February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election: Difference between revisions
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The '''February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election''' is an ongoing election held in [[the South Pacific]] from 23 February ‒ | The '''February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election''' is an ongoing election held in [[the South Pacific]] from 23 February ‒ 13 March 2022 to elect a new [[Minister of Engagement]] after incumbent [[Purple Hyacinth]] had resigned. In a first run of the election, only [[Jeeve]] stood as candidate, but was rejected by voters likely due to too heavy ties to raider(-leaning) regions. Nominations were re-opened on March 14th, 2022. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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== Electoral System == | == Electoral System == | ||
The office of the [[Minister of Engagement]] is a Cabinet office, all of which are to be elected using [[wikipedia:Instant-Runoff voting|Instant-Runoff voting]]. A voter ranks as many of the standing candidates as they wish in descending order of preference; the worst-performing candidates are eliminated from the tally one after the other and the votes for them re-distributed according to the voters' preferences until a candidate has attained an absolute majority of votes. | The office of the [[Minister of Engagement]] is a Cabinet office, all of which are to be elected using [[wikipedia:Instant-Runoff voting|Instant-Runoff voting]]. A voter ranks as many of the standing candidates as they wish in descending order of preference; the worst-performing candidates are eliminated from the tally one after the other and the votes for them re-distributed according to the voters' preferences until a candidate has attained an absolute majority of votes. Should the option to Re-Open Nominations win, the election reverts to the candidacy declarations phase. | ||
Candidacy declarations would last for four days, running concurrently with the campaigning period, which however would last for another two days. Thereafter, the Assembly would vote for three days. | |||
Only a single candidate accepted their nomination, namely [[Jeeve]], while [[Altrurismo]], [[Jebediah]], and [[BlockBuster2K43]] declined theirs; [[Pronoun]], [[Amerion]], [[USoVietnam]], [[Doge Land]], and [[Nicholas and Great Britain]] never responded to theirs.<ref name="schedule" | == Original Run == | ||
Candidacy declarations initially opened on February 23rd, 2022, with voting set to conclude on March 4th.<ref name="schedule">EC Kris Kringle (22 Feb '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10231.html Declarations of Candidacy]. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.</ref> | |||
=== Candidates === | |||
Only a single candidate accepted their nomination, namely [[Jeeve]], while [[Altrurismo]], [[Jebediah]], and [[BlockBuster2K43]] declined theirs; [[Pronoun]], [[Amerion]], [[USoVietnam]], [[Doge Land]], and [[Nicholas and Great Britain]] never responded to theirs.<ref name="schedule" /> | |||
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== Campaigns == | === Campaigns === | ||
Citing their poor campaigning skills, Jeeve's campaign was relatively short, featuring only a few bullet points of their plans for each project within the Ministry. They planned to continue their predecessor's approach of delegating duties to and thus empowering individual project leaders and trying to recruit new staff members. The cards project would have concrete guides for card farming written, a formal system for requesting new graphics would be established, and the gameside introductory dispatches would be reworked to make them more concise in favor of moving in-depth information to the wiki. Jeeve came under intense questioning by their fellow legislators due to their ties to several raider(-leaning) regions, questioning their true allegiances and trustworthiness with Cabinet-level intelligence.<ref name="jeeve-campaign" /> | Citing their poor campaigning skills, Jeeve's campaign was relatively short, featuring only a few bullet points of their plans for each project within the Ministry. They planned to continue their predecessor's approach of delegating duties to and thus empowering individual project leaders and trying to recruit new staff members. The cards project would have concrete guides for card farming written, a formal system for requesting new graphics would be established, and the gameside introductory dispatches would be reworked to make them more concise in favor of moving in-depth information to the wiki. Jeeve came under intense questioning by their fellow legislators due to their ties to several raider(-leaning) regions, questioning their true allegiances and trustworthiness with Cabinet-level intelligence.<ref name="jeeve-campaign" /> | ||
== Results == | === Results === | ||
The results were announced by Election Commissioner [[Kringalia|Kris Kringle]] on the 4th of March, 2022.<ref>EC Kris Kringle (4 Mar '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10256.html Proclamation of results]. Retrieved 4 Mar '22.</ref> | |||
{{Election table results | |||
| type = IRV | |||
| title = First Round | |||
| ballots = 20 | |||
| ron = 16 | |||
| ron_opt = win | |||
| invalid = 0 | |||
| {{Election candidate results | lose | |||
| name = [[Jeeve]] | |||
| vote = 4 | |||
| ballots = 20}} | |||
}} | |||
Thus, the Re-Open Nominations option attained the most votes, and subsequently, the election had to be re-run from the nominations phase. | |||
== Re-Run == | |||
Nominations re-opened on March 4th, 2022 for the due re-run of the election.<ref>EC Kris Kringle (4 Mar '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10257.html Declarations of Candidacy (Re-Opened)]. Retrieved 4 Mar '22.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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The February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election is an ongoing election held in the South Pacific from 23 February ‒ 13 March 2022 to elect a new Minister of Engagement after incumbent Purple Hyacinth had resigned. In a first run of the election, only Jeeve stood as candidate, but was rejected by voters likely due to too heavy ties to raider(-leaning) regions. Nominations were re-opened on March 14th, 2022.
Background
Cabinet positions usually are elected concurrently every four months. However, should an incumbent resign and more than half of the term remain, a special election for the post must be held.
Purple Hyacinth, the incumbent, was only shortly before elected in the February 2022 Cabinet election. Only five days after the certification of the election, she announced that she felt burnt out in the office and did not believe to be able to return to her duties faithfully within the term; and as such, she resigned the office on the 22nd of February, 2022.[1]
As the half-term line was still far away, a special election had to be called.
Electoral System
The office of the Minister of Engagement is a Cabinet office, all of which are to be elected using Instant-Runoff voting. A voter ranks as many of the standing candidates as they wish in descending order of preference; the worst-performing candidates are eliminated from the tally one after the other and the votes for them re-distributed according to the voters' preferences until a candidate has attained an absolute majority of votes. Should the option to Re-Open Nominations win, the election reverts to the candidacy declarations phase.
Candidacy declarations would last for four days, running concurrently with the campaigning period, which however would last for another two days. Thereafter, the Assembly would vote for three days.
Original Run
Candidacy declarations initially opened on February 23rd, 2022, with voting set to conclude on March 4th.[2]
Candidates
Only a single candidate accepted their nomination, namely Jeeve, while Altrurismo, Jebediah, and BlockBuster2K43 declined theirs; Pronoun, Amerion, USoVietnam, Doge Land, and Nicholas and Great Britain never responded to theirs.[2]
| Declared Candidates | ||||
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| Bolded candidates are incumbents. Italicized candidates withdrew from the election. | ||||
| Candidate | Political office(s) | Campaign | ||
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Jeeve | Legislator of the South Pacific (since January 2022) |
Better Then Ron[3] | |
Campaigns
Citing their poor campaigning skills, Jeeve's campaign was relatively short, featuring only a few bullet points of their plans for each project within the Ministry. They planned to continue their predecessor's approach of delegating duties to and thus empowering individual project leaders and trying to recruit new staff members. The cards project would have concrete guides for card farming written, a formal system for requesting new graphics would be established, and the gameside introductory dispatches would be reworked to make them more concise in favor of moving in-depth information to the wiki. Jeeve came under intense questioning by their fellow legislators due to their ties to several raider(-leaning) regions, questioning their true allegiances and trustworthiness with Cabinet-level intelligence.[3]
Results
The results were announced by Election Commissioner Kris Kringle on the 4th of March, 2022.[4]
| Results: First Round | ||
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| Green background denotes winning candidates. Red background denotes eliminated candidates. ✓ and ✗ denote the status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | ||
| Candidate | First-Place Preferences | |
| Jeeve | 4 | 20% |
| Re-Open Nominations | 16 | 80% |
| Invalid ballots | 0 | 0% |
Thus, the Re-Open Nominations option attained the most votes, and subsequently, the election had to be re-run from the nominations phase.
Re-Run
Nominations re-opened on March 4th, 2022 for the due re-run of the election.[5]
References
- ↑ Purple Hyacinth (22 Feb '22): Resignation from MoE and the CG. Retrieved 22 Feb '22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 EC Kris Kringle (22 Feb '22): Declarations of Candidacy. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jeeve (27 Feb '22): Jeeve For Minister of Engagement | Better Then Ron. Retrieved 1 Mar '22.
- ↑ EC Kris Kringle (4 Mar '22): Proclamation of results. Retrieved 4 Mar '22.
- ↑ EC Kris Kringle (4 Mar '22): Declarations of Candidacy (Re-Opened). Retrieved 4 Mar '22.