Department of Federal Elections: Homelycooking, SoFE

[Simfan34]

What about the Napoleans? Those technically wouldn't count. I'd sue, but I like Nappy too much.

[Simfan34]

I declare that the Whig Party primary shall be held on 9 September, 2012. Shall I have the right to have the primary, as the Whig Party is an official major party of Atlasia, posted on the elections board, and reviewed by the SoFE?

[Simfan34]

So this means Jones wins based off of first preferences?

[Simfan34]

Don't do it.

[Simfan34]

I also would like to second JCL's queries.

[Simfan34]

Help! I seem to have accidentally deleted my ballot.

[Simfan34]

I wouldn't think so. But I'd like to have it counted as it was already recorded.

[Simfan34]

That's what I was afraid of.

[Simfan34]

What are "PARTY STATISTICS"?

[Simfan34]

Oh yes, the Whig candidates were both from the IB. That makes more sense.

[Simfan34]

Very contestable. How do you end up with the decimals? OAM's vote, additionally, is incomprehensible so far as its intent is concerned.

[Simfan34]

But that's not how it would be treated in other elections, now would it? It would be deemed spoiled.

I must say I honestly wasn't expecting Snowstalker's votes to be redistributed- just the top two, as Nix's projections had them. But still, how'd you end up with the decimals?

[Simfan34]

Hmm. Yes, you're very much right. The fact still stands that OAM's vote should be invalided.

[Simfan34]

I suppose you're right, and even if his vote was deemed spoilt, there's still NCYankee's to deal with. I'll await the official results, but I shan't contest them if they're what we're seeing in the provisional results.

I won't lie, it certainly is disappointing to lose by a fraction of a vote.

[Simfan34]

Why is DC Al Fine's vote invalid?

[Simfan34]

"You are an eligible voter in general if you were registered to vote on or before the proper date, and if you made 10 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. "

He registered on the 29th of October, and was on the list of the 1st of November, while the election began on the 2nd.

In light of these complications, I would like to move to suspend certification as long as these issues remain. I would also deem a recount in order. I am willing to file suit for this to happen.

[Simfan34]

By law? Let us look at the language used.

1. "You are an eligible voter in general if you were registered to vote on or before the proper date."

DC Al Fine registered three days before the election. Not only that, but you say "registered to vote on... the proper date", suggesting that one could register to vote on the day of the election.  Nowhere is a seven day period mentioned, and the exact opposite- same day election registration- is implied.

2. "if you made 10 posts in any location within the Atlas Forum in the 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the regular election"

These were met.

3."In other words, if your name appears on the Census list, you can presume you are eligible. "

His name was on the census list as of the 1st. Your directive, therefore, officially allowed him to operate under the presumption that he was an eligible voter. Therefore, either he is indeed an eligible voter, or you have misled citizens, using very precise language, insofar as their voting eligibility.

Also, you have conducted all elections under EDT- even when DST was not in effect. This casts doubts as to the non-acceptance of NCYankee's vote. By that precedent, EDT could be considered synonymous with EST with such usage; I am not sure if Atlasian law recognizes daylight savings time, I'm sure it has but I think precedent may require its acceptance.

If you are to act under a good-faith principle in regards to the intent of OAM's vote, which would normally be deemed spolit, then it seems incongruous not to apply that principle to DC Al Fine's and NCYankee's votes. Even if you do not, I believe there is a legal basis for the acceptance of the latter two.

[Simfan34]

Well, I'll need to take a closer look, but if you are correct you led him on under false pretenses.

But I am seeing some troubling information concerning the election times. It seems you have conducted all elections on Eastern Daylight Time, even when DST was not in effect. This would either imply that

a. EDT is not Eastern Daylight Time, but standard time, so all votes cast (some eight) before 11:59 EST are invalid, and NCYankee's is valid.

b. EDT is some fluid concept meaning "the present time", so NCYankee's vote is valid regardless.

c. EDT is Eastern Daylight Time, so the results of past elections conducted outside EDT or between a transition are completely wrong, and the count here is valid.

[Simfan34]

Mr. Secretary, I exhort you to withhold certification until we can resolve these matters of contention. I hope you can do so, otherwise I shall file suit with the intention of having a legal mandate compelling you to do so.

[Simfan34]

Mr. Secretary, I exhort you to withhold certification until we can resolve these matters of contention. I hope you can do so, otherwise I shall file suit with the intention of having a legal mandate compelling you to do so.

In the interest of openness, I will refrain from certifying the results for another 24 hours. If you have a compelling reason why I should not certify Spamage as the winner of a seat in the Senate, state it now.

I shall have my legal team put forth a brief tomorrow.

[Simfan34]

Governor, with all due respect, the idea of shutting the door on a contested matter for the sake of expediency is simply ludicrous. If we were to abide by such ideas, then our whole idea of justice would be reduced to farce- let us not forget the saying "the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind finely."

[Simfan34]

Where are Al and gporter?

Where is the social credit party?

[Simfan34]

Also, Mr SoFE, I suppose this is as good a time as any to inform you I shall be accepting write in votes for the Northeast Assembly race, as per request.

Mr SoFE, if the SCP did have registered members, would it be on the ballot?

[Simfan34]

So, what about now, Mr SoFE?

[Simfan34]

Mr. Secretary,

Will there be an election?

Sincerely yours,
Simfan