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Elections Information Thread - Debussy - 08-12-2020
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Lazarene Elections Act
Section 1. The Timing of Elections
(1) General Elections shall be held 15 days prior to the end of term for an elected office.
(2) General Elections shall last for a duration of fifteen (15) days.
(3) Special Elections shall be held as soon as reasonably possible once a vacancy in an elected office appears, when:
a. A recall or resignation has taken place prior to the first or last fifteen (15) days of the term.
(4) Special Elections shall last for a duration of eight (8) days.
Section 2. The Composition of Elections
(1) General Elections shall be composed as follows:
a. A four (4) day standing period.
b. A six (6) day campaigning period.
c. A five (5) day voting period.
(2) Special Elections shall be composed as follows:
a. A two (2) day standing period.
b. A three (3) day campaigning period.
c. A three (3) day voting period.
[/cell][/table]Section 1. The Timing of Elections
(1) General Elections shall be held 15 days prior to the end of term for an elected office.
(2) General Elections shall last for a duration of fifteen (15) days.
(3) Special Elections shall be held as soon as reasonably possible once a vacancy in an elected office appears, when:
a. A recall or resignation has taken place prior to the first or last fifteen (15) days of the term.
(4) Special Elections shall last for a duration of eight (8) days.
Section 2. The Composition of Elections
(1) General Elections shall be composed as follows:
a. A four (4) day standing period.
b. A six (6) day campaigning period.
c. A five (5) day voting period.
(2) Special Elections shall be composed as follows:
a. A two (2) day standing period.
b. A three (3) day campaigning period.
c. A three (3) day voting period.
As outlined in the Lazarene Elections Act, elections will consist of three periods: standing, campaigning and voting. During general elections - held every four months – the periods will take four, six, and five days, respectively. If the Prime Minister’s office is vacant before the end of the term, a special election will be held. Special election periods will take two, three, and three days, respectively.
During the voting period, you will rank candidates in order of preference. You should rank abstention beneath all of the candidates you are prepared to consider. You need not rank all of the candidates or any of them. You should be aware that abstaining matters. If enough votes are counted as abstain, the whole election starts again!
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(2) The Prime Minister shall be elected by majority instant-runoff vote for a four-month term. Elections shall be undertaken by the Assembly. Procedure for elections will be defined by law.
[/cell][/table]During a general or special election, the Prime Minister will serve for a 4 month term. Special elections - such as Special Elections (October 2020) - will change the election schedule.
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Election Schedule
First Quarter – February 26th to June 26th
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First Quarter – February 26th to June 26th
- Elections start June 12th
- Elections start October 14th
- Elections start Feburary 12th