Delegate Elections Act

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Notice of Amendment

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The Delegate Elections Act was amended by the 58th Magisterium on 2023-09-14T01:53:00Z due to Delegate sign-off.

Delegate Elections Act

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SECTION II - DEFINITIONS

…2.1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms are defined as:
…2.1.1. “Write-In”- A vote cast for anyone who does not qualify for candidacy as defined by 2.1.3.
…2.1.2. “Nominee”- A CitizenResident who has been nominated, either by him- or herself, or by another CitizenResident in the designated thread (see 3.3.1) during the present Delegate election.
…2.1.3. “Candidate”- A CitizenResident who has verified Voter RegistrationCitizenship following relevant law and has accepted a nomination as defined by 2.1.2 in the designated thread (see 3.3.1), and is therefore running for the position of Delegate in the present Delegate election.
…2.1.4. “Regular Election”- An election taking place to elect a Delegate following the four-month term.
…2.1.5. “Electioneering”- The act of campaigning outside of the platforms and events approved by the Magisterium.
…2.1.6. “Election impropriety”- Any inappropriate behavior performed during elections, which can include but is not limited to flaming, slandering, or liking posts containing votes.
…2.1.7. “Voter Fraud”- Any action attempting to gain a candidate more votes in an unlawful manner by holding unlawful Voter RegistrationsCitizenships.
…2.1.8. “Vote Stacking”- The deliberate coordination of multiple CitizensResidents to obtain Voter RegistrationsCitizenship for the sole purpose of voting for a particular candidate in an election.

SECTION III - GENERAL PROCEDURES

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…3.4. Any CitizenResident may nominate another CitizenResident and themselves to run as a candidate for the following elections for that nomination period.
…3.4.1. Self-nominations require a second nomination by another CitizenResident for the self-nominee to be considered a candidate.

…3.5. Voting shall begin the moment nominations are closed and last for a period of one week.
…3.5.1. Voting shall be conducted in a designated forum thread created by the Viceroy (that is separate from the nomination forum thread).

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

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SECTION V - CAMPAIGNING

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…5.3. For forum campaigning, every candidate may make one campaign thread in which to post their campaign. CitizensResidents may ask questions within each candidate’s respective thread. This thread shall be made in the subforums designated in the Annex.
…5.3.1. Only candidates may create a campaign thread. All non-candidate campaign threads will be archived.

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