Department of Federal Elections

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2017 Fremont Elections Calendar
Administrator: Emergency Commissioner rpryor03*

*Not sure if he's supposed to open the booth on Friday.

Per the ROFA, the special election for governor and Legislative Assembly must take place within a week of the appointment of the Emergency Commissioner, so the vote should commence this Friday, yes.

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I know the vote commences on Friday, it was really more of a question as to who opens the booth.

The E.C. does. Seeing as nobody else has the legal authority to do anything in Fremont, he kinda has to.

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Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I get "DFU Freedom Lover" as Hasehmite's fourth preference when using the "detect language" tool on Google Translate.

Gah, why do people do this sh*t?

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I've asked Hash to confirm the English translation of his vote, because frankly I'm not comfortable assuming his intent when different tools produce different translations for the same set of characters. Of course, it would be preferable if people would just post in the Latin alphabet.

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February 2017 Federal Election
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
FIRST COUNT

Dfwlibertlover and Goldwater   58
RFayette, rpryor03, Eharding, Ben Kenobi, vote for pedro, peterthlee, Vosem, shua, dead0man, jamespol, DC Al Fine, IndyRep, Jbrase, diptheridan, Kingpoleon, Devout Centrist, Potus2036, Classic Conservative, texasgurl24, Spark498, Pessimistic Antineutrino, Computer89, oakvale, drewmike87, RogueBeaver, bronz4141, TJ in Cleve, EdgarAllenYOLO, CommanderClash, Governor Illiniwek, ModeratVAVoter, jdb, smoltchanov, NHI, CELTICEMPIRE, PiT, Cashew, JohanusCalvinusLibertas, ClarkKent, Snowguy716, Pericles, Torie, Republitarian (Goldwater), LumineVonReuental, Secure America, MilesC56, Haslam2020, Realpolitik, dcushmanjva, Enduro, tedbessell, RGN08, hashemite, Santander, dfwlibertylover, Yankee, Leinad


Maxwell and Smilo   08
JustinTimeCuber, Turkisblau, Chairman Sanchez, mah519 (Maxwell), bore, Ebowed, BRTD, ilikeverin,


NeverAgain and Southern Gothic   49
Lok1999, Alex, Southern Gothic, heatcharger, cxs018, EarlAW, Tirnam, Chrome, 20RP12, Ascott, Mike88, TDAS04, Virginia C, Vega, JGibson, nicholas.slaydon, LongLiveRock, LibertarianRepublican,
Fuzzybigfoot, NewCanadaland, fhtagn, Spenstar3D, pikachu, simossad, One J_, Dr_Novella, windjammer, angus, Trapsy, NeederNodder, Intell, Wolverine, sjkqw, darthebearnc, MaxQue, leonardothered, Blair2015, Gass3268, wolfentoad66, nclib, SomebodyWhoExists, Tim Turner, MikeWells12, Clyde1998, Peebs, NeverAgain, Adam Griffin, 1184AZ, Harry S Truman,


Winfield and Poirot   08
1236, cinyc, Wulfric, Dkrol, Winfield, kyc0705, Poirot, Siren,


Blank or Spoilt   02
Averroes Nix, bouncycorn



SECOND COUNT
Dfwlibertlover and Goldwater   64
RFayette, rpryor03, Eharding, Ben Kenobi, vote for pedro, peterthlee, Vosem, shua, dead0man, jamespol, DC Al Fine, IndyRep, Jbrase, diptheridan, Kingpoleon, Devout Centrist, Potus2036, Classic Conservative, texasgurl24, Spark498, Pessimistic Antineutrino, Computer89, oakvale, drewmike87, RogueBeaver, bronz4141, TJ in Cleve, EdgarAllenYOLO, CommanderClash, Governor Illiniwek, ModeratVAVoter, jdb, smoltchanov, NHI, CELTICEMPIRE, PiT, Cashew, JohanusCalvinusLibertas, ClarkKent, Snowguy716, Pericles, Torie, Republitarian (Goldwater), LumineVonReuental, Secure America, MilesC56, Haslam2020, Realpolitik, dcushmanjva, Enduro, tedbessell, RGN08, hashemite, Santander, dfwlibertylover, Yankee, Leinad, 1236, Turkisblau, cinyc, Chairman Sanchez, Wulfric, Winfield


NeverAgain and Southern Gothic   57
Lok1999, Alex, Southern Gothic, heatcharger, cxs018, EarlAW, Tirnam, Chrome, 20RP12, Ascott, Mike88, TDAS04, Virginia C, Vega, JGibson, nicholas.slaydon, LongLiveRock, LibertarianRepublican,
Fuzzybigfoot, NewCanadaland, fhtagn, Spenstar3D, pikachu, simossad, One J_, Dr_Novella, windjammer, angus, Trapsy, NeederNodder, Intell, Wolverine, sjkqw, darthebearnc, MaxQue, leonardothered, Blair2015, Gass3268, wolfentoad66, nclib, SomebodyWhoExists, Tim Turner, MikeWells12, Clyde1998, Peebs, NeverAgain, Adam Griffin, 1184AZ, Harry S Truman,  JustinTimeCuber, mah519 (Maxwell), Ebowed, BRTD, kyc0705, Poirot, bore, ilikeverin


Blank or Spoilt   03
Averroes Nix, bouncycorn, Siren

The following ballots were counted invalid:

• Bacon King (edited ballot after 20 minutes)
• tomhguy (did not meet minimum residency requirement)
• Monolith (did not meet minimum activity requirement)
• ReaganClintonXX (edited ballot after 20 minutes)
• Ebsy (did not meet minimum activity requirement)
• MAINEiac4434 (did not meet minimum residency requirement)
• TexasDemocrat (did not meet minimum activity requirement)


Dfwlibertylover is elected President
Goldwater is elected Vice President

I, Harry S Truman, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia and the laws passed under its authority as Acting Secretary of Federal Elections, I hereby certify that the above is a true and accurate account of the votes cast for President and Vice President in the late election.

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FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST COUNT
118 BALLOTS, QUOTA = 11

1184AZ ( 9 )
Cashew ( 8 )
Enduro ( 12 )
Heisenberg ( 11 )
lwp2004 ( 3 )
North Carolina Yankee ( 12 )
OneJ_ ( 9 )
Peebs ( 18 )
Potus2036 ( 11 )
simossad ( 12 )
tedbessell ( 13 )
Blank or Spoilt ( 6 )

Enduro, Heisenberg, North Carolina Yankee, Peebs, Potus2036, Simossad, and tedbessell meet or exceed the Quota and are elected. As the candidate with the fewest votes, lwp2004 is eliminated

SECOND COUNT
Enduro ( ELECTED )
Heisenberg ( ELECTED )
North Carolina Yankee ( ELECTED )
Peebs ( ELECTED )
Potus2036 ( ELECTED )
simossad ( ELECTED )
tedbessell ( ELECTED )
1184AZ ( 14.341 )
OneJ_ ( 14.915 )
Cashew ( 12.237 )
Blank or Spoilt ( 8.698 )

1184AZ and OneJ are elected.

The following ballots were counted invalid:

• Bacon King (edited ballot after 20 minutes)
• tomhguy (did not meet minimum residency requirement)
• Monolith (did not meet minimum activity requirement)
• ReaganClintonXX (edited ballot after 20 minutes)
• Ebsy (did not meet minimum activity requirement)
• MAINEiac4434 (did not meet minimum residency requirement)
• TexasDemocrat (did not meet minimum activity requirement)


1184AZ is elected Representative
Enduro is elected Representative
Heisenberg is elected Representative
North Carolina Yankee is elected Representative
OneJ_ is elected Representative
Peebs is elected Representative
Potus2036 is elected Representative
Simossad is elected Representative
tedbessell is elected Representative

I, Harry S Truman, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia and the laws passed under its authority as Acting Secretary of Federal Elections, I hereby certify that the above is a true and accurate account of the votes cast for House of Representatives in the late election.

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According to the Wiki, the Quota is determined by dividing the number of ballots by the number of seats, plus one; the Quota is 11 instead of 12 because you always round down when counting currency (whether money, votes, or whatnot). For the record, it doesn't change anything if the Quota is 13; in that scenario, the only candidate with a surplus is Peebs, and OneJ and 1184AZ had more second preferences than Cashew among Peebs voters.

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Is there any way that I can renounce my Atlasian citizenship?  I registered to vote for Peebs once and now the amount of spam I get is completely unbarable.

For what it's worth, the constant PMing is likely to die down now that the midterm elections are over.

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Not that it matters, but didn't I get a couple of write-in votes (from you and Wulfric)? I wrote myself in for second preference, which I think counts for acceptance as far as the FEA is concerned.

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The census table at the end of July shows a party with three members, that is a recognized party. Unless there is a mistake somewhere, I presume at the time of the resignation the party had 3.

Ah, but you see, that included CXSmith (who has since deregistered). With his departure, the Lib Dems dropped to two registered voters, and thus lost major party status.

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The fact that both major political parties regularly settle for a narrow 5-4 majority seems strange. Is there any particular reason that parties don't often go for a bigger majority?

Because of the voting system employed for elections to the House, fielding more candidates than your opposition presents a strategic weakness, because it ensures that your share of the vote will be more thinly spread and thus increases the likelihood that your candidates will be the first eliminated. There's also the fact that candidates are needed for other offices as well (Senate, regional legislatures, etc.), and every candidate put towards attaining a super majority in the House is a candidate taken away from one of those races.

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To clarify, is not the deadline for ballot access Tuesday at 12:00:00 (72 hrs before the polls open)?

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1 Peace (idk what we call ourselves) (Peebs)

Pacifists? Or Pacis, if you want to go for the Latin reference.

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Not yet. The only major election I see coming next month is the Southern election, which will start on January 19th and end on the 21st.

Will Fremont elections also be occurring in January to your knowledge?

If Kamala calls a snap election. If she doesn't, I believe the next election is due in February.

It will be in January regardless; parliament is up for election every three months, and since the current term began in November, the next elections are slated for January.

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It will be in January regardless; parliament is up for election every three months, and since the current term began in November, the next elections are slated for January.

Man, I'm going back on the street where things make sense. (Alternatively, could you post a 2018 election calendar in the introduction to Atlasia thread?)

It's on my to-do list.

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Not yet. The only major election I see coming next month is the Southern election, which will start on January 19th and end on the 21st.

Will Fremont elections also be occurring in January to your knowledge?

If Kamala calls a snap election. If she doesn't, I believe the next election is due in February.

It will be in January regardless; parliament is up for election every three months, and since the current term began in November, the next elections are slated for January.

Ok, thanks.

Right, I am an idiot. Upon consulting the Constitution, the next election will actually be in February (barring an early election). Now, if you will excuse me, I am late for a course in remedial counting.

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Right, I am an idiot. Upon consulting the Constitution, the next election will actually be in February (barring an early election). Now, if you will excuse me, I am late for a course in remedial counting.

Well, that's what I thought.

This is why I'm not SoFE.

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Nine candidates for nine seats, again; and one of those will need to be replaced immediately if ("if") elected. Not exactly an encouraging sign for our democracy.

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President, Round 1:
Fhtagn/PiT (the Physicist) - 47 (43.12%)
Pericles/MikeWells12 - 32 (29.36%)
Spiral/Adam Griffin - 23 (21.10%)
WI: Not_Madigan/Peebs - 4 (3.67%)
Unconfirmed Write-Ins (1 each for Politicalmasta73/PiT (the Physicist), Peebs/HomestarSB9, and Bore (unable to accept)) - 3 total (2.75% total)

All three unconfirmed write-ins are eliminated. No second pref for any of them, so they're all exhausted.

Round 2:
Fhtagn/PiT (the Physicist) - 47 (44.34%)
Pericles/MikeWells12 - 32 (30.19%)
Spiral/Adam Griffin - 23 (21.70%)
WI: Not_Madigan/Peebs - 4 (3.77%)

Madigan is eliminated. Two of his votes go to Pericles, one each go to Fhtagn and Spiral.

Round 3:
Fhtagn/PiT (the Physicist) - 48 (45.28%)
Pericles/MikeWells12 - 34 (32.08%)
Spiral/Adam Griffin - 24 (22.64%)

Spiral is eliminated. 15 of his votes go to Pericles, seven go to Fhtagn, two are exhausted.

Round 4:
Fhtagn/PiT (the Physicist) - 55 (52.88%)
Pericles/MikeWells12 - 49 (47.12%)

Fhtagn has been re-elected to a second full term.

Small correction: Lumine/Siren should have one vote on the first round, as both wrote themselves in for lower preference. Also, I'm fairly certain the three "unconfirmed write-ins" are just exhausted automatically, as those voters in effect did not vote for any candidate.

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Isn't the current chancellor an Independent?

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Isn't the current chancellor an Independent?

He's a Montfortian

I stand corrected. Don't see why an Independent couldn't become chancellor in theory, though.

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Spark is in Oregon.

Perhaps listing him as VA was a subtle reference to his famous correspondence.