Department of Federal Elections: Homelycooking, SoFE

[homelycooking]

Aw, endorsements aren't included on the ballot this time?

Sorry, Scott, no more endorsements. I've decided that allowing endorsements clutters up the ballot and makes the official ballot excessively partisan. (Besides, yours is the only party so far to submit endorsements - and you're already running three candidates of your own!)

Could I get mine as "SJoyceFla"? It seems a bit more professional.

Yes, of course.

[Хahar 🤔]

Our party name is Национа́льное движе́ние «Алия́ Муста́фина», or National Movement "Aliya Mustafina".

[homelycooking]

Our party name is Национа́льное движе́ние «Алия́ Муста́фина», or National Movement "Aliya Mustafina".

Unless you would prefer the original Russian, I'll put your English translation on the ballot.

[Hash]

I would prefer the use of the English translation for my ballot slot.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[homelycooking]

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Well, it's a good thing we're having an election, then.

[homelycooking]

Preference Chart
as of 9:30 PM Friday

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd
Marokai Blue	13	6	4
NVTownsend	10	3	4
Hagridofthedeep	7	8	4
Franzl	6	4	5
Clarence	6	8	8
Seatown	5	9	6
Bacon King	4	9	8
SJoyceFla	4	3	6
Snowstalker	3	4	7
Xahar	3	1	2
Hashemite	2	2	2
AndrewPA	1	6	4

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I appreciate the work, but independent counts by myself and Adam Griffin show me getting 8 first preferences... Is it possible you miscounted? Or was one of those ballots invalidated?

Thanks.

[homelycooking]

I appreciate the work, but independent counts by myself and Adam Griffin show me getting 8 first preferences... Is it possible you miscounted? Or was one of those ballots invalidated?

Thanks.

There are three four invalid ballots at this point. One of them is Futurepres' - he doesn't meet the federal activity requirement. That reduces your total count of 1st preferences to seven.

[homelycooking]

Preference Chart
as of 9:00 AM Saturday

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd
Marokai Blue	13	6	4
NVTownsend	10	3	5
Hagridofthedeep	9	8	4
Franzl	8	4	5
Clarence	6	10	8
Seatown	5	9	6
Bacon King	4	9	10
SJoyceFla	4	3	6
Snowstalker	3	4	7
Xahar	3	1	2
Hashemite	2	2	2
AndrewPA	1	8	5

Invalid: 4

[homelycooking]

Condensed Preliminary Count
as of 9:30 AM Saturday

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Marokai Blue	12	12	12	12	12
NVTownsend	10	12	12	12	12
Hagridofthedeep	9	11	18	12	12
Franzl	8	8	8	11	17
Clarence	6	7	X	X	X
Seatown	5	10	10	10	12
Bacon King	4	7	7	8.33	X
SJoyceFla	4	X	X	X	X
Snowstalker	3	X	X	X	X
Xahar	3	X	X	X	X
Hashemite	2	X	X	X	X
AndrewPA	1	X	X	X	X
Exhausted				1.67	2

Invalid: 5

I couldn't let Max and Adam have all the fun.

[homelycooking]

Preference Chart
as of 9:30 PM Sunday

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd
Marokai Blue	13	8	7
Franzl	13	6	8
Hagridofthedeep	12	14	4
Clarence	11	14	10
Bacon King	11	10	13
NVTownsend	11	7	8
Seatown	6	10	6
SJoyceFla	6	3	7
Xahar	5	4	3
Snowstalker	5	5	9
Hashemite	3	3	3
AndrewPA	1	9	9

Invalid: 7
Total: 104

[homelycooking]

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

AT-LARGE SENATE

FIRST BALLOT
QUOTA = 17

HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 14 (Spamage, Pingvin, dead0man, Supersonic, cinyc, realistic, JCL, Hagrid, Dereich, Officepark, Vosem, Reaganfan, Rogue Beaver, TJ in Cleve)
MAROKAI BLUE 13 (Lief, Antonio V, Culture King, Adam Griffin, Nathan, Maxque, Ogre Mage, Homelycooking, Gass3268, Marokai Blue, Hawkeye, Cincinnatus, Bore)
FRANZL 13 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke)
CLARENCE 12 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldiesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee)
NVTOWNSEND 11 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney)
BACON KING 11 (Scott, Frodo, Bacon King, Eraserhead, Thomas D, Clinton1996, Comrade Funk, Holmes, Tender Branson, OIDB, LiberalJunkie)
SEATOWN 7 (Seatown, opebo, Tweed, JulioMadrid, Ebowed, OAM, bgwah)
SJOYCEFLA 6 (sjoycefla, Averroes Nix, PiT, Sanchez, Mechaman, Shua)
XAHAR 5 (BRTD, Lewis T, Hatman, Hashemite, ilikeverin)
SNOWSTALKER 5 (Alfred F. Jones, Snowstalker, Oakvale, Redalgo, Morgieb)
HASHEMITE 3 (Fuzzy, Kalwejt, Xahar)
ANDREW 1 (Smid)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)

SECOND BALLOT
Elimination of Andrew, Hashemite, Snowstalker and Xahar

MAROKAI BLUE 17 (Lief, Antonio V, Culture King, Adam Griffin, Nathan, Maxque, Ogre Mage, Homelycooking, Gass3268, Marokai Blue, Hawkeye, Cincinnatus, Bore, Alfred F. Jones, Redalgo, ilikeverin) ELECTED - MEETS QUOTA

BACON KING 14 (Scott, Frodo, Bacon King, Eraserhead, Thomas D, Clinton1996, Comrade Funk, Holmes, Tender Branson, OIDB, LiberalJunkie, Fuzzy, Oakvale, BRTD)
HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 14 (Spamage, Pingvin, dead0man, Supersonic, cinyc, realistic, JCL, Hagrid, Dereich, Officepark, Vosem, Reaganfan, Rogue Beaver, TJ in Cleve)
FRANZL 13 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke)
CLARENCE 13 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldiesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee, Smid)
NVTOWNSEND 11 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney)
SEATOWN 11 (Seatown, opebo, Tweed, JulioMadrid, Ebowed, OAM, bgwah, Kalwejt, Snowstalker, Morgieb, Lewis T)
SJOYCEFLA 6 (sjoycefla, Averroes Nix, PiT, Sanchez, Mechaman, Shua)
XAHAR 5 (BRTD, Lewis T, Hatman, Hashemite, ilikeverin)
SNOWSTALKER 5 (Alfred F. Jones, Snowstalker, Oakvale, Redalgo, Morgieb)
HASHEMITE 3 (Fuzzy, Kalwejt, Xahar)
ANDREW 1 (Smid)

EXHAUSTED 2 (Xahar, Hashemite)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)

THIRD BALLOT
Elimination of SJoyceFla

MAROKAI BLUE 17 ELECTED
HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 17 (Spamage, Pingvin, dead0man, Supersonic, cinyc, realistic, JCL, Hagrid, Dereich, Officepark, Vosem, Reaganfan, Rogue Beaver, TJ in Cleve, PiT, Sanchez, Shua) ELECTED - MEETS QUOTA

BACON KING 14 (Scott, Frodo, Bacon King, Eraserhead, Thomas D, Clinton1996, Comrade Funk, Holmes, Tender Branson, OIDB, LiberalJunkie, Fuzzy, Oakvale, BRTD)
FRANZL 13 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke)
CLARENCE 13 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldiesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee, Smid)
NVTOWNSEND 13 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney, sjoycefla, Averroes)
SEATOWN 12 (Seatown, opebo, Tweed, JulioMadrid, Ebowed, OAM, bgwah, Kalwejt, Snowstalker, Morgieb, Lewis T, Mechaman)
SJOYCEFLA 6 (sjoycefla, Averroes Nix, PiT, Sanchez, Mechaman, Shua)

EXHAUSTED 2 (Xahar, Hashemite)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)

FOURTH BALLOT
Elimination of Seatown

MAROKAI BLUE 17 ELECTED
HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 17 ELECTED
BACON KING 18 (Scott, Frodo, Bacon King, Eraserhead, Thomas D, Clinton1996, Comrade Funk, Holmes, Tender Branson, OIDB, LiberalJunkie, Fuzzy, Oakvale, BRTD, JulioMadrid, Ebowed, OAM, Lewis T.) ELECTED - EXCEEDS QUOTA

CLARENCE 16 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldiesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee, Smid, Seatown, opebo, Snowstalker)
NVTOWNSEND 16 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney, sjoycefla, Averroes, bgwah, Kalwejt, Morgieb)
FRANZL 13 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke)
SEATOWN 12 (Seatown, opebo, Tweed, JulioMadrid, Ebowed, OAM, bgwah, Kalwejt, Snowstalker, Morgieb, Lewis T, Mechaman)

EXHAUSTED 4 (Xahar, Hashemite, Tweed, Mechaman)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)

FIFTH BALLOT
Redistribution of Bacon King surplus

MAROKAI BLUE 17 ELECTED
HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 17 ELECTED
BACON KING 17 ELECTED

NVTOWNSEND 16.29 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney, sjoycefla, Averroes, bgwah, Kalwejt, Morgieb, Scott, Thomas D, Comrade Funk, LiberalJunkie, Lewis T.)
CLARENCE 16.06 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldiesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee, Smid, Seatown, opebo, Snowstalker, JulioMadrid)
FRANZL 13.44 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke, Frodo, Bacon King, Clinton1996, Fuzzy, Oakvale, BRTD, Ebowed, OAM)

EXHAUSTED 4.23 (Xahar, Hashemite, Tweed, Mechaman, Eraserhead, Holmes, Tender Branson, OID)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)


SIXTH BALLOT
Elimination of Franzl

MAROKAI BLUE 17 ELECTED
HAGRIDOFTHEDEEP 17 ELECTED
BACON KING 17 ELECTED
NVTOWNSEND 22.48 (NVTownsend, Dallasfan, Jbrase, 20RP12, Napoleon, Miles, Peeperkorn, NVGonzalez, Jerseyrules, Winfield, Rooney, sjoycefla, Averroes, bgwah, Kalwejt, Morgieb, Scott, Thomas D, Comrade Funk, LiberalJunkie, Lewis T., smoltchanov, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Ebowed, OAM, Clinton1996) ELECTED
CLARENCE 21.28 (Republitarian, NHI, Oldi, BRTDesfreak, TXDemocrat, SPC, Cathcon, Clarence, Angus, Inks, A-Bob, ZuWo, NCYankee, Smid, Seatown, opebo, Snowstalker, JulioMadrid, tmthforu, benconstine, Franzl, Torie, Duke, Oakvale, Fuzzy, Bacon King, Clarence) ELECTED

FRANZL 13.44 (tmthforu, smoltchanov, benconstine, afleitch, Franzl, nclib, Polnut, Gustaf, Andrew, sbane, ID Blue Dog Dem, Torie, Duke, Frodo, Bacon King, Clinton1996, Fuzzy, Oakvale, BRTD, Ebowed, OAM)

EXHAUSTED 6.24 (Xahar, Hashemite, Tweed, Mechaman, afleitch, nclib, Eraserhead, Holmes, Tender Branson, OIDB)

INVALID 7 (Fritz, LucysBeau, Futurepres, Jackson, Reginald, px75, Hans)

[Fritz]

Exactly what is the current activity requirement for voters, by which I presume is the cause of my ballot being invalidated?

[Bacon King]

Exactly what is the current activity requirement for voters, by which I presume is the cause of my ballot being invalidated?

15 posts in the eight weeks before the start of an election... which you actually have.

[Fritz]

Exactly what is the current activity requirement for voters, by which I presume is the cause of my ballot being invalidated?

15 posts in the eight weeks before the start of an election... which you actually have.

That is what I thought.

I demand that my vote be counted!!!

[ZuWo]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Consolidated_Electoral_System_Reform_Act#Section_14:_Federal_Activity_Requirements

Section 14

This is the most recent bit of information on the federal activity requirements I know of. It could be that the wiki is outdated on this matter but I haven't seen that this has changed in the last months.

[Fritz]

This overrides the previous:

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Federal_Activity_Requirements_Revision_Act

Okay, I did not have 25, but I did have 15 which appears to be the current law.  Homely, you made a mistake, please fix it.  My vote could possibly alter the result.

[Napoleon]

That would also mean Reginald's vote ought to count, I think.

[ZuWo]

This overrides the previous:

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Federal_Activity_Requirements_Revision_Act

Okay, I did not have 25, but I did have 15 which appears to be the current law.  Homely, you made a mistake, please fix it.  My vote could possibly alter the result.

I don't think the link that you posted is more recent because the information in the link I posted goes back to 2009, to the Anti-Zombie Act of 2009, while the statute you mention is from 2006.
The link I provided says the following at the bottom of the wiki page:

"Section 14, Clause 1 of this Act was amendment by the Federal Activity Requirements Revision Act (December 23, 2006) to require only 15 edits. That act was repealed by the Anti-Zombie Act of 2009 (July 19, 2009), which restored the requirement for 25 edits."

Though if there is one thing we can agree on it's the fact that this has to be clarified as soon as possible and shouldn't cause so much confusion anymore in the next elections.

[Fritz]

I got my link from your original link.

[Bacon King]

This overrides the previous:

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Federal_Activity_Requirements_Revision_Act

Okay, I did not have 25, but I did have 15 which appears to be the current law.  Homely, you made a mistake, please fix it.  My vote could possibly alter the result.

I don't think the link that you posted is more recent because the information in the link I posted goes back to 2009, to the Anti-Zombie Act of 2009, while the statute you mention is from 2006.
The link I provided says the following at the bottom of the wiki page:

"Section 14, Clause 1 of this Act was amendment by the Federal Activity Requirements Revision Act (December 23, 2006) to require only 15 edits. That act was repealed by the Anti-Zombie Act of 2009 (July 19, 2009), which restored the requirement for 25 edits."

Though if there is one thing we can agree on it's the fact that this has to be clarified as soon as possible and shouldn't cause so much confusion anymore in the next elections.

That is contrary to the instructions stated in the voting booth, though, so I'm assuming there's a newer law that isn't linked on the CESRA page.

text from booth: "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."

[ZuWo]

If someone who is aware of such a more recent statute could provide a link and clarify this mess once and for all that would be great.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Why is it that we hold elections every two months and yet no one can ever remember the activity requirements?

[Marokai Backbeat]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Anti-Zombie_Act_of_2009

I am almost positive that remains in effect.