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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name    = November 2021 Local Council election
| election_name    = March 2022 Local Council election
| country          = [[The South Pacific]]
| country          = [[The South Pacific]]
| flag_year        =  
| flag_year        =  
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| previous_election = November 2021 Local Council election
| previous_election = November 2021 Local Council election
| previous_year    = November 2021
| previous_year    = November 2021
| election_date    = 1‒14 March 2022
| election_date    = 1‒24 March 2022
| elected_members  =  
| elected_members  =  
| next_election    = July 2022 Local Council election
| next_election    = July 2022 Local Council election
| next_year        = July 2022
| next_year        = July 2022
| opinion_polls    =  
| opinion_polls    =  
| registered        = ~ 1100 regional WA members (TBD)
| registered        = 1120 regional WA members (1st)<br>1120 regional WA members (2nd)<br>1119 regional WA members (Re-Opened)
| turnout          = TBD
| turnout          = 10.09% (1st)<br>9.55% (2nd)<br>9.74% (Re-Opened)
| image_upright    =


| image1            = File:New_ontario_dominion_813975.png
| image1            = File:Evinea_248398.png
| image1_upright    = 0.3
| image1_upright    = 0.3
| colour1          = 0081B5
| colour1          = {{TSP Election/meta/party|Independent}}
| candidate1        = [[Canadian Dominion]]
| candidate1        = [[Evinea]]
| party1            = [[South Pacific Union|SPU]] (informal)
| party1            = Independent
| popular_vote1    = TBD
| popular_vote1    = 50
| percentage1      = TBD
| percentage1      = 44.25%


| image2            = File:Evinea_248398.png
| image2            = File:Canadian_dominion_213351.png
| image2_upright    = 0.3
| image2_upright    = 0.3
| colour2          = 0081B5
| colour2          = {{TSP Election/meta/party|Independent}}
| candidate2        = [[Evinea]]
| candidate2        = [[Canadian Dominion]]
| party2            = [[South Pacific Union|SPU]] (informal)
| party2            = Independent
| popular_vote2    = TBD
| popular_vote2    = 37
| percentage2      = TBD
| percentage2      = 33.94%


| image3            = File:Purple_hyacinth_804856.png
| image3            = File:Drystar_582231.jpg
| image3_upright    = 0.3
| image3_upright    = 0.3
| colour3          = ddc
| colour3          = {{TSP Election/meta/party|Independent}}
| candidate3        = [[Purple Hyacinth]]
| candidate3        = [[Drystar]]
| party3            = Independent
| party3            = Independent
| popular_vote3    = TBD
| popular_vote3    = 35
| percentage3      = TBD
| percentage3      = 32.11%


| title            = Local Council
| title            = Local Council
| before_election  = [[Drystar]]<br>[[Canadian Dominion]]<br>[[Apatosaurus]]
| before_election  = [[Canadian Dominion]]<br>[[Drystar]]<br>[[Apatosaurus]]
| after_election    = TBD
| after_election    = [[Canadian Dominion]]<br>[[Drystar]]<br>[[Evinea]]
}}
}}


The '''March 2022 Local Council election''' is an ongoing on-site election held in [[the South Pacific]] from 1‒14 March 2022 to elect a new [[Local Council]].
The '''March 2022 Local Council election''' was an on-site election held in [[the South Pacific]] from 1‒24 March 2022 to elect a new [[Local Council]]. This was the first election after a change to the Local Council Elections Act to streamline the election process went into effect, which among other things established a minimum residency requirement of 120 days to run for LC. Subsequently, the number of candidates dropped sharply to 4 (from a record high of 19 in the [[November 2021 Local Council election]], of which [[Evinea]] came out on top in the first round. In the second round, the Re-Open Nominations option won the most votes, and the election reverted to the nominations phase for the two open seats accordingly;<ref name="ec-announcement-original">EC Kris Kringle (1 Mar '22, edited 14 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1667721 March 2022 Local Council Election]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref> this time, 7 candidates stood, with incumbents Canadian Dominion (who had to run under an alias nation in the original election due to aforesaid residency requirement) and Drystar easily winning re-election.<ref name="ec-announcement-roned">EC Kris Kringle (15 Mar '22, edited 24 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1675450 March 2022 Local Council Election (Re-Opened)]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
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Local Council elections are scheduled regularly in [[the South Pacific]], with all three seats up for election every March, July, and November.
Local Council elections are scheduled regularly in [[the South Pacific]], with all three seats up for election every March, July, and November.


Right before the start of the election, an extensive amendment to the Local Council Elections Act proposed to the Local Council by [[Kringalia|Kris Kringle]] was adopted after public approval had been attained.<ref>Canadian Dominion (26 Feb '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=183008 Local Council Elections Act (LCEA) Amendment of 2022]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref><ref>Kringalia (25 Feb '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1665925 Local Council Elections Act Amendment of 2022] ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref> The changes made included fixing the start of the election to the first of the respective month; previously, the sitting Local Council was free to call the election at their pleasure, provided the start of the election period fell into one of the stated months.<ref>The TSP Local Council (1 Jun '20): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1381893 Local Council Elections Act]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref> Furthermore, after the grotesquely stretched-out [[November 2021 Local Council election]], a new process for reducing the field of candidates to 11 was introduced: In addition to a requirement of 120 days of residency to be included on the ballot, only the eleven longest-residing candidates would ultimately be allowed to stand.
Right before the start of the election, an extensive amendment to the Local Council Elections Act proposed to the Local Council by [[Kris Kringle]] was adopted after public approval had been attained.<ref>Canadian Dominion (26 Feb '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=183008 Local Council Elections Act (LCEA) Amendment of 2022]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref><ref>Kringalia (25 Feb '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1665925 Local Council Elections Act Amendment of 2022] ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref> The changes made included fixing the start of the election to the first of the respective month; previously, the sitting Local Council was free to call the election at their pleasure, provided the start of the election period fell into one of the stated months. Furthermore, after the grotesquely stretched-out [[November 2021 Local Council election]], a new process for reducing the field of candidates to 11 was introduced: In addition to a requirement of 120 days of residency to be included on the ballot, only the eleven longest-residing candidates would ultimately be allowed to stand.


== Electoral System ==
== Electoral System ==


The Local Council Elections Act stipulates that two rounds of voting will be held to determine the three winners; voters cast their single vote in each for their most-preferred candidate. In the first round, the candidate with the most votes wins a seat (a [[wikipedia:Single non-transferable vote|Single Non-Transferable Vote]] system, colloquially known as [[wikipedia:First-past-the-post voting|First-Past-The-Post]]), and all other candidates move on to a second round under the same rules, with the top-two candidates winning the final seats (two-winner SNTV).<ref name="ec-announcement">EC Kris Kringle (1 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1667721 March 2022 Local Council Election]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref>
The Local Council Elections Act stipulates that two rounds of [[wikipedia:Plurality voting|plurality voting]] will be held to determine the three winners; voters cast their single vote in each for their most-preferred candidate. In the first round, the candidate with the most votes wins a seat ([[wikipedia:First-past-the-post voting|First-Past-The-Post]]), and all other candidates move on to a second round under the same rules, with the top-two candidates winning the final seats. Due to NationStates poll restrictions, a single poll can only allow for 11 candidates and the ''Re-Open Nominations'' option at a time, so should there be more than 11 candidates running, the field is automatically reduced by disqualifying the candidate with the lowest residency score until only 11 candidates remain in the race.<ref name="lcea">The TSP Local Council (1 Jun '20, updated 4 Apr '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1381893 Local Council Elections Act]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>


Due to NationStates poll restrictions, a single poll can only allow for 11 candidates and the ''Re-Open Nominations'' option at a time, so should there be more than 11 candidates running, the field is forcefully reduced. After the amendment to the LCEA went into force, this is done by simply removing all but the 11 longest-time residents running from the ballot.
The election would start with a three-day candidacy declarations period (during which candidates may already campaign), followed by a campaigning-only period of another three days, after which the polls would open. Each poll would last three days, with a day of downtime in between.<ref name="ec-announcement-original" /> The re-opened election proceeded likewise, but only consisting of a single two-winner poll.<ref name="ec-announcement-roned" />


The election would start with a three-day candidacy declarations period (during which candidates may already campaign), followed by a campaigning-only period of another three days, after which the polls would open. Each poll would last three days, with a day of downtime in between.<ref name="ec-announcement" />
== Original Election ==


== Candidates ==
The original election took place from 1‒14 March 2022 and ended in a decision to re-open nominations by the electorate.


Resulting from an accidental relocation of their nation a few weeks prior, incumbent [[Apatosaurus]] was ineligible to run in the election following the amendment to the Local Council Elections Act which established a minimum residency requirement of 120 days;<ref>Apatosaurus (1 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=46712632 RMB post]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref> their colleague [[Canadian Dominion]] had to run under their puppet ''New Ontario Dominion'' for the same reason as they had lost their nation password and hadn't yet reached 120 days of residency on their new main nation.<ref>Evinea (2 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=46716594 RMB post]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref> [[Drystar]], the third incumbent, chose not to run for re-election.
=== Candidates ===


Three candidates are officially acknowledged by the Election Commissioner and will appear on the ballot. [[Drew Durrnil]] was disqualified due to failing to submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure before the end of the nominations period, as required by the Local Council Elections Act.
Resulting from an accidental relocation of their nation a few weeks prior, incumbent [[Apatosaurus]] was ineligible to run in the election following the amendment to the Local Council Elections Act which established a minimum residency requirement of 120 days (ironically meaning that they themselves had ratified their own exclusion by approving the amendment);<ref>Apatosaurus (1 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=46712632 RMB post]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref> their colleague [[Canadian Dominion]] had to run under their puppet ''New Ontario Dominion'' for the same reason as they had lost their nation password and hadn't yet reached 120 days of residency on their new main nation.<ref>Evinea (2 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=46716594 RMB post]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref> [[Drystar]], the third incumbent, chose not to run for re-election.


{{Election table campaigns
Four candidates were officially acknowledged by the Election Commissioner and appeared on the ballot. [[Drew Durrnil]] was originally disqualified due to failing to submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure before the end of the nominations period ‒ as required by the Local Council Elections Act ‒ but was re-instated after it was made clear that their CoI disclosure from the [[November 2021 Local Council election|last election]], which technically complies with all criteria set forth in the new LCEA too, was still up to date and the one they would like to use.
| {{Election candidate introduction
 
| name = [[Canadian Dominion]]<br>{{Small|as ''New Ontario Dominion''}}
{{TSP Election/campaign
| declared = 4
| on_ballot = 4
|
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate | incumbent
| name = [[Canadian Dominion]]
| running_as = New Ontario Dominion
| flag = File:New_ontario_dominion_813975.png
| flag = File:New_ontario_dominion_813975.png
| color = #0081B5
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Local Council|Local Councillor]] of the South Pacific
| primary_office = [[Local Council | Local Councilor]] of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| other_offices =  
| other_offices =  
| campaign = Campaign for NOD (New Ontario)<ref>New Ontario Dominion (2 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1668085 COI/Campaign for NOD (New Ontario)]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref>}}
| campaign = Campaign for NOD (New Ontario)<ref name="campaign-nod">New Ontario Dominion (2 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1668085 COI/Campaign for NOD (New Ontario)]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.</ref>
| {{Election candidate introduction | disqualified
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Drew Durrnil]]
| name = [[Drew Durrnil]]
| flag = File:Drew_durrnil_692850.png
| flag = File:Drew_durrnil_692850.png
| color = #ddc
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific | Legislator]]
| assumed_primary = October 2021
| assumed_primary = October 2021
| other_offices =  
| other_offices =  
| campaign = }}
| campaign =  
| {{Election candidate introduction
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Evinea]]
| name = [[Evinea]]
| flag = File:Evinea_248398.png
| flag = File:Evinea_248398.png
| color = #0081B5
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific | Legislator]]
| assumed_primary = December 2021
| assumed_primary = December 2021
| other_offices = Editor for the [[Ministry of Media]]
| other_offices = Editor for the [[Ministry of Media]]
| campaign = Evinea For Local Council<ref>Evinea (5 Nov '21, edited 1 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1616369 Evinea For Local Council]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref>}}
| campaign = Evinea For Local Council<ref name="campaign-evinea">Evinea (5 Nov '21, edited 1 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1616369 Evinea For Local Council]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref>
| {{Election candidate introduction
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Purple Hyacinth]]
| name = [[Purple Hyacinth]]
| flag = File:Purple_hyacinth_804856.png
| flag = File:Purple_hyacinth_804856.png
| color = #ddc
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific | Legislator]]
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| other_offices = Advisor to the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Culture]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Engagement]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Media]]<br>[[Office of World Assembly Legislation|OWL]] Senior Staff
| other_offices = Advisor to the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Culture]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Engagement]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Media]]<br>[[Office of World Assembly Legislation|OWL]] Senior Staff
| campaign = }}
| campaign =  
}}
}}
 
Canadian Dominion's campaign consisted mostly of answers to questions they were asked on the RMB, but also included two main goals, namely relaxation of the double-post prohibition and creation of a strike system to "get rid of trolls faster and more efficiently", among a short list of their background experience for the job, particularly the administration of the TSP Ice Hockey Federation RP and consistent activity as incumbent Local Councilor.<ref name="campaign-nod" />
 
Evinea pitched their ideas together with an extensive list of past and current government and roleplay involvement (including SWAN awards, service in the [[Ministry of Engagement | MoE]] and the [[South Pacific Special Forces | Tidal Force]], and membership in several roleplay alliances) to back up their plans, which, besides mainstream promises such as effective rule enforcement, maintaining a good RMB atmosphere, and intra-LC cooperation, featured increased transparency, expansion of the LC Deputy Council programme, and cooperation with and recruitment for the off-site government.<ref name="campaign-evinea" />
 
=== Results ===
 
The results of the first round were certified on 10 March 2022..<ref name="ec-announcement-original" />
 
{{TSP Election/result
| title = First Round
| type = FPTP
| ballots = 113
| turnout = 10.09
| ron_votes = 29
| invalid = 0
|
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | win
| name = Evinea
| party = Independent
| votes = 50
| percentage = 44.25
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate
| name = Purple Hyacinth
| party = Independent
| votes = 15
| percentage = 13.27
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate
| name = New Ontario Dominion
| party = Independent
| votes = 10
| percentage = 8.85
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate
| name = Drew Durrnil
| party = Independent
| votes = 9
| percentage = 7.96
}}
}}
 
The second round results were certified on 14 March.<ref name="ec-announcement-original" />
 
{{TSP Election/result
| title = First Round
| type = FPTP
| ballots = 107
| turnout = 9.55
| ron_votes = 61
| ron_opt = win
| invalid = 0
|
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Purple Hyacinth
| party = Independent
| votes = 21
| percentage = 19.63
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose | incumbent
| name = New Ontario Dominion
| party = Independent
| votes = 17
| percentage = 15.89
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Drew Durrnil
| party = Independent
| votes = 8
| percentage = 7.48
}}
}}
}}


== Results ==
As such, Evinea was elected to the Local Council, while the election of the remaining two seats was restarted, beginning the following day.
 
== Re-Opened ==
 
From 15‒24 March 2022, the re-run of the election took place.
 
=== Candidates ===
 
This time, eight candidates put forward their names, with one disqualified for failing to post a Conflicts of Interest disclosure before the deadline. Canadian Dominion was able to run under their main nation again, as it had reached the required residency score; their fellow incumbent Drystar ‒ who decided not to stand in the original run ‒ also accepted a nomination.
 
{{TSP Election/campaign
| declared = 8
| on_ballot = 7
|
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate | incumbent
| name = [[Canadian Dominion]]
| flag = File:Canadian_dominion_213351.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Local Council | Local Councilor]] of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign = Canadian Dominion (NDC) for LC<ref>Canadian Dominion (12 Nov '21): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1619781 Canadian Dominion (NDC) for LC]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 10 Feb '22.</ref>
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate | incumbent
| name = [[Drystar]]
| flag = File:Drystar_582231.jpg
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Local Council | Local Councilor]] of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign = Third times a charm, or Drystar strikes back<ref name="campaign-drystar">Drystar (5 Nov '21, edited 7 Nov '21): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1616542 Third times a charm, or Drystar strikes back]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Hanguk-Nippon]]
| flag = File:Hanguk-nippon_544568.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = Citizen of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = April 2018
| other_offices =
| campaign = A Look Back<ref name="campaign-hn">Hanguk-Nippon (16 Mar '22, edited 18 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1675806 HN for Local Council! {{!}} A Look Back]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Indronesia]]
| flag = File:Indronesia_33258.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = Citizen of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = October 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign = Campaign<ref name="campaign-indronesia">Indronesia (20 Mar '22, edited 23 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1677970 Campaign]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate | disqualified
| name = [[Confederate Mexico]]
| flag = File:Flag of El Salvador.svg
| party = Independent
| primary_office = Citizen of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = October 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign =
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Purple Hyacinth]]
| flag = File:Purple_hyacinth_804856.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific | Legislator]]
| assumed_primary = November 2021
| other_offices = Advisor to the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Culture]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Engagement]]<br>Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Media]]<br>[[Office of World Assembly Legislation|OWL]] Senior Staff
| campaign =
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Somurias]]
| flag = File:Somurias_638913.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = Citizen of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = June 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign = SOMURIAS4LC<ref name="campaign-somurias">Somurias (8 Sep '21, edited 15 Mar '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1589530 SOMURIAS4LC]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>
}}
{{TSP Election/campaign/candidate
| name = [[Trivalve]]
| flag = File:Trivalve_885811.png
| party = Independent
| primary_office = Citizen of the South Pacific
| assumed_primary = June 2021
| other_offices =
| campaign = Trivalve for LC<ref name="campaign-trivalve">Trivalve (8 Sep '21, edited 12 Jun '22): [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1589546 Trivalve for LC]. ''NationStates''. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.</ref>
}}
}}
 
Canadian Dominion campaigned on the same platform as in the original run of the election.<ref name="campaign-cd" />
 
Drystar too re-used a campaign, namely his [[November 2021 Local Council election | November]] one, which he amended to present two general ideas for the coming term ‒ making an official position for RMB greeters, and short story events for nations to post narratives from their citizens' lives ‒ while pointing out his extensive experience on the RMB over the years, both as simple poster and Local Councilor.<ref name="campaign-drystar" />
 
Hanguk-Nippon themselves summed up their campaign as "tidiness and awareness", pledging to reintroduce lighthearted RMB games, hold a ''choose-your-own-adventure'' poll series, and community education about (RP) spam awareness while relying on their several years and one former LC term for experience.<ref name="campaign-hn" />
 
Indronesia presented themselves as "an option for the excluded countries in this TSP", approaching the election from an almost-RP standpoint of promising not to force other countries to be liberal and opposing the "oligarchs of the big countries in TSP", but also mentioned being from an eastern country as an advantage for their would-be moderation, since most other candidates were from America or Europe.<ref name="campaign-indronesia" />
 
Somurias uniquely claimed that they wanted to make the RMB "as loud, liberty, and free" as others and advertised their Asian residence similarly to Indronesia; specific policies included removing the one-word post prohibition (then-Rule 13) and regularly holding fun polls.<ref name="campaign-somurias" />
 
Trivalve's campaign focused on two main goals ‒ supporting RMB roleplay and decisive action against rulebreakers ‒ while citing quotes from fellow RMBers lauding them for experience, activity, and trustworthiness backing; furthermore, they mentioned the ''Regional Development Program'' they'd been running as further evidence of their involvement.<ref name="campaign-trivalve" />
 
=== Results ===
 
The results were certified on 24 March 2022..<ref name="ec-announcement-roned" />
 
{{TSP Election/result
| title = Re-Opened Second Round
| type = FPTP
| ballots = 109
| turnout = 9.74
| ron_votes = 6
| invalid = 0
|
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | win | incumbent
| name = Canadian Dominion
| party = Independent
| votes = 37
| percentage = 33.94
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | win | incumbent
| name = Drystar
| party = Independent
| votes = 35
| percentage = 32.11
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Somurias
| party = Independent
| votes = 13
| percentage = 11.93
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Purple Hyacinth
| party = Independent
| votes = 8
| percentage = 7.34
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Hanguk-Nippon
| party = Independent
| votes = 4
| percentage = 3.67
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Trivalve
| party = Independent
| votes = 4
| percentage = 3.67
}}
{{TSP Election/result/candidate | lose
| name = Indronesia
| party = Independent
| votes = 2
| percentage = 1.83
}}
}}


The results of the election are scheduled to be certified on March 14th, 2022.<ref name="ec-announcement" />
Accordingly, Canadian Dominion and Drystar were re-elected to serve a four-month term on the Local Council alongside Evinea, the sole victor of the original election run.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:20, 18 November 2022

March 2022 Local Council election
← November 2021 1‒24 March 2022 July 2022 →
All 3 seats on the Local Council
Registered1120 regional WA members (1st)
1120 regional WA members (2nd)
1119 regional WA members (Re-Opened)
Turnout10.09% (1st)
9.55% (2nd)
9.74% (Re-Opened)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Candidate Evinea Canadian Dominion Drystar
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 50 37 35
Percentage 44.25% 33.94% 32.11%
Local Council before election

Canadian Dominion
Drystar
Apatosaurus

 Elected Local Council

Canadian Dominion
Drystar
Evinea

The March 2022 Local Council election was an on-site election held in the South Pacific from 1‒24 March 2022 to elect a new Local Council. This was the first election after a change to the Local Council Elections Act to streamline the election process went into effect, which among other things established a minimum residency requirement of 120 days to run for LC. Subsequently, the number of candidates dropped sharply to 4 (from a record high of 19 in the November 2021 Local Council election, of which Evinea came out on top in the first round. In the second round, the Re-Open Nominations option won the most votes, and the election reverted to the nominations phase for the two open seats accordingly;[1] this time, 7 candidates stood, with incumbents Canadian Dominion (who had to run under an alias nation in the original election due to aforesaid residency requirement) and Drystar easily winning re-election.[2]

Background

Local Council elections are scheduled regularly in the South Pacific, with all three seats up for election every March, July, and November.

Right before the start of the election, an extensive amendment to the Local Council Elections Act proposed to the Local Council by Kris Kringle was adopted after public approval had been attained.[3][4] The changes made included fixing the start of the election to the first of the respective month; previously, the sitting Local Council was free to call the election at their pleasure, provided the start of the election period fell into one of the stated months. Furthermore, after the grotesquely stretched-out November 2021 Local Council election, a new process for reducing the field of candidates to 11 was introduced: In addition to a requirement of 120 days of residency to be included on the ballot, only the eleven longest-residing candidates would ultimately be allowed to stand.

Electoral System

The Local Council Elections Act stipulates that two rounds of plurality voting will be held to determine the three winners; voters cast their single vote in each for their most-preferred candidate. In the first round, the candidate with the most votes wins a seat (First-Past-The-Post), and all other candidates move on to a second round under the same rules, with the top-two candidates winning the final seats. Due to NationStates poll restrictions, a single poll can only allow for 11 candidates and the Re-Open Nominations option at a time, so should there be more than 11 candidates running, the field is automatically reduced by disqualifying the candidate with the lowest residency score until only 11 candidates remain in the race.[5]

The election would start with a three-day candidacy declarations period (during which candidates may already campaign), followed by a campaigning-only period of another three days, after which the polls would open. Each poll would last three days, with a day of downtime in between.[1] The re-opened election proceeded likewise, but only consisting of a single two-winner poll.[2]

Original Election

The original election took place from 1‒14 March 2022 and ended in a decision to re-open nominations by the electorate.

Candidates

Resulting from an accidental relocation of their nation a few weeks prior, incumbent Apatosaurus was ineligible to run in the election following the amendment to the Local Council Elections Act which established a minimum residency requirement of 120 days (ironically meaning that they themselves had ratified their own exclusion by approving the amendment);[6] their colleague Canadian Dominion had to run under their puppet New Ontario Dominion for the same reason as they had lost their nation password and hadn't yet reached 120 days of residency on their new main nation.[7] Drystar, the third incumbent, chose not to run for re-election.

Four candidates were officially acknowledged by the Election Commissioner and appeared on the ballot. Drew Durrnil was originally disqualified due to failing to submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure before the end of the nominations period ‒ as required by the Local Council Elections Act ‒ but was re-instated after it was made clear that their CoI disclosure from the last election, which technically complies with all criteria set forth in the new LCEA too, was still up to date and the one they would like to use.

Declared Candidates
Bolded candidates are incumbents.
Italicized candidates withdrew from the election.
Struck candidates were disqualified from the race.
Candidate Current Position(s) Campaign
  Canadian Dominion
as New Ontario Dominion 		Local Councilor of the South Pacific
(since November 2021) 		Campaign for NOD (New Ontario)[8]
  Drew Durrnil Legislator
(since October 2021) 		No campaign
  Evinea Legislator
(since December 2021)
Other offices
Editor for the Ministry of Media
Evinea For Local Council[9]
  Purple Hyacinth Legislator
(since November 2021)
Other offices
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Culture
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Engagement
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Media
OWL Senior Staff
No campaign
Total declared: 4
Total on ballot: 4

Canadian Dominion's campaign consisted mostly of answers to questions they were asked on the RMB, but also included two main goals, namely relaxation of the double-post prohibition and creation of a strike system to "get rid of trolls faster and more efficiently", among a short list of their background experience for the job, particularly the administration of the TSP Ice Hockey Federation RP and consistent activity as incumbent Local Councilor.[8]

Evinea pitched their ideas together with an extensive list of past and current government and roleplay involvement (including SWAN awards, service in the MoE and the Tidal Force, and membership in several roleplay alliances) to back up their plans, which, besides mainstream promises such as effective rule enforcement, maintaining a good RMB atmosphere, and intra-LC cooperation, featured increased transparency, expansion of the LC Deputy Council programme, and cooperation with and recruitment for the off-site government.[9]

Results

The results of the first round were certified on 10 March 2022..[1]

Results: First Round
Green background denotes winning candidates.
Red background denotes eliminated candidates.
✓ and ✗ signal victory or defeat of incumbents respectively.
Candidate Votes
  Evinea 50
44.25%
  Purple Hyacinth 15
13.27%
  New Ontario Dominion 10
8.85%
  Drew Durrnil 9
7.96%
  Re-Open Nominations 29
25.66%
  Invalid ballots 0
0%
Total ballots cast: 113
Turnout:
10.09%

The second round results were certified on 14 March.[1]

Results: First Round
Green background denotes winning candidates.
Red background denotes eliminated candidates.
✓ and ✗ signal victory or defeat of incumbents respectively.
Candidate Votes
  Purple Hyacinth 21
19.63%
  ✗ New Ontario Dominion 17
15.89%
  Drew Durrnil 8
7.48%
  Re-Open Nominations 61
57.01%
  Invalid ballots 0
0%
Total ballots cast: 107
Turnout:
9.55%

As such, Evinea was elected to the Local Council, while the election of the remaining two seats was restarted, beginning the following day.

Re-Opened

From 15‒24 March 2022, the re-run of the election took place.

Candidates

This time, eight candidates put forward their names, with one disqualified for failing to post a Conflicts of Interest disclosure before the deadline. Canadian Dominion was able to run under their main nation again, as it had reached the required residency score; their fellow incumbent Drystar ‒ who decided not to stand in the original run ‒ also accepted a nomination.

Declared Candidates
Bolded candidates are incumbents.
Italicized candidates withdrew from the election.
Struck candidates were disqualified from the race.
Candidate Current Position(s) Campaign
  Canadian Dominion Local Councilor of the South Pacific
(since November 2021) 		Canadian Dominion (NDC) for LC[10]
  Drystar Local Councilor of the South Pacific
(since November 2021) 		Third times a charm, or Drystar strikes back[11]
  Hanguk-Nippon Citizen of the South Pacific
(since April 2018) 		A Look Back[12]
  Indronesia Citizen of the South Pacific
(since October 2021) 		Campaign[13]
  Confederate Mexico Citizen of the South Pacific
(since October 2021) 		No campaign
  Purple Hyacinth Legislator
(since November 2021)
Other offices
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Culture
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Engagement
Senior Staff in the Ministry of Media
OWL Senior Staff
No campaign
  Somurias Citizen of the South Pacific
(since June 2021) 		SOMURIAS4LC[14]
  Trivalve Citizen of the South Pacific
(since June 2021) 		Trivalve for LC[15]
Total declared: 8
Total on ballot: 7

Canadian Dominion campaigned on the same platform as in the original run of the election.[16]

Drystar too re-used a campaign, namely his November one, which he amended to present two general ideas for the coming term ‒ making an official position for RMB greeters, and short story events for nations to post narratives from their citizens' lives ‒ while pointing out his extensive experience on the RMB over the years, both as simple poster and Local Councilor.[11]

Hanguk-Nippon themselves summed up their campaign as "tidiness and awareness", pledging to reintroduce lighthearted RMB games, hold a choose-your-own-adventure poll series, and community education about (RP) spam awareness while relying on their several years and one former LC term for experience.[12]

Indronesia presented themselves as "an option for the excluded countries in this TSP", approaching the election from an almost-RP standpoint of promising not to force other countries to be liberal and opposing the "oligarchs of the big countries in TSP", but also mentioned being from an eastern country as an advantage for their would-be moderation, since most other candidates were from America or Europe.[13]

Somurias uniquely claimed that they wanted to make the RMB "as loud, liberty, and free" as others and advertised their Asian residence similarly to Indronesia; specific policies included removing the one-word post prohibition (then-Rule 13) and regularly holding fun polls.[14]

Trivalve's campaign focused on two main goals ‒ supporting RMB roleplay and decisive action against rulebreakers ‒ while citing quotes from fellow RMBers lauding them for experience, activity, and trustworthiness backing; furthermore, they mentioned the Regional Development Program they'd been running as further evidence of their involvement.[15]

Results

The results were certified on 24 March 2022..[2]

Results: Re-Opened Second Round
Green background denotes winning candidates.
Red background denotes eliminated candidates.
✓ and ✗ signal victory or defeat of incumbents respectively.
Candidate Votes
  ✓ Canadian Dominion 37
33.94%
  ✓ Drystar 35
32.11%
  Somurias 13
11.93%
  Purple Hyacinth 8
7.34%
  Hanguk-Nippon 4
3.67%
  Trivalve 4
3.67%
  Indronesia 2
1.83%
  Re-Open Nominations 6
5.5%
  Invalid ballots 0
0%
Total ballots cast: 109
Turnout:
9.74%

Accordingly, Canadian Dominion and Drystar were re-elected to serve a four-month term on the Local Council alongside Evinea, the sole victor of the original election run.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 EC Kris Kringle (1 Mar '22, edited 14 Mar '22): March 2022 Local Council Election. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 EC Kris Kringle (15 Mar '22, edited 24 Mar '22): March 2022 Local Council Election (Re-Opened). NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  3. ↑ Canadian Dominion (26 Feb '22): Local Council Elections Act (LCEA) Amendment of 2022. NationStates. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.
  4. ↑ Kringalia (25 Feb '22): Local Council Elections Act Amendment of 2022 NationStates. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.
  5. ↑ The TSP Local Council (1 Jun '20, updated 4 Apr '22): Local Council Elections Act. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  6. ↑ Apatosaurus (1 Mar '22): RMB post. NationStates. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.
  7. ↑ Evinea (2 Mar '22): RMB post. NationStates. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Ontario Dominion (2 Mar '22): COI/Campaign for NOD (New Ontario). NationStates. Retrieved 3 Mar '22.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Evinea (5 Nov '21, edited 1 Mar '22): Evinea For Local Council. NationStates. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.
  10. ↑ Canadian Dominion (12 Nov '21): Canadian Dominion (NDC) for LC. NationStates. Retrieved 10 Feb '22.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Drystar (5 Nov '21, edited 7 Nov '21): Third times a charm, or Drystar strikes back. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hanguk-Nippon (16 Mar '22, edited 18 Mar '22): HN for Local Council! | A Look Back. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Indronesia (20 Mar '22, edited 23 Mar '22): Campaign. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Somurias (8 Sep '21, edited 15 Mar '22): SOMURIAS4LC. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Trivalve (8 Sep '21, edited 12 Jun '22): Trivalve for LC. NationStates. Retrieved 18 Nov '22.
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named campaign-cd
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