An act establishing elections for office
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2. Electoral Basics
(1) For forum-based voting, voters have the option to cast either a public or a shall vote by secret ballot., and may not alter it once cast.
- The method of casting secret ballots will be selected by the Election Commissioner. The chosen method must utilize an unaffiliated account, group, or server, with the method and all votes remaining available for audit.
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Voters may not alter their votes once cast via the method selected by the Election Commissioner.
- Named ballots are not to shall not be released by the Election Commissioner under any circumstances.
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3. Office of the Delegate
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(2) On the 15th of January and July, the citizens will convene for the first round of Delegate Elections.
- Any eligible citizen wishing to run for Delegate may declare their candidacy, and the citizens will debate the merits of their platform. Any player who has been banned from World Assembly membership will be considered ineligible and any candidate who is later discovered to be banned from World Assembly membership will be immediately disqualified. Citizens wishing to run for Delegate must hold a number of endorsements equal to at least 80% of the existing general endorsement cap at the commencement of the election period.
- The campaign and debate period will last one weekfour days, after which the citizens will vote for threefour days.
- This round of voting for Delegate will use Approval Voting to determine two winners of positions as candidates in the second round. If candidates tie for being a winner, all of those tied candidates shall be considered winners.
(3) After the winners of the first round have been determined, the second round will commence with them those winners as candidates.
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4. Office of the Prime Minister
(1) On the 15th of January, April, July, and October, the citizens will convene to elect the Prime Minister.
- The election period will be organized into three phases:
- A four-day declaration of candidacy and campaign period.
- A two-day campaign-only period where candidates may campaign, and the citizens will debate the merits of their platforms.
- A three-day voting period.
- The respective winner, as decided using Instant-Runoff Voting, will be declared the Prime Minister-elect by the Election Commissioner.
- Any eligible citizen wishing to run for Prime Minister may declare their candidacy, and the citizens will debate the merits of their platform.
- The campaign and debate period will last four days, after which the citizens will vote for four days.
- The election will be conducted using Instant-Runoff Voting.
- The winner of the election will be declared the Prime Minister-elect by the Election Commissioner.
(2) The term for the incoming Prime Minister will begin the week after elections, on the first of the month. Before this inauguration, any and all election-related disputes must be settled. The outgoing Prime Minister and any appointed Cabinet ministers will maintain their offices until then. Provided that a candidate other than Re-Open Nominations wins the election, the term for the Prime Minister-elect shall begin on the first day of the month immediately following the election period. Any and all election-related disputes must be resolved prior to this inauguration date.
(3) If Re-Open Nominations wins the election, then the term for the Prime Minister-elect shall begin on the day immediately following the date on which the Election Commissioner finalizes the results of the repeated election process. If the repeated election process extends beyond the first day of the month immediately following the initial election period, then the outgoing Prime Minister and any appointed Cabinet ministers shall remain in office in a caretaker capacity until the Prime Minister-elect takes office.
5. Office of the Chair
(1) On the 15th of April and October, the Assembly will convene to elect the Chair of the Assembly.
- Any legislator wishing to run for Chair may declare their candidacy, and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platform.
- The campaign and debate period will last five days, after which the Assembly will vote for three days.
- The sole winner, as decided using Approval Voting, will be declared Chair of the Assembly by the Election Commissioner.
(2) The term for the incoming Chair will begin immediately following the conclusion of the election.
(1) The Assembly shall choose the Chair of the Assembly pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Legislative Procedure Act.
(2) A resolution adopting a Chair shall not constitute an election for purposes of Article 2, Section 2 of the Citizenship Act.
6. Vacancies of Office
(1) A Should the office of Prime Minister become vacant, a special election will be held to fill the vacancy. for a vacancy in the office of the Prime Minister.
- The Council on Regional Security shall promptly designate a citizen to serve as caretaker Prime Minister for the duration of the special election process. The caretaker Prime Minister shall hold office until the day after the date on which the Election Commissioner finalizes the results of the special election.
b. If at least half of the term remains as of the date on which the office becomes vacant, the elected Prime Minister elected in the special election will serve until the next regularly scheduled election. If less than half of the term remains, the elected Prime Minister will serve the remainder of the scheduled term and the additional subsequent full term.
(2) Should the office of Delegate become vacant, the next person in the line of succession will become interim Delegate until the next regularly scheduled election or special election, if one is required by law. If no person qualifies for the office, then a special election will be held.
a. If at least half of the Delegate’s term remains as of the date on which the office becomes vacant, then a special election will be held to fill the vacancy.
(3) In the event that the Chair of the Assembly office is vacant, the senior-most Deputy Chair of the Assembly, by order of appointment and availability, shall become Acting Chair of the Assembly subject to the restrictions and regulations of the Chair of the Assembly. The Acting Chair may opt to call for a special election for the Chair or serve out the remainder of the unexpired term.
7. Separation of Powers
(1) Offices of the Coalition are the Delegate, the Prime Minister, appointed Cabinet ministers, the Chair of the Assembly, the Chief Justice, and any of their appointed deputies.
(2) It is not permitted for any individual to hold more than one office within the Coalition’s government.
(3) It is permitted to seek election or appointment to a new office while holding an existing office.
(4) Election or appointment to a new office constitutes explicit resignation of an existing office.
(5) No person occupying the Office of Prime Minister, an appointed Cabinet minister position, or the office of the Delegate may hold any equivalent office in a foreign region or organisation.
87. Constitutional Law
(1) The Elections Act is a constitutional law, and further amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.
