Department of Federal Elections: Homelycooking, SoFE

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

AT-LARGE SENATE - Seats vacated by Junkie and Oakvale

QUOTA: 16

FIRST BALLOT

ALFRED F. JONES 16 (Scott, Seatown, Antonio V, Alfred F. Jones, Hawkeye, sbane, Jackson, Snowstalker, Frodo, Nathan, BRTD, Xahar, Thomas D, Hashemite, benconstine, Marokai) ELECTED

PINGVIN 13 (tmthforu, Pingvin, ZuWo, A-Bob, Cathcon, 20RP12, Clarence, MasterSanders, NCYankee, PiT, JCL, Republitarian, TJ in Cleve)
SEATOWN (write-in) 5 (Fuzzy, Lewis, Averroes Nix, Fritz, Polnut)
WORMYGUY (write-in) 4 (Wormyguy, Jbrase, Shua, Dallasfan)
BOSS TWEED (write-in) 3 (Boss Tweed, Ebowed, bgwah)
ANDREWPA (write-in) 2 (AndrewPA, Napoleon)
ZUWO (write-in) 1 (Yelnoc)
YELNOC (write-in) 1 (Cincinnatus)

NONE OF THE ABOVE 2 (Homely, Sanchez)

SECOND BALLOT: Redistribution of Yelnoc, ZuWo, AndrewPA, Boss Tweed and wormyguy write-in votes

PINGVIN 19 (tmthforu, Pingvin, ZuWo, A-Bob, Cathcon, 20RP12, Clarence, MasterSanders, NCYankee, PiT, JCL, Republitarian, TJ in Cleve, Napoleon, Ebowed, Wormyguy, Jbrase, Shua, Dallasfan) ELECTED

SEATOWN (write-in) 6 (Fuzzy, Lewis, Averroes Nix, Fritz, Polnut, bgwah)

EXHAUSTED 4 (Boss Tweed, Yelnoc, AndrewCT, Cincinnatus)
NONE OF THE ABOVE 2 (Homely, Sanchez)

ALFRED F. JONES and PINGVIN are duly elected At-large Senators.

There was a total turnout of 47 votes, with 0 ballot papers being rejected.

I, Homelycooking, Secretary of Federal Elections, declare the above results to be a complete and accurate summary of the votes cast.

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34% turnout, the lowest I have ever encountered.

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Thus far, the following nine candidates will be placed on next week's ballot for At-large Senate:

Seatown (Labor)
Alfred F Jones (Labor) - incumbent
Snowstalker (Labor)
Dr Cynic (Labor)

Clarence (Whig) - incumbent
TJ in Cleve (Whig) - incumbent
Pingvin (Whig) - incumbent

wormyguy (Popular Liberty)

AndrewPA (Independent)

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Please look over the ballot and notify me as soon as possible of any mistakes. Thanks

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Vote.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

AT-LARGE SENATE

QUOTA: 12

FIRST BALLOT

ANDREWPA 14 (Scott, Smid, 20RP12, Kalwejt, Napoleon, cinyc, benconstine, tmthforu, Winfield, Rowan Brandon, sbane, AndrewPA, Reginald, Duke) ELECTED

WORMYGUY 11 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston)
TJ IN CLEVE 9 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, TJ in Cleve)
CLARENCE 8 (Clarence, Simfan, Jbrase, Miles, MasterSanders, Franzl, NHI, Reaganfan)
SEATOWN 8 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, nclib)
SNOWSTALKER 7 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale)
ALFRED F. JONES 4 (Alfred F. Jones, Belgian, Seatown, BRTD)
PINGVIN 4 (Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL)
TWEED 2 (Write-in) (Tweed, Ebowed)
EARLAW 1 (Write-in) (EarlAW)

INVALID 5 (Vosem, Morgieb, Pyrofox, Brandon H, NVTownsend)

SECOND BALLOT: Redistribution of AndrewPA surplus

WORMYGUY 11.14 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12)
TJ IN CLEVE 10 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke)
CLARENCE 8.29 (Clarence, Simfan, Jbrase, Miles, MasterSanders, Franzl, NHI, Reaganfan, Reginald, Benconstine)
SEATOWN 8.14 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, Sbane, nclib)
SNOWSTALKER 7.29 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott)
ALFRED F. JONES 4.14 (Alfred F. Jones, Belgian, Seatown, BRTD, Kalwejt)
PINGVIN 4 (Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL)
TWEED 2 (Write-in) (Tweed, Ebowed)
EARLAW 1 (Write-in) (EarlAW)

THIRD BALLOT: Elimination of write-ins

WORMYGUY 11.14 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12)
SEATOWN 10.14 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, Ebowed, EarlAW, Sbane, nclib)
TJ IN CLEVE 10 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke)
CLARENCE 8.29 (Clarence, Simfan, Jbrase, Miles, MasterSanders, Franzl, NHI, Reaganfan, Reginald, Benconstine)
SNOWSTALKER 7.29 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott)
ALFRED F. JONES 4.14 (Alfred F. Jones, Belgian, Seatown, BRTD, Kalwejt)
PINGVIN 4 (Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL)
EXHAUSTED 1 (Tweed)

FOURTH BALLOT: Elimination of Pingvin

CLARENCE 12.29 (Clarence, Simfan, Jbrase, Miles, MasterSanders, Franzl, NHI, Reaganfan, JCL, NCYankee, Jerseyrules, Pingvin, Reginald, Benconstine) ELECTED

WORMYGUY 11.14 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12)
SEATOWN 10.14 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, Ebowed, EarlAW, Sbane, nclib)
TJ IN CLEVE 10 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke)
SNOWSTALKER 7.29 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott)
ALFRED F. JONES 4.14 (Alfred F. Jones, Belgian, Seatown, BRTD, Kalwejt)
EXHAUSTED 1 (Tweed)

FIFTH BALLOT: Redistribution of Clarence surplus

WORMYGUY 11.19 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12, Jerseyrules, Jbrase, Reginald)
SEATOWN 10.14 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, Ebowed, EarlAW, Sbane, nclib)
TJ IN CLEVE 10.14 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke, Clarence, Simfan, MasterSanders, Reaganfan, Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL)
SNOWSTALKER 7.31 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott, Miles)
ALFRED F. JONES 4.14 (Alfred F. Jones, Belgian, Seatown, BRTD, Kalwejt, Benconstine)
EXHAUSTED 1.05 (Tweed, Franzl, NHI)

SIXTH BALLOT: Elimination of Alfred F. Jones

SEATOWN 13.14 (Antonio V, Fuzzy, Fritz, Hashemite, Marokai, Bgwah, Lewis T, Ebowed, EarlAW, Sbane, Seatown, Belgian, nclib, BRTD, benconstine) ELECTED

WORMYGUY 11.19 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12, Jerseyrules, Jbrase, Reginald)
TJ IN CLEVE 10.14 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke, Clarence, Simfan, MasterSanders, Reaganfan, Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL)
SNOWSTALKER 8.45 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott, Miles, Alfred F. Jones, Kalwejt)
EXHAUSTED 1.05 (Tweed, Franzl, NHI)

SEVENTH BALLOT: Redistribution of Seatown surplus

WORMYGUY 11.38 (Shua, wormyguy, Republitarian, Sanchez, PiT, dead0man, Ghostwhite, Dallas, NiK, Mechamn, Winston, 20RP12, Reginald, Jbrase, Jerseyrules) ELECTED WITHOUT QUOTA
TJ IN CLEVE 10.21 (Inks, ZuWo, Cathcon, Torie, A-Bob, Yelnoc, Cincinnatus, Homely, Smid, cinyc, tmthforu, RowanBrandon, AndrewPA, Winfield, TJ in Cleve, Duke, Clarence, Simfan, MasterSanders, Reaganfan, Pingvin, Jerseyrules, NCYankee, JCL, Marokai Blue) ELECTED WITHOUT QUOTA

SNOWSTALKER 9.52 (Snowstalker, Hawkeye, Nathan, Badger, Averroes Nix, Opebo, Oakvale, Napoleon, Scott, Miles, Kalwejt, Alfred F. Jones, Antonio V, Fritz, Fuzzy, Hashemite, Bgwah, Lewis T, nclib, Seatown, Ebowed, EarlAW, Belgian, BRTD, sbane)
EXHAUSTED 1.04 (Tweed, NHI, Franzl, Benconstine)

ANDREWPA, CLARENCE, SEATOWN, WORMYGUY and TJ IN CLEVE are duly elected At-large Senators.

There was a total turnout of 73 votes, with 5 ballot papers being rejected.

I, Homelycooking, Secretary of Federal Elections, declare the above results to be a complete and accurate summary of the votes cast.

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Turnout by Region

NORTHEAST: 60.47% (26/43)
MIDEAST: 57.69% (15/26)
SOUTHEAST: 56.00% (14/25)
PACIFIC: 37.50% (9/24)
MIDWEST: 34.78% (8/23)

ATLASIA TOTAL: 51.06% (72/141)

Turnout by Party

IMPERIAL BLOC: 69.23% (9/13)
WHIG PARTY: 68.75% (11/16)
LABOR PARTY: 60.00% (12/20)
LIBERAL PARTY: 45.45% (10/22)
POPULAR LIBERTY PARTY: 42.86% (3/7)

OTHERS AND INDEPENDENTS: 42.86% (27/63)

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In light of the vote count débacle, I would like to announce that I will not resign. It seems that enough people have confidence in my ability to run an election that such a move would be misguided at best and catastrophic at worst.

However, I will make a few changes to the way I count elections so that this regrettable incident need not ever happen again:

1. I will post the election ballot a full 24 hours in advance of the start of the election.
2. I will post a status report of all the ballots as the election progresses, in which I will state whether a vote is confirmed to be valid or invalid.
3. I will post an unofficial results report immediately after the polls close and leave it there for public review for an additional 24 hours before certifying the results.
4. I will settle all election-related grievances before declaring any candidate to be elected.

As always, please let me know if there's something more I can do to rebuild your confidence in my office.

SoFE homelycooking

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Yeah, you had only posted about twelve times in the previous six weeks.

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Turnout statistics of 2012:

Election	Northeast	Southeast	Mideast	Midwest	Pacific	TOTAL
01/27 At-large Special	41.86	47.83	50.00	34.78	28.57	40.29
02/17 Presidential	76.74	79.17	79.17	79.17	52.38	74.26
03/09 At-large Special	59.09	48.00	58.33	34.78	30.00	48.53
04/06 At-large Special	32.56	36.00	44.00	21.74	38.10	34.31
04/20 At-large General	60.47	56.00	57.69	34.78	37.50	51.06

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SoFE homelycooking,

Requesting confirmation as to the receiving of previous communique regarding the vacancy of the Mideast Senate seat and a status report on efforts to establish communications with appropriate officials in the said region for the purposes of commencing the processes necessary to fill said vacancy. Confirmation requested.


Senator NC Yankee,
President Pro-Tempore

"Civil War Orders" format costs extra.

Governor Afleitch seems to have taken up deliberations on the matter, no?

Hmm

Who to pick...

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Declarations for Governor of the Pacific will be accepted until midnight Monday.

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The following candidates will be placed on the ballot as of one week before the election:

President/Vice President

Clarence/Yelnoc (Whig/IB)
Napoleon/Kalwejt (Liberal)
Oakvale/Cincinnatus (Independent)
Tweed/bgwah (Communist/Earth Lib.)

Northeast Senate

Scott (Liberal)
belgiansocialist (RLR - Tweedist)

Mideast Senate

JCL (Whig)
Ben (Independent)

Southeast Senate

NCYankee (IB)

Midwest Senate

No candidates yet

Pacific Senate

sbane (Liberal)

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You mean Clarence/Yelnoc

Yeah, see, that's why I put the ballot up for review a day before the election, 'cause I'm reckless.

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

Does that support extend to his running mate?

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

Does that support extend to his running mate?

Why wouldn't it?

Because Nathan indicated that "Napoleon will be running with Labor support". He gave no indication of whether it applied to Kal or the ticket as a whole.

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It is Kal and I both.

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

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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

The act of campaigning within the election booth is strictly forbidden and will render void any votes made by those who campaign. The act of campaigning is considered to include, but is not limited to, strong attempts to compel others either to vote or not to vote for one or multiple candidates, or other related activities that could reasonably be construed as a direct attempt to influence how future voters cast their ballots. In other words, this is not a discussion thread. In short, the department will be taking a liberal interpreation of this, so Keep posts to votes only.

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

[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.

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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.

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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

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Polls are now open.

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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	✓

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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.

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Seatown is twice on your list of those who have voted (number 20 and 23).

23 is supposed to be Marokai Blue, I believe.

Correct. The preferences are accurate, I just forgot to switch the name when I copied and pasted.

Thanks.