Post by Ghostopolis on Jun 19, 2019 2:23:10 GMT
CANDIDACY VACANCY AMENDMENT
A Regional Code Amendment to clarify the status of ineligible candidates and the election process when no candidates are present
1. The following clauses shall be inserted into Chapter 4 of the Legal Code, and all subsequent clauses shall be renumerated accordingly:
8. Any nation ineligible to hold office may not have their candidacy recognized and cannot be placed on the ballot.
9. The Speaker will announce the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
10. Citizens may declare their candidacy from the start of the election until 12 hours before the start of voting, and may withdraw their candidacy and be removed from the ballot any time before voting begins.
11. In the event no citizen declares candidacy by the time voting starts, the Speaker will suspend the election process and restart from the beginning, announcing the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
9. The Speaker will announce the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
10. Citizens may declare their candidacy from the start of the election until 12 hours before the start of voting, and may withdraw their candidacy and be removed from the ballot any time before voting begins.
11. In the event no citizen declares candidacy by the time voting starts, the Speaker will suspend the election process and restart from the beginning, announcing the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
Voting ends 12 AM EDT/5 AM GST on Friday, June 21, 2019