Archon Elections Act

Codex Memorial Garden Laws of the East Pacific The Concordat and Laws of The East Pacific
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Notice of Amendment

Due to the passage of [A-2026-36] HOGS Amendment Omnibus on 2026-07-02T13:45:00Z and subsequent sign-off, the following amendments are made with immediate effect.

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SECTION I. CITATION

  1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “DelegateArchon Elections Act”.

SECTION II. DEFINITIONS

1. For the purposes of this Act, the following are defined as:

  1. “Write-In” - A vote cast for anyone who does not qualify for candidacy as defined by 2.1.2.

  2. “Candidate” - A Citizen who has declared their candidacy through the legal procedures and is therefore running for the position of DelegateArchon in the present DelegateArchon election.

  3. “Regular Election” - An election taking place to elect aDelegaten Archon following the foursix-month term.

  4. “Voter Fraud” - Any action attempting to gain a candidate more votes in an unlawful manner by holding unlawful Citizenships.

  5. “Vote Stacking” - The deliberate coordination of multiple Residents to obtain Citizenship for the sole purpose of voting for a particular candidate in an election.

  6. "Electioneering” - Any other action prohibited under this Act.

SECTION III. GENERAL PROCEDURES

  1. The East Pacific Election Commission (“The Commission”) shall be the body responsible for conducting all DelegateArchon elections. Any aspects of its organization and procedure not explicitly prescribed by regional law or not pertaining to the process of DelegateArchon elections are to be determined by the Viceroy.

  2. ADelegaten Archonelection shall consist of two periods: a) a Candidate Declaration period and b) a voting period.

  3. Candidate Declaration for a Regular Election shall begin two weeks before the end of a DelegateArchon’s foursix-month term, and shall last for a period of one week.
    …1. Candidate Declaration for DelegateArchon elections must be held in a designated forum thread created by the Viceroy.

  4. Any Citizen may declare their candidacy or nominate another Citizen to run as a candidate during the Candidate Declaration Period. A Citizen may accept or decline their nomination.

  5. Voting shall begin the moment Candidate Declaration is closed and last for a period of one week.
    …1. Voting shall be primarily conducted in a designated forum thread created by the Viceroy (that is separate from the nomination forum thread).
    …2. Voting shall also be possible via telegram. Citizens must telegram the Viceroy with their resident and WA nation(s) alongside their ballot. The Viceroy shall paste the contents and share an image of each telegrammed vote they receive in the designated voting forum thread before counting the votes and announcing the results.

  6. Only Residents who have verified Citizenship following relevant law may vote during the voting period.

  7. Results of a voting period shall be released within three days after the closure of the vote.
    …1. Write-ins will not be counted. Any votes containing a write-in will be considered an abstention unless said votes contain a vote for an approved candidate in which case only the vote for any approved candidates will be counted.

  8. The first post within the Candidate Declaration and voting forum threads shall host Candidate Declaration and voting instructions, respectively. Other information deemed relevant by the Commission may be added to the threads as necessary.

  9. Within 24 hours of the start of the nomination period and the voting period, the Commission shall send out a regional telegram detailing instructions for nominating candidates and voting, respectively. Other information deemed relevant by the Commission may be added as necessary.

SECTION IV. VOTING PROCEDURES

  1. Instant-Run Off Voting shall be the voting method used for all DelegateArchon Elections in the East Pacific in which there are three or more candidates.

  2. Ballots in The East Pacific shall include any approved candidates running in an election.
    …1. Voters shall rank each candidate preferentially from their most favored candidate to their least favored candidate.

  3. Voters may choose to not rank any number of candidates.

  4. The first preferences of all voters should be counted.

  5. If a candidate holds a majority, or greater than half, of said votes, that candidate has won the election.

  6. If no candidate holds a majority over said votes, then the candidate with the least amount of votes shall be eliminated and any voters who voted for this candidate shall have their vote transferred to their next preferred candidate (as indicated by their ballot).
    …1. Following this, the votes shall be recounted.
    …2. This process shall be repeated until a candidate holds a majority.

  7. In the event that two or more candidates tie with having the least amount of votes, all of said candidates will be eliminated.

  8. In the event that all remaining candidates tie with the same amount of votes, the following shall be done:
    …1. The remaining candidate with the least amount of votes, in the last round in which there was a difference between all remaining candidates’s amount of votes, shall be eliminated.

  9. For any vote counting issues not covered by this legislation, the Viceroy of the Conclave shall determine how to proceed.

  10. Vote results shall be announced within the voting thread and by in-game regional telegram 24 hours after forum announcement

SECTION V. CAMPAIGNING

  1. No person shall, outside approved platforms during nomination or voting periods:
    …1. solicit votes or voting commitments;
    …2. promise actions in exchange for votes;
    …3. use any official position to promote any candidacy;
    …4. coordinate groups or commit covert actions to influence voting outcomes; or
    …5. commit any similar acts which aim to influence election results.

  2. This section does not prohibit:
    …1. regular government duties;
    …2. regular political discussion;
    …3. public statements of support.

  3. The following are approved platforms for election activities:
    …1. the TEP sub-forum #the-conclave:delegate-election;
    …2. the TEP Discord channel “#delegate-elections” or a dedicated election discussion channel by another name.

  4. Within approved platforms:
    …1. Each candidate may make one campaign thread
    …2. Only candidates may create campaign threads
    …3. All non-candidate campaign threads shall be archived.

SECTION VI. INFRACTIONS

  1. Any instance of Voter Fraud, Vote Stacking, or Electioneering shall be sanctionable, upon complaint to the Viceroy, with the removal of voting privileges for the election during which the complaint was filed in, at the discretion of the Viceroy.

  2. Any instance of Voter Fraud, Vote Stacking, or Electioneering shall constitute and indictable offense, punishable by banishment from TEP for up to 10 years.

SECTION VII. FAILURE TO CONDUCT PROCEDURE

  1. If at any point in this process the Commission is at least 48 hours late to deliver an action prescribed by this law, the responsibility for conducting DelegateArchon Elections will be immediately transferred to the Viziers. The Viziers will choose from among themselves by consensus which Vizier(s) will see the election cycle completed in a timely fashion. No unforeseen delay(s) will shorten the amount of time allotted to a subsequent part of the process (see 3.3, 3.5, and 3.7).

  2. Should the Viceroy, or the official designated by the Viceroy to conduct elections, fail to follow the procedures laid out in the above sections, they shall be charged with Failure to Conduct Procedure, and they shall be unable to conduct elections and referendums for a period of one year if indicted by a majority vote of the Viziers.

…1. Should the Viceroy be indicted and found guilty of Failure to Conduct Procedure, the Viceroy Designee shall serve in the stead of the Viceroy in opening and closing elections and referendums until the indicted Viceroy resigns from their role.