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Good po. Just went to space, found a human inhabited planet, waged a war on said planet against Brasilistan, sold some spaceships and deciding whether or not to have a civil war.
Awww, thanks The King Isle! It has been an honour to have served a second term! ^-^
This is very true, Saint Cinder, and I am sure you would join me in encouraging all WA Minions to endorse PenguinPies for as speedy a transition as is possible!
Following the conclusion of the January 2022 Delegate Election, I am pleased to congratulate PenguinPies as the Delegate-Elect! ^-^
For a smooth transition from Amerion's New Minion Order to the PenguinPie's Pieclave, please help the Coalition by:
Step 1. Joining the World Assembly (if you haven't yet done so);
Step 2. Clicking on this link which will bring you to the national page of PenguinPies; and finally,
Step 3. Scrolling down the page and clicking on the button that says "Endorse PenguinPies"!
And you're all set! Thank you for doing your part and remember that if you also endorse all the members of the Coral Guard, your nation will also receive the commendation of being a SWAN Knight!
Your outgoing-Supreme Leader,
Amerion
The Supreme Leader of all Minions, His Majesty, the Admiral Delegate General Stewie G., Delegate of the South Pacific, the Magnificent Ultimate Leader of all of NationStates, High Autocrat of the New Minion Order, King of Kings, Democratic President and Prime-Minister-For-Life, Chairman and Supreme General Secretary Admiral of the Peoples Republic of the South Pacific, Invincible and All-Triumphant Lord Commander, Grand Dentist of the Ice Cream Association, Chief Ophthalmologist and board-certified Dermatologist of the South Pacific Special Forces, Brilliant Genius of Humanity, Noble Prize winner in everything but Peace, and Benevolent Oppressor and Ruthless Protector of the Expendable People of Amerion.
How often are the elections held?
This summary section in the dispatch explains it all basically every four to six months!
The Prime Minister, the Delegate, and the Chair of the Assembly are positions elected in the South Pacific. All elections in our region are similar in how they are carried out, with just a few variations in electors, voting methods, and time. The Election Commissioner carries out and oversees elections.
Every election in the South Pacific consists of three periods:
Nomination: When candidates declare their candidacy or nominate others.
Campaign: When candidates convince voters to vote for them via campaigns, debates, etc.
Voting: When electors vote for their preferred candidates.
Summary of elections in the South Pacific | |||||
Position | Voter eligibility | Candidate eligibility | Time | Period | Voting method |
Delegate |
1st round: Citizens |
Citizens with at least 80% of the endorsement cap |
16 days before the first of February and August |
Nomination and campaign: First 7 days |
1st step: Approval |
Prime Minister |
Citizens |
Citizens |
16 days before the first of February, May, August, and November |
Nomination: First 4 days |
Instant-Runoff |
Chair of Assembly (CoA) |
Legislators |
Legislators |
8 days before the first of May and November |
Nomination and campaign: First 5 days |
Approval |
The various elections
Prime Minister elections: The PM is the head of government and of the Cabinet. The PM is elected every 3 months by registered citizens using Instant-Runoff Voting. Only citizens may run for the PM position. Successful PM candidates typically have experience working in government ministries.
Delegate elections: The Delegate is the head of state and holds the gameside Delegate position. The Delegate is elected every 6 months (16 days before the first of February and August) in two rounds. The first round happens on the forum and is voted on by citizens using Approval Voting. Two most-voted candidates (or any candidate that ties with them) move to second round. The second round happens in the game and is voted on by native World Assembly nations using the game's built-in polls (which follow first-past-the-post). Only citizens may run for the Delegacy. Successful delegate candidates need to be trusted by citizens and are popular in the gameside community.
Chair of Assembly elections: The Chair of the Assembly, who handles administrative matters of the Assembly, is elected every 6 months (8 days before the first of May and November) by legislators of the Assembly using Approval Voting. Only legislators may run for the Chair position.
When is the next election?
Check the table above. You will always be notified when an election happens via dispatches, forum posts, and Discord messages.
How do I vote in an election?
When an election happens, you will be notified via dispatches, forum posts, and Discord messages with the detailed instruction. If you want to know now:
For forum elections (Prime Minister, Chair of Assembly elections, first round of Delegate elections): Click Reply on a designated thread in the Election Central subforum (Example), click the gear icon on the post creator, then click Insert Template to create the ballot form. Fill in the ballot then click Post. The Election Commissioner will create and declare the voting thread before an election. You can also vote privately by direct messaging your ballot to the Election Commissioner.
For gameside elections (Second round of the delegate elections): You simply vote using the game's built-in polls on the region page.
Our elections use three different voting methods. Different voting methods have different ballot formats and vote counting methods. Read below to learn more if you are interested.
How do I run for a position in an election?
When an election happens, the forum thread containing the relevant information will be created in the Election Central subforum. If you want to know now:
In the nomination period, if you're eligible to run, simply declare your candidacy on a designated forum thread (here is an example).
In the campaign period, create a forum thread with a campaign convincing others to vote for you and a Conflict of Interests (CoI) disclosure in the Election Central subforum. Your campaign should reflect the problems that you want to fix, how you are going to fix them, and some nice words to hype up the crowds. You will also face questions from electors in the thread which you should answer. Conflict of interest disclosures are a short summary about your participation in NationStates, both current and former, domestic and abroad. This includes roles you have held, what other regions you're involved in, etc. Here are some examples of successful campaigns with CoI: July 2023 Prime Minister Campaign by ProfessorHenn, July 2023 Delegate Campaign by Griffindor.
The Election Commissioner will create and declare the necessary threads for candidate and CoI declarations before an election.
The best way to boost your election winning chance is to gather experience and recognition by doing something in the government first and/or being active on the region's in-game message board (RMB).
Explain me all the voting methods here
Majority Voting
Voters vote for only one candidate. The candidate with a majority of votes wins, as simple as that. If no one has a majority, the two most-voted candidates move to a runoff with similar rules. Round two of the delegate elections use this method (via the game's built-in regional poll).
Approval voting
Voters can vote for many candidates or for Re-open Nominations (RON). The candidate with the most votes win. If many winners are desired, we take the first most-voted candidate as the first winner, the second most-voted candidate as the second winner, and so on. Round one of the delegate elections and Chair of Assembly elections use this method (via the forum's ballot form). This is a real example of an approval voting ballot.
Instant-runoff voting (IRV)
Voters rank candidates in order of preference on their ballots like this:
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Goofy
This is a real example of an IRV ballot.
After all ballots are casted, the voters' first choices will be counted. If a candidate is ranked first by a majoriry of voters, that candidate wins. If no first-rank majority is found, the candidate ranked first the least is eliminated from all ballots. If many candidates tie for the least-first-rank, the candidate ranked second the least is eliminated. The process then repeat with counting the first-ranks on ballots until a candidate eventually has a majority of first-ranks.
Assume we have 3 candidates: Coconut, Iced Tea, and Lampshade. If 5 ballots are then cast by 5 voters as follows:
Coconut
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Coconut
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Iced Tea
Coconut
Lampshade
Coconut
Lampshade
Iced Tea
Coconut
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Then the result will be:
Candidate | First-rank votes |
Coconut | 4 |
Iced Tea | 1 |
Lampshade | 0 |
As Coconut has 4 first-rank votes (4 ballots ranked them the first), which is a majority, they will be declared the winner!
That was an easy example. Here is an example where no one reaches an initial majority of first-rank votes:
Coconut
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Iced Tea
Coconut
Lampshade
Coconut
Lampshade
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Coconut
Iced Tea
Lampshade
Coconut
Iced Tea
Now the result will be:
Round 1 | ||||||
Candidate | Ballot rank | A | B | C | D | E | First-rank votes |
Coconut | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Lampshade | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Iced Tea | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
As you can see, here no candidate receives a majority of first-rank votes, so an instant-runoff round is needed. Iced Tea has the least first-rank votes, so they are eliminated from all ballots. To be more specific, ballots which rank Iced Tea 1st will have their 2nd-rank candidate take over the 1st spot, 3rd take over the 2nd, and so on. After doing this, we count the first-rank votes again.
Round 2 | ||||||
Candidate | Ballot rank | A | B | C | D | E | First-preference Votes |
Coconut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Lampshade | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Coconut jumps from 2nd to 1st on ballot B to fill in the 1st-rank that originally occupied by Iced Tea. Lampshade also jumps from 3rd to 2nd on ballots A, B, and C to fill in the spot of the originally 2nd-rank Iced Tea. After this round, Coconut has one more first-rank vote. Now with 3 votes, which is a majority, Coconut wins!
Archive of past elections
If you notice any issue on this dispatch, please telegram Coalition of the South Pacific or ping USoVietnam (@watari5292) on the region's Discord server.
Saint Cinder, The free romanians, and Muck warfare
I can't endorse Penguin because I'm in the SPSF
I got a space program now! I've been making some major technological advancements for the past few days.
By the end of this month, TSP will have a space station.
Wildweststan, Ipugao, and The free romanians
TSPSA? The South Pacific Space Agency?
Wildweststan, Ipugao, The free romanians, and Sjorve Ned
TSPSS-Alpha
One of the many
TSPSA would be a good one then, we need a name for our Space program.
Wildweststan, Ipugao, The free romanians, and Sjorve Ned
Tsp territorial space program
Tsptsp
Ipugao and Sjorve Ned
"The South Pacific Space Exploration"?
The South Pacific International Aerospace Facility, TSPIAF
Headed by Dr. Susie Baker
Headed by Dwight "The Boulder" Jackson. Famous person who starred in the movie "Gymnanji: Welcome to the Desert"
Not to be confused with his cousin: Drake "The Stone" Jameson
hi god save
I heard about his son, Dwyer "The Pebble" Jordan. He's got a great future ahead of him.
Post self-deleted by Wisconsin Republic.
There's no use talking to them anyways, just get them out of here.
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