Forum:State elections

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The State Elections, Fall 2010 are upcoming democratic elections in Lovia in which the citizens of the five states will directly elect a Governor and Deputy Governor. The Fall 2010 elections will be the first since the 2010 State Reform has been enacted, and the first state elections since 2008. The bill in Congress to hold these elections in October was proposed by Martha Van Ghent (Walden) after a popular opinion poll conducted by Marcus Villanova. Candidacies can be placed from September 20th until October 3rd. The actual voting begins October 4th, 2010. The Governors and Deputy Governors elected will be inaugurated October 20th.

Voting begins at 7 AM (PDT, UTC-7) in Noble City, equivalent to 4 PM (CEST, UTC+2) in Brussels, and to 10 AM (EDT, UTC-4) on the US East Coast.

Legal requirements

 * One must be a citizen of Lovia.
 * One must have an official residence in the state where one wants to be a candidate.
 * One may participate in only one state as a candidate.

Ballots (candidates list)

 * Clymene
 * Ferenc Szóhad (CPL.nm)
 * Marcus Villanova (Walden)
 * Kings
 * Justin Abrahams (Walden)
 * Yuri Medvedev and Alyssa C. Red (CPL.nm)
 * Oceana
 * Andy McCandless (Walden)
 * Harold Freeman (LU)
 * Oos Wes Ilava (CCPL)
 * Seven
 * Jon Johnson (CPL.nm)
 * Pierlot McCrooke (Walden)
 * Semyon Breyev (CCPL)
 * Sylvania
 * King Dimitri I of Lovia (independent)
 * Martha Van Ghent (Walden)
 * Philip Bradly-Lashawn (CPL.nm)

Voting
Opens October 4th. Voting begins at 7 AM (PDT, UTC-7) in Noble City, equivalent to 4 PM (CEST, UTC+2) in Brussels, and to 10 AM (EDT, UTC-4) on the US East Coast.

Legal requirements

 * One must be a citizen of Lovia.
 * One must have an official residence in the state where one wants to cast a vote. Therefore, a citizen can cast votes in minimum one and maximum three states. Please check whether you have a legal residence in a state before voting; this info can be found here.

Voting per state

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 * Election fraud will be persecuted.