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Thought I'd make a thread explaining how elections happen.
Every election will consist of three periods: standing, campaigning and voting. During general elections (held every four months) those periods will take four, six and five days respectively. During special elections (held if the Prime Minister's office is vacant before the end of a term) they will take two, three and three days respectively in order to leave the cabinet vacant for the shortest possible time.
During the standing period, candidates make themselves known publicly.
During the campaigning period, candidates may campaign in order to gain support.
During the voting period, you will rank candidates in the order of preference. You should rank abstention beneath all of the candidates you are prepared to consider. You needn't rank all of the candidates or even any of them. You should be aware that ABSTAINING MATTERS. If enough votes are counted as abstain then the whole election starts again!
Elections are regulated by the Lazarene Elections Act (December 2019)
Every election will consist of three periods: standing, campaigning and voting. During general elections (held every four months) those periods will take four, six and five days respectively. During special elections (held if the Prime Minister's office is vacant before the end of a term) they will take two, three and three days respectively in order to leave the cabinet vacant for the shortest possible time.
During the standing period, candidates make themselves known publicly.
During the campaigning period, candidates may campaign in order to gain support.
During the voting period, you will rank candidates in the order of preference. You should rank abstention beneath all of the candidates you are prepared to consider. You needn't rank all of the candidates or even any of them. You should be aware that ABSTAINING MATTERS. If enough votes are counted as abstain then the whole election starts again!
Elections are regulated by the Lazarene Elections Act (December 2019)