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So... When does voting begin? I think this is the first election since the Senate passed that change in procedure and I'm confused.

It's the second, actually. Basically we're in the absentee period. No one has come forward suggesting they will be gone this coming weekend.

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Basically, the Department has yet to create a policy for dealing with this period, because we have no precedent for people wanting to vote absentee during the absentee period. Until someone complains, we will continue with regular departmental activities.

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Basically, the Department has yet to create a policy for dealing with this period, because we have no precedent for people wanting to vote absentee during the absentee period. Until someone complains, we will continue with regular departmental activities.

Perhaps publish some sort of notice to let people know the period is open.

Alright,

OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF FORUM AFFAIRS NOTICE

The absentee period has begun for the upcoming Presidential and Senatorial elections which will occur October 22-25. If you will be away during this period, and unable to vote, please indicate this, so that an absentee ballot may be given to you.

How's that?

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Hi, an absentee ballot booth has been made available

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=103875.0

I don't know how urgent you need to vote, so the ballot is blank atm. When I get some time, I will add the candidates in, so if you want, you can wait.

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Just for the record, Kalwejt requested via PM that he wants to vote via absentee.

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Mr. SoFA - can you please confirm that there were 51 Northeast citizens on the registered voter roll as of 12:00 AM Friday, October 16?

Thanks.

52, actually.

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I hereby give notice to the SoFA that Mechaman has been declared dead.  A replacement candidate has surfaced, however, said replacement has not declared candidacy and has missed the deadline in any event.  Therefore, Mechaman's name should not be included on the ballot this weekend.

Missed the deadline, sorry.

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Back in my day, we had close senate races. I think people just suck at campaigning I guess.