Lincoln May 2020 Council Byelection and Referenda

[Joseph Cao]

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OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
May 2020 Council by-election and referenda

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday 15 May and ending at 12:20 AM on Monday 18 April. 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. Please select one of "yes", "no", or "abstain" on the ballot questions.

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 8 posts in the last 8 weeks (posts only count if made before the start of this election).

WARNING: Do not vote until 0:20 EDT

Election ballot
There are 1 election and 4 ballot questions on this ballot.

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)
sitting until 28 July 2020 or determination of the Governor (One to elect)

[ 1 ] Rep. Joseph Cao of Illinois
Independent - Federalist


[ 3 ] Gorguf of Pennsylvania
Independent - Labor Party


[ 2 ] Lakigigar of Wisconsin
Independent - Peace Party


[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question 501
Shall Lincoln ratify the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[  ] Yes


[ X ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 502
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Elections Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 503
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Dissolution Timing Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 504
Shall Lincoln ratify the Fixed Council Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln?(select one)

[  ] Yes


[ X ] No


[  ] Abstain

[cg41386]

Gorguf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

[Mike88]

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)
sitting until 28 July 2020 or determination of the Governor (One to elect)

[1] Rep. Joseph Cao of Illinois
Independent - Federalist


[2] Gorguf of Pennsylvania
Independent - Labor Party


[3] Lakigigar of Wisconsin
Independent - Peace Party


[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question 501
Shall Lincoln ratify the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 502
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Elections Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[  ] Yes


[X] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 503
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Dissolution Timing Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 504
Shall Lincoln ratify the Fixed Council Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln?(select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain

[Gass3268]

Gorguf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

[OneJ]

Council of Lincoln:
[1] Gorguf

Question 501: [X] Yes
Question 502: [X] Yes
Question 503: [X] Yes
Question 504: [X] Yes

[Wazza [INACTIVE]]

1. Joseph Cao
2. Laki
3. Gorguf

Q501: No
Q502: Yes
Q503: Yes
Q504: No

[Pyro]

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OFFICIAL BALLOT

Region of Lincoln
May 2020 Council by-election and referenda

Instructions and important information

This election will last for exactly 72 hours beginning at 12:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday 15 May and ending at 12:20 AM on Monday 18 April. 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. Please select one of "yes", "no", or "abstain" on the ballot questions.

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 8 posts in the last 8 weeks (posts only count if made before the start of this election).

WARNING: Do not vote until 0:20 EDT

Election ballot
There are 1 election and 4 ballot questions on this ballot.

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)
sitting until 28 July 2020 or determination of the Governor (One to elect)

[  ] Rep. Joseph Cao of Illinois
Independent - Federalist


[ X ] Gorguf of Pennsylvania
Independent - Labor Party


[  ] Lakigigar of Wisconsin
Independent - Peace Party


[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question 501
Shall Lincoln ratify the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 502
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Elections Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 503
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Dissolution Timing Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 504
Shall Lincoln ratify the Fixed Council Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln?(select one)

[ X ] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain

[Rookie Yinzer]

Gorguf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

[Poirot]

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)

[ 2 ] Rep. Joseph Cao of Illinois
Independent - Federalist


[ 3 ] Gorguf of Pennsylvania
Independent - Labor Party


[ 1 ] Lakigigar of Wisconsin
Independent - Peace Party


question 501 No
question 502 Abstain
question 503 Yes
question 504 No

[Clyde1998]

Election ballot
There are 1 election and 4 ballot questions on this ballot.

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)
sitting until 28 July 2020 or determination of the Governor (One to elect)

[3] Rep. Joseph Cao of Illinois
Independent - Federalist


[1] Gorguf of Pennsylvania
Independent - Labor Party


[2] Lakigigar of Wisconsin
Independent - Peace Party


[  ] Write-in: ___________


Question 501
Shall Lincoln ratify the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 502
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Elections Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 503
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Dissolution Timing Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain



Question 504
Shall Lincoln ratify the Fixed Council Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln?(select one)

[X] Yes


[  ] No


[  ] Abstain

[Peanut]

Gorguf

Aye on the first 3

Nay on the Fixed Council Amendment

[Sestak]

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ELECTION CERTIFICATION
Region of Lincoln
May 2020 Council by-election and referenda

For the Seventh Council of Lincoln (Vacant seat)
sitting until 28 July 2020 or determination of the Governor (One to elect)

Rep. Joseph Cao 11 (BG-NY, ReaganClinton20XX, TJ in Cleve, lfromnj, andjey, smoltchanov, Brother Jonathan, Cokeland Saxton, Rep. Joseph Cao, Mike88, Wazza1901)


Gorguf 21 (jk2020, S019, Dwarven Dragon, Jimmy7812, Adam Griffin, badger, Bacon King, tack50, 20RP12, JGibson, n1240, cookiedamage, gracile, Solid4096, cg41386, Gass3268, OneJ_, PyroTheFox, RFKFan68, Clyde1998, Peanut)


Lakigigar 3 (JosepBroz, Lakigigar, Poirot)


Question 501
Shall Lincoln ratify the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

Yes 22 (jk2020, S019, Dwarven Dragon, Jimmy7812, Adam Griffin, Bacon King, tack50, 20RP12, JGibson, JosepBroz, n1240, cookiedamage, gracile, Solid4096, cg41386, Mike88, Gass3268, OneJ_, PyroTheFox, RFKFan68, Clyde1998, Peanut)


No 9 (BG-NY, ReaganClinton20XX, TJ in Cleve, lfromnj, Brother Jonathan, Cokeland Saxton, Rep. Joseph Cao, Wazza1901, Poirot)


Abstain 3 (badger, andjey, smoltchanov)



Question 502
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Elections Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

Yes 29 (jk2020, S019, Dwarven Dragon, Jimmy7812, BG-NY, ReaganClinton20XX, Adam Griffin, TJ in Cleve, lfromnj, Bacon King, tack50, 20RP12, andjey, smoltchanov, JGibson, JosepBroz, n1240, cookiedamage, gracile, Solid4096, Rep. Joseph Cao, cg41386, Gass3268, OneJ_, Wazza1901, PyroTheFox, RFKFan68, Clyde1998, Peanut)


No 3 (Brother Jonathan, Cokeland Saxton, Mike88)


Abstain 2 (badger, Poirot)



Question 503
Shall Lincoln ratify the Better Dissolution Timing Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

Yes 30 (jk2020, S019, Jimmy7812, BG-NY, ReaganClinton20XX, Adam Griffin, TJ in Cleve, lfromnj, Bacon King, tack50, 20RP12, andjey, smoltchanov, JGibson, JosepBroz, cookiedamage, Cokeland Saxton, gracile, Soild4096, Rep. Joseph Cao, cg41386, Mike88, Gass3268, OneJ_, Wazza1901, PyroTheFox, RFKFan68, Poirot, Clyde1998, Peanut)


No 2 (Dwarven Dragon, Brother Jonathan)


Abstain 2 (badger, n1240)



Question 504
Shall Lincoln ratify the Fixed Council Amendment to the Constitution of Lincoln? (select one)

Yes 13 (jk2020, Adam Griffin, Bacon King, 20RP12, gracile, Soild4096, cg41386, Mike88, Gass3268, OneJ_, PyroTheFox, RFKFan68, Clyde1998)


No 19 (S019, Dwarven Dragon, Jimmy7812, BG-NY, ReaganClinton20XX, TJ in Cleve, lfromnj, tack50, andjey, smoltchanov, JGibson, JosepBroz, Brother Jonathan, cookiedamage, Cokeland Saxton, Rep. Joseph Cao, Wazza1901, Poirot, Peanut)


Abstain 1 (badger)



The number of total valid votes cast was 35. Gorguf is hereby elected to fill the vacancy in the Seventh Council of Lincoln. Questions 501, 502, and 503 pass and the Chancellor Emeritus and Gubernatorial and Special Election Fixes (L.C. 6.20), Better Elections (L.C. 6.22), and Better Dissolution Timing (L.C. 7.1) Amendments to the Constitution of Lincoln are each ratified. Question 504 is defeated.

As the acting elections administrator of Lincoln, I do certify the above as an accurate representation of the votes cast in the election.