Candidate Declaration Thread

[Junkie]

I know this might seem to come out of the blue, but I have decided to run for an at-large Senate seat.

[Junkie]

I withdraw from the race for at large senate seat.  Thought I already had.  I know I withdrew in my campaign office, but also thought I had done in this thread.  Either a mistake or a computer error.

I do not believe that I can post enough in time to qualify and will not just post random thoughts to qualify. 

Based on the recent poll, I would not have done well anyway.  So maybe it was for the best.

[Junkie]

As I was appointed, I will be running for election to the Mideast Assembly in November.

[Junkie]

I have decided to run for At-Large Senator in December.

[Junkie]

I will be running for election as Mideast Senator.

[Junkie]

I will be running for the Pacific Senate Seat.

[Junkie]

As I am a glutton for punishment, I will be running for Governor of the Pacific in August.

[Junkie]

As I am a glutton for punishment, I will be running for Governor of the Pacific in August.

Potentially competitive Pacific election alert!

I hope so.

[Junkie]

I am still running for Pacific Governor.

[Junkie]

I'll run for at-large Senate seat in the special election.

[Junkie]

I will be running in the At-Large Senate election.

[Junkie]

I will be running for At-Large Senator in December.

[Junkie]

I thought Archangel Zero announced a while ago he was running.  Did he withdraw?

[Junkie]

I will be running for at-large Senator (when the time comes, retiring from Governor).

I thought I remembered this.  I don't see a retraction, so if it is in the time frame, I think he would need to be on the ballot.  Not that I want to run against another person who has beaten me in a race (but who hasn't).

EDIT -- Did a little more checking, he voted in the Presidential and in the last Senate by election and has opened a Pacific voting booth and posted in the Pacific legislature.  However, it would come down to the exact date that the election starts

[Junkie]

I'm re-announcing my candidacy for Senate.

And I resign as SoFE because I refuse to accept your definition of "Democracy"

Teddy, I hope you re-think this, because you are the best in this position.  On the other hand, I think you running for the Senate is great, even though we will probably steal votes from each other.   Do not make a decision rashly.

No on to the point in question.  Here is how I see it.  The law states that:

Section 4: The Department of Federal Elections
 
The duties of the Department of Federal Elections, performed by the Secretary shall be:
 1.To act in most cases as the Administrator of any federal voting booth and absentee voting booth, including for elections to the Presidency, Vice-Presidency, Senate, and any nationwide federal poll, excepting Impeachment Trial polls.
 2.To administer the declaration of candidacies for federal elections.
3.To represent the Federal Government in any federal election dispute, with such assistance from the Attorney General as shall be expedient.
 4.To provide consultancy to the Regions on matters of electoral administration and federal electoral precedent when requested by a Regional official responsible for elections.
 5.To administer a Regional election when requested by a Region, but only with the consent of the President, and with possibility of review by the Senate within 5 days.

It all comes down what "administer the declaration of candidacies" means.  It is not defined in the lstatute, so it is open to interpretation.  However, amendments appear to invalidate candidate declarations made more than two months before the election.  Thus, in my opinion, while it may argued that "administering" allows interpretation by the SOFE, I do not think so. 

Therefore the only question is whether Archangel Zero announced more than two months before the earliest possible date of the election.

Again, Teddy please don't leave over a few comments. 

[Junkie]

I'm not leaving Atlasia.

I meant your position, unless of course you are just sick of it and want to be in the Senate.  Then I would say do it.

[Junkie]

Uhm...so, I had genuinely believed I already did this, but for the sake of clarification, I withdraw my candidacy for the Senate.

I apologize for any confusion this has created on the matter.

So, I was right in the first place?

It appears so.  However, under the law, that might not have been that important.  Quite frankly, it was a very interesting legal issue.  I do believe, that while I would not have voted for your view of your former role in the matter (if I were on the Court), the law was vague enough to support the conclusion that you could make that decision.  If the Court were to take that position, then your being right becomes more important.

Will you consider unquitting?