Lincoln February 2020 Special Gubernatorial Election and Referendum

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OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
February 2019 Special Gubernatorial Election and Referendum

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, February 7 and ending at 12:00 AM on Monday, February 10. All votes cast outside of this period will be counted invalid.

Ballot instructions
1. Please vote for the candidate of your choosing on both races on the ballot. The election is carried out using single transferable vote and instant runoff voting, so you may rank the candidates as you please.

2. You are permitted, but not advised, to edit your ballot within 20 minutes of posting it in this thread. Editing your ballot more than 20 minutes after posting it in this voting booth will cause it to be counted invalid.

3. Please check over your ballot thoroughly before you click "Post". You have no excuse for casting a ballot which contains errors or does not accurately reflect your preferences. Failure to correct errors in your ballot may result in its disqualification.

4. It is a crime against the Republic of Atlasia to a) delete your ballot after the voting period is closed and before the results are certified or delete your ballot after the 20 minute edit period and revote and/or b) intimidate or attempt to place undue pressure on a voter to delete their ballot as outlined in part a or invalidate their ballot.

5. Please note multiple posts within the voting booth (with the exception of the original ballot post posted by the election administrator) are prohibited and will result in your ballot being invalid.  

Eligibility
You are eligible to vote in this election if you (a) have registered with the federal Census Bureau as a voter of one of the states of this region; (b) have not had your voting rights stripped as the result of deregistration or court order; (c) meet all other requirements set forth in Article V of the Constitution of Lincoln; (d) have been a registered voter of Lincoln for the past week and (e) have made 10 posts in the last 8 weeks (posts only count if made before the start of this election).

General election ballot

There is one election and one ballot question on this ballot.

Election one: for Governor of Lincoln- For a four-month term (one to be elected).

[  ] Jk2020/Sestak of Pennsylvania
[  ] Wulfric/Dwarven Dragon of Pennsylvania
[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question one - Shall the Creating the Minister of Legal Affairs Amendment be ratified to the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln?
The text is viewable here.
MARK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING.
[  ] Yes
[  ] No
[  ] Abstain

[Peanut]

Election one: for Governor of Lincoln- For a four-month term (one to be elected).

[ X ] Jk2020/Sestak of Pennsylvania
[  ] Wulfric/Dwarven Dragon of Pennsylvania
[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question one - Shall the Creating the Minister of Legal Affairs Amendment be ratified to the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln?
The text is viewable here.
MARK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING.
[  ] Yes
[ X ] No
[  ] Abstain

[Peanut]

Official certification of Electoral Results
February 7-10, 2020

The region of Lincoln of Atlasia, under His Excellency's Minister of Regional Elections Peanut, having conducted free and fair elections for the remainder of the present gubernatorial term, as well as a referendum on the Creating the Minister of Justice Amendment to the Constitution of the Region, between the seventh and tenth days of the month of February of the year 2020, and counted the votes therein cast, hereby certifies the following results:

In the Gubernatorial race, a total of 23 valid votes were cast. Two votes were invalid The distribution of such votes is as follows.

17 votes were cast for Mr. Jk2020/Sestak of Pennsylvania.

6 votes were cast for Mr. Wulfric/Dwarven Dragon of Pennsylvania.

Jk2020/Sestak, having achieved a total of 73.91% of valid votes cast, is hereby elected Governor of Lincoln for the remainder of the present term.


In the Amendment referendum, a total of 23 valid votes were cast. Their distribution is as follows:

8 votes were cast in favor of the ratification of the Amendment.

14 vofes were cast against the ratification of the Amendment.

1 abstention was recorded.

As such, having only the support of 36.37% of valid Yes/No votes, the Amendment fails to meet the threshold necessary and its ratification fails.

In witness whereof, I, Peanut, have hereunto set my hand to certify the above is a legitimate and accurate report of the votes cast, on this tenth day of February of the year 2020 at zero hours.

x His Excellency Peanut, Minister of Regional Elections of His Excellency's Government.