Hmm, counting up approval voting is harder than I thought. I should've been more precise about whether I would count "
" as an exceptionally angry abstention or as a negative point against a proposal. Happily, the election wouldn't go very differently depending on how that is adjudged.
I declare the results to be as follows:
State NameHarmony, with a net approval of +5 (8-2-3), was the highest vote-getter.
However, in this case, it depends on whether disapprovals are counted against a proposal. If so, it is a four-way tie between "Adventure", "Amity", "the Art", and "Antidisestablishmentarianism", with a net approval of +2. If not, "the Art" and "Antidisestablishmentarianism" are ruled out. I refer this matter back to the ConCon.
Region DescriptorWith a net approval of +7 (8-4-1),
Most Serene Republic shall be the descriptor for our region. I congratulate the Midwest for picking such an excellent and fitting name.
Region NameWith a net approval of +7 (7-4-2),
Midwest shall be the name of our most serene republic.
Regional CapitolWith a net approval of +8 (8-5-0),
Cheesewhiz, Vitality shall be the name of our capital, which shall have the executive, legislative, and judicial seats of our most serene republic's government.
Executive Office PowersI probably should've thought about this more before I put it here. Uh. Well, the executive will have
tie-breaking power and
cake-devouring and hugging authority. However, the net approval of veto power in the legislature is exactly 0. Since only three Midwesterners voted in the affirmative for this proposal, I hereby declare the tie resolved in favor of
no veto powers.
LegislatureWith a net approval of +8 (8-5-0), the Midwest will change to a
universal legislature with pre-defined voting periods.
Election TypeWith a net approval of +6 (7-5-1), the Midwest will use simple
Instant Runoff Voting in its elections. (Note that the total number of approvals, 7, is identical to approval voting. However, the number of disapprovals for that form is greater, and approval voting has been annoying, at least in this instance.)
Election LengthWith a net approval of +13 (13-0-0), the Midwest will have week-long elections.
Regional MuffinWith a net approval of +5 (6-6-1), the Midwest will adopt the
blueberry muffin as its official muffin.
Thank you for your participation!
*hughughug*