Lincoln September 2019 Referendum

[Peanut]

WARNING: Do not vote until 0:00 EST (1:00 EDT).

OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
September 2019 Constitutional Amendment referendum

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Friday, September 27 and ending at 12:00 AM [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Monday, September 30. All votes cast outside of this period will be counted invalid.

Ballot instructions
1. Please vote yes, no or abstain on the question of whether the amendments below should be ratified. Abstentions do not affect the final outcome. A successful vote for ratification will result in the immediate ratification of the amendment upon certification.

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).

Election ballot

There is one ballot question on this ballot.

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

[Pragmatist_TNAG]

[ X ] Yes
[  ] No
[  ] Abstain

[Peanut]

Yes.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye

[Pyro]

WARNING: Do not vote until 0:00 EST (1:00 EDT).

OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
September 2019 Constitutional Amendment referendum

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Friday, September 27 and ending at 12:00 AM [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Monday, September 30. All votes cast outside of this period will be counted invalid.

Ballot instructions
1. Please vote yes, no or abstain on the question of whether the amendments below should be ratified. Abstentions do not affect the final outcome. A successful vote for ratification will result in the immediate ratification of the amendment upon certification.

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).

Election ballot

There is one ballot question on this ballot.

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

[Poirot]

no

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Nay

[Former President tack50]

WARNING: Do not vote until 0:00 EST (1:00 EDT).

OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
September 2019 Constitutional Amendment referendum

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Friday, September 27 and ending at 12:00 AM [1:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)] on Monday, September 30. All votes cast outside of this period will be counted invalid.

Ballot instructions
1. Please vote yes, no or abstain on the question of whether the amendments below should be ratified. Abstentions do not affect the final outcome. A successful vote for ratification will result in the immediate ratification of the amendment upon certification.

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).

Election ballot

There is one ballot question on this ballot.

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

[OneJ]

[X] Yes
[  ] No
[  ] Abstain

[Peanut]

Official certification of Electoral Results
September 27-29, 2019

The region of Lincoln of Atlasia, under its Governor Peanut of Illinois in lieu of the Minister of Regional Elections, having conducted a free and fair referendum on the ratification of the Legumes Deserve Respect Amendment between the twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth days of the month of September of the year 2019, and counted the votes therein cast, hereby certifies the following results:

In the referendum, a total of 8 valid votes were cast. The distribution of such votes is as follows:

5 votes were recorded in favor of ratification.

2 votes were recorded against ratification.

1 abstention was recorded.

Therefore, with 71.43% of valid votes cast in favor, the Amendment meets the necessary threshold and is ratified to the Constitution of the Region of Lincoln.

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 ninth day of October of the year 2019 at twenty hours with seven minutes.