A BILL
To ensure every candidate for federal office is treated fairly by the Atlasian election system.
Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled.
SECTION 1: TITLEThis bill may be referred to as the
Election Do-Over Act.
SECTION 2: RIGTHING AN ELECTION ERROR1. In the event that the Secretary of Federal Elections opens a federal vote after forgetting to put a declared candidate on the ballot, that vote may be halted.
2. Voting shall only be halted if the candidate who was left off the ballot requests for such action within the first 24 hours of the vote being opened. This request must be made in the corresponding election thread, or in the thread for the Department of Federal Elections
3. If the Secretary of Federal Elections halts a vote, all votes in that thread will be invalidated.
4. After halting a vote, the Secretary of Federal Elections will be responsible for opening a new thread in the Voting Booth that will include an official ballot with all declared candidates, and that will last for the full duration of time specified by Atlasian law.
5. The Secretary of Federal Elections will be responsible for contacting every Atlasian whose vote was invalidated in the halted election to communicate that an election do-over has begun.