I would appreciate it if Gustaf would sticky this thread as soon as possible. I will unlock this thread as soon after midnight Central Time (1 a.m. Eastern Time or 06:00 GMT) as I can so that voting may commence. Voting will end as 11:59 pm Central time on Sunday, December 19 (12:59 am Eastern Time on Monday, December 20).
This election shall be conducted in strict accordance with the
Southeastern Election Regulations. You must be a validly registered voter of the Southeastern Region during the entire time this ballot is open in order for your vote to be valid. Editing a ballot disqualifies it. All discussion of the election
must be conducted in a seperate thread.
There is a Gubernatorial election being held for a term of office ending February 20, 2005. The Southeastern Region uses approval voting for Gubernatorial elections. List all persons who you would approve of as Governor, with the order not mattering. In the event that multiple candidates should be tied for the most approvals, a runoff will be held on Tuesday, December 21. The following persons have requested that their names be placed upon this ballot, but you may write in the name of any Southeastern resident in addition to or instead of these candidates:
Ernest (South Carolina)
Jake (Georgia)
There is Magisterial nomination up for a vote on this ballot. You may only vote yes, no, or abstain on this nomination. Write-ins are not accepted and shall in the absence of any language indicating an opinion on whether John Dibble should be Magistrate, be treated as an abstain.
There are three initiatives up for a vote on this ballot, each proposed as per Article I Section 6 of the Southeast Constitution. These initiatives are numbered #6 thru #8 and the text of each is given below.
Official BallotGubernatorial ElectionList all candidates who you approve of.
Ernest (South Carolina)
Jake (Georgia)
ReferendaPlease vote either Yes, No, or Abstain on each referendum. The use of other phrasing will not neccessarily render the ballot invalid, but may subject it to interpretation.
Magistrate (John Dibble):
Initiative #6 (Military Training):
Initiative #7 (Right-to-Work):
Initiative #8 (Southeastern Building Code):
MagistrateShall John Dibble of Georgia serve as Magistrate until such time as Article V Section 1 of the Southeastern Constitution pertains?
Initiative #6Military Training Initiative§1. The Southeastern Regional Government shall appropriate 500 million dollars to construct a Joint Regional Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas. This facility shall consist of an accurate 50 building replica of a desert city to simulate the battlefields the Southeastern National Guard troops are fighting on in Afghanistan and Iraq.
§2. In addition, this facility will be made availible to the Southeastern National Guard and Midwestern National Guard for training purposes and will be availible for lease by the Atlasian Government.
§3. The facility will only be built with the cooperation of the Midwestern Government to the tune of 500 million dollars. The Governors of each Region shall appoint someone to oversee the construction of this facility. After it is completed it shall come under the rotating command of an appropriate commander from either region.
Initiative #7Right-to-Work InitiativeDue to the length of this initiative, it is not included in this post.
The
original text is linked instead.
Initiative #8Southeastern Building Code InitiativeDue to the length of this initiative, it is not included in this post.
The
original text is linked instead.
Official BallotGubernatorial ElectionList all candidates who you approve of.
Ernest (South Carolina)
Jake (Georgia)
ReferendaPlease vote either Yes, No, or Abstain on each referendum. The use of other phrasing will not neccessarily render the ballot invalid, but may subject it to interpretation.
Magistrate (John Dibble):
Initiative #6 (Military Training):
Initiative #7 (Right-to-Work):
Initiative #8 (Southeastern Building Code):
