Forum:Federal elections

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Federal Elections are elections that are held in Lovia and in which Members of the Congress are elected. Mid-term elections can be held to fill seats. The next elections will occur in December 2011 and January 2012.

Federal and Mid-term Elections
(upcoming)

MOTC Candidates, 2012
All Lovian citizens have the right to run for Member of the Congress. Elected citizens will gain a variable amount of seats in Congress depending on the amount of votes cast for them. The Prime Minister is not elected in the Federal Elections, unlike elections in early 2011 and before. Candidacies will begin and end on December 10th and December 31st respectively.

Candidacies
How to fill it out: These candidates run in the Federal Elections, 2012:
 * Name - small party logo and party abbriviation or name; political views (i.e. conservative, progressive)
 * Candidacy filed: use for just date stamp
 * Primary residence: (such as Noble City, SY)

OPEN as of December 10th


 * William Krosby - LDP logo.png LDP; progressive centrist
 * 14:11, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Pines, Newhaven, Kings


 * Christopher Costello - ; progressive liberal conservative
 * 16:23, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Primary residence: New Town, Noble City, SY


 * Oos Wes Ilava - ; conservative Christian
 * 18:58, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hurbanova, Oceana


 * James Torres - ; center left
 * 16:23, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Primary residence: New Town, Noble City, SY


 * Justin Abrahams - Labour Party; social-democrat
 * 15:08, December 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * Primary residence: Hurbanova, Oceana

Voting
CLOSED until January 1st

Only citizens can vote. Each citizen can cast three votes, a Major Vote (3 points), a Minor Vote (2 points) and a Support Vote (1 point). The entire election regulations can be read in the Constitution. Fraud will be persecuted. Voting will begin and end on January 1st and January 21st respectively.

Please use:
 * Template:Major Vote
 * Template:Minor Vote
 * Template:Support Vote

Please do not mess up the page layout. Your vote must be cast correctly and without obstructing other citizens.


 * Name - Party Name and Logo; Ideology
 * Votes

After Elections

 * January 21st - End of voting session.
 * January 22nd - January 31st - Coalitions are made. Add your congresspeople and party leaders to the National Congressperson Order.
 * February 1st - Inauguration Day.
 * February 1st - February 9th - Approval of Prime Minister and the Federal Secretaries. Election of the Speaker of the Congress.
 * February 10th and beyond - Normal Congressional activities.
 * No later than July 10th - Optional: Beginning of Second 2012 elections.