VOTING BOOTH for Northeastern Voting Regulations

I have edited some things out and changed some things around, but I URGE ALL NORTHEASTERNERS TO VOTE ON THESE RULES. Thanks to ColinW, Southeastern Governor Ernest, and Atty. Gen. Peter Bell for helping me out. President Gustaf, can you please sticky this thread for me sir. This voting booth shall be open for a total of 5 days, and at the end of 5 days (7:30pm EST on Monday), I shall total the votes and declare this passed or vetoed. In the case of the veto I will edit the rules again. A simple yes or no or a yea or nay will do fine for voting. Thank you.

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§ I. Duration of voting
All elections and referendums conducted shall start at 12:00am Eastern Standard Time on a Friday and last until 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on a Sunday.

§ II. Opening of the polls
Section I
Polls shall be opened by the Governor of the Northeast between 12:00am Eastern Standard Time and 11:59am Eastern Standard Time on the day appointed for the election to begin.
Section II
In the event that the polls shall not have been opened by 7:00 am Eastern Standard Time on the day appointed for the election to begin, any member of the Atlasian Supreme Court, the Secretary of Forum Affairs or the Lieutenant Governor of the Northeast has the authority to act in the event of the inability of the Governor and they shall be authorized to open the polls and conduct the vote.

§ III. Declaration of Gubernatorial Candidacy
In order to be listed on the ballot, a candidate must have announced an intention to run 7 days before the day appointed for the election to begin. If the candidate has not announced an intention before this deadline and wishes to run, that citizen should have write in candidacy status.

§ IV. Valid Votes
Section I
(a) A voter's ballot is valid only if the voter -
(1) is registered with the Atlasian Secretary of Forum Affairs as a voter of a Northeastern state 7 days prior to the day appointed for the election to begin;
(2) and does not edit or delete a post after the next post has been made.
(b) Posts made by an election official in an election thread to administer that election must be separate from a post used to cast that official's ballot and does not count as posts for the purposes of subsection (a).

§ 5. Method of Voting
(a) In all gubernatorial elections, plurality voting shall be used with voters listing a single candidate that is on the ballot as their favored choice.
(b) In referendums and confirmation votes, voters shall vote either yes or no or a yea or nay.

§ 6. Counting of Ballots
As soon as possible after a vote has concluded, an official count shall be posted in the same thread as the vote by the official conducting the vote. Any attempts to vote that are disallowed shall be listed in that same post along with the reason for the disallowal. In the event that that two or more candidates shall have received the largest number of approvals in a non-runoff gubernatorial election, then a runoff shall be held in a separate thread.

§ 7. Contesting of a Ballot or Election
Only a person who voted or attempted to vote in an election has standing to dispute the determination of the official conducting that vote. The Lieutenant Governor of the Northeast acting as the Chief Judicial Officer of the region shall make a determination of both fact and law. Appeals to the Supreme Court of Atlasia are allowed only if there is a question of federal law involved.

§ 8. The Lieutenant Governor as Chief Judicial Officer
Article II, Section II of the Northeastern Constitution is hearby ratified to: The Lieutenant Governor of the Northeast shall act as the successor to the Governor in his absence, as well as the Chief Judicial Officer of the region. In the case that there is a vacancy in the Office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor will assume the role as Governor, and he will appoint a new Lieutenant Governor who will serve Chief Judicial Officer. No person may hold the title of Governor and Chief Judicial Officer at the same time.

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