Department of Federal Elections: Homelycooking, SoFE

[Senator Napoleon]

It is Kal and I both.

[homelycooking]

It is Kal and I both.

OK, noted. Any other endorsements must be posted in this thread to be listed on the ballot.

[Jbrase]

Ben and Clarence should both be listed under Imperial Bloc as well as their own parties

[ilikeverin]

Napoleon will be running with Labor support on the ballot line, by the way...

What?  Really?!?!

[Governor Scott]

Benconstine will be running with Liberal support.

[Senator Napoleon]

Napoleon will be running with Labor support on the ballot line, by the way...

What?  Really?!?!

<3<3

[hawkeye59]

Hawkeye isn't Governor anymore?

He said he didn't want another term and (I think) stepped down.

I'm still governor

[Senator Napoleon]

Hawkeye isn't Governor anymore?

He said he didn't want another term and (I think) stepped down.

I'm still governor

Sorry I thought your term was up and no one got elected. What a confusing system!

[Emperor SJoyce]

Hawkeye isn't Governor anymore?

He said he didn't want another term and (I think) stepped down.

I'm still governor

Sorry I thought your term was up and no one got elected. What a confusing system!

I guess the incumbent governor (even if he isn't running for re-election) remains as governor until someone else swears in?

[IDS Legislator Alfred F. Jones]

Hawkeye isn't Governor anymore?

He said he didn't want another term and (I think) stepped down.

I'm still governor

Sorry I thought your term was up and no one got elected. What a confusing system!

I guess the incumbent governor (even if he isn't running for re-election) remains as governor until someone else swears in?

Someone needs to give the Midwest a good shaking.

[Governor Scott]

Endorsements:

I wrote in Antonio.

Alright, with all three members voting, I'm calling it that, because the average preferences show a tie between Napoleon and Oakvale, that we will be holding a runoff for the party's endorsement.

The following candidates are endorsed by the Atlasian Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists:

Northeast Senate:

Scott

IDS Senate:

NC Yankee

Mideast Senate:

Benconstine

Midwest Senate:

Redalgo

Pacific Senate:

Sbane


Members, please cast your vote for the runoff endorsement for President:

[ ] Oakvale/Cincinnatus
[ ] Napoleon/Kalwejt

With three votes to zero, Redalgo wins the Liberal Party's endorsement.

As a result of our vote the official Imperial Bloc ticket is as follows:

President: Clarence/Yelnoc
Imperial Senator: NC Yankee
Mideast Senator: Ben

Emperor: PiT
IDS Legislators: Jbrase & Mechaman

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I suggest we use the rest of our time to express our anger at the IDS being invaded by federal agents and the IDS Capitol in Memphis being occupied.

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

The Atlasian Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists endorsed Young Tweed for President.

[homelycooking]

REPUBLIC OF ATLASIA - In Dave We Trust
Preliminary Ballot

This election is held in accordance with Article V of the Constitution and with the Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act.  The regular election begins at 23:59 EDT, Thursday, June 21st, and ends at 23:59 EDT, Sunday, June 24th.

DO NOT EDIT OR DELETE THE POST CONTAINING YOUR BALLOT IN ANY WAY AFTER 20 MINUTES OF ITS BEING POSTED OR YOUR VOTE WILL BE INVALIDATED

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Place the numbers 1, 2, etc. in the space provided beside the candidates who you wish to vote for to designate your order of preference for these candidates.  If any other mark or attempt to order the candidates is made, the Department of Forum Affairs will make every effort to deduce voter intent from the content of the ballot, but the warning must be issued that failure to follow the above instructions may result in the invalidation of your ballot in the event of an inability to discern voter intent.  You are an eligible voter in general if you were registered to vote on or before the proper date, and if you made 15 posts in any location within the Atlas Forum in the 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the regular election. In other words, if your name appears on the Census list, you can presume you are eligible.  

In the event that you do not support any listed candidate or that you support one or many candidates that are not listed in addition to those that are, you may write in other candidates and include them in your list of preferences.  Space is provided for one such write-in, but as many can be listed as you wish.  In the event that you do not support any listed candidate, and do not wish to write in any candidate, you may place an X or a 1 beside "None of the above", and only beside "None of the above".  In the event that an X or a 1 appears beside "None of the above" on a ballot, all other marks or numbers will be ignored.  It is not permissible under current election law to vote for both "None of the above" and other candidates.

Note that voting begins at midnight and ends in exactly 72 hours.

Names of candidates follow in alphabetical order.

PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

[  ] Clarence of Florida and Yelnoc of Georgia
^{Whig Party - Imperial Bloc}

[  ] Napoleon of Wisconsin and Kalwejt of South Dakota
^{Liberal Party
endorsement - Labor Party}

[  ] Oakvale of California and Cincinnatus of New York
^Independent

[  ] Young Tweed of New York and bgwah of Washington
^{Communist Party of Atlasia - Earth Liberation Party}

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

NORTHEAST SENATE

[  ] belgiansocialist of New York
^{Rally for the Republic (Tweedist)}

[  ] Scott of Connecticut
^{Liberal Party}

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

IMPERIAL DOMINION OF THE SOUTH - SENATE

[  ] North Carolina Yankee of North Carolina
^Independent

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

MIDEAST SENATE

[  ] benconstine of Virginia
^{Independent
endorsement - Liberal Party
endorsement - Imperial Bloc}

[  ] JohanusCalvinusLibertas of Indiana
^{Whig Party}

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

MIDWEST SENATE

[  ] Redalgo of Montana
^{Labor Party
endorsement - Liberal Party}

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

PACIFIC SENATE

[  ] sbane of California
^{Liberal Party}

[  ] Write-in:______________________________
^{-__________________}

[  ] None of the above

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Perhaps change "Southeast" to "IDS"?

[homelycooking]

Perhaps change "Southeast" to "IDS"?

I'd rather not. Some may not know what that abbreviation means. I would prefer to keep labels and names on ballots as clear and easily comprehensible as is possible.

[Yelnoc]

Perhaps change "Southeast" to "IDS"?

I'd rather not. Some may not know what that abbreviation means. I would prefer to keep labels and names on ballots as clear and easily comprehensible as is possible.

I'm pretty sure everyone knows by now, and writing out Imperial Dominion of the South should make it clear.  But it's your call, chief

[homelycooking]

Perhaps change "Southeast" to "IDS"?

I'd rather not. Some may not know what that abbreviation means. I would prefer to keep labels and names on ballots as clear and easily comprehensible as is possible.

I'm pretty sure everyone knows by now, and writing out Imperial Dominion of the South should make it clear.  But it's your call, chief

Good idea. I will write out the abbreviation.

[homelycooking]

A Statement from the SoFE

Please be informed that for all of Saturday and much of Friday and Sunday I will have no access whatsoever to the Internet. I anticipate being available until mid-afternoon tomorrow, and for the last several hours of Sunday night and evening. For this reason, my counting of the votes will not be as continuous as I normally would like. I can assure you, however, that I will be present in two hours' time to open the polls and on Sunday night to close them, and that the quality and accuracy of my count of the votes will not in any way be hindered by my absence.

Regards,
Homely, SoFE

[homelycooking]

Polls are now open.

[homelycooking]

IT'S BACK!

Presidential Preference Chart
June 2012 Federal Election, ballots 1-60

#	Time	Voter	Clarence	Napoleon	Oakvale	Tweed	Validation
1	Fri 0:02	Scott	3	1	2		✓
2	Fri 0:04	sjoycefla	2	3	1	4	✓
3	Fri 0:05	Nathan	4	1	3	2	✓
4	Fri 0:07	Clarence	1	4	2	3	✓
5	Fri 0:08	Smid	1	2	3	4	✓
6	Fri 0:13	Averroes Nix	2	1	3		✓
7	Fri 0:13	Adam Griffin	4	1	3	2	✓
8	Fri 0:17	Snowstalker	2	3	1	4	✓
9	Fri 0:18	Hawkeye	2	3	1	4	✓
10	Fri 0:20	Ebowed		3	2	1	✓
11	Fri 0:23	Lief	4	2	3	1	✓
12	Fri 0:23	Jbrase	1	2	3	4	✓
13	Fri 0:25	smoltchanov	3	1	2		✓
14	Fri 0:26	Homely	2	3	1	4	✓
15	Fri 0:33	Dallasfan		1	3	2	✓
16	Fri 0:41	Hagrid	1	4	2	3	✓
17	Fri 0:45	tmthforu	2	1	3		✓
18	Fri 0:57	Kalwejt	4	1	2	3	✓
19	Fri 1:26	NVGonzalez		1	3	2	✓
20	Fri 1:30	Seatown		3	2	1	✓
21	Fri 1:40	benconstine	2	3	1		✓
22	Fri 1:43	ID Blue Dog Dem	3	2	1		✓
23	Fri 2:40	Seatown		1	3	2	✓
24	Fri 2:53	Franzl	1	2	3	4	✓
25	Fri 3:07	Miles	2	1	3	4	✓
26	Fri 3:41	Gustaf	2	3	1	4	✓
27	Fri 3:44	morgieb	4	1	2	3	✓
28	Fri 3:59	realisticidealist	1	2	3	4	✓
29	Fri 4:57	NVTownsend	2	1	3	4	✓
30	Fri 5:39	belgiansocialist		2		1	✓
31	Fri 6:05	Antonio V		2	3	1	✓
32	Fri 6:09	Alfred F Jones	4	1	2	3	✓
33	Fri 6:27	Cathcon	1		2		✓
34	Fri 7:15	opebo	3	1	2		✓
35	Fri 8:02	Supersonic	1		2		✓
36	Fri 9:00	RogueBeaver	1		2		✓
37	Fri 9:11	NHI	1	4	2	3	✓
38	Fri 9:51	Pyrofox		2	3	1	✓
39	Fri 10:53	MasterSanders	1	2	3	4	✓
40	Fri 11:47	20RP12	1	2	4	3	✓
41	Fri 12:19	Simfan	1	2	3	4	✓
42	Fri 12:19	Prog. Realist	2	4	1	3	✓
43	Fri 12:41	Fritz	3	1	2	4	✓
44	Fri 13:38	Hans		1	2	3	✓
45	Fri 13:56	Mechaman	1	4	2	3	✓
46	Fri 14:02	Yelnoc	1	4	2	3	✓

[IDS Legislator Alfred F. Jones]

Why does it say 1-60? Only 39 people have voted.

[Senator Napoleon]

Shouldn't opebo count as a first preference for me?

[Jayhawker]

Shouldn't opebo count as a first preference for me?

I don't think so. I think that may be a similar circumstance to what happened in June 2009, though my memory is foggy.

[Senator Napoleon]

Shouldn't opebo count as a first preference for me?

I don't think so. I think that may be a similar circumstance to what happened in June 2009, though my memory is foggy.

Then President and VP are essentially elected separately which wouldn't make sense.

[homelycooking]

Shouldn't opebo count as a first preference for me?

I don't think so. I think that may be a similar circumstance to what happened in June 2009, though my memory is foggy.

Then President and VP are essentially elected separately which wouldn't make sense.

Napoleon is correct. I made a little mistake. A vote for Tweed/Belgian does not count for Tweed/bgwah.